messymimi's meanderings

Now, i've seen some crazy signs in south Louisiana, but even i had to stop and look twice at this one. Right on a highway, there it wa...

It's easy:  go to the new library! Yes, the long awaited new Main library is now open. To give you an idea, here are a couple of pic...

On both nights when our church had its Live Nativity performance, rain threatened (and, in fact, on the second night, sprinkled down a bit d...

Being away from home is so difficult for parents, and never more so than at a special holiday time. This can be true for parents who have ...

A few days ago, i posted about my new toy, the NuWave induction cook top. The beauty of it is it uses less electricity and is more prec...

...that if you don't use corn syrup often, and you end up with a little left in the bottom of a bottle in the back of the pantry, and if...

It was our usual Friday evening shift at the cat shelter.  We give everyone food and water, medicate those that need medicating, sweep the f...

Bigger Girl has always wanted to do things that some might consider weird or offbeat.  She is her own person.  She wants to fly, in many way...

Sometimes happiness comes from the simplest things. Saturday was very busy from very early, but one simple thing made me happy.  Sweetie, ...

 A few weeks ago, while we were on vacation, Little Girl's close friend Annie came by each day and took care of our cats.  (She was earn...