I thought we lived in the city!!!

Happy Memorial Day!

Sunday afternoon several of the neighbors came over to watch/listen to the LSU game, eat & swim. The rain missed us again but there was some thunder & lightening. We need rain.  Not that I wanted it to rain on our party but if everyone has to get out of the pool anyway, it might as well rain. Once the thunder & lightening stopped, the sun never came back out. Oh well! Here's Dean & Amelia-Ann chillin'.

This little butterfly landed on Sheri's hat & stayed there for the longest time!

We had a great day. After several hours of playing ball, rain delay, playing more ball, lightening delay & playing more ball, LSU won! 2010 SEC Tournament Champions. It really doesn't mean all that much but at least they seem to be back to their winning ways. I was right about something. LSU will not be playing at home next weekend. For the first time since 1989 they will travel  for Regionals. They will be in the beautiful, sunny state of California! I soooo want to go. They're playing at UCLA. I love L.A. Granted, I've only been there once but I so loved it. Unfortunately, we will not be making the trip. Flights at this late date are ridiculously expensive. Not to mention the fact that I'm going to San Diego at the end of June. We'll just have to listen. This weekends games will not be on TV.

This morning me, Allie, Amelia-Ann & Sheri went & had mani's & pedi's. I went to yet another new place. I think it's my favorite. I know I've said that before but this place has a HUGE selection of polish. I think they have every single color that OPI ever made. It was a bit overwhelming. I ended up with Strawberry Margarita. It's hot pink. I really like it. After our mani's & pedi's we went out for lunch. We went to DeAngelos for pizza & salad. It was sooo good! When we left it was storming & much to our surprise it was actually raining at our house too! Woo Hoo!

It was such a relaxing way to spend the day until about 4:00. I was standing in the kitchen reading Dean an email when he said "Oh, that's a big snake" & as I start to turn around he says "don't look". Um yeh right. Tell me not to look & what do you think I'm going to do? This is what I saw.

Do you see it? YUCK! Dean went outside to try to kill it. Yes, I know there are lots of good snakes & all of that but at my house there's no such thing. Sorry. If you're a member of PETA you're going to want to stop reading now. Besides, from what Dean had seen of him he thought it was a Water Moccasin. So Dean goes to the get the shovel & the stupid snake slivers into the rock garden. Just yesterday, I was thinking I needed to thin out the day lily's. Dean could see it & he saw Dean so we were at a stalemate. I say "we" meaning Dean. I was inside looking out the window. They stared each other down for a bit & then Dean went to get the rake. His thinking was that he could hold him in place with the rake & stab him with the shovel. After a few more minutes Dean attempted to slice him in half. He missed but he did manage to chase him out of the rock garden.

That would be a rock next to him that Dean threw to try to get him out from under my truck. I did go outside but I'm not anywhere near this creature. I have a good zoom lens on my camera. Throwing rocks didn't work. Next step? Spray water at him. Dean has a shovel in one hand, the rake in the other & he tells me to spray the water at him. Hopefully, he'll come out from under the truck. Yeh, not so much. I suggested that we run over him with the truck. Dean said no for me to just stay right where I was. No problemo. Dean got the thingy that we use to scoop leaves out of the pool. It has a really long handle. He poked at him & got him out from under the truck.  Now he's up against the house. I think the snake is smarter than we are because he went from one place to another that Dean couldn't get to him with that shovel. Then back under the truck he goes. Enough of this. Dean told me to climb in the back of my truck & try to run over him. It's a really good thing I have an Expedition as this wasn't hard to do. I just climbed in through the back & climbed over the back seat & console while Dean kept an eye on the snake. The whole time I'm doing this I keep thinking of Lucy & Ethel.  This soooo seemed like something they'd be doing. Isn't it weird the things you think of in times like this? The snake was by my front tire. You'd think when I started the truck it would've scared the snake. Not this one. He just laid there. I backed up & missed him. Apparently, by just a hair. Back into the rock garden he went. I was beginning to think we needed Billy the Exterminator! Finally, Dean whacked at him with the shovel & got him! Sort of. He came flying out of the rock garden onto the carport. I was still in my truck. I figured if worse came to worse I could hit him if he got loose again. Once he was in the open space of the carport Dean was able to get him good with the shovel.

