The Death, as it affectionately has become called in my house, won’t leave. Still running fever on and off, my head is killing me, and my congestion won’t ease up. And Sun is teething. So she, too, has fever on and off and is cranky. Oh, and because I am the generous sort and I [...]
I’ve been sick with this sore throat thing all week–missing work, sleeping a lot. So there’s really been nothing for me to write about. Even though this week was CS’s birthday (and Sun started to say “dadadada” on his birthday) and Valentine’s Day (we were in bed by 9pm, but that was because we were [...]
I know Mardi Gras 2008 is over. But. I cannot resist sharing this with you. Here’s the lovable cartoon of Bunny Matthew‘s “Vic and Nat’ly”: And here’s our friends dressed for Endymion: Had we spent Endymion with them, there would have been no suckage! 0 I Like This
The Young Leadership Council is currently working on its latest community art project: The project will place 200 (!) streetcar‐shaped custom creations developed by local artists and sponsored by businesses throughout NOLA as part of YLC’s ongoing mission to inspire hope throughout the city. The streetcars will soon be placed around the city, and they [...]
We are in Austin for a business trip for my husband. I intended to take in the sights and have a mini-vacation. But I am feeling sickly and having an eight-month old afoot has made those visions dissipate. But the inside of my hotel room is top-notch! Although I did have dinner with Captain Sarcastic’s [...]
We flew to Austin last night, CS, Sun and I. I intended to write about Sun’s first flight (it went very well), and the food I prepared and froze for her (it stayed frozen until we could get it in the refrigerator at the hotel), and the case of dried formula that exploded in my [...]
Mardi Gras 2008 is in the can. We don’t do the Fat Tuesday parades (but we will once Sun is a bit older). Bacchus was awesome–0% suckage in contrast to Endymion. Pete and SoMo describe it well. The weather was nice; the company was good; the crowd was manageable; the floats and throws were top-notch. [...]
I am not one to complain about things uniquely New Orleans. But. Endymion about did me in last night. We got to the parade route at 2pm so as to be able to get to the parking spaces that were reserved for us. We also had access to a toilet. This should have been the [...]
Last night was Sun’s first parade. We set the bar high for her by making that first parade Le Krewe d’Etat. She did very well and only fell asleep after the seventh or eighth float; there were no tears or fears. She got to see many of the things that makes this parade so special, [...]