On Friday morning, Jack’s class had their annual parade at school. Half of the kids decorate wagons with purple, green and gold banners. They dress in their Mardi Gras finest, and then roll around the play yard and throw to the other half of the kids. (Jack’s always caught, never thrown!) It’s funny – they…
Category: New Orleans
Parade #4 – Mama Gets a Shoe at Muses
The children are sleeping. The Professor is at work, writing a paper. I’m on the couch, nursing the last lingering effects of a minor hangover (and two horribly scabbed up and swollen knees – but that story to come). I’m listening to the rain. I have a mug of jasmine tea in hand, and some…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The other day we put the kids in the car after supper and we drove them through the twinkling streets of uptown New Orleans to marvel at the lights. We pointed out the magnificent displays – There’s Santa, Jack, riding a rocking horse – do you see him? See Liam? The red lights on the…
Glorious
At first the wind was cold. But later I was happy for it. A front had swept through the night before, rattling the screen door, making it hard for me to sleep. When the alarm went at 5:15, I had been awake for nearly two hours already, blinking into the darkness, listening to the dog…
Super!
The husband and I got to watch a football game (not the Saints) in the Superdome this week – from the sidelines! It was pretty cool. We went back in the locker room to hear the coaches berate the guys before the game and during halftime. During the game, we got to mingle down on…