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Daily life through my toddler’s eyes
Snippets of an average day, as perceived by my 4-year-old daughter: Oh! The sun is up! Time to get out of my bed! I want to watch “My Little Pony.” Mom is still sleeping.
Read More »Surprisingly glad to see spring break go
Do you hear that sound? That is the sound of silence in my house. There are no children whining or crying or wallowing about feverishly on my new sofa. There are no thermometers beeping
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Say ‘ruff!’ Slidell getting park for dogs
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell sportswriter SLIDELL — Camellia City Bark Park will soon be a place of amusement and exercise for Slidell’s dogs after Leadership Northshore Team 1 unveiled its proposal to construct a
Read More »Viola Cocran calls it quits as SMH volunteer after over 50 years of helping at the hospital
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — Slidell Memorial CEO Bill Davis may have borrowed from an old joke, but his statement couldn’t have been more true. “When I looked in the dictionary
Read More »All-Stars
Five of the 10 players on the Slidell Youth Basketball Association’s 10-year-old All-Star team are students at Carolyn Park Middle School. The school’s all-stars are, from left, Jaylon Jones, Trey Davis, Robert Henderson and
Read More »Thank you, spring, for arriving early
Spring is officially here! My azaleas have been blooming since February, but my calendar is finally on board–it’s time to get outside! And speaking of calendars, the St. Tammany Parish calendar is chock full
Read More »Stone Soup at Slidell Christian Academy
Giving thanks for the Stone Soup at Slidell Christian Academy were, from left, front to back, Olivia Augustine (K4), Harmony Trumbach (K4), Savannah Perkins (K4) and Dakota Burnette (K4); on the right, Alex Matthews
Read More »Slidell auto dealer having impact with Hyundai Hope
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — When Mike Stedhem opened his Hyundai dealership in Slidell four years ago, he learned about a corporate program that was helping find a cure for children
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Even with cancer diagnosis at age 46, Triolo urges early testing for others
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — Pauline Triolo was clearly not used to being the center of attention. But that was the case this week at the Slidell Police Department, where friends
Read More »Special needs son teaching me lessons
I was out shopping with my 4-year-old daughter the other day, just the two of us. We were enjoying an afternoon together while my husband stayed home with my 6-year-old and 1-year-old boys. While
Read More »Toastmasters meet
The Slidell Toastmasters Club held its second February meeting. Colleen Dale served as Toastmaster of the evening, and Valerie Johnson was voted Best Speaker for speech, How to Get Out of Debt. Art Weller
Read More »Hello, new sofa!?Welcome home.
We recently purchased a new sofa for our family room. I am so happy about this because our current sofa is a horror, a HORROR, I tell you. We were able to order it
Read More »Ladies for Liberty sponsor local soldiers overseas
Organization: We support local soldiers deployed to Afghanistan with cards/letters/packages, welcome them home with gift baskets with gift cards and gifts from local businesses who want our soldiers to know that Slidell supports her
Read More »My ‘romantic’ Valentine’s Day cake for the hubs
Valentine’s Day is coming, and my husband and I have yet to make plans. I’m not sure when this happened, when we stopped making plans for Valentine’s Day, but here we are, the lamest
Read More »My son must have complex thought process
I took my 18-month-old to the pediatrician last week because I was convinced there was something wrong with him. He is whiny and clingy. He cries at the drop of a hat and wakes
Read More »LSU losing is no reason to lose sleep
Poor, poor LSU fans. Y’all are a sad bunch, you are. You were all chipper and excited Monday afternoon. I saw you pushing your grocery carts around the store and loading up on important
Read More »Adventures in family luncheons
Going out to lunch with the Swensons. We have, in our minivan, Mom (me) and Dad Swenson, and the three kids, ages 6, 4 and 1.5. It is 12:20, which is a great time
Read More »Christmas is much better with kiddos
My oldest, my Scott, turned 6 years old last week. We celebrated with cake and grandparents and presents. The week prior, I sent treats to school so Scott could be feted properly by his
Read More »Chaos, festivities go hand-in hand, right?
It is last minute Christmas around here, which means my house is in total mayhem. The kids are wild, and school is out for two weeks, so they are wreaking their havoc in the
Read More »Slidell teen gives up her gifts for kids in hospital on Christmas
By KEVIN CHIRI Slidell news bureau SLIDELL — When Camryn Muegge started reciting her Christmas wish list this year to her grandparents, they might have thought they were talking to someone other than a
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