Cafe' Du Monde

We took a little impromptu trip to New Orleans with the kids.  Its has been a while since we really took them anywhere fun so we decided to hop in the car and go to New Orleans (it is only a few hours away).  They got to go swimming, the movies and the aquarium (I will post about that with pics later).  But my most favorite spot of all was Cafe' Du Monde.  With its famous beignets and cafe' au lait,  I had to make the stop and it was well worth it.

When we arrived it was crowded, but what do you expect, it is Cafe' Du Monde.  We finally found a spot to sit, it wasn't long before the waiter came to take our order, he was even quicker to bring us our order.   As I sat and looked around I could see the powdered sugar filled air.  It was so  nice, the weather was nice, it was laid back and friendly.  We were just a click away from Jackson Square and we had already walked the river.  It was so much fun.

Even funnier was watching my two little ones trying to eat their beignets.  They were a sticky mess.  But it was soo good!!!  My little one ate mostly sugar.  But that is ok, she doesn't usually eat like that.  This was a real treat for them both, for me too.

I will post more about our quick trip to New Orleans, but wanted to share a few pics about my favorite place.  If you ever find yourself in NOLA, make sure you stop by here, you will not regret it.

I'm Not Ready For This

I will admit that my daughter sleeps in the bed with us.  It wasn't supposed to be this way, but somehow it just happened.  I'm not a lazy parent, just a really tired one.  I figured that are only small once and then that's it, they grow up.

So the little one, the three year old, has made her place right in the middle of my bed.  Good thing it is a king size.  It's not too uncomfortable, and the truth is when it is cold outside, it is really nice to have a little heating pad right next to you.

Well a few nights ago, we jokingly asked her if she would be sleeping in her bed that night.  Apparently she thought is was a good idea.  She climbed out of our bed, walked across the house, climbed into her bed and went to sleep.  She didn't wake up until 9:00 am the next morning.

Thinking this was just a fluke, she did it again the next night.  I am not ready for this.  I was just joking.  What can I say?  She is getting big, independent (with the exception of the potty).

The truth is the bed is kind of empty without her.  Is it sad that I am hoping this is not permanent?  I know, I need to let her grow up.  Can't I just keep her little a little bit longer?

Build A Bear

Do they seriously have to put this store in the center of the mall, so that no matter what direction you go in, you have to walk in front of it?  It seems that every time we walk by this store this overwhelming force stops my kids in their tracks and pulls them in.  Of course they are trying to pull me in with them. But I remain strong.

I will admit I like the store too but it is so expensive.  I can bet that I will at the very least be spending about 50 bucks on one visit. My kids can't just build a 12 dollar bear they have to have all of the accessories known to man.

Well a few weeks ago I finally gave in.  It was a few weeks after the little one's birthday.  Thanks to a few gift cards I decided to bring the kiddies to their favorite store in the mall.  The little one was overwhelmed and didn't know where to go first.  It took her forever just to pick out her bear.  The accessories were another story, she loves clothes.  My oldest just got him some accessories for his two build a bears that he already has.

We were just about done when my little one spotted a tiny cell phone for her bear.  Only she wanted to the phone for herself.  So after we checked out and they got their stuff in their boxes, we were walking out the mall.  The little one proceeds to talk very loudly on her new cell phone (toy phone, of course).  Then she stops to slide the keyboard out and text.  She is three remind you.  I hope she knows that it will be a very, very long time before she gets a real one of those. It was rather funny though. Above is her finished product, below that is the pic I got chasing her around trying to get a pic of her.  Fun, Fun ;)

Tornado Warning!!!

My son has been really concerned about weather lately.  The other day not thinking I told him that he probably wouldn't be able to play outside long because bad weather was coming through.  So all evening he kept asking about it. Well with weather being as unpredictable as it is, the storm didn't pass through until the middle of the night. It must have woke him up, because he started yelling for me and his dad.  His dad had to end up sleeping in his room the rest of the night.

A few days after that he was down the street playing at a friends house and must have came home a dozen times saying that the clouds were getting dark.

But Monday takes the cake.

I had to stop at a ladies house to pick up some stuff.  My son has come with me plenty of times.  As I pulled into her driveway I asked him is he was getting down or staying in the car.  He opted to stay in the car.  So I let him stay,  I was only going to be a few minutes.  So I get down and we chatted a little, another lady showed up an we chatted some more.  I really wasn't that long.  A few minutes after the other lady arrived we hear this pounding on the door.  We were are a little stumped of who it could be, when the door opened in comes my little one hopping through the door.  I could tell something was up.  He was hiding behind me.  When I asked  him what was wrong, he acted like nothing.

As we were walking out the door to leave, my son finally fesses up.  He tells me that there was a tornado warning on the radio.  I can only image the fear that must have consumed him when he heard this.  I am sure he looked around for this tornado, saw that it was clear and made a run for it.  The tornado was not getting him. Now my son is shy, really really shy.  Even though he has met these people before he had to have been terrified to have taken it upon himself to go to the door and knock like he did.

