Parenting: Star Wars Toys for Baby

Star Wars Galactic Nights Back in May, we attended Star Wars Galactic Nights.  The Nola Nerd Baby was three months old and did a fantastic job.  She didn’t complain and slept through most of it.On the first meeting of her great-grandfather, he slipped her twenty dollars.  We want to make…

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Smiles and Pouts and Goodbyes

Mr. Nola Nerd Couple’s grandfather passed away last week. He lived a long, productive life full of good works. He was a member of the greatest generation. He volunteered at the Larose Civic Center right until the end. Today, we put him to rest. We wish we would have gotten…

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Taking Advantage of Lafreniere Park

Rare Park Days For our readers that don’t live in Louisiana, you have to understand that Fall, the season, is a rare thing.  We get a few days that are in the 50s and 60s.  When we get to the low 50s and 40s, it starts to get too cold…

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Smiles and Hurricane Michael

The Calm at the Center of a Personal Storm Health-wise, the last year has been awful.  In fact, I wrote about it in last week’s parenting post.  I also used this metaphor to describe our sweet little one: So, the Nola Nerd Baby has been at the center of this…

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Dealing with Body Trauma After Pregnancy

Last week, Mrs. Nola Nerd Couple had her gallbladder removed. It was the latest in a long line of dealing with body trauma after pregnancy for mommy. She had been experiencing pain on her left side since the baby was born.  She’s been easily nauseated and quite often would just…

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Parenting: Living in a Tropical Storm Area

We never really have been afraid of low level tropical storms.  Hurricanes, yes, but where we live, tropical storms aren’t cause for alarm besides taking care of your lawn. That was before having a kid. Before having a kid, we can go without electricity for awhile.  With a baby, it…

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