Lundi Gras (Fat Monday) was another day of day parades. We missed pretty much all of them, because they don’t run past my house and they DO run during naptime – ergo, inconvenient. I have a friend who lives on the route, however, and he always throws a party (similarly to ours), inviting all to…
Parades # 7, 8, & 9 – The Best Day of Mardi Gras
**TWO NOTES: Firstly, I have only two children. I described myself as a thirty three year old mother of three in the last post – I think I was hypnotized by all of the threes in my age. NO SECRET BABIES! Promise! Secondly, my BIL gave me his pix from several of the parades I…
Parades # 5 & 6 – Preschool Playground Parades, and Mama Marches in D’Etat
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…
MILP Roundup # 240 – Exploration Edition
MILP Round up at Attorney at Large’s place! Next week at Butterflyfish.
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…