"Houston, we have a problem....

Meaning
Originally a genuine report of a life-threatening fault. Now used humorously to report any kind of problem.
Origin
John Swigert, Jr. and James Lovell who, with Fred Haise Jr., made up the crew of the US's Apollo 13 moon flight used (almost) this phrase to report a major technical problem back to their Houston base.

Swigert: 'Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here.'

Duke: 'This is Houston. Say again please.'

Lovell: 'Houston, we've had a problem. We've had a main B bus undervolt.'

The phrase was later used as the tagline for the 1995 film - Apollo 13.

Going to Houston, Texas for work and shopping!!! Driving in Houston is CRAZY!!! S is driving and I'm her co-pilot which is even scarier 'cause I have no sense of directions. Ask R, he'll tell ya.

Addiction....

1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming. In physical addiction, the body adapts to the substance being used and gradually requires increased amounts to reproduce the effects originally produced by smaller doses.

2. an abnormally strong craving

3. A habitual or compulsive involvement in an activity

I confess, I have an addiction to...KNITTING. I started this addiction in January 2007. I've always wanted to learn how to knit for years and finally got around to sign-up for lessons. I'd like to also mention that because of this addiction I've joined a group that meets weekly with the same addiction. Meeting with this group helps me cope with my addiction. This is my 1st knitted project, a scarf of course. I will soon post a photo album of my finished projects and my WIP's (work in progress).

Spring Fever!!!

Happy Friday everyone! We’ve "Sprung Ahead". Daylight savings is much earlier this year and will end much later. R just says more time in our garden after work, which makes me happy 'cause I'm looking forward to hearty homegrown veggies this Spring/Summer. I've never planted a garden before, only herbs and peppers in pots so this will be very exciting. I'm blessed to have R with his expertise in gardening that he learned from his Grandpa and Granny in Mississippi. I need to get a list down and decide what I want to plant. B and M have the two first rows and have an idea of what they want to plant. They've mentioned watermelon, pineapple and peanuts. We'll have to do some research on the pineapple and peanuts! I'm really looking forward to homegrown tomatoes. Haven't had a good tomato in a long time. I'm sure ya'll know what I'm talking about. Veggies don't taste as good as an adult as they did when I was younger. R sent me a list of oriental/asian veggies as well. How thoughtful of him! Here's R cutting up the grass with a sod cutter and prepping the area. Notice on the deck and grass B & B putting in their two cents and giving R some gardening tips!!!

My 1st Blog

If a beauty product or the latest hot trend is advertised...I'm buying it. I can't help it, I'm a "Slave to Trend" and that's why I'm here starting a Blog. My husband says I'm silly and thinks I'm 12 that I have a My Space and now... a Blog, that's alright, it keeps me young! You may ask what's Lagniappe....it's what we call "an unexpected something extra" here in South Louisiana and that's what you'll find here on my Blog.