After having my twins in 2011 I didn’t go on vacation for about a seven years. Twins were a handful, I had another baby, my husband was working very hard at his company. . . it all added and up and suddenly it had been seven years. So when my…
Editor’s Note: Red Bluff is located on private property. It is a popular hiking destination for many. Officials in the area appear to be aware of this based on an article I found here. Nonetheless, should you choose to go hiking at Red Bluff please be aware that it is…
When you run a website dedicated to local parents and families, people tend to ask you for recommendations. Is there a preschool you love? Can you recommend an OBGYN? We get at least one question a week like this and some weeks we get many more. So we had a…
Tired of cooking? Looking to feed you whole family with a take out meal? It can add up if you have several children and they all get their own kids’ meal. And if your kids are like mine, there’s no guarantee they’ll eat it anyway! Family meals to the rescue!…
You’ve probably seen one, but didn’t know what you were looking at. When I first moved to Abita Springs eight years ago I noticed a pink house in my neighborhood with a bunch of doors along one side. I did a TON of Google searching and eventually found out that…
Dear Northshore, We’ve all been locked down for 5+ weeks now and, like my family, I bet you’re tired of it. But for some of you, there’s been no lockdown. It’s been business as usual. So I ask: What makes you think that these rules don’t apply to you? When…
I want to start by saying just how much I love public education and believe in it. I personally attended private schools growing up, but when I became a teacher myself I discovered my love for public education. Despite the flaws, it is an incredible idea–a place where all children…
As we head into what feels like the eleventy-billionth week of social distancing, we’re starting to see just how long this is going to go and just how hard it is going to hit some of our families. Here at Northshore Parent we wanted to help but didn’t have a…
It was on March 17th, my son’s 10th birthday, that I first suspected that I had completely lost my sense of smell and most of my sense of taste. I could barely taste dinner that night which was crawfish with enough spices to bring back the dead. I realized that…
I am Metairie born and bred and my family has been in the New Orleans area for quite some time, but I had never heard of “egg pocking” until I met my husband in college. His mom is from Ville Platte and she grew up egg pocking with her six…