That's his head. Much to my chagrin, it was still attached to his body & it was still moving. He was still opening his mouth & doing that thing they do with their tongue. I didn't know it took so much to kill a snake. 

Here he is with the measuring tape. His head is still moving! How, I don't know, after the way Dean kept jabbing him with the shovel. He measured about 36 inches. He sure looked longer than that. It was a Water Moccasin too. YUCK YUCK YUCK!!

This brings me back to last summer when I saw a snake while watering plants. Of course nobody else was around & everyone thought I was exaggerating when I described what I saw. FYI, it looked just like this stupid snake!   

Game Day

I told you that Friday night I was going to eat well since I had Cheez Nips for lunch due to the unfortunate incident of my real lunch being stolen. We decided to go to Sammy's. LSU is out & summer school hasn't started & it was 6:00. We didn't think crowds would be a problem. We were wrong. There were about 30 people standing around outside waiting for tables & there were NO parking spots. By that point I had my heart set on seafood. I love seafood & this whole oil spill thing has me nervous that soon there won't be any. Luckily we have some fish & shrimp in the freezer. When I say luckily, I mean THANK GOD for my inlaws!!! I don't know what I'd do without shrimp. Anyway, we decided to try the Chimes. I love the Chimes but crowds are usually a problem there too. Normally, I don't mind waiting a bit. Dean however, does not like to wait to spend his money. Of course there was the unfortunate lunch incident so I needed to eat in a hurry before I got grumpier than I already was. Thankfully, we parked, walked in & they seated us immediately!! Thank God for small favors!!! It was delicious & we even got to watch the Ole Miss game on TV. I also have a whole to go box of seafood treats!!!

Yesterday, Dean went to his parents to help his dad run nets. Vicki & Lane came over to swim. The weather was beautiful & the water was 88 degrees which I think is absolutely perfect. After we swam awhile & listened to the LSU game we had a picnic, as Lane said. Vicki & I had Brewbachers & Lane had McDonalds. It was delightful. Lane was very excited about his Shrek Happy Meal.

After lunch we came inside & watched the last couple of innings of the LSU game. They won! Vicki emailed me this picture of Lane from the way home. It didn't take him long to pass out.

I may have taken a little nap myself. Our friends invited us join them for dinner at Marcello's. It was our first time to eat there & we really enjoyed it. The place was a wine bar that expanded into a restaurant. When I say expanded, I mean added a few tables. It's a bit of a hole in the wall but I like that about it. There were 6 of us there & we had a great time.

In an interesting turn of events, LSU has swept through the SEC tournament this week & is playing for the championship today. Just think, last weekend they were fighting just to get into the tournament! I'm going to go ahead & go on record AGAIN & say that I DO NOT think LSU will be hosting a regional next weekend. There are lots of people out there that do. Even if the losing  regular season conference record, the 8th seed in the tournament & fighting to get in the tournament don't convince you, the fact that there was no email from LSU saying to submit your credit card for tickets in the event of a regional should. We will see.

The game is at 1:00 & the neighbors are coming over to watch. Geaux Tigers!!!!

Toodles!

I'm STARVING

Why am I starving since it's after the lunch hour you ask??? That would be because this was my lunch.

Why was this my lunch you ask?? That would be because someone STOLE my lunch! Who does that??? It was just lunch meat & cheese, nothing special but it was mine! I feel like Ross in the Thanksgiving episode of Friends when his boss ate his special Monica turkey sandwich. I wanted to start screaming at someone. It wouldn't have been as big a deal but I left at lunch to pick up a birthday gift & could very easily have picked up lunch but I didn't because I brought my lunch!!! I can promise I'll be eating something good for dinner!

On to other frustrating things. I told you about a moron co-worker of mine here. Well, Bob strikes again.  He called me from the road this morning because he couldn't find the Plaquemine Walmart. I ask him where he's at & the genius answer he gives me is "on the side of the road". Yeh dude, that tells me a lot. Lucky for him I'm familiar with Plaquemine. I told him the road that Walmart is on & attempted to direct him there based on how he told me he got to his current location of "the side of the road". He then says to me "so it's on Belleview Rd., that's more than I knew before". WAIT A SECOND! You mean you're so much of a moron that you didn't even look up the address before you left the office????? I didn't use those exact words but his response was "everybody said you just stay on the main Highway & you'd probably see it". PROBABLY??? Those are the directions you took? PROBABLY???? M-O-R-O-N!!!!!

