Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category
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Meeting Karla For the First Time
When he was little, Punky used to watch Hi-5,
a show that starred my friend, Karla!
Karla is no longer on the show, but she hasn’t stopped performing.
It was so nice to see Karla and to finally introduce her to the kiddos.
Bunky even fell asleep on her shoulder.
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Remembering Rosy Tomorrow’s
When I was growing up, my family and I used to go to Rosy Tomorrow’s as a special treat. Since we are back East, I thought we could take our kids there to show them one of my favorite places to go as a child. They had a lot of fun squeezing Abraham Lincoln’s hand to make a train circle around the restaurant; although, they were a little apprehensive about the Fortune Teller.
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Multitude Monday: Week 5
It has been months since I last did a Multitude Monday, but I really want to get to one thousand. I have a long way to go.
41. My husband’s return after a week-long trip to Canada.
42. Seeing him cuddle on the couch with all three kids.
43. Hearing Bunky say, “All Done!” at only ten months old.
44. Watching Bunky go from sitting to crawling,
to standing to pulling up, all in about a week!
45. Learning my husband’s trick for calming
Punky down when he is getting too wild.46. Watching Punky build castles.
47. Hearing Spunky say, “You’re my sweet Mommy.”
48. Seeing my little girl pretending.
This time it was “going shopping”:
49. A sunny day after several gloomy days filled with rain.
50. My first, not so perfect, tomato:
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Pioneer Village
Last week, the big kids stayed with Grandma and Grandpa for a few days while the rest of us stayed home. It was a nice, short break for me and I was able to use the time to get my homeschooling classroom somewhat ready and I sorted through the kids’ clothes.
On Wednesday, I went to pick up the kids, but we stayed through Thursday and spent the day at a local state park. We all had a great time, but it was very hot out.
This village has a working grist mill.
We watched it mill corn,
and I bought ten pounds worth for only $6.
I came home with a bunch of goodies: the ten pounds of corn meal, four framed victorian-ish pieces of artwork, old fashioned candy, a large heirloom tomato plant, and a purple basil plant.
Have you ever use or grown purple basil?
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Wondering About New Orleans
Several of you have asked why I did not like New Orleans.
I will start off by saying that there were parts of New Orleans that I did enjoy, but, overall, I wasn’t very fond of it. Here is why:I tend to get a feeling about things, a sixth sense or something like that. And while we were in New Orleans, especially certain areas, I had a really bad feeling. A feeling like there was evil there. It made me really uncomfortable. And to add to that, I had a very strange experience that I cannot explain (and that my husband thinks I am overreacting about- he tends to be much more logical than I do): we were walking in the French Quarter on Decatur Street, and all of a sudden something took my breath away and I saw what looked like a skull out of the corner of my eye. I turned to look and absolutely nothing was there, just the brick front of a building. It was very strange and unsettling. To add to that, we walked past several people who were obviously involved in the occult (or at least dressed like they were) and several Voo-Doo places.
Of course I can’t leave out Bourbon Street, which I call “Sin City 2″. To me, a place where people go just to get drunk, party and go to strip clubs is not somewhere worthwhile. We really didn’t fit in at all. I would much prefer a place where I can see different cultures without being slapped in the face with pornography and drunkenness.
I did enjoy the time that we spent visiting the churches and other touristy places. My husband and I both appreciated the hours that we spent in the car driving around Louisiana, from Baton Rouge to Slidell and even the Ninth Ward; although, the Lower Ninth Ward was a bit scary and heartbreaking at the same time.
So, Anastasia, I would recommend asking your husband to go to the conference in Honolulu. I think Honolulu would be much more fun!
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Lake Pontchartrain & The Lower Ninth Ward
Lake Pontchartain is the longest bridge over water in the world.
It wasn’t a very exciting trip, but we did get a beautiful view of New Orleans.
We also drove through the Lower Ninth Ward,
which is the area that was hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina.
It was so sad to see how these people are trying to pick up the pieces, and now, five year later, they haven’t come very far. After our drive through the neighborhoods in the Ninth Ward, I couldn’t get the images out of my mind. I can’t imagine the incredible loss that these people have faced. I have been blessed in that I have never had to witness firsthand such terrible devastation. I pray that God will be with these people and help them to move forward and make better lives for themselves.
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The Garden District and Nicholas Cage
We spent some time one afternoon walking around the beautiful Garden District.
After dinner, we went to Sucre on Magazine Street and as we were about to leave, guess who dropped in:
Nicolas Cage.
He is filming The Hungry Rabbit Jumps in New Orleans, and we were lucky enough to watch a part of it being filmed the following day. We were walking through the French Quarter when we saw this:
We watched them film a car crashing into a bus. Exciting!
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The French Quarter
We enjoyed the French Quarter, especially the food. We spent a couple of days walking around this part of New Orleans, but made the mistake of heading down Bourbon Street one night. I can tell you that I won’t be doing that ever again; and I don’t think we will go back to New Orleans again at all. For us, it was nice to visit once, but we’d rather go somewhere else the next time we have a chance to travel.
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Swamp Tour in Louisiana
Since I had never really been to an area with a swamp, I urged my husband to go on a Swamp Tour. He ended up really enjoying it, and with a coupon, I was able to save some money, too.
The tour took us through Honey Island Swamp, near Slidell, LA.
We saw several interesting places, including an area where, during Hurricane Katrina, the river broke through a forest and joined together the swamp and the river. And “Bob’s House” was taken by the current out of the swamp and about a mile away on a riverbank.
We also saw a Nature Preserve (above) and the “Indian Village” (below), where settlers in the area found where Native Americans were living. Their entire beach was filled with pearls because the Native American caught oysters, but had no need for the pearls and just cast them aside on the shore of the swamp.
Someone else really enjoyed the tour:
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One Spoiled Mama & A Duo of Spoiled Kids
We’ve racked up enough points that my husband and I (with the baby, of course) can take a free trip!
Punky and Spunky get to spend the time with Grandma and Grandpa!
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I am so blessed to have a husband who works hard, and through his working hard is able to provide his family with such wonderful opportunities.
It is amazing to me that since July, I have been to England, Gatlinburg, and now New Orleans. Before we had children, we rarely took trips like this, and now that I have three small children, I need these types of trips even more. It is good for me as a mother and as a wife to take time away from the day to day of being a stay at home mom. It helps me relax and enjoy time with my husband and invigorates me for the days ahead when I won’t have a break at all.
I do not take these things for granted.
I feel blessed, very blessed.
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