Boudreaux Joke for the Day

boudreaux joke: marie and boudreaux were getting ready to have their 50th anniversary and marie says, "may boudreaux, for our anniversary present, i want one of dem milk bats like the stars take to make der skin soft." boudreaux says, "marie, tomorrow i'll ax the milk man if he can help". the next day, the milk man comes over and boudreaux tells him that marie wants one of dem milk bats like the stars take to make her skin soft. the milk man says, "may, i can fill dat tub up wit milk if she want and she can soak in it." boudreaux tells him thats a great idea and the milk man says, " does she want dat pasturized or unpasturized." boudreaux says, "just put it past her hip. if she wants it past her eyes she can splash it up."

LSU Lakes

Those are geese or pelicans or some kind of crane...

While I was in Baton Rouge, I did one of my favorite things and wallked around the LSU Lakes. I just happened to have my trusty old camera on my phone. It was such a beautifyl day I had to take pictures to savor it! This is my therapy! I wish there was something like that here!

Z Bebe' Shower

Nicole's baby shower was this past Friday in Baton Rouge at La Madeleine's. Her colors were black and white with a little bit of pink. There were lots of people there which must have meant they recieved their "wonderful" invitations. Nicole looked great of course and Burgundy, Wendy and I were the hostesses. Regretfully her mom wasn't there for most of it because her dad (Nicole's Paw) was dying in the hospital. But as someone said at the shower, the new little one will have part of her Paw Paw's spirit and as one great soul leaves this earth, another new one comes in. So, it was a bitter sweet night for Nicole and her family. Nicole got lots of great gifts, some duplicates that I'm sure Nicole has already taken back to the store to exchange for new"stuff". She didn't get any of the necessities like diapers, bottles. It was strictly clothes, blankets and pillows! Nicole wanted her cake to be black white and a little bit of pink so this is what Janell made. Isn't it grand?

Of course it killed me to walk in and there be no tablecloth on that table but I was able to let it go.


Nicole -bless her heart- brought and made her own punch for the shower. i was too rushed to be able to do it. but that punch was better than the one I would've made.

One of the girls who was helping us hostesses asked me if she should start getting the pen and paper ready to record the baby gifts to send thank you notes. Amidst all the action and in complete sincerity and earnestness, I said, Jenn, do you really think Nicole's gonna send baby thank you notes? As Nicole Co Co Chanel would say, its good to have freinds who know me so well.

These little ladies cracked me up! They were like little bity's all huddled there waiting for thier (many) pieces of cake!

Nicole and the hostesses, April, Wendy and Burgundy. Nicole gave us such pretty hostess gifts.

If only there was more time in the day! and night...

For the last few Sunday nights I have not slept at wink. Literally, I think I toss and turn until 3:30a sometimes 4a and have to wake up at 6:30-7ish. So - Mondaysare pretty draggy. It might be b/c I took a nap on Sunday afternoons ( not too terribly long) or if I'm anxious in anticipation of the work day/week or if I am just unsettled b/c I didn't get everything done that I wanted to that weekend. Who knows. Today was bad b/c I had a headache too on top of all the grogginess. So I took 2 excedrin which made my tummy hurt. Please! This day is almost to an end and hopefully will have a good nights rest and day tomorrow. I had a nice quiet weekend. I did get some things accomplished. Of course there's always more to do but I try to take time out to do the things that are meaningful and not just routine. especially when its for other people. Uh oh - I just heard some big booms...it must be next door over at Camp Shelby. They must be practicing to blow up stuff or preparing to send some more troops to afghanistan. I'll just turn my ocean waves up a notch as I try to go to sleep. I would love to be at the beach right now with a warm quilt and the bright stars and the sound of the waves. I could go to sleep like that. It would be better to have someone with me though so I don't have to be all by myself on that dark beach. I think I may drive down and do that one day...go sit on the beach with a book and blanket for a day. Sounds awesome.