Then there was this...

When I was having "lunch" I had to deal with this. I blocked out her face to protect her identity. Anyway, she spent 30 minutes on the phone "talking". It was more like screaming. She was sooooo loud. Not to mention I don't want to look at her feet! Do you think she could get any more comfortable? We are at work people!! Perhaps she would be interested in the Cleavage Caddy.

Needless to say I've been annoyed today.

Toodles!

Your Feet May Thank You!

Today as I was perusing blogs (BonBon Rose) I found something. Calm down, it's NOTHING like yesterdays find! Thank goodness.

It's FOOTGLOSS!!! Apparently, you put this stuff on your feet where your shoes rub & it prevents them from making blisters & makes your shoes comfortable. Interesting. I wouldn't begin to know how or why this works but the girls at BonBon Rose like it. I went over to http://www.footgloss.com/ to see how much it is. I was suprised to see that it was only $12.50 (including shipping). Lord knows I waste more money than that on a regular basis so I decided to order one. If it works I will be a very happy girl!  I am a firm believer that cuteness is waaayyy more important than comfort & functionality. I also LOVE shoes. I also don't LOVE to pay ridiculous amounts for them so the ones I buy aren't the highest quality or comfortable. Therefore, when I take my shoes off  I always have marks on my feet from where things have rubbed wrong. We'll see if this works & I'll let you know. Has anyone else heard of it??

When I got home from work yesterday I got in the pool & floated around. It was lovely.  LSU was playing in the SEC tournament. I was anticipating that to be not so lovely. Imagine my surprise when they had a 6 run lead early! I was informed by my Facebook peeps that I was to stay in the pool. (Baseball people are really superstitious!!). Much to everyone's chagrin, the time came when I had to potty & was hungry. Thankfully, they still won but  the lead shrank to only 3 runs. I've been told I must be in the pool for tonights game. There are a couple of problems with that. 1. The game doesn't start until 8:00 & I'm a mawmaw & have already bathed & put my pjs on by that time. 2. It's raining. Yep, like storming. Of course, that may not be a problem because it's not necessarily raining at my house. It's like Tiger Stadium, it never rains in Riverbend! I'm thinking the Tigers are just going to have to win this one on their own.

Toodles!

The Perfect White Trash Accessory!!!!

As I was perusing blogs today I came across this.

I couldn't believe it either. I just don't know what to say.

Back in the day when I worked at Zack's & Sam's there were plenty of times that women pulled money & credit cards out of their bra. Each & every time I was thoroughly disgusted. Each & every time I wanted to say "GET A PURSE"!!!! I mean seriously, you can get a cheap purse. I've got about a million & one that I'd be happy to donate if it means no more going to your bra to give me money. Carrying a purse has to be more comfortable than having stuff crammed in your bra. I've seen cell phones stuck in there too. People, a bra is for boobs not money & accessories!  

"Tuck away your stuff, then discreetly hide it in your own bra" 

 Hmmm, then you're going to indiscreetly pull all your crap out of it in front of me!!!! Not to mention, if you put all that crap in your "caddy" you're going to look like you have 3 boobs!

"Ask about custom designs" - WTH???

What else is unbelievable about this ingenious (that's sarcasm people) invention?? It's $29.95!!

SURELY, people aren't paying that for this??

 This gives a whole new meaning to the term "you can find anything on the internet".

Toodles!

The Second Part of the Weekend...

Today is a very special day.

It's Logan's 1st birthday!! I can't believe it's been a year since Dean & I got that call at 2:30 in the morning that it was time. How lucky were we that it was Memorial Day & we didn't have to work! Not only was it Memorial Day but it was also his due date.

Sunday afternoon we went to his party. He had lots of gifts. Rather than opening them, he enjoyed climbing on them.

