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I was diagnosed with scarlet fever in my early twenties. It’s the only time I’ve been so sick that I thought I was going to die. My fever got super high, like 104 and I had a red rash all over my body, including eyelids and inside my ears. But the worst part was that my throat was on fire. It felt like I was swallowing glass anytime I would swallow. It was so bad that I kept a cup by my bed to spit out my saliva bc it hurt so bad to swallow. It was pretty horrible. And I get kidney stones but the scarlet fever was worse.

You won’t see a lot of kids’ activities scheduled on Wednesdays in south LA either but that’s bc the public school Catholics have CCD on Wednesday nights. At least in LC.

I have a co-worker whose daughter recently made her high school cheer team. A couple weeks later in a group message to several co-workers she sends a link to a donation page to help pay for the stuff she needs for the cheer team. Not competition cheer, not travel ball. I was shocked. I get sending it to grandma but to co-workers?! I’ll happily pay for a catfish dinner or a raffle but just straight up solicitation of money was an easy no for me.

The front = the living room

Ex. Someone calls asking for your mom and you say, “she’s in the front, let me go get her:”

I still catch myself saying this. I assume it comes from the shotgun houses where the living room was in the front of the house. My great grandparents lived in a shotgun but we used it regardless of the style of the house or whether the living room is in the front of the house.

Matilda’s Faberge Egg collection is on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Has been on exhibit there for years.

I’m no weather expert but I can say the snow turned fluffy in Lake Charles about 30 minutes ago.

On Eagles Wings is a classic that I love from when I was a kid.

My kids’ Catholic school sings the Anima Christi towards the end of every school Mass, and I tear up every time I hear it. Very powerful song.

Texas Renaissance Festival

First, I agree with the people on here saying to get a minivan. Especially for when your kids are little. I got an Odyssey when I had my second, even though I said I would never own a minivan, and I’m glad I did. It was a great vehicle, and the sliding doors are super convenient for when you are loaded down with diaper bags and kids. Had the odyssey for ten years.

Second, after the minivan I bought the Palisade. I absolutely love it. Have had it for two years. Love the third row now that the kids are older and I’m carpooling or they have friends over, etc. I have the Calligraphy model which comes with second row captain’s seats standard. There is plenty of room for everyone. When I don’t have other kids in the car, I keep the third row down and there’s lots of space for all the chairs, backpacks, and stuff we need nowadays. I would recommend.

Line is just getting into Lake Charles.