Stayin’ Alive

Snow Day!!!!!! Or, as we say in south Louisiana, “SNEAUX DAY!!!” One week ago, south Louisiana was blanketed with 3-6 inches of fluffy, perfect snow.  I mean, REAL snow.  Not that icy, crunchy mess we have gotten in the past.  Or, that wet, sloppy snow that makes a hideous mud-man, not a snowman.  This snow was luscious, light, and simply […]

The Gift that Keeps on Giving

Thanksgiving at the “House of Payne” has come and gone.  We did not travel, we stayed home instead.  Tim, Isabella, and I just “hung out”, enjoyed each other, watched movies, and ate good food.  This was the first time in a long time that all three of us had all been home together for more than one night.  Isabella’s school […]