Look! I can climb from box to box. They're the EXACT same size! Yeh, that's because they're the EXACT same gift. There's only a gazillion toys in the world but me & Logan's other aunt bought the same thing. It probably won't be the last time that happens!

Dean's helping Logan unwrap his gift from his Godfather, Jordan.

It's a big Dinosaur & he loved it! At one point he sat on his tail like he was going to ride him!!! He used him as a chew toy a few times too.

Here he is in his little car from Nona & Pops.

It's a good thing Logan's been walking for awhile. Otherwise, with all these other means of transportation he would never learn! Check out his new bike from Mawmaw & Grandpa.

His expression is so funny I think!

Finally, it was time for cake! Look at that little grin!

Looks like he likes it!

 He's growing up too fast! We love you soooo much Logan!!!

After Logan's party, we went to a graduation party. Our friends' daughter, Anna, graduated from high school Saturday & they had a big shindig Sunday afternoon. There was lots of food & friends. When it was only the neighbors (& Disney goers)  left we had a "Disney Planning Meeting". Anna went to Disney on her Senior trip & her mom went too. They stayed at Coronado Springs where we're staying in December & they took notes! We now know what building we need to be in to be close to the first bus stop! Yep, I think we're officially crazy!!

Toodles!!

The First Part of the Weekend....

I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted. Friday, I went to lunch with Aaron & Stan. We went to Schlitz & Giggles for pizza & knots. Sooo good. What are knots? It's pizza dough tied in a night & then cooked with garlic butter & cheese. Really, really, really good. This was the first time I'd been to the new location. I couldn't believe this thing.

Yep, it's a ceiling fan! I've never, ever seen anything like it. The fan is like 12 ft. around.  This picture really doesn't do it justice.

We went to the game Friday night. It was a bit warm & the game was boring. LSU won 17-3. Back in the day, that would've been my type of game. Now, not so much. It was rather boring. Mississippi States baseball team is quite possibly the worst team in the history of SEC baseball. I made an executive decision to stay home Saturday. It was going to be ridiculously hot. I ran some errands Saturday morning & then worked in the yard. I pulled weeds, got in the pool & cooled off & planted a few things. By that time I needed to get dressed for dinner. We went to La Carreta with our friend Bill & his girlfriend Allie. This was my first time to meet her & she's very nice. I liked her a lot.  I had a Rumrita as usual. Sooo good.

By the time we got home I was soooo tired I could barely keep my eyes open. I was asleep for 9:00. How much of a mawmaw am I??? It was Saturday night! Working outside in the heat was exhausting.  Not to mention, I didn't take a nap.

On that note, I'm going for now because I'm ready for bed!!! 5:30 comes early.

Toodles!

It's Almost Friday

It's Thursday. Wooo Hooo!!! That means tomorrow is Friday! Aside from that there isn't much happening. I'm home alone tonight. Dean is at the LSU game. I haven't gone to a mid week game all season & I saw no reason to break my streak. Especially being that they lost again Tuesday night. And to Tulane no less. Completely unacceptable. This is the last regular season series. A few years ago they started playing the last series Thurs.-Sat. rather than Fri.-Sun. because the SEC tournament starts Wed. This gives them an extra day to play with in case of rain. I will go tomorrow night & Sat. afternoon. Chances are it's the last home games of the season. Post season at The Box used to be a given but not anymore & certainly not when you're fighting your way into the SEC tourney. Anyway, that's what we'll be doing Fri. & Sat.

I had visitors at work today. Wendy brought Emily to the office to meet everyone & visit.

Isn't she cute?? I caught her mid yawn!! I was excited to see her awake. The last couple of times I've seen her she's been fast asleep. I held her for awhile & then they went home & the rest of my day was boring.

When I got home I had these blooms on my Hibiscus.

 

You can see a couple of Knock Out Rose blooms too.

This morning when I left I saw I had 2 buds & they were wide open this afternoon. I love them!

Toodles!!!

There's a first time for everything!

