Mr. and Mrs. Fancy go to NOLA

  It's 2017, however, I got a Christmas gift from 2015 that I just used.  Yep, life can be crazy sometimes and a mere 16 months later Trey and I finally go to use my Christmas present, a trip to NOLA.  That would be New Orleans, Louisiana.  

Now my kids don't like for me to go anywhere.  To clarify, they like to see me at all times.  Leaving the room to fold laundry sends them into orbit and they stalk me out.  So you can imagine how leaving the state could upset my herd.  Ford requested that I leave them a present every day like I did when we went to Seattle in August 2015.  To the Dollar Tree I went to stock up on good old junk!

 I arose on Friday AM at 5:00 to get ready for the Cajun excursion.  Trey went turkey hunting.  I was ready at 8:00, but we left at 10:30.  That can kill a mood, but I sucked it up and off we went.

First stop was to eat at Middendorf's.  That was some good eating.  And will you know that we saw 6 people we knew in that restaurant...all in the same family of course.

 I took this picture for Ford since Jefferson is his first name.

 We checked into our condo....

It was super nice and in a good location.  We might just stay there again one time.

 Friday night we went out to eat with one of Trey's buddies he knows from the legislature.  This was fine dining at it's best!

 My dessert!

 We hopped over to a swanky bar with an amazing view of the city.

 The LEG lamp!  You wouldn't understand if you've never see the movie, A Christmas Story.

 View.

 Saturday morning we got breakfast here...

 And Kel, the man we ate with Friday night, took us on a 3.5 hour tour of the city.  The cemeteries are really neat.

 I was sooooooo tired from a bad night's sleep that I took a 2.5 hour nap while Trey watched the Masters.  Then when he woke me up we walked around and ate some lunch.  A late lunch.

 And shopped

 That night we dined fancy again...

 And Trey made a friend...

 Sunday morning we ate a fun brunch at Willa Jean's.

 Then acted touristy and I got a sunburn on my shoulders!

 We happened to go on the biggest weekend...The French Quarter Festival.

 And who can visit NOLA without a beignets!!!!

 It was serious eating!!!...I had to scrunch my nose.

 We checked out of the condo and into the Le Pavillion.  This hotel is 110 years old and we just so happened to stay there the night we got married 12 years ago.

 It's beautiful inside!

 After we ate we went to some hippie art festival, per Trey's request!!!

 He really does love me even though I give him a hard time.  Someone has to.

 My art

And his....See I get my fair share of his mess too!

Thank you to my dad for keeping Annie and Bitty for a little while on Friday, thank you Anna Greer for helping Puddin out on Saturday, and a SUPER DUPER BIG thank you to Puddin and Pops for keeping our babies all weekend.  I think it's essential for parents to get mental health breaks, but they don't happen without lots of help.  Soooo thank you all..... we had a GREAT time!

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Behind on blogging

I’m kind of in FREAK OUT mode because it’s April 10 and I have yet to blog in this month!  Life with 3 kids, two baseball teams, homework, laundry, cleaning, errands, trips, etc. can just about exhaust a woman, so I am trying to catch up.

Last weekend, Annie and I rode the golf cart to the tennis courts to watch some folks hitting balls around.  Annie and Emery had big fun.  

 The next day my crew, Dad, and Ken’s crew participated in the walk/run for pancreatic cancer.  Mom desperately wanted them to find a cure in her lifetime.  That didn’t happen, so we will continue to walk in her memory as long as we can.

I wear a necklace everyday with mom's thumbprint on it.  Ken has a thumbprint too, but he doesn't wear it.  Instead, he rubbed it the entire 3.1 miles he ran.

 Bitty got to bring the "share bucket" to school.  You include: your favorite toy (see his dually tractor), favorite book, pictures of your family, and a favorite snack.  In our house you go big or go home.  We brought fruit snacks, cookies, drinks for the kids, and drinks for the teachers.

 She's changing so much everyday, y'all.  My baby is disappearing!

 Tisses

 And Annie and her Puh.  I believe they are big buddies!

White flags

This has been one of those weeks where I'm like "I'll wave the white flag and surrender".  It started off okay on Monday.  Tuesday my friend and decorator came to help spruce up a few things so we got to babysit Conrad.  Poor boy had to lie on a pink blanket.

Well, while he was here, Annie woke up from her nap and had thrown up all in her bed!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday was the boys last night to sleep with me!!!!!  They think it's a must when Fancy isn't here to sleep with me.  I'm glad their slumber is so lovely, because mine is not!