Invitations

I just finished making and mailing approx 100 invitations to my best friend's baby shower. I found out about it last Friday and have been in 'craft' mode all week. I'm exhausted. Alll that creating is very tiresome but enjoyable and rewarding at the same time. I would post a picture of them but I"m so tired of looking at them that I don't feel like it. But I can say they're all unique, all 91 of them and each handmade by yours truly. They are black, white, and ballet pink. Think Dancing school - ballet class. I got so strung out trying to figure out what my hairdresser best friend wanted - which is contemporary, modern trendy designs (black and white only w/ maybe a little pink) - that I just went with what I liked. Oh well! I learned that I tend to make things really unnecessarily complicatedl, which is what took me so long to finally make the decision and make them [invitations]. I always knew in the back of my mind that they would turn out great but to get it going and keep it going was exhausting. And so it is with life... But they all came out great and I pulled through in the end. My laundry and house and health suffered but - hey it was such short notice!Thanks Amber for all your great ideas and support! Yeah, like the one you gave me about making my own envelopes! Ha-eh, that was a good one! I was lucky to lick the envelope! Maybe next time. Definitely.

Heres' a little song I like

"Gravity" by Sara Bareilles

Somethin always brings me back to you,
it never takes too long.
no matter what I say or do,
I still feel you here,
till the moment I"m gone.
You hold me, without touch.
Keep me without chains.
Never wanted anything so much,
than to drown in your love,
and not feel your rain.
set me free.
leave me be.
i don't wanna fall another moment into your gravity.
here i am
and i stand, so tall,
just the way i'm supposed to be.
but you're on to me,
and all over me.

oh, you loved me cause i'm fragile--
But I thought that I was strong.
But you touch me for a little while and
all my fragile strength is gone.

Set me free, leave me be.
i don't wanna fall another moment into your grav-i-ty.
here i am and i stand, so tall,
just the way i'm supposed to be.
but youre on to me, and all over me...

i live here on my knees as I
try to make you see that you're
everything I think i need, here on the ground
but you're neither friend nor foe though I
can't seem to let you go.
the one thing that I still know is that you're
keeping me, down------

Keeping me Down, yeah yeh yeh yeh
Youre on to me, on to me and all
over.

Something always, brings me back to you
It nev-ver takes too long...

Danie's night

Tonight was Danie-girls night. She's been out in the cold and she was hungry (poor sang baby) as mom would say and so I decided this would be her night. So I put on her pink jacket cause its cold and we went to.....petsmart. We got some dogfood and a toy. She got a treat even though she peed the floor at the store. I sware I never thought i'd clean up pea from A dog in a store. Needless to say she felt bad about it and we left and came home and played some more, and gave her a fine meal. So she's sittin pretty tonight. Here is a picture of when my mom was here one time and her playing with Danie-girl. Look at the one paw on mom's arm. She's so pret-ty. She's not a dog, she's a friend. :) LOL

I got her in December of 2002 I beleive. Daniel my brother was in Iraq. Hence the name Danie short for "danielle". I always thought Danny was cute for a girl anyway. My brother is not a Dan or Danny to me -- he is Daniel. So I didn't think he would mind. Should be flattered, cause she's so good and loveable. She was six weeks old, so that makes her, in her late thirties or early forties in dog years? So she and I are both women in the prime of our lives basically. She's got allergies and sneezes alot. Its fun to watch her perk up her ears and act like she's about to get somethin. And she raises her left paw (points) its so funny/cute. I don't knw if I have a picture of that yet.

My friend Cheri

I thought I would just post these beautiful pictures of my beautiful friend Cheri. Shes even more pretty on the inside as she is on the outside. She's my "Miss" "Hospitality" "Mississippi" girlfriend. A true southern belle just like me, my mama and my sistas. Heavenly Father already gave me two wonderful sisters and my beautiful mother as freinds on this earth. But He definitely provided a dear friend for me while I live here in Hattiesburg. I met Cheri when she worked with me at Horne, llp. We joke and say "Horn-y llp". One time I wanted her to try these yummy caramel chews. And she called me from her office and said, Ah, April, I was eating one of these delicious caramels you gave me and, mmm, its so good... but, I think my tooth just came out. I felt so bad! but she was so calm and cool. Thinking back on it now - I"m practically rolling on the floor laughing!