Today is Waffle Cone Wednesday at TCBY! I knew they had waffle cone specials but I never remember to go when it's actually Wednesday. Today, however, I remembered. I was really excited to see that they had White Chocolate Mousse. It's one of my faves. I also did something that I've NEVER done before, including the 5 years that I worked at Zack's Frozen Yogurt when I was a teenager, I ate a waffle cone!!! I've always been a cup kind of girl. Cone's are messy & they get soggy. I do love waffle bowls so it's not the taste of the cone. Anyway, the small cone was .99 so I went with it & I really enjoyed it. I will be having Waffle Cone Wednesday again.

At lunch today I went & got the rest of Logan's birthday gift. I hope he likes it. I guess we'll see. I also picked up something for myself.

This is the picture from Target's website. I would've liked the blue but they only had my size in black so I got it. I thought it would look really cute with flip flops.  I also found a cute, comfortable pair of shorts. The kind to just wear around the house. They look like cut off sweatpants that have been hemmed. The best part is they were on the clearance rack for $8! 

I'm sitting here watching Tori Spelling's show. LOVE HER!! They went to buy chickens to teach the kids responsibility & they also put a deposit down on a goat. And to think Dean doesn't want a dog. I wonder what he'd think if I came home with a baby goat???

Not That I'm Complaining.....

BUT, an inch and a half of rain in 45 minutes is a bit much.  Yep, after no rain whatsoever in like 6 weeks we've had almost 5 inches since Sunday!!! I'm not going to lie, I was happy about the rain today. I had planned to pull some weeds that have sprouted up in the front beds after all the rain but I really wanted to watch Real Housewives of NJ!! I swear the more I watch the more I can't stand Danielle.

Saturday while I was pulling weeds I came across this funny looking thing. I can't figure out if it's some weird butterfly or some weird moth. Any ideas?? I know it's not the greatest picture but I didn't bring my good camera outside to pull weeds. It was kinda pretty with the pink on its wings.

OK, maybe pretty was a stretch.

As I type this I'm watching the hummingbirds. I really want to go out there & fuss at them or at one of them anyway. I swear they're just like kids. One flies up to eat & the other comes & chases it off & then it doesn't  eat, it just hovers around so the other one doesn't come back. Only the other one does come back & it starts all over. It's a vicious cycle.  I just want to tell them there's enough for everyone & there's another feeder by the pool. Uggghhhh!!!

I just got a phone call that my sweet little Logan has Roseola! He doesn't have the rash yet just the fever. He must feel awful. I could hear him in the background whining. Poor little thing. This leads me to believe that there's some other poor little thing that was at Lydia & Scott's crawfish boil Saturday night. I hope he's feeling good enough by Sunday because he's supposed to be having his birthday party.

I'm linking to Outdoor Wednesday so maybe someone can tell me what the weird moth/butterfly thing is.

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Toodles!

Rounding Out The Weekend!

It's been kid overload this weekend. Last night we went to Scott & Lydia's for their crawfish boil. We met Karley & Kenley for the first time.

That's Karley in the stripes & Kenley asleep. She didn't stay that way for long though. Logan walked up & grabbed her feet. He wasn't sure what to make of these babies. We also meet Leah for the first time. Logan didn't understand what she was doing in his chair. He attempted to join her but I stopped him. After I took the picture of course!

Here's Logan with Kamryn. She's Karley & Kenley's older sister. Isn't she soooo cute??? She was at the hospital when Logan was born & while they bathed him she made the statement that "I want that baby!" She's just the sweetest little thing!!

Here's me & Logan during one of the very few times he was still. He's constantly on the move. Last night was a bit of power struggle with the little man. It was raining, thundering & lightening & of course he doesn't get why he can't play in the rain.

Lydia had a birthday cake for Logan & Leah. Their birthdays are just a few days apart. Logan immediately went for the icing. Leah was a little calmer!

This is the party pole! This pole has a long history. Scott's had it forever & every party they had it was there. Once again it made an appearance last night.

My how times have changed. It used to be all the crazy 20 somethings hanging around the pole dancing & now it's those same 20 somethings turned 30 somethings' kids!!! That's Matthew & Graham with Logan checking it out.

Today we had some of our neighbor friends over. Dean made crawfish stew & everyone ate &  swam. Here's MacKenzie, Amelia-Ann & that's Stafford with the goggles. There were a bunch of other kids too but they weren't sitting still long enough for pictures!

