I was born in a Small Town

Mom invited my brother Jamie and his family (Lesley and Seamus), Madeline, and me to the Christmas parade in Liberty, Mississippi. I lived in Liberty from age three until I went away to college. Going to a Christmas parade in a small town, especially your hometown, is a wonderful experience. First of all, the streets are not crowded; therefore, you get tons of candy and throws without having to fight for them.

Next, the parade is not extremely long, so the kids don't get tired before it's halfway over...well...on second thought, this little one did!

And, of course, the highlight of the parade is seeing Santa come down the lane on a firetruck!

When we were finished we had Christmas cupcakes at mom's. Doesn't Seamus look like he has a "Pencil-thin Mustache?"

Wacky Weather in South LA

In all of my living years, I have never seen it snow like this in the South. Wow, looking at some of these pictures, no one would believe me if I told them that they were made in Louisiana...and for that matter, south Louisiana. Madeline made a wish on a star one night, "I wish it would snow for Christmas." Well, she got her wish, and it is pretty darn close to Christmas. The whole southern part of Louisiana and Mississippi entered a state of shock. No one down here knows how to function in the snow...not even a little bit. Schools and businesses shut down, and we all stayed inside, or, rather, outside and played in the snow. We lost utilities for two days. Jason made me laugh when he told his dad that he supposed the insurance companies would now add a "snowstorm" rider to our policy just as they did with hurricanes. One last note....yesterday, a week after this storm, it was 80 degrees outside!!! Gotta love living in the South!!