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First Day of School 23 Aug 2012 | 06:11 am
The last three weeks have been almost totally devoted to kid things. Summer camp wrapped up around August 1st so we decided to squeeze in a quickie end-of-summer beach trip to Florida with the family....
Gambit’s “Kids” Issue 31 Jul 2012 | 08:12 pm
The Gambit has a special insert in this week’s issue (Jul 31 – Aug 6, 2012) called Gambit “Kids”. It features resources and articles specifically for parents in this area, and we all know what a uniqu...
French Summer Camp 26 Jul 2012 | 01:06 am
This is a French swimming pool. See how fancy it is? Ok, not really. We’re nearing the end of summer camp here. The kids started in early June and will wrap up in early August. It went so fast! Lucki...
Children’s Dark Fantasy Films 17 Jul 2012 | 01:36 am
When I was a kid we had all kinds of dark fantasy films to watch like The Dark Crystal, The Secret of NIMH, Legend, Labyrinth, The Dragonslayer, Willow, The Neverending Story, LadyHawke, The Beastmast...
The Song of Marseille 14 Jul 2012 | 03:52 am
Tomorrow is Bastille Day, and all weekend there’s events in New Orleans to celebrate. When I was at French class this week someone brought several bottles of French wine and we got hammered and sang L...
It’s a Parenting in New Orleans Summer 10 Jul 2012 | 02:29 am
It’s been a busy summer over here, but I’m finally getting around to gabbing about what I’m up to. This summer, most of my writing and activities are about parenting, specifically New Orleans parenti...
First Year of French Immersion Completed 5 Jun 2012 | 01:21 am
Eva's shoes on the last day of school. Perfectly used up. They matched her smocked gingham uniform exactly! Last week, Eva finished up her first year of French immersion school. I’m really proud ...
Strawberry Stock-up 17 May 2012 | 07:39 am
As far as I’m concerned, we easily do strawberries as well as seafood in this state. Every year I go the farmer’s market and pick up a flat when they are perfect (see image of perfection above). Then ...
Savi At Three 8 May 2012 | 04:37 am
Today is Savi’s birthday. My youngest is THREE. It seems like just yesterday he was this wee gummy bear in my tummy… Now he’s shooting me with water guns while wearing a wicked grin. And I LOVE it. B...
An American Festival, In French 3 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
Eva making her tigress cub growl after her face painting was finished. I’m always on the lookout for bilingual events in the area for the kids, especially in French (their school language). Last year...
