In Slidell, the trend in restaurants leans either to chains or Cajun/Creole faire for the local spots. This Uptown girl turned Slidellian is always on the hunt for some fabulous food, great wine and cocktails, and amazing service. My prayers were answered with the Wine Garden. The wine bar and…
My daughter got her first cell phone for Christmas in 2012. She was 10 years old at the time and the first of her friends to get one. Understandably, some of the moms called me out on it and here’s what I told them. The night before Thanksgiving in 2012…
Up until last year, I drove the Causeway purely for recreational reasons, meaning I used it to get to the South Shore for the occasional fun trip and that was about it. That is, until a little over a year ago when I started a job in Metairie that required…
Can we have a serious conversation, please? I want to know that I see you. I see you online. I see you in Moms groups. I see you smiling in the face of myself and my child, but I don’t see you when I need you most. You see, some…
This week the letter and call came home from my pre-k student’s school. The one that suddenly reminds you of the world we live in today. A world where kids begin learning that danger doesn’t just come in the form of tornadoes and fires. We received the notification on our…
Full disclosure: I do not like football. I know this is heresy in south Louisiana, but it’s the truth. I think it’s boring, needlessly violent, and not particularly entertaining. I do not wear black and gold on Fridays. If I watch the Superbowl, it’s for the commercials. If the Saints…
We all know “that” kid. The one your kids come home and immediately give you a debrief on what “that” kid did today. “That” kid was in time out three times. “That” kid had to miss recess. “That” kid was on red or blue or gray that day. Everyone has…
As a running mom sometimes it’s difficult to plan your runs around spousal support, your family’s schedule, or childcare. You still want to get your runs in, but you have the baby. So, what do you do? Take them with you! Running with your kids in a jogging stroller can…
No matter where you are and what you do at some point you are going to need to eat. If you are with your kids than the decision becomes even more of necessity because we all know how kids get when they are hungry. If they are anything like mine…
We all know that Louisiana has it’s own very special blend of rich culture and wonderful traditions that are not easily translated when you go to another part of the country. Being from another state, you have to have lived here for a while or be born and raised here…