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(Grab the button on the right sidebar) Welcome to “ABC of Your State” ~ This challenge is based on friends and bloggers asking about Louisiana, as well as my interest in travel and learning about other places. Please feel welcome to join in. I is for… ~Insectariums. Ok, it's the only "i" I could think of! *shivers* I don't like bugs. Well, there is ONE thing I would like in the insectariums: butterflies in flight. There's a "free-flying" garden. I love butterflies! But... the other creepers, no thank you.. - anything from termites (we see the flying termites during the year, that's all I need), love bugs (those things cover the cars and smear on the windshield), mosquitoes (oh, no, don't even GO there), cockroaches (you're kidding right?)... AND... there's EVEN a cooking show... oh yes, you read that right... an "adventure in eating." Look here... if there's an adventure in eating at an i...

The ABC's of Me I saw this on another blogger's site and thought it was a fun idea :) A - Artist. Sort of. I wouldn't say I'm an artist. But I'd like to dream that I am, does that count? I guess being an artist to me is someone who gets paid for his/her artistic endeavors. My Mother-in-Law has won many awards with her paintings and has sold many paintings. SHE is an Artist. Maybe I'll change it to "Art" - I like to make Art with jewelry and paint, how's that? B - BEADS! BEADS! BEADS! I don't want to even think about how many of them I have. But I have lots and lots (aka oodles) of beads and I love them all! Yeah! And I'm not talking Mardi Gras beads... this is the stuff for making jewelry - Woot! C - Camera - I like to be behind it, taking pictures. Unless it's a picture of me with my husband :) I like pictures of the two of us together. Those are special. D - Dandelions - The things which dreams rest on and...

30 Question Challenge Question 3: Bullet your whole day How boring of a post can this be? Seriously. Bullet my day? You’ll want to put a bullet to this post, but I’m following the challenge: • Wake up around 4:30am when Greg let’s the cat in the room, because the cat is spoiled and wants attention. Look up at cat as he meows right into my ear and pet him. Promptly fall back to sleep. • Wake up for the second time around 6:30am, take my thyroid medicine (hypothyroidism, joy oh joy), take my shower and get dressed, but I don’t blow dry my hair right away. I like for it to dry naturally for as long as the morning allows. • 7:30ish, My hubby has breakfast ready and we’re at the dinner table enjoying a nice, relaxing meal, discussing what the day has in store for us. • 8:15ish, Hair gets the finishing touches, make-up (just base and lipstick, I’m not big into a lot of make-up), then check email, facebook and blogs. Before either of us leaves, Greg and I will give each other a kiss ...

I have a confession about making popcorn. We don't use the microwave kind unless it's the only thing we have in the house. My husband enjoys making the popcorn on the stove, the old fashion kind of way. It smells up the house very nicely :) I should also confess that I'm considering putting some of the popcorn we make into a bag and having it in my purse for when we go to the movies - it's cheaper than the movie kind and better too! Oh and I'll confess something I know about my Dad... he can't stand the smell of popcorn. He tells employees, "NO POPCORN in the office!"

I will not “try” to do things any more. I’m guilty of that saying. My husband has called me on it in the past and said, “That means you won’t.” Only, I ignored his words and thought, “not necessarily.” But if I’m being honest with myself, he’s correct. It isn’t something I can ignore any more, after reading a fellow blogger’s post. The fellow blogger writes about positive thinking and how the mind works. I have always said how much I love Greg being a positive thinker and things work out for him. My husband is quick to say, “It’s all about the attitude.” And he has a great attitude. It’s almost as though he wills the universe to his positive results. I promise to delete “I will try” out of my vocabulary. Here’s the blogger’s post – the story about his father’s words and how it made him think – that first story, grabbed hold of me. I hope it does the same for you.

I'm happy to be participating in Jade's "Happiness Is" Happiness is Blogging DUH! It's true. And for so many reasons.... I love to write. I love to share. It's a great way to keep up with family and friends and a wonderful way to meet new friends. The world opens up with blogging. I can read about things going on around the world, most likely places I'll never have the chance to visit IRL, but... wow - to read about life going on through the eyes of individuals, like minded in their desire to share... it's pretty incredible! The bloggy community is also great for support and suggestions, for venting and therapeutic writing. It's a way to educate each other and challenge each other. What a blessing!

"Face" My husband and I drove around the city and started to see this. "face" spray painted. Umm, gang message saying, "In Your Face" but they didn't have enough time to write it all out? A message to check your Facebook Wall? Someone who couldn't draw a face and instead wrote the word? Any ideas?

(Grab the button on the right sidebar) Welcome to “ABC of Your State” ~ This challenge is based on friends and bloggers asking about Louisiana, as well as my interest in travel and learning about other places. P lease feel welcome to join in. H is for… ~Haunted Homes. There are a lot of haunted house tours. Click here for variety of tour s. If possible, take a night haunted home tour, because it’s cooler and adds to the haunting feeling :) A couple of homes to mention: Hermann-Grima – This mansion has a courtyard garden, horse stable and functional 1830’s outdoor kitchen in the Quarter. It’s said that the ghost in this home scatter scented rose and lavender around the rooms and light the fireplaces. Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop – The oldest pub in the country. Master Jean Lafitte was a buccaneer . It’s said that his ghost is seen in the building with his pirate hat. The story goes that when a pirate buries his treasure, he kills someone on the spot.. ...

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I have to introduce a cool blogger with you - Jen, at The Mommy Mambo . I know whenever I visit her blog, I cannot have a drink anywhere near the keyboard. If I'm drinking and reading her blog, I will have to buy a new keyboard. She makes me laugh and catches me off guard. Jen takes great pictures, vibrant colors and emotions. Not just with a camera but also with her sketches. when I saw some of her artwork, I asked if she could create something for my blog. I love what she did, with our dog catching a frisbee, the cat in his carriage, Greg with our suitcases (love to travel)! (I think I kinda look like Betty Boop gone parasailing, which makes me smile) Thank you so much, Jen! I love it! Check out her blog, you'll be glad you did so :)