New Orleans

  • So . . . Mardi Gras Happened

    I feel like I’ve been picked up and shaken by that vicious terrier known as Mardi Gras.  There are bags under my eyes and the middle toe of my right foot is still…

  • Parades, Parades, Parades

    I’m at school with the car.  Jack’s at preschool.  Liam is at home with the nanny.  The nanny has a noon class, so I have to relieve her at 11:45.  Jack needs picked…

  • Child of God

    Liam, my sweet man who gets more delightful by the day (he’s just so UP FOR IT and READY TO GO and EAGER, YOU’D BETTER BELIEVE IT, LET’S GO FRIENDS!)(I think ALL CAPS…

  • Our Walk

    “Mama!” I hear from the back of the house.  “MAMA!” “What, Jack?  What do you need?” “Mama, we to go the dragon?”  I am walking towards the sound of his voice, and I…