Reader Question: My husband and I are visiting Walt Disney World this spring with our two children (7 year old boy and 5 year old girl). We only have two full days to spend at the parks, which I understand isn’t nearly long enough to do or see everything. How…
We’ve all heard Disney World referred to as The Happiest Place on Earth, but lately more and more people are thinking of it as the most stressful place on Earth. In recent years, Disney has made many changes that require quite a bit of planning before you ever leave your…
The pillows on my sofa and loveseat have been driving me crazy since we first got them (they came with the furniture), but it was just one of those projects I hadn’t gotten around to tackling. I’d finally had enough of it, so this morning I went to Hobby Lobby…
Let’s be honest. Being a new or expecting mother is not always easy. It can be physically and emotionally stressful in so many ways, even when you’re over the moon about your new bundle of joy. But there are some great perks: buying baby clothes is pretty much one of the…
My oldest son recently turned five, and he had very specific ideas about his birthday party. All of our birthday parties have been at our home, but he wanted to have this one at the Louisiana Children’s Discovery Center in Hammond. The Discovery Center is one of his favorite places, and I…
My oldest son’s birthday is in the middle of December, which always presents a challenge. My house is decked out for Christmas, and everyone’s calendar is jam packed, but I want to make time to celebrate his birthday each year. Last year we had a Charlie Brown birthday party, which worked…
“Tis better to give than to receive.” Well, that’s true, but let’s be honest, getting is still pretty fun. Here’s a list of six Christmas items I hope Santa brings me for my home this year. 1. Christmas China source I have longed for a Christmas china pattern for years now….
I love parties. I love books. I love babies. And I love anything old or vintage. So when I saw a perfectly adorable Little Golden Book themed birthday party on this blog, I immediately loved the idea for my son’s first birthday party. I took the ideas from that blog…
I’ve mentioned before that when we purchased our home in 2012, it was incredibly dated. Let me share with you some pictures from our foyer and dining room. Yikes. Within a month of moving in our house, I tore down the horrid wallpaper in our foyer and painted it….
Hi there! My name is Jo, and my husband and I moved to New Orleans from Florida as newlyweds in 2008. In 2010, we moved to the Northshore with our first child. We were renting, but it didn’t take us long to decide that we wanted to put down roots…