Six years ago, our home was damaged in Hurricane Katrina. While there were many days filled with stress and anxiety while trying to rebuild, there is always a silver lining, right? Some of the most fun days were filled with shopping for new appliances, bedding, clothes and furniture allowing us to forget about our once … Read more
Happy Holidays, Experimental Mommy readers! We had a wonderful Christmas with family, friends, and lots of generous gifts. But, the favorite gift by far for both of my daughters were their new American Girl dolls. My oldest received Marie-Grace, the doll from our New Orleans hometown while my youngest received her first American Girl doll … Read more
After the arrival of Jingles, our elf sent from Santa to keep an eye on our home, my daughters have had a wonderful time looking for their little friend and her antics each morning. The absolutely refuse to get dressed for school until they discover where Jingles is hiding or what Jingles has done while … Read more
All this holiday shopping is making me thirsty! And if you read this blog at all, you know that when I am thirsty, nothing will do except a big glass of Southern Sweet Tea. One of my favorite places to get my sweet tea fix is SONIC Drive-In (it doesn’t hurt that they have delicious … Read more
We have a friend who bakes an insane amount of cookies each Christmas. We are the joyful recipients each year of a tin full. Last year, there was a new cookie in the mix, and we all agreed it was awesome. We simply COULD NOT stop eating them. I had to have the recipe so I … Read more
This Christmas has been an awakening for me. Long gone are the days of the “cutesy” toys for my son, who is almost 10. He wants all things BOY. 100% testosterone. The challenge has been finding things that are “cool” enough for him but safe enough for me! One perfect solution is Air Zone … Read more