Each year my family hosts all of our friends at our house for the first Saints game. It’s really something that we have grown to love doing. You know as well as I do that as we get older and have more kids it’s just not always possible to get…
This post is brought to you by St. Tammany Monster Mash. It’s finally feeling fall-ish and events are filling up my calendar left and right. One great local family event that should be a must on your fall calendar is the St. Tammany Parish Monster Mash, presented by Metairie Bank….
Did you know there are over 25 resorts from which you can choose at Walt Disney World? Disney has you covered whether you’re looking for a budget-conscious hotel, a luxurious villa that can sleep 12 people, or something in between those extremes. To make things simple, Disney has four categories…
I have gained a lot of experience with adding each child to my family. I feel like the thing my third gave to me was an ability to not care what people think about me or their opinions about the choices I make for my family. After all most people…
An RV Park has been proposed for Madisonville riverfront–specifically the area surrounding the old lighthouse. Plans seem to indicate an RV park with 55 pads, a rental area for paddle boats, a rebuilt road to the Old Lighthouse, and ten lots for permanent residences (these appear to be houses and…
In the past few months we’ve had quite the rumbling (read: SHOUTING) about the rapid growth in the western side of the St. Tammany Parish School District. More specifically, the Madisonville area and Mandeville High school. Currently, all of Madisonville has the following Schools: Madisonville Elementary (PK-2), Lancaster Elementary (3-5),…
Have you heard about these things called Little Free Libraries? They are decorated wooden boxes or booths placed around communities that are stocked with books. They provide you with the ability to basically exchange books for free with other citizens. Stewards of the libraries maintain them and check on them…
Each year for our birthdays, my siblings and I were very disappointed to receive a card and an orange piece of paper from my grandparents. We would hand the orange piece of paper over to my dad, never to be seen again and it didn’t feel like much of a…
Two years ago, the “low tire pressure” light came on in my husband’s car. The vehicle was only 2 1/2 years young and still had fairly low mileage, so he took it to the nearby dealership. When they recommended that he should purchase all new tires (and we heard the…
“Mom, EVERYONE is wearing these! I NEED it” “That shirt is WAY inappropriate. There is NO WAY you are wearing that” “I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU THINK! You just want me to be a baby FOREVER” I happened to catch this interaction between a 13-year-old and her mother at Forever…