January 13, 2025

Wordless Wednesday 7/7/10

“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem.” PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN, 1985   Here is the original image.

Encourage Summer Reading with “I Can Read”

My goal is to not only teach my son how to read but to also teach him the joy of reading. Yes, there will always be those books that are required reading and may not be of great interest to him, but I want him to be able to pick up a good book and […]

My First Wordless Wednesday

Summer at the Playground. Oh, how I will cherish these days.

Day of Prayer for Gulf Coast

Louisiana’s Governor Bobby Jindal declared a day of prayer for the gulf coast in the wake of the oil spill. The Bible says:  “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us – whatever we […]

Build-A-Bear Helping Turtles

Meet Ivan! He has been a fixture in our family since the summer of 2004. I know this because he is named after Hurricane Ivan who forced us to evacuate to Houston (a drive that took 24hrs instead of 6 with a 2 y.o. and 2 dogs). To avoid watching the weather channel 24/7 we […]

Mrs.MoneySaver TV Giveaway

I have entered many giveaways for anything from purses to toys but this one is a MAJOR giveaway!! Dana at Mrs.MoneySaver is giving away a 60-inch 3D DLP Home Cinema TV! Think of all the movies in the theatre in 3D. These are going to be on DVD in the coming months and how neat […]

Audubon Zoo

We love going to the Audubon Zoo! Located uptown in New Orleans it is a treasure to our city. It’s home to 2,000 animals and has many native to southern Louisiana. As members of the zoo we try to go often. Sometimes we go just to relax and enjoy lunch. My son “GC” could be […]

Believe Dat!!

I know I am late in writing about the Saints victory but it has taken this long to sink in! The New Orleans Saints are world champions! They defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Miami, FL. The media experts didn’t even give them a chance against a quarterback like Peyton Manning but they overlooked such […]