I came home from our week-long road trip to a husband I missed A LOT. My friends and family were great while we visited with them. The kids and I spent about 17 hours on the road total and they did really well. We had a wonderful time and it was so nice to hang…
Missing Things
You know that old saying that you don’t miss something until it’s gone? Well, my oldest is currently hanging out with his Mother Bear (what the kids call Tim’s Mom) this week and guess what? I miss him. It’s been less than 24 hours since I gave him a hug goodbye. Then he eagerly jumped…
Instead of 5 posts on this trip to NOLA you just get one long one
You gotta love a town where just two blocks away from a street with BEAUCOUPS bars and strip joints there’s a cathedral that has been named a Basilica AND the Pope John Paul II visited in 1987. Wonder if he sprinkled Holy Water on Bourbon St. Now, let me make myself clear, I am NOT…
Kinda
I kinda felt like I was in another world over the weekend. I also kinda felt like it was “back in the day” before Tim and I had our three beautiful children together. I kinda felt like I was in some sort of dream at times… We had a wonderful, fun, relaxing, rejuvenating time with…
New Orleans Part V, Last but Not Least
I had NO idea that it would take FIVE posts to cover a two-day trip to NOLA. Doesn’t that seem a tad excessive? (I know, “you said it Elaine!”) But I take A LOT of pictures these days and well, I like A LOT of the pictures I take. AND, this is my blog and…
WW – New Orleans Part III, BEIGNETS!!
On Sunday we had every intention of trying out the famous beignet (BIN-YAY) and coffee stand, Cafe du Monde. I mean c’mon people, anything coated in powdered sugar, fried AND accompanied by supposed fabulous coffee has to be good.* Anyway, we made good on that promise (to ourselves and the kids). However, this place is…
Were We in Europe?
I looked like a real tourist while we were visiting New Orleans. A tourist with three kids and a husband in tow. The first day we walked all the way from one end of the French Quarter to the other to get to a pizza place a friend had recommended. (It was called Louisiana Pizza…
New Orleans Part I, The Best Way to Ride
While in New Orleans over the weekend we found our best transportation on Saturday to be the trolley train car system (that’s what we ended up calling it anyway). The boys were most excited to ride it, especially Little G. Our first ride was quite nice and just took us back and forth along part…
Just Fly Away
When the kids and I were driving to Alexandria last week I had time to sit with my earphones in and listen to my own music as they sat in the back and watched Toy Story for the 800 gazillionth time. The drive was quite nice, through the country side of western Louisiana, past many…
Blogging Lite
I’ll be givin’ the ole blog a bit of a break this week. The kids and I are doing the “Mommy drives all three kids by herself to Texas” gig again on our way to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary this Saturday. Aren’t they sweet? (that cake looks REALLY good right now…) This is…