Since Tuesday turned out to be a rough day with a sick child and lack of sleep, I told Bitty he had to stay at school all day on Wednesday so I could clean and do laundry.  About 12:30, while I was rocking Annie for her nap, his teacher called to say he had a ROCK stuck in his nose.  Y'all, this isn't our first rodeo with foreign objects up his nose.  We've also had a carrot and purple bead.  I was thinking lots of things, but compassion really wasn't one of them.  I told her if he was breathing okay, wasn't hurting, and wasn't crying then he could tough it out for two hours.   A few minutes later she text me to say it was out with some hard blowing.  ONLY my child!

Both needed to push at Wal-Mart.   (side note- it's in the 70's here, but Sister insisted on wearing a coat).

Sine Die- the session has adjourned!!!!!!!  

Daddy's home 2017....

2016

2015

2014

2013   And I couldn't find a 2012

So Daddy is home and we're all so excited that about midnight Wednesday night/Thursday morning, Bitty and I both got the stomach bug.  Y'all....I HATE THE STOMACH BUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My washing machine has literally gone for 48 straight hours.  Annie threw up in her bed 3 times and Bitty threw up in Ford's bed 3 times.  I threw up in my bed 0 times.  I have since BEGGED Ford that if he gets sick to NOT throw up in the bed.

Report Card time...  You can't read it so,

Reading- 96.25
Math- 99.05

Science/Social Studies- 99.29

Spelling- 97.11

English- 97.69

Bitty still talks, yells, screams, hollers, growls, who even knows...but the kid is just going to be loud.

Last report card I got on to him because he only counted to like 28.  I told him he could count higher than that and he reported back that he was NOT because it took much too long.  I preached to him that he better try his best so this time he gave me 108!

Are you taller than Puh?

  You know some people are outgoing and enjoy the spotlight, and then there are others who prefer to sit back and watch the show.  John Brantley fits on both sides of the spectrum depending on the situation and circumstances.  He's funny about friends too.  He will only tell you he has a few, whereas Ford has tons.  Bitty's best buddy in his classroom this year is Eli.  We've had Eli over to play a few times, and they have a large time.

Baseball.  Holy mother of pearl.  Baseball.  I love baseball.  I was a batgirl.  I lived my life as a child at the baseball fields.  But this baseball stuff is serious.  

Fancy is STILL in session and I've been running the show, possibly sinking, since January 3.  I like to think I handle, juggle, manage things well, but late nights I do NOT.  Ford was scheduled to have a baseball tournament in Arkansas this past weekend.  Game #1 started Friday night at 8:30.  We live in Mississippi, not Arkansas mind you.  So, I kind of told Trey I refused to go.  He couldn't take Ford because they had to work all weekend.  Apparently word leaked to Puddin and Pops and they offered to take Ford.  Points for them!!!!!!  

Pops called and invited Bitty to join the late night festivities.  He assured me that he wanted to tag along even after I explained the events of the evening.

That game that was supposed to start at 8:30 started at 9:30, but Bitty was out cold at 8:34.

The game ended and they were home by 11:30, but this momma was ASLEEP!!!!!!!  Thank you, Puddin and Pops!

My kids ALL hate food.  Gracious I wish I did, but it's just not the case.  Spaghetti is the only thing I can make that they'll all eat.

I accidentally poked Bitty under the eye with my fingernail.  He needed a picture to see if it was bleeding.

Our Greer was in beauty review on Saturday.  She looked beautiful!!!!

You're only as cool as you think you are...and well... I'm pretty sure he's cool!!!!!!!!

There are those times when you just want a cute picture of your kids and they act like gooses.

Bitty was MAD that I assisted him with straightening his belt.  I mean COME ON!

Fishing.  I personally don't love it simply because I'm not patient enough and my undiagnosed ADD kicks in and I want to do something else.  However, Bitty likes to fish in our backyard.

Deep thoughts by Annie Lamar

Conversation with Bitty on the way to get Ford from school....

Bitty: "Are you taller than Puh?"
Me:  "Yes"
Bitty:  "Are you taller than Puh even with socks on?"

Diva = 25 months

Happy 25 months to this diva right here!!!

She's bossy and loud.  She's prissy and outgoing.  She's loveable and needy.  She's picky and full of life.  She's our baby girl and we couldn't love her more!!!!