We had Thanksgiving the Sunday before due to work schedules. We had turkey,home made mashed potatoes, homemade stuffing and all the trimmings plus pumpkin pie. Mathews mother and brother came and had dinner with us and the girls.
Thanksgiving day we went to Mathews uncles for a family gathering. Mathew was offshore but Rachel and Madeline and I attended. We had smoked turkey, deep fried turkey, and all the trimmings. Got to watch some good horseshoe games and enjoyed the near 70 weather.
December 1, and its cold. In the high 30's in the am and about 55 during the day. The weatherman predicts snow for us in the next 8 days he just hasnt decided with of those days it will be here. Pool is clean and looking great but its too too cold. The hot tub is up and running and putting off a lot of steam into the air, but thats a long cold walk back to the house when you step out of the hot hot water.
Well gotta go Christmas Shopping. On Black Friday I drove Rachel and Madeline to Babys are us at 7 am and Rachel ran in and got M's spinner station. Rachel was in and out in 10 minutes flat and the line to get into Toys are us next door was still long, (only 30 at a time into the store starting at 5 am).
Rachel ran into Kohls and was out in 20 minutes with her purchases.
We all went into Target but the deals we were looking for were gone, check out lines were 30 deep so we left with out a purchase.We were lucky not getting up at 5 but leaving at 7 and getting all we wanted in less than 1 hour (not counting the Target Ordeal).
Hope to post Christmas Photos soon.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
The Lonnnggg H O T Summer
Sorry if it seems I took the summer off but with this heat, the pool was calling and it was all I could do to get out of the pool and come home at night.
Let's see- June , on the 25th we had our first rain in 25 days, and this after hours and hours of heat 110 or higher.
July, went to Cocoadrie, down at the end of Louisiana at the Gulf. Didnt see the gulf due to the fingers of land that are in the gulf but did see a few shrimp boats and one lonely dolphin, it was an off shore dolphin because it was big.
Drove back on a road thru the wetlands, about 20 miles of curvy road that was 2 lanes and as twisted as a drunken sailor walks. All the big trees were dead and bleached out so it was creepy but beautiful.
July 4th, went with the inlaws to a family gathering of about 50 people. We brought a Sugartown Watermelon, very very juicy and sweet, needed this in the 115 degree weather. Later we went to friends house to play Eucre ( a fun card game to learn and play).
July was hot and hotter but the pool was great.
Melissa flew down for a few days and got to visit Lafayette and take pictures of Louisiana-the swamp, the buildings and the inhabitants. She took alot of pictures of Rachel and even found time to make a belly cast of Rachels belly.
August 12, 2009 Madeline A. came into the world weighting 9.6 lbs and Rachel was in labor for about 5 hours.
The rest of August was spent spending time with the baby and being in the pool.
Labor Day- Michael and Melissa drove down and spent a week getting to bond with Madeline.
ONE thing more about the summer- Louisiana is the Pelican State but I have yet to see 1 pelican since I've been here for 5 months.
So now it is October and the pool is getting cooled down but still usable.
I hope to update this site weekly and post pictures of Lafayette, the swamp, the gulf, and of course Madeline.
Let's see- June , on the 25th we had our first rain in 25 days, and this after hours and hours of heat 110 or higher.
July, went to Cocoadrie, down at the end of Louisiana at the Gulf. Didnt see the gulf due to the fingers of land that are in the gulf but did see a few shrimp boats and one lonely dolphin, it was an off shore dolphin because it was big.
Drove back on a road thru the wetlands, about 20 miles of curvy road that was 2 lanes and as twisted as a drunken sailor walks. All the big trees were dead and bleached out so it was creepy but beautiful.
July 4th, went with the inlaws to a family gathering of about 50 people. We brought a Sugartown Watermelon, very very juicy and sweet, needed this in the 115 degree weather. Later we went to friends house to play Eucre ( a fun card game to learn and play).
July was hot and hotter but the pool was great.