Here's everyone listening to LSU lose again.Who gets swept by Kentucky??? That's right, LSU did for the first time in 19 years. We're so proud. (Do you detect the sarcasm??)

Matt enjoyed the stew.

It was a great weekend & I'm NOT ready for work.

Toodles!!

Could It Be??

YES it's RAINING!!! I can't believe it. It's actually raining!!! We haven't had any rain in weeks. Actually, I think it's been a couple of months. So far today we've had 3 showers. We need more but it's certainly better than nothing. Dean & I spent the morning in the yard. I pulled  a lot of weeds & Dean dug up some of the gazillion purple irises that we have. There were some areas that they had completely overtaken.  I feel like I did about a million squats! Hopefully, I'll be able to walk tomorrow.

Last night I spent the evening with Amelia-Ann.

Her parents had a function to go to so she decided to stay with us. Dean was listening to the LSU game so me & A-A went to dinner. We went to DeAngelo's & had pizza. It was sooo good! The slices are huge! We each ate half a slice so we could go to Cold Stone for dessert!

Tonight we're going to Scott & Lydia's for a crawfish boil. Friends are in town from Florida so not only do we get to see little Logan, we get to meet little miss Leah for the first time. I'm also looking forward to the Fudgesicle daiquiri! They're soooo good!!!

While I type this we're watching the LSU game on TV. It's not good. It's the 4th inning & they're losing 4-1 & have given up 2 HR's this inning. I have a new philosophy since they've been on this skid. If  they're not going to make it to Omaha, I'd rather them not host a regional. My theory is if they host it just cost us money & takes up pool time. I don't want to spend money to watch them lose. I'd just rather the season end & I'll float around the pool those 2 weekends in June that would otherwise be spent sweating at that place they're calling The Box.

I'm off to fix my hair. We're leaving soon.

Toodles for now!!!

I Need A Nap!

 Seriously, I'm soooo sleepy. I don't know who came up with the whole after Kindergarten you don't need a nap thing but they should really rethink it. I'd have no problem laying a mat down on the floor of my cube everyday. Boss Dean brought us to lunch today for Administrative Professionals Day. He was out of town on the actual day. We went to Zea's. It was my first time there & it was good. They have some interesting things on the menu, Thai ribs, lamb & corn grits just to name a few. I stuck with what I know - fried fish. I did venture out of my comfort zone & ordered corn grits as one of my sides. I was told they were really good & I like grits but I wasn't sure about having them as a side at lunch. They were really good! Our waiter was quick with the refills & before you were finished with one he was there with another. Needless to say I think I had 4 Dr. Peppers. Not my proudest moment.

Last week I was supposed to make enchilada's one night but then because of Cinco de Mayo I didn't. I made them last night. As I've said before I'm not a cook. I didn't do anything stupid this time at least.  The recipe is for chicken but I made them with ground meat. They were good & we have leftovers for tonight so nobody has to cook. However, if it were up to me, we'd just eat out every night. Cooking just doesn't seem to be worth the trouble. Dirty a bunch of dishes, cook & clean up takes AT LEAST  twice as much time as actually eating what was prepared. I saw what my mom meant when she'd cook & then say she didn't really feel like eating. By the time I was done it was like "eh, I don't want this".

Thanks goodness tomorrow is Friday!!!

Toodles!

EPIC Fail!!

It seems that Lydia may be onto something. I don't know for sure but it's possible that Mr. Pluckers does in fact read my blog! HAHAHAHA! That's the only explanation I have for last night. When we left to go eat he was home. Hmmm. That's ok. We just figured he was home for a break & would be going back to the restaurant. Once we ordered we asked our waitress if he was there & she said no & that she didn't know if he was coming in because he just "pops in & out". Interesting being that he's NEVER home. Sheri, who lives between  Mr. Pluckers & us, told the waitress all about how he lives next door & we've never met him. The waitress was nice but it seemed as though she thought we were crazy. We were there an hour & a half & he never came in. Good thing we weren't counting on a free meal or anything.

