Grumpy's Wife said:Thanks. We only have Sam's in our neck of the woods. No Costco or BJ's. I absolutely love going to Sam's. Next week I'll be making a trip.
Bbgrizzle said:DD12 is having her 13th birthday the day after Halloween. She wants to go out to lunch and go shopping with me. That sounds easy enough! We did that last year on her birthday too.
I'm glad she likes to shop Grumpy's Wife said:Oh, how nice Bonnie. Is it just the two of you or with some of her friends?
So it'll just be us, I guess. Maybe we'll talk with a lisp again..... 
MUFFYCAT said:Tricia I see there's a thread for New Orleaners.
I hope you guys keep chatting with one another like the Chicago thread![]()
Grumpy's Wife said:Joanne do your girls not like to shop?
I know how hard it is for girls her age. Kids can be so cruel. I'm sure as time goes by she will have lots of friends.Bbgrizzle said:That's the thing, she doesn't really have any close friends here yet. Even at church, she is the ONLY girl her age.So it'll just be us, I guess. Maybe we'll talk with a lisp again.....
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Yes.Bbgrizzle said:Tricia, do you still consider yourself a New Orleanser?
I'm 40, so for 38 years of my life I was. I'm only about 45 minutes to an hour away. All our news channels we get are in New Orleans. Where we live is still considered a suburb of New Orleans.It's just not as big and the Chicago Thread. They only have about four or five of us who post there. It's nice because one lady lives in the french quarter. She keeps us posted when something new opens.MUFFYCAT said:Tricia I see there's a thread for New Orleaners.
I hope you guys keep chatting with one another like the Chicago thread![]()
Grumpy's Wife said:I know how hard it is for girls her age. Kids can be so cruel. I'm sure as time goes by she will have lots of friends.![]()
Please explain the lisp thing.![]()
I took Kelsie to American Eagle yesterday. She got a pair of Jeans for $40.00. I thought that was very good. I really try to keep her out of Abercrombie. Those same jeans would have been at least $75.00 there.MUFFYCAT said:The 12 Yo doesn't like it.![]()
And the 15 yo only likes to go to Abercrombie.
which freaks me out with some of their prices!
and she goes with her friends.

Grumpy's Wife said:I took Kelsie to American Eagle yesterday. She got a pair of Jeans for $40.00. I thought that was very good. I really try to keep her out of Abercrombie. Those same jeans would have been at least $75.00 there.![]()

I totally understand that Bonnie. Kelsie was just starting 8th grade when the Hurricane hit. She started at St. Roberts where she had been since PreK. Big 8th grader. Then went to school for three weeks where we evacuated to. We move into our "new" home and third school of the year. I thought please let the kids welcome her. Fortunately for her they did. Everyone is so spread out around here (meaning all our old friends). It took a couple of weeks for her to feel comfortable and let people in.Bbgrizzle said:The kids aren't mean to her. She's just new here and they've been friends for years. It's especially hard to be new in Jr. High or High school, where you are changing classes all the time. She has friends, but no close friends who she can hang out with outside school. The girls play with the kids on the block but there are none Heather's age, so she plays with the younger kids.

Grumpy's Wife said:I totally understand that Bonnie. Kelsie was just starting 8th grade when the Hurricane hit. She started at St. Roberts where she had been since PreK. Big 8th grader. Then went to school for three weeks where we evacuated to. We move into our "new" home and third school of the year. I thought please let the kids welcome her. Fortunately for her they did. Everyone is so spread out around here (meaning all our old friends). It took a couple of weeks for her to feel comfortable and let people in.![]()
No family members but a few acquaintances died.Bbgrizzle said:Man, Tricia. I can't believe everything you went through. Did you lose any people you knew?
