Well Spring is finally here so it means its time to clean out all of the closets. But before anyone throws anything away this year make sure to check and see if what you intend to throw away doesn't have any value to it. I have seen a lot of history end up in the trash when I was a child and I hate to see that happen now as an adult. Please make sure everyone checks the batteries in all smoke detectors in the house. If you don't have one please contact your nearest fire department; they are willing to give you one free and will even install them for you if you can not do so yourself. This should be on everyone's must list.

For those of you who go out to all the cemeteries to document them and take pictures; please take extra precaution with you; the mosquito are bigger and hungrier this year and plus this is the season that snakes come out and about. Also try to take someone with you on these trips. There is no telling what can happen in a cemetery.

If anyone plans on taking a vacation this year, I would like to recommend taking it in Louisiana. Louisiana has so much to offer anyone. You can find all kinds of history in every little town in Louisiana. You don't have to go to big cities to find it. I, myself, plan on taking my family down south (Houma /Baton Rouge/ St. Francisville area) this summer. I want my children to learn how life was on a real plantation. I think this will be a great learning experience for us all.