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Inflatable Christmas Decorations Are So Passe — Woo's World

suzyryan — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:00:03 +0000

I love drive around town with my grandkids and gaze at Christmas lights. They love to squeal from the backseat, ”Look Woo Woo, look at that one!" Personally, I prefer those lights that blink in unison with Christmas music playing on the front porch. Now that takes skill and probably some sort of engineering degree. Probably an electrician's license, too.

The latest decorating craze seems to be blow-up decorations. They blew in like a storm, everyone wanted inflatable Christmas paraphernalia in their yard. But I think they're going out of style just as quickly as they became in vogue.

Can You Tell Who Lives in a House By Their Christmas Decorations? — Woo's World

suzyryan — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:53:19 +0000

It's that time of year when something magic happens. We call it the Christmas Spirit, and it touches young and old in different ways. Houses start to sparkle and shine, draped in garlands of lights and decorations galore.

I make it a game and try to guess what kind of family lives in those beautifully decorated houses.

The Krewe of Centaur Goes Big for Mardi Gras — Woo's World

suzyryan — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:45:50 +0000

Every year about this time I start to get butterflies in my stomach. I'm lucky enough to be the person who is the Specialty Unit Director for the mighty Krewe of Centaur's Mardi Gras Parade. It's a huge, huge undertaking. I get very excited when a talented marching band says yes, they'll march with Centaur. Or when I get a creative idea that I think the crowds that attend the parade will love.

The Day I Bought Food for Poor Kids — Woo's World

suzyryan — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:00:14 +0000

School was out and there I was at McDonald's letting my grandchildren play in the playground. There was a young family there with four young boys so wild the parents couldn't keep up with them.

The toddler kept coming by offering up his fat little hand and wiggling his fingers, begging for french fries. His parents would come by and gather him up and apologize. But there was something not quite right about this situation.

Do You Remember Shreveport-Bossier's Battle of the Bands? — Woo's World

suzyryan — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:00:03 +0000

The 60s were the era of the garage band. Everybody had a band in their garage. Some were great, and others not so much. But for sure Shreveport-Bossier was the birth place of a hundred different local bands, and we thought they were all wonderful!KVKI’s sister station 710 Keel sponsored a number of gigantic Battle of the Band [...]

Why Does Nobody Smile at Walmart? — Woo's World

suzyryan — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:00:37 +0000

The next time you shop at Walmart — and we all do — take a second and look around. Nobody is smiling! You’ll see snarls in the home improvement department and frowns in the canned goods aisle. The produce area is the worse. So much pinching, pushing and tossing back items it’s a wonder there’s anything fit to [...]

Blanchard Music Festival Teams Up With Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

suzyryan — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:00:11 +0000

Grab your lawn chairs and prepare to head north, Shreveporters. The third annual Blanchard Music Festival is being held on Saturday, October 20.

The festival raises money for a local charitable cause. This year, the money raised will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure -- specifically, a local Blanchard woman who is suffering from breast cancer.

Crepe Thieves Get Unsavory Payback Thanks to Bug Attack — Woo's World

suzyryan — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:00:50 +0000

A girlfriend and myself were asked to decorate for a Ladies Luncheon at the Church. Naturally, there was little if any budget. We wanted something beautiful, so we decided on crepe myrtles. They’re cheap and plentiful. It makes me laugh to think about finding the crepe myrtles. We were like sneak thieves, slipping up to crepe myrtle trees [...]

Expert Bridge Player Loses to Beginner — Woo's World

suzyryan — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:00:56 +0000

I always say “I stink at bridge” but I don’t really mean it — it’s just a joke. I hate to think that maybe it’s true and that I really do stink! I can’t tell you how I felt when my husband after only four bridge lessons came in 5th out of 11 teams in a bridge [...]

Why I Hate Fortune Cookies — Woo's World

suzyryan — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 01:00:15 +0000

When eating at a Chinese Restaurant, most people look forward to the fortune cookie. They think they’re fun. They even believe they’re good luck. They take the lucky numbers on the back of the fortune and play them in the lottery. But me? Well, I get the stupidest fortunes of them all. Sometimes I think, ‘oh my fortune [...]