This is a picture of us and our Mom's eating at Bianchi's Pizza in downtown Hattiesburg. That was a great night. We all hit it off. THen for the last 30 minutes we all started talking in our long, drawn out, sweet southern drawl and people sitting around us were mezmerized. It was great!

Cheri is 25 (?) I think she just turned in January. She just threw an awesome jewelry party on Saturday with awesome treats - I thought I was at a really nice bridal shower. Now, she works at a different accounting firm so we dont' get to work together anymore. She's been a married woman for a little over a year and got married down in St. Lucia. (pretty pictures and video). I know my sisters Amber and Aftan would love her and her mom Ellie! Ellie started cracking up when she was telling us at the jewelry party, Cheri was making these peanut butter fudge brownies and the sides were getting really done but the middle was still gooey. So Cheri took it out and cut out the middle in a nice rectangle and put it back in the oven to finish "firmin up". And then she put it back in the brownie frame to cut into squares. funny ;)

Always Marry an April girl

I found this cool picture with a cool title and poem that went with it! Click on this link to see the picture!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lejson/124135965/

Praise the spells and bless the charms,

found April in my arms. April golden, April cloudy,

Gracious, cruel, tender, rowdy; April soft in

flowered languor, April cold with sudden anger,

Ever changing, ever true -- I love April, I love you.

Poem By OGDEN NASH (1902 - 1971)

More pics for my mom ;)

This is the "gallery" of my uncle's paintings in the guest room.

also in the guest room, are some heirloom hats, aprons, etc.

my chabby chic bathroom.

the old dresser furniture in my bedroom.

a small bookshelf in the living room. My big bookshelf that I got for Chrismtas is STILL in the box! I'm trying to hunt for someone who will put it together for me.

some mo

my favorate chair. yeah, i 've got to get new drapes. the black toile and leapord aren't hittin together.

a little vinette; just a chair (more seating room) and an old trucnk (antique)

More pics of my house

this is little table is in the guest room

this is my bedroom; that bed frame was my papa's when he was a little boy

this is the couch in the living room. i finally broke down and bought a couch cover (stretchy brown) and new pillos and a new area rug. Now I just need some end tables and a coffee table. my mom was shocked at the new pillows. why? maybe she doesn't think I'm an animal print person.

i CAN'T believe its 2009!!!

Well, I guess I have to beleive it don't I. Yeah so still working it here in good ol Hattiesburg out in the country with all the pinetrees and red dirt. Warm weather, rain, green, same ol same ol. I've really gotta get back into this blog thing. It might be kinda fun. Well...I took a 5mg melatonin about an hour ago and its really starting to kick in. I'm getting very sleeeeee---py. Check ya'll later.

Home Picks - A Southern Living Extraordinaire

My parents came to my house for Christmas. I was so excited to prepare the house and menu for the grand festivities. Brad came for Christmas eve and we had seafood gumbo and watched Christmas movies. On Christmas day, we went for a walk, and of course, shopped for the next few days. My mom insisted that I take some pictures of my house. I don't quite know why, I think she was just caught up in the moment. So here are some. If you'll notice the placemats in the table setting are huge cabbage leaves Brad brought from his garden.

Back at it

Well, I decided to dig up the old blog and try and post something. I'm at home today getting a bunch of stuff done. I don't know if I do well w/ blogs b/c I usually don't know what to say - I could just talk about myself but there's really nothting to talk about. I guess sometimes there is. So I live in Hattiesburg Mississippi now and have worked for a consulting firm for about a year now. My siblings have moved to SLC Utah and my parents are still in Louisiana. Most of my time is spent at work. I have a dog named Danie-girl. She stays in the backyard and is probably pretty bored. But sometimes I let her come inside and get a treat. Hah hah hah

She's dirty from digging cuase she's so bored.

working here at USM has been very "many things". for one, i hate this keyboard. i work in the IT dept so you would think i'd have a laptop or a good keyboard and some speakers but i don't. its an interesting position i have. run reports, enter data in spreadsheet, make sure they update in the charts, perfect the slides and then submit to the directors every week.

I'm baack

This is the first post in a long time....thought I would get back to doing this. I have since moved and changed jobs. I am now working at another university setting. I had a really stressful job for about a year which really took a toll on my mental and physical health. I had to have a nodule removed from my thyroid. I am so bored here at my new job but I'm glad its not the other way around.