Melissa flew down for a few days and got to visit Lafayette and take pictures of Louisiana-the swamp, the buildings and the inhabitants. She took alot of pictures of Rachel and even found time to make a belly cast of Rachels belly.
August 12, 2009 Madeline A. came into the world weighting 9.6 lbs and Rachel was in labor for about 5 hours.
The rest of August was spent spending time with the baby and being in the pool.
Labor Day- Michael and Melissa drove down and spent a week getting to bond with Madeline.
ONE thing more about the summer- Louisiana is the Pelican State but I have yet to see 1 pelican since I've been here for 5 months.
So now it is October and the pool is getting cooled down but still usable.
I hope to update this site weekly and post pictures of Lafayette, the swamp, the gulf, and of course Madeline.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Lafayette ='s Great Weekends
On Sunday, we invited my SIL's mother and a girl friend over for a cookout at our complex. His 2 children wanted to go swimming and cookout. We put our coolers at one of the 6 cabana's at the complex (Each cabana has a ceiling fan, lights, grill and a table for 8.) and hit the pool. After a couple of hours we went to the cabana and had a cookout (burgers, frankfurters,grilled corn, beans and chips). After lunch we waited the 30 minutes and then returned to the pool to finish off the day. The weather was perfect, spotty light clouds, nice breeze from the gulf, and about 88 degrees. Later we walked over to the lake and watched some neighbors fish. Lafayette has great weather, my complex has a great pool, cabanas and fishing lake so it made for a great way to enjoy Sunday with family.
Monday, June 1, 2009
The Space Station visits Louisiana
On Friday, the Space Station was visible over the skys of Louisiana. At 826 pm it came from the NW heading SE. The sun rays reflecting off of the solar panels made it really visible. It was traveling at a high rate of speed but was visible for about 4 minutes before it disappeared. Sunday night the Space Station again was visible in the louisiana sky, for about 5-6 minutes it traveled NW to SE, the News stated it might flash as the rays reflected off of the solar panels but we saw a bright glow, the panels were visible to the naked eye and showed as wings of the cylinder. We used a minocular and got a better than average view, but were afraid we could not track a fast moving object with our telescope. The news stated there were 13 people aboard as it circles our planet. Cloudless nights, great temps, and a spectacular view made both evenings memorable.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Whiskey River Bridge-a fun drive on a pretty day
The Whiskey River Bridge is part of Interstate 10 out of Baton Rouge on the way to Lafayette. It seems to go on forever across Henderson Swamp, you can see old railroad tracks running through the swamp and lots and lots of old tree stumps. The road is a2 lane bridge not that high above the water line and ever so often there is a cut across to the other bridge going in the other direction but they are blocked by Jersey Walls. Lots of 18 wheelers occupy the right lane, and if you want to get off you must stay in the right lane or you'll never get over in time to hit the exit. The swamp is beautiful, full of trees and stumps and the water is just breathtaking. TBC-----
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
MY FIRST INVATATION TO A MUD BUG BOIL
I was invited to a Mud Bug Boil. When I arrived they had a large pot of water boiling on a propane heater and in the pot was cabbage, potatoes, corn on the cob, onions, garlic, and Boudin. The cook pulled a tarp off of a mound on the ground to reveal 2 large blue mesh sacks filled with about 70 pounds of squirming Crawdads. After removing the vegetables and adding spices and boil mix to the fresh water they start it to boil, meanwhile they put about 35 pounds of crawdads in a pot and add salt, (it makes the bugs throw up the mud in their systems.) After a quick rinse its time to add the crawdads to the pot of boiling water. 20 minutes later its time to eat. They pour out the crawdads onto newspaper spread on a table and the twisting and pulling begins. For a mudbug they are mighty tasty. 8 people vs 70 pounds of crawdads, the 8 people won, there were'nt any crawdads left unpeeled. Hats off to Chef "Randy" who can really boil up a mesh of bugs.
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