When I got home from work I watched Real Housewives of New Jersey. Danielle is a crazy person. Like a total whack job! Mabye it's just me but I've never heard of having a luncheon to honor someone & that someone wasn't invited. Weird right? I always liked Jacqueline but she's getting on my nerves with the whole Danielle thing & thinking she's ok.  Caroline just talks like a mob person & that bugs me. Why do I watch if I don't like anybody you ask?? Well, I do like Dina & Theresa. They make me laugh. I saw online that Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is filming. That should be GREATNESS!!!

Nothing else going on except for the fact that I have to cook tonight. Oh boy. Can you tell I'm really looking forward to it??

Toodles!

In the mood for wings??

We have a neighbor that owns a restaurant in town called Pluckers. Yeh, it's wings but they have other things too like burgers, potatoes & salads. We have never met said neighbor. He lives 2 houses down from us. I don't remember when he moved there but it's been at least a year ago. I think a little longer. Our next door neighbors who live next door to him haven't ever met him either. I don't know if I've mentioned but we're a very social street! We like to know our neighbors. If they're weird that's fine but we need to know. One of the other neighbors did meet him BEFORE he moved in & he told him that he doesn't get home until late at night because he's at the restaurant & that he's single. He's obviously a nice guy because on Halloween he left a big bucket of candy on his porch with the light on even though he wasn't home. Only nice people do that right?? We know that he's young, like late 20's early 30's. We also know that he's done stuff to the house. Someone saw the granite people leaving one day & he has a lawn service that fixed his landscaping & cuts his grass. So, we've decided to take matters into our own hands. We're all bombarding Pluckers tonight to eat & hopefully meet our not so new neighbor! I'm not sure how many of us are going but I know for sure 11 adults & 3 kids. We're going at 7:00. Hopefully, we'll actually eat before 9:00 unlike the last two times we've gone out! Aside from meeting him our neighbors that live next door to him would like to meet him at least once before they ask him to do something about his outside light that shines in their daughters  bedroom at night. She's taken to covering her window with a blanket. Anyway, we'll see how it goes. Hopefully, he's a nice guy. I'll let you know.

Toodles!

Mother's Day

Our Mother's Day was very nice. Dean & I went to his parents for a crawfish boil. Dean's mawmaw, aunt & cousins were there along with my parents. It's so nice to have everyone like each other & get along. It makes holidays A LOT easier. We spent the majority of the day on the pier eating. As usual there was a ton of food. Look how pretty the crawfish were.

I didn't even eat any. I planned to but there was also fried shrimp, fried fish & french fries & those are some of my favorites. By the time I was done, I was too full for crawfish. Not to mention the key lime pie, tot pie, blackberry pie & strawberry shortcake that we had. It was all sooooo good!! Can you tell we really love to eat in this family?? Dean's cousin Cassie brought her kids bouncy castle thingy. The kids LOVE this thing. I thought it was funny how everyone was standing around looking at it inflate!!!

Cody was moving to fast for me to get a picture of him but Emma was a little slower & more willing to pose!

How cute is that!!!

The men all sat on the pier & watched the LSU baseball game. For some reason it was cloudy & cool. When I say cool, I mean that I was sitting on the swing wrapped in a blanket. Eventually, the ladies went inside to warm up!! That's Louisiana weather for you!

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!!

Toodles!

A Day In The Pool

Saturday, Logan & Lydia came over to swim for the first time this year. It could've been sunnier, Logan has a farmers tan he needs to work on.  Here he is wondering why we're all taking pictures of him! 

He loves to splash!

See what I mean about the farmers tan??

We got out for a little bit to have lunch. Dean grilled burgers for us & Logan chilled with a bottle.

We put the canopy on his little pool float when we got back in because the sun had finally come out. He had a blast chewing on the noodle!!!

Logan is just exactly like his daddy, he can't sit still. Or stand still for that matter. He's only still when he sleeps & being in the pool was no different. The entire time those little legs were kicking 90 mph. He also doesn't like to be confined. Here he is trying to climb out of his float.

He's not even a year old, why does he need to climb out??? Where does he have to go??? I tried to explain to him that one day he'll realize how lucky he was to have a contraption to float around in & people that want to carry him around. When you get old, walking gets old!

Toodles!