What is Strep Throat? Strep throat is a contagious disease caused by infection with streptococcal bacteria. This bacteria can cause inflammation and swelling of the mucus membranes lining the back of the throat. What Causes Step Throat? Strep throat is caused by streptococcal infection that invades the pharynxgeal tissue and…
In my first post I wanted to cover some of the things that I wanted you to know about the foster and adoption process. In this post I want to cover things I want you to know about what happens after the adoption is finalized. Being Settled More than likely…
How much do you actually know about child sexual abuse? If you’re like most parents, you’ve heard of it and you hope it never happens to your kids. You probably don’t know a whole lot more than that, though. In an effort to get more informed, I recently attended a…
DN Orthodontics motto is “When You Smile, We Smile,” which is why they were the perfect fit for our latest contest series: You Make Me Smile. The You Make Me Smile contest spotlights kids in our community doing good things. It doesn’t have to be huge event–just something that makes…
I couldn’t be happier to be welcoming Girl Scouts Louisiana East as our newest sponsor! I was a Girl Scout when I was young, and when the opportunity came up a few years ago to enroll my own girls in Girl scouts, I jumped at the chance. Everyone knows that Girls…
There are regular babies and then there are NOLA babies and only you know which kind you’re raising. They are equally adorable but only one has that certain something. They develop their festival chops by three years of age, they believe parades should always throw things and they think people…
The Sleep Deprivation In college you would pull an all-nighter and think that was sleep deprivation. Then you had kids and realized you could go weeks getting sleep that only comes in short, interrupted burst. At some point you start to suspect that torture techniques were actually developed by new…
Most people on the Northshore know Liuzza Land–a local farm that’s open to the public in the Spring for strawberry picking season. What not everyone knows is that Liuzza Land also does a couple of open days in the Fall during pumpkin season. I had heard about these days last…
Most women own makeup, but how many of us actually know what we’re doing? I felt pretty confident in my abilities, but when my long-time hair dresser and makeup artist Johanna Frigola approached me about a makeup class I was immediately intrigued. I told her sure but only if I could…
This post is brought to you by Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr and Smith. Christie Tournet is a local attorney and I have known her personally for at least a decade (I stop counting after ten because it makes me remember how old I am). When I realized recently that Christie…