Rose Down

Today we went to Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville. It was a really beautiful old mansion w/ beautiful gardens. The familes that owned it did a really good job. We had almost 20 people go today from Relief Society! That is a great turnout! Wow, I'm really glad, thankful, humbled. It was a great girls day out for all of us and we needed and deserved it! We don't usually have a very cohesive bunch in our RS but I'm feeling it more now. We provided lunch in the gardens. We had chicken salad on crossaints w/ red leaf lettuce, green been salad, grapes, mini-cheescakes, and fresh raspberry lemondade. And after dinner mints. (kind of funny).

My friend Rachel is a plantation home expert. She doesn't play. She led us there and really made the whole trip easy for me and enjoyable for everyone. Of course my dream job is to be a tour guide. I'm always giving people tidbits -- all it is, is storytelling and history which I love.

Love my new laptop. Its name is BA-HEGA. Don't ask me why.

Baheega

I just got my new laptop today...I have been waiting so patiently! Its so cool! Now that its here I feel like I can get on w/ my life and get things going. I really needed one for the whole job search thing, plus I needed a computer in the house period! And I don't feel comfortable using the one at work where I feel like they monitor my every move. Of course I went into debt to get this but its an investment.

Me and my friend Amy joined weight watchers this week. So far I suck at it! I think I've blown all my points for this week and next! Oh well. I'll keep on trying I guess. Need to get moving though. My goal is to lose 20 pounds. I just need to concentrate on the day by day right now.

I'm tired. I want to stay up and keep playing on my new toy but theres still so much I need to do before I go to bed.

Tonight I made sweet potato souffle' and it was delicious. Of course, I 'm not Martha Stewart b/c when I put the dish in the oven to brown the marshmellows on top, I left them there to long and they caught fire. I screamed when I opened the oven door - there were FLAMES 6 inches high on the top of my souffle! Thank goodness I could blow them all out like a birthday wish from hell. My sister and I gently scooped off the burnt marshmellows and just spread cool whip across the top instead. Well, that idea crashed too b/c that melted too. Needless to say, they were still some darn good sweet potatoes.

Goodnight!

Raining Cats and Cats

That should tell you alot right there about what kind of HEAT I've been dealing with lately...down here in south Louisiana. We have like, a really bad rain storm with thunder/lightning/downpour almost every week or every other day. School just started back for alot of people. Me on the other hand, I'm still in the same dead end job. Trying to get my butt to workout in this heat. The latest drama that I can conjure up is that for the month of July and August, me and my brother and sister who all live together were sick with cat fungus flue. Heres the story -

My brother brought home a stray kitten. He used to breed persians so he's an animal/cat lover. Me, I'm not a real big cat fan, but they're okay. So all of a sudden my sister who has a really low immune system starts breaking out in this horrid rash all over her face and body. Poor thing. Then my brother starts getting the bumps and has a really bad one on his leg. I think it was a form of staph. Then they both start having upper respiratory problems like sore throat, swollen glands, etc. In meantime I'm really freaking out b/c I live in the house too and I'm gonna get this. I never really played or touched the kitty but lived around it, sat on the couch where it had been ,etc. So I fought it off for about a week and then I noticed a few bumps too. Mine were different looking though and total, I only had about 7 bumps the whole time. So my dr. said mine was cat fungus (ringworm). I had the sore throat and stuff too. Great. But poor brother and sister had it the worst. I had to get pretty firm w/ my roomies helping getting the house up to par, cleaning wise, and getting the source (kitty) out of there or get it treated. I dont' know if theirs was cat fungus or a bacterial infection like Staph from a cat. My brother seems to think its some rare monkey pox or something.

Needless to say, the cat is gone, all our bumps have started going away although it takes months to get it out of your system. Its highly contagious too. Like, my boyfriend got one on his arm and neck. So did my sisters make out partner and brother's ho. Sorry, that was mean. Thats not true at all!

But man! I learned alot I guess about handling trials. Why does this happen to me sorta thing. I learned you should still handle things w/ grace and humility. Not throw more than one fit.