Greetings, my name is Evann.
My husband and I are originally from New Orleans, but for the past 16 years we have called Missouri our home. We have lived in Massachusetts and Wisconsin as well, always taking our New Orleans music and food with us where ever we go.
In my previous life, before 24 years of marriage and 6 wonderful children, I was an ad agency art director and still do a bit of freelance and web design. We have homeschooled all 6 for a total of 19 years of homeschooling experience.
In addition to Homeschool Goodies, I am the webmaster of the Virtual St. Joseph Altar which made its online debut in 1999.
The Fam:
Ria — graphic artist / web designer / makeup artist / actress / assistant manager, Massage Luxe / graphic designer, St. Charles Christmas Traditions
Ida — poet / guitar player & vocalist / reptile breeder & budding herpetologist / graphic artist / web designer / reptile specialist, Petco
Izzy — dancer / 14th year of dance / soloist in Midwest Dance Theatre / dance teacher at Patzius Performing Arts
Max — 11th grade / 13th year of dance / soloist in Midwest Dance Theatre / teacher’s assistant at our dance studio / member of Baited Blade Classical Fencing Club
Crozet — 8th grade / 3rd year of guitar / still the world greatest Spiderman fan (tied with Ria) / Saints fan
Aud — 5th grade / 7th year of dance / first year en pointe!
Favorite Things:
My family, homeschooling, St. Joseph, St. Joseph Altars, quilting, cross-stitch, pets (we have too many to count), Our Lady of Guadalupe, Macs, PhotoShop, flamingos, my tiki bar, Beausoliel (Grammy-winning cajun band that played at our wedding), New Orleans’ music, my kids’ dance performances, shrimp, crawfish, crabs, eight-o-clock dark roast coffee, Christmas trees, the Triple Crown races, watching movies with my family, & popcorn.
Favorite Movies:
Gone With the Wind
The Thin Man collection
The Patriot
Raiders of the Lost Ark movies
Lord of the Rings movies
African Queen
Stealing Harvard
Favorite Books:
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne DuMaurier
The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.Tolkien
Holiness for Housewives by Dom Hubert Van Zeller
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope
Favorite TV Shows:
Hogan’s Heroes
Due South
Lois and Clark
Monk
Favorite Games:
Password
Scrabble
Boggle
