My blog has been quiet because I took a short trip to Angi’s! I met Angi online through Sonlight‘s forums, the home school curriculum we use. It was terrific to meet her IRL (in real life)!!!
(Well, the terrific time began AFTER I sat on the Moline, IL runway for 3 hours! 
By then it was past time for my connecting flight to have left Atlanta. I couldn’t change the weather so figured I’d deal with it when I got to Atlanta. Once there, my flight from 2 1/2 hrs ago was still there! 
I got on, Angi tracked it online, and I made it to my destination with my suitcase!)
On Wednesday she took me to see Biloxi and the Katrina Memorial.
This wall part of the memorial shows how high the water from the hurricane got. This is a good block from the coastline.
I really liked the collage of items that washed up and is arranged here.
She took me along the coast and the remaining destruction is just incredible! We had lunch before returning home.
On Thursday her older girls joined us to visit the French Quarter in New Orleans.
One stop was at Cafe Du Monde for beignets & coffee. I cheated and had 3 bites of Angi’s. An order is for 3 of these pastries!
They enjoyed the special coffee and the table ended up being coated in powdered sugar!
We took a carriage ride tour of the French Quarter which gave a good overview of that part of town. Pretty much all I needed of that part of life and we were thankful this was a weekday morning for our visit.
Of course, there are many more pictures that I didn’t post. So much to capture! I do regret not getting my camera out more when we were at her house. I’m missing pictures of some of her family so I’ll need to return!
Misc pictures….
Keller is 5 months old
Angi & Me!
I had a wonderful time. It was warm (spring-like) and sunny. Angi’s family is a treasure and I enjoyed meeting them all!
Her middles are near JP’s age,
Angi & Gil are amazing hosts and I was truly blessed by visiting with them!
and sew on... 
Sounds like so much fun!! Great pictures!
mompotter
What fun!
Love the pics, & so glad you guys were able to meet!!!
Oh, Jules . . .have you forgotten the baby cries and throw ups and dashing about? Me thinks you have shined the kettle! “)
but I don’t mind . . .I am a rose colored glasses girl, all the way! “)
I loved your visit, and I’m so glad you came!! “)
No shining needed, Angi! Cries were not my fault and I was A-OK to console, no one threw up on ME, and the dashing was not too much!
It was a wonderful visit – that’s a fact! 🙂
I did spill powdered sugar on my pants but that went with the territory.
What a wonderful trip, Joyce, I’m going to KC at the end of the month for a retreat with some of my online quilting friends. Bet it was really nice to get away from that snow.