Betsy Boudreaux
Please Forgive Me While I Don’t Get Back to Your Text
If there is one thing I can admit about myself, it's that I'm terrible at responding to personal messages. Not the teacher emails or work related messages, but the social communication type of messages....
Holiday Party Treat Bags :: Trash or Treasures?
Let's talk treat bags and party favors...
After the long Christmas break, I pulled all of the kids' backpacks out of the closet to prepare them for back to school. I wondered why my 1st...
Lafayette Mardi Gras, Who Knew? and a Few Fun Facts
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
A Cajun expression often heard in these parts, meaning "Let the good times roll!" conveys the "joie de vivre" ("joy of living") of the good people of Lafayette. Now that's...
Out with the Old :: Learning to Let Go
A new year is upon us and pretty soon we'll be hearing the words "spring cleaning." Out with the old and in with the new! So why do I have so much trouble with the first...
Little Eyes Are Watching :: Why I Don’t Text and Drive
There is one thing I do very conscientiously everyday.
I don't text and drive.
To be very honest, the main reason I don't is because I have a 14 year old child. A 14 year old...
Why, Oh Why, Did I Bring an Elf Into the House?!
Y'all, this Elf (as in, on the Shelf) ... the cute little felt guy, with the twinkle in his eye, that brings joy to children around the world. It's all fun and games and...
“I Don’t Want to Make F’s, It’s Just That I’m Dumb” {Helping to Build...
As the 1st nine weeks of school has come to an end, I breath a sigh of relief.
One nine weeks down, three to go. We made it! Through lots of projects, hours of homework...
A Saturday of Festival’in!
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Every year, our family looks forward to October. Of course, there are the obvious reasons of Halloween, fall temperatures, gumbo and...