happy saint patricks day

i'm not going to start this one off with the anything about the weather. just that i'm exhausted. getting ready to go to california for one of my oldest friends fortieth birthday extravaganza- 5 days kid free! i can't wait. but getting ready, leaving all the instructions- all that i'm barely on top of when i am here, getting stuff with work squared away, and getting ready for the trip - i'm exhausted.

it's saint patricks day- and yes i wore green-i even baked green saint patricks day cupcakes, but i'm embarrassed to say i didn't know what or why we celebrate it- so i asked the kids.

zoe said, "oh, oh i know, because of some little guy who lives under a rainbow and has a pot of gold!"

jude said, "zoe it's called a leprechaun!"

bryn said, "you have to wea-or gween or you get piieenched!"

mike said it's about saint patrick driving the snakes out of ireland. it rang a distant bell. i'm sure he's right- he always knows.

anyway- my dad sent me this link- an irish blessing- it's beautiful words, and pictures and music- and i think it's better than green beer and leprechauns. check it out.

http://www.e-water.net/viewflash.php?flash=irishblessing_en