Undercover Investigator Visits Shreveport's Splash Kingdom Water Park — Woo's World

suzyryan — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 01:00:11 +0000

I decided to do something special with my grandson today. School has started already and he and I didn't get a chance to do anything he considered special this summer. So here I am at Splash Kingdom, sitting under a shade pavilion with sweat dripping off the end of my nose.

10-Year-Old Boy Drives Dad to Emergency Room After He Suffers a Heat Stroke — Woo's World

suzyryan — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:00:45 +0000

At one point in our lives, we lived on a 87-acre farm near Lake Bisteneau. As all farmers know, farm work never ends. One hot summer day, my husband and our 10-year-old son were digging post holes for some new fencing. My husband was operating the tractor and my son was manning the post hole digger. Hole after hole, they made their way across the pasture.

It was a typical Louisiana Day: a zillion degrees, high humidity and absolutely no shade. That's when it hit! My husband fell to his knees with full-fledged heat stroke.

I Love Birds. Rats? Not So Much! — Woo's World

suzyryan — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:00:27 +0000

Make no mistake about it, I’m a bird lover. Love all kinds of birds. I love to watch them. I try to figure out what kind of bird is making each chirping call. And the love of birds is how I created this next mess. I put out bird feeders. Half a dozen or so. All kinds of [...]

Mardi Gras is Close. Are You Excited? — Woo's World

suzyryan — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 03:00:49 +0000

You can feel the excitement in the air. Mardi Gras is almost here. Every August, the local Mardi Gras Krewes announce their Royalty at a Half Way to Mardi Gras party. At last count there were approximately 17 Mardi Gras Krewes in Shreveport. Think of the economic impact Mardi Gras has on the city of Shreveport. Last Saturday [...]

Who Doesn't Love Steak? — Woo's World

suzyryan — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:00:37 +0000

A person has to do what a person has to do. While eating dinner at my house, one grandchild decided she didn't like steak. Beautifully cooked rib eye steak that melts in your mouth. How could anybody not like steak? Immediately, my son and daughter sprang into action and convinced her that it wasn't steak we were eating for dinner, it was pork chops. She liked pork chops.

A Fourth of July to Remember — Woo's World

suzyryan — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:00:47 +0000

I know August is almost over, but I just had to tell you about the Fourth of July celebration this year at my house. A big fireworks show was planned at the Golf Club where we live. The kids were anxious to go and started asking when we were going to leave at 10 a.m. Of course, the [...]

Remember to Clean Out Your Cupboards — Woo's World

suzyryan — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:52:22 +0000

Ever find yourself batting gnats? Those winged nuisances that fly in front of your face and crawl on everything. I thought I had floaters in my eyes, but instead it was those darn gnats. Bananas thrown away, oranges on the patio — and still there are gnats. While fixing dinner with my daughter, she opened a cupboard to pull out an onion and [...]

That One Rainy Day I Felt Like a Kid Again – Woo's World

suzyryan — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:27:22 +0000

Have you ever had a memory that was so incredible that you remember it for years and years? Maybe you’ll remember it forever. Every time it rains I remember an event in my life that has become one of those incredible memories that I think I’ll remember forever. I’m sure I’ve embellished it over the [...]

My Husband 'Gooned' a Gymnast — Woo's World

suzyryan — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:35:11 +0000

There's no better television viewing in my humble opinion than the Olympics. Hats off to Great Britain for this year's event. I loved every second of the Olympics. From the spectacular opening to the closing ceremony and all the wonderful competition in between.

The Queen looked a little grumpy, but I think perhaps that's just because she is grumpy. She and 007 in the opening ceremonies was a hoot!

Fight to the Death to Keep the Lawn Service – Woo's World

suzyryan — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:37:47 +0000

The statement that women are from Venus and Men are from Mars is never more true then when it comes to mowing the yard. Many a battle has been waged over this one. A man looks at the lawn service as a slap to his masculinity. He can cut the yard and save that sixty bucks a week. What a great idea! A [...]