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…
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…
You Capture – Mornings
Mornings start pretty early around here.Yesterday’s started at 5:58 a.m. Like I said, early. I do not wake up by alarm clock.. I usually wake up by hearing “WAAAAAAH!!” or “I gotta go potty!” or “can you turn the t.v. on?”. You can probably guess which child goes with which statement. So… in order to…
M.I.A.
I spent quite a lot of time away from my family this weekend. No, I didn’t go anywhere besides some places here in town, but for most of Saturday and some time on Sunday, I was away from Tim and the kids. On Saturday I used my “spa day” gift certificate that Tim gave me…
In Control?
As I was driving back from picking up The B Man’s school supplies the other day, it struck me. “Tim would never do this.” And I don’t mean that in a negative or mean or bitter way. I just mean he wouldn’t. School supplies are my ‘job’. Partly because I don’t work so, uh yeah….
WW – Older Brothers? No Problem!!
I have THREE older brothers. I used to think that was THE worst. THREE smelly, burping, dirty-socked, I-had-to-share-a-bathroom-with-them brothers. Really, it wasn’t all THAT bad. A couple of ’em were even mostly out of the house by the time I even spent extra time in the bathroom. And, honestly, they never beat me up or…
The Food of My People
Do you ever wonder where you came from? I’m not talking about the big, HUGE Oh My Goodness, where did I COME FROM??? I’m talking about ancestry. I know all my ‘peeps’ originated in the Slovakian area of Europe, many from what is now called the Czech Republic. I know this because my parents told…
It Was Wonderful…
I have a lot to say about our visit to Texas and celebrating my parents’ anniversary. I almost cried several times. Their party and their friends and family and all of their planning made it such a special occasion. But I can’t say it all now because I’m VERY tired from the trip and the…
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…
WW – 50 Years! Wow.
These are my parents. (one of my very favorite photos of them that I took in 1991 on one of our many vacations together) In about three and half weeks we will join them for a big party to celebrate their marriage of 50 years. 50 Years! Wow. But there’s a little problem. (mom or…