Once we got back in the car, I assured him that I would not have left him in the car if I thought a tornado was coming.  I then explained to him what the radio was saying and what the warning meant.

It was funny to say the least.  He even laughed later that evening when I told his dad.  I love this kid, I have been laughing all week about this.

Bad Hair Day

Today was definitely a bad hair day.  I hadn't been to the gym in almost two weeks (I have been exercising at home, so I have been doing ok).  So this morning I made myself go.

It takes a lot to get my hair to look decent.  It is naturally curly and mostly frizzy.  I got up a little early because I really needed to wash it and that is not a task that I would like to take on at the gym.  So I half way dried it thinking that after my workout I would just finish drying it and straightened it before going to work.  That didn't happen.

When I got to the gym this morning with all of my accessories I was told that the outlets in the women's locker room were out.  Really?!?  Yes,  well I live about 15 minutes from the gym in the opposite direction of where I work, so going back home was not an option.  So I said to myself, I will figure it out. I am sure that it was probably a flipped breaker, but those poor kids working there probably didn't know what that was or where to eve find it.

So with no hairdryer and no straightener I sported a nice manelike look, it was big and it was everywhere.  It was nice and frizzy too, even with the frizz serum that I put in.  Lets just say that my hair was in a ponytail all day. But I made it, I survived.  Next time I will be more prepared

Oh, What A Night ;)

Last night, well lets just say will be a night to remember.  I had my monthly dinner club meeting.  It is the highlight of my month.  Me time with my girls, we have dinner we joke and talk and play games.  Its a blast and a needed break from the craziness of work, hubby and kids.

So the night started as any other, our meeting was at one of the girls houses that was a in the next town about a 30 minute drive from my house.  The evening went too fast and it was time to leave.  Well that is where the fun begins.

About 10 minutes out my car started to give me trouble.  I noticed the lights dimming a little and then my abs and airbag light came on and I felt a little jerk.  Trying not to panic I took the very next exit ramp off of the interstate.  Good thing I did, as I got to the traffic light at the bottom of the exit ramp my car shut off completely.  I coasted off to the side off the road.  It was dark and there was not much around.  Good thing I wasn't alone, my sister and some other friends were with me.  If it wasn't for them I might have just lost my mind. 

Of course, I didn't have any jumper cables but one of the girls called her fiance who was pretty close by.  He was closer then my husband who was across town.  After a little while we were joined by some more of my dinner clubs girls, they didn't have any jumper cables either but I sure enjoyed the company.  We had our own little party on the exit ramp.

My friends fiance showed up with jumper cables but that didn't work because it was the alternator not the battery that went out.  Go me!!!  So my husband is on his way, and we are hanging around waiting.  I called for a tow, what other choice did I have.

While we are waiting over a dozen cars pass by, no  one stops.  Finally a police officer stops to "help".  Of all the police officers around  the one that stops is one of my old friends ex-boyfriends (they ended on bad terms).  Hoping he didn't recognize me, he did, I was trying to hide. I think he was as uncomfortable at me, he made sure we had it under control and quickly left in under 60 seconds.

My husband finally showed with my poor baby sleeping in the back, shes a trooper.   We see the tow truck and  he zooms right by us, he goes to another car that is broken down.  Mind you I am on the phone with him trying to wave him down.  When  my car broke down there were no other cars around, when the tow truck came there were two other cars right around the area with their hazard lights on.  The tow truck went to the other two cars before he finally discovered mind (Yes, I was still on the phone with him waving him down.)

So he is towing my truck to the dealership and then we realize that the dealership moved, as we were about to pull into the place that used to be the dealership.  Good thing my sister didn't live far.  We had the tow truck bring my car to her house.

It was after one o'clock before I got home.  It was one of those you either laugh or cry moments.  I laughed and I laughed.  What else are you supposed to do when everything goes wrong.

So now I am stuck on foot, until my car can get fixed.  But I do have some pictures to remember my evening.  Enjoy!!

The Hangover

Monday morning I felt horrible.  I just had to go back for more.  I knew better but I just couldn't help myself.  So Monday morning I was paying for it.  It was just so good.  I just had to have another and so the next morning I had the worst cake hangover.

I don't drink, haven't in about 6 years.  But I do indulge in good cake and Sunday at the little ones birthday party, a little too much. Not only was it a beautiful cake it was sooooo gooooood!!.  The filling tasted like candy and my brain shut off and didn't tell me when I had to much so I had to suffer the consequences of my actions.  When will I ever learn. 

Yes, I love to eat and usually I don't overdo it, but thanks to my sister-in-law who has a gift when it comes to baking cakes I went a little to far.  Sure at the party I only ate a little, but I couldn't wait for everyone to leave so that I could indulge.  Actually I wasn't that bad.  But I did have cake all week.  I just ate a little bit everyday until it was gone, really I did.

By far it was the best cake I have ever eaten and now (tear) it is gone :(

But we all had fun at the party and the little one got to eat cake too and she got a lot of gifts too.

That is a sugar flower that she is eating, my sister-in-law made that too.  Don't worry I sent her home with them, just kidding ;)