Giving St. Patricks Day a shot!

Well, I got on to read all of your blogs, but google reader wasn't working and I am kind of hooked on that method of blog reading, SO I thought I would report on St. Patty's day in Miami.

I am not normally the type to do anything. But this year at around 10 am St. Pat's day, i thought i would give it a try. So I got some rainbow yarn and tied it to the door knob and then strung it throughout the house back and forth and around things and ended in a closet with a rather unconvincing pot of gold (luckily the kids got the idea and were appreciative). The loot consisted of tennis balls and mint oreos--I know strange, but they liked it. I was too late to get the gold chocolate coins I had wanted to get.Sorry, the pics didnt turn out, it was quite the web. Difficult to navigate around for me, since we had it up from 2 until after 5 so that everyone coming home at different times would have a turn to "follow the rainbow" to the "pot of gold".

Then we had Leprechaun Food for dinner. Which was the classic Corned Beef and Cabbage. Something I had heard of but didn't have the foggiest notion what it was. Being the Food storage person in my ward I dutifully read the regular installments of the food storage newletter from the stake and she included the recipe. I was intrigued and gave it a shot. MMMMMMM...Loved it! Well, I did, anyway...the kids wouldn't touch it because the meat was red and the cabbage looked like throw up (their words). I am sure this scenario is familiar to most of you parents. So they ate the multitudes of other green foods and drink that were on the table.

Caleb has been obsessing about Leprechauns this week and I can not convince him that they are imaginary creatures. Unfortunately all his friends are equally convinced and really egg each other on with details of what the leprechauns are up to!

Anyhow, it was fun. I may even try it again next year!