UPDATE: Curly made it through the 5+ hour surgery just fine. She did need a blood transfusion, but the docs did all they had hoped to do in the surgery. So much so, there may not need to be any other surgeries!! She’s doing fine, and should be going home in a couple of days. [...]
I am a “tight” knitter: my stitches are tight. I have to remind myself to ease up on the tension of the yarn; relax my fingers and my mind. I knit a cap for CS years ago, and it was a big hit. It was a straight knit 4, purl 4 pattern, your typical skull [...]
First off, a PSA. Zatarain’s (whose NOLA seasonings are totally awesome) is sponsoring a petition to declare Mardi Gras a national holiday. I know, right–how is this not yet a national holiday? Zatarain’s knows that no one knows Mardi Gras quite like New Orleans! That’s why they want to help shine the spotlight on the [...]
CS and I have talked several times about having another child. We talked again last night. And we both feel for a multitude of reasons that we are done. Just for fun, here’s the highlights of our list: Cons: Sun. We have a daughter that we give a good amount of attention to. CS [...]
Today was not a good day. The list of things that went wrong for me is long, and irrelevant. By tomorrow, most of what went so wrong today will be put into perspective and not matter (so much). But I can’t shake the weight of the day off. I even passed on dinner out with [...]
Nola starts her day aware that she has an early morning appointment. The appointment goes off without a hitch. Well, except for the tears. Nola’s client is teary over the demise of her marriage. The client leaves, but the negative feelings stay with Nola. She moves on to reading her e-mails, including a reminder that [...]
They take their daughter to Oktoberfest. This is Sun’s second. She marvels at the oompa band, still too young to enjoy the Chicken Dance. She is too shy to be comfortable on her own feet; she hugs her mother’s legs when set down. Her parents are happy to hold her and not fear her getting [...]
In what passes for a cool Fall day in New Orleans, I took the opportunity to enjoy the weather. Sun and I walked down the street to the little park on the corner. The school kids were sitting on the table and avoided us. I took Sun to the slide and let her come at [...]
While in the office yesterday, I remembered my sister was taking Sun for the night. I had forgotten to give Sun an extra hug. When I got home yesterday evening, the house was quiet. Quiet like it just isn’t anymore; quiet the way it used to always be. It was serene but hollow. CS and [...]
On this, the three year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we have: procured a generator. stocked up on food stuffs (including booze). filtered lots of water. gathered flashlights and batteries, hurricane lanterns, candles, fans, a radio, our satellite radio, and the contraflow map. filled one car with gas and parked the other in a high and [...]