Sunday, January 18, 2009

NEW: View photo gallery, Mardi Gras in New Orleans

By TERRY R. CASSREINO

MADISON, Miss. (Sunday, Jan.18, 2009, 5:03 p.m.) – It’s Carnival time in New Orleans.

And with parades just weeks away, I thought I’d post a new photo gallery here to the blog. This one features some Mardi Gras photos I’ve gathered over the past three years.

These are some of the nicer ones, a small sampling of the literally hundreds I’ve snapped.

As we get closer to Mardi Gras and I start attending events – the Endymion Coronation Ball, the Endymion float show and New Orleans area parades – look for more photos.

Until then, enjoy.

Copyright 2009 by Terry R. Cassreino. All rights reserved.


DIRECTIONS: Click photo to enlarge. Toggle photo captions with button in left-hand corner of photo gallery slide show.

One month since we returned from China

By TERRY R. CASSREINO

MADISON, Miss. (Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, 5 p.m.) – Today marks one month since Pam, Matthew and I returned home from China.

And it’s been an incredibly hectic month. I returned to work at the Mississippi Democratic Party. And we’ve tried to settle into a normal day-to-day routine at home.

Pam is still on maternity leave and will likely stay that way through the month of February. Meanwhile, Matthew continues to adjust well at home; he turned 22 months last Thursday.

On Tuesday, Pam and I will take Matthew to an orthopedic specialist to examine his club foot. Our pediatrician said he believes everything is fine; our orthopedic specialist should tell us if he needs any special shoes.

Check back today because I’ll be posting a new photo gallery – one for Mardi Gras.

With Carnival season in full swing, I thought a look back on Mardi Gras these past few years is appropriate.

Copyright 2009 by Terry R. Cassreino. All rights reserved.