First Mardi Gras Parade in Ocean Springs

I took a break from getting ready for next term to catch some beads at our town's first carnival parade of the season. The weather was perfect and we had the good fortune to stand next to some first time parade goers. We really enjoyed the excitement of the children at the parade. There were many, many throws and a good variety of groups represented. It was a grand afternoon.


Two families were kind enough to let me photograph their children, both first time parade goers.

This young man had a great time.  At the beginning of the parade, he wanted to catch something for his mother.  By the end of the parade, his entire family was covered in trinkets even the family dog.   Now the problem was how to get it all to the car. . .

This little person felt like most of us at the end of the day – bejeweled and happy but ready for a good nap.

Jon and I hope that you and your family have a safe and happy carnival season.  In case you missed today’s parade, there are more than a dozen parades left to roll in our area including a night parade in Ocean Springs on March 4.  Catch some fun! It is free and in our area very family friendly.

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Mardi Gras parade schedule has been posted at gulflive.com   

Laissez les bons temps rouler!  Let the good times roll!

Using SmartArt, Charts, and Shapes in PowerPoint 2007-MECA 2011

I am presenting a session today at MECA - Mississippi Educational Computing Association. For those of you who would like a copy of the presentation, I have posted it here.

The original presentation had animated images but since this post was converted to a PDF file those images are now static. This presentation was intended for beginning computer users.


Using SmartArt, Charts, and Shapes in PowerPoint 2007-MECA 2011