Ragin’ Cajun Piano Bar

I have never done a restaurant review before, but decided that this one deserved a mention. Last night we popped into the Rajin’ Cajun Piano Bar in Alton, Illinois,  to check out one of our local places and to get a bight to eat. The place oozes atmosphere. Awesome. We are not fussy people.  We [...]

Play Ball!

Last night Brad and I were the lucky recipients of two tickets in a luxury suite at Busch Stadium. I’d never been to a baseball game, so this was “a great adventure” for me. They had Hoochies with slingshots. and Fredbird The players: St Louis Cardinals VS New York Mets. OH MY GOD!  GRAND SLAM! [...]

Meet Duncan

Duncan is the newest addition to the McCrorey family. He is an 18 month old kitty with a big fat case of the snuggles. He was surrendered to animal welfare when his family were moving interstate to look for work and couldn’t afford to keep him. He’s adorable and we’ve fallen in love with him [...]

I do believe Prom Season is approaching!

I’m constantly amazed by the things I see when I forgot to bring the gun. Prom time is approaching and this year we have plastic ware to match!

Every day, a new surprise.

I was innocently browsing the aisles in a local store, minding my own business, when I was assaulted by this… “Each packet wrapped in a promise of God” Seriously…. WHAT THE FUCK?  Just in time for Easter, another little piece of brain washing for the kiddies! Only in the Mid-West, I tell ya!

Halloween – The Awesome Way

I know, I’ve been slack and didn’t update my blog for the longest time and now I have to catch up.  This is old news, but I’m doing it anyway.  Get  over it. 2009 was my first Halloween in the USA, it also happened to coincide with my girls visiting. Our first taste of Halloween [...]

Indoctrination Part 1 – Food, Food and More Food

Funyuns Crispy little mouthwatering morsels of oniony goodness.  Yeah Baby!  I love me some Funyuns.  When I get off my diet, I’m going to try the Wasabi variety.  *drools* Fried Green Tomatoes These sound really gross, right?  Oh no…. they’re completely awesome!  I can’t describe them as it would make them sound worse, but trust [...]

Black Friday – organisation is the key!

No, I’m not talking about Friday the 13th, I’m referring to the day after Thanksgiving. “The term “Black Friday” originated in Philadelphia in reference to the heavy traffic on that day. More recently, merchants and the media have used it instead to refer to the beginning of the period in which retailers go from being [...]