Monday, November 5, 2018 - Early voting for the mid-term elections is over. In our first voting as new (again) Louisiana voters we went to the Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse and voted at the Registrar of Voters office last Monday. Seems that gone are the days of stepping inside the big voting pole and having the… Continue reading 11.05.18 Early Voting – Vote Republican, Painted Rocks, Cucumbers, Baseball Cards!
Category: Home in Amite
10.17.18 Tangipahoa Parish Fair 2018
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - The Tangipahoa Parish Fair 2018 was last weekend. The school children were allowed off of school the Friday of that weekend. We've lived in Tangipahoa Parish (that's like a county in other states) for over 30 years and have never been to the fair. We went this year and took… Continue reading 10.17.18 Tangipahoa Parish Fair 2018
09.30.18 Boot Hill Bar and Restaurant in Amite, Louisiana
Sunday, September 30, 2018 - I wrote this to hopefully promote to friends and family in this area this great new restaurant, BOOT HILL BAR. Yes it is a bar. but the large room we ate in was not in the bar. Even if you eat in the booths in the bar you don't have… Continue reading 09.30.18 Boot Hill Bar and Restaurant in Amite, Louisiana
09.18.18 Final knee doctor visit and a wonderful 64th birthday!
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - Last Wednesday Roy and I visited with Dr. Peter Blessey at Ochsner in Covington for my final post surgery visit. He said my knee healing is going really well. It will probably be another 6 weeks before everything inside my knee is completely healed. My knee reminded me the other… Continue reading 09.18.18 Final knee doctor visit and a wonderful 64th birthday!
09.14.18 Chauvin Produce Company
Friday, September 14, 1954 - Today is my 64th birthday! Happy Birthday to me! Lots of wonderful birthday wishes from my Facebook friends and family, my sister and my two sons. My birthday celebration started a couple of weeks ago when our oldest son's family took us out to dinner at LaCaretta - DELICIOUS!!! Our… Continue reading 09.14.18 Chauvin Produce Company
09.10.18 – Morning coffee and hummingbirds
Monday, September 10, 2018 - Every morning when Roy and I get up we get our coffee and sit together on the front porch enjoying the hummingbirds. When Roy first put one hanger and a hummingbird feeder in the front garden, it took a few days but the hummingbirds started to visit. We added a… Continue reading 09.10.18 – Morning coffee and hummingbirds
08.07.18 This and that from recent days!
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - My physical therapist buddy, Brennan, comes everyday to put me through the exercises and to get me to walk around the house using my walker. Here we are during one of our special times! I'm doing better each day so God is healing me and the therapy is working! Omni… Continue reading 08.07.18 This and that from recent days!
07.23.18 Private pre surgery class
Monday, July 23, 2018 - Never have I ever heard of a private pre-surgery class, but we went to one this week. Dr. Peter Blessey is doing my partial knee replacement. I got a call from his office to schedule a presurgery class for myself and Roy who will be accompanying me the day of… Continue reading 07.23.18 Private pre surgery class
07.09.18 Doctor, doctor, doctor, no doctor – in reverse!
Monday, July 9, 2018 - I wrote a nice long blog post to document, for me, recent doctors appointments that happened and didn't happen. I need that level of detail to help me remember these things. I've decided all this doesn't really need to be public (I know, I decide this after years of telling… Continue reading 07.09.18 Doctor, doctor, doctor, no doctor – in reverse!
07.10.18 Watermelon, Blue Bell, figs, chicken breast and burgers, homemade french fries, bedroom set, two birthdays, rock painting and frozen avocados!
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 - Last Sunday after church, we stopped at the Robert (small town) Supermarket. Not only was Blue Bell ice cream on sale for $4.55 but giant watermelons were only $6.88. They have been up to $12 each lately for the really big ones. We bought two watermelons and two containers of… Continue reading 07.10.18 Watermelon, Blue Bell, figs, chicken breast and burgers, homemade french fries, bedroom set, two birthdays, rock painting and frozen avocados!