Happy St. Patty's Day

And what a beautiful day it is...The sun is shining, causing the snow to sparkle, beautiful, especially when enjoyed from the comfort of "inside" my home. It is 3 degrees right now, so happy I don't have to venture out to my "job".

The resident leprechaun has made his early morning visit...Milk that was once white is now a nice shade of green....The daycare kids love this....We will go back and forth me "no it's white, milk is always white" them: "no! It's green really look it's green" me: "it is not, white I tell you, milk is white" and so it goes back and forth until they finally show me the milk and say "see it is green" "well" I say "I guess it is, that silly leprechaun" today a new comment thrown in "Deb I think your going crazy" great these little people are so wonderful for my self esteem :) Now they are discussing what is going to happen at lunch, quite interesting don't you think that the leprechaun always appears at meal times and naptime. It's days like this that remind me why I love my job, only kids will buy fully into the magic and wonder that is a leprechaun....And spread it throughout the day.

another tradition of ours for St Patricks day is watching Lord of the Dance go here if you are not sure what that is http://www.lordofthedance.com/ My neighbor Dennis introduced us to this years and years ago, actually it was Riverdance but over time we have found we like Lord of the Dance better. It started with a phone call, Dennis "what are you doing" me "nothing, why?"
"turn your TV to channel 2 (our local PBS station) you have to see this show" so I turn it and ask what? Is it..."Well it is only the best Irish dancing you will ever see" "oh, I say what is Irish dancing?" "just watch" he says. So I watch and soon I'm calling the kids "hey, come see this, it's really cool" so there we sit my kids and I in our living room, Dennis next door in his living room, connected by the phone watching riverdance. In a word it was amazing, simply amazing. Our youngest had dreams of being an Irish dancer for many years after. When we had the opportunity to see Riverdance live, we naturally took Dennis with us, it is simply breathtaking to watch and listen to , and experience. I discovered Lord of the Dance by accident when I went to purchased a copy of Riverdance. This soon become our favorite and I and the daycare kids watch it every St. Patty's Day. We were able to see Lord of the Dance in Mankato at the Civic center...Another spectacular show....The kids were in awe.
Dennis' random phone call reminded me of other random calls over the years. Dennis has been known to call at 1 am, 3 am....Midnight real random. I learned that when he said "what are you doing" it was usually going to lead to an adventure. One night he called midnight, "what are you doing?" "sleeping" I said. "oh, go look out your front window" "why?" said in a whiny voice. "just do it" so I dragged my butt out of bed and go to the living room to peek out my window, still on the phone with Dennis . "This better be good" I grumble "just look" he says. So I do and then utter "holy crap Dennis what is going on???" what did I see? Police and sheriff cars blocking the entire road in front of our homes..."What is going on?" I ask, Dennis is the resident know it all he has a scanner. "they are looking for a man who stabbed his wife" he says "WHAT?" I say. "hey what is the officer in front of your house doing? I can't see him" "well Dennis it looks like he is pointing a gun at the house" did I just say gun???? "oh man" I say "this is better than TV" Dennis just laughs, and so for an hour we watch and comment, at one point I suggested he toodle out there to ask them what they were doing, but he commented that I was younger and could move faster in case there were bullets to dodge. What a guy.
Another late night call, 3 am brought the most spectacular show I have ever witnessed. Me answering the phone "lo" Dennis "what are you doing" me"oh I don't know Dennis scrubbing the toilets it is 3 am you know" he laughs and says come outside you have to see this. "Dennis it's 3 am I don't want to go outside" "It's the northern lights you have to come see them" he says...So out I go. Standing in his front yard watching the northern lights....Simply wow!
over the years I've learned that if Dennis calls and says "what are you doing" the answer will never be simple, and often the outcome will be something amazing.
Hoping you have the luck of the Irish today, and that you will be kissed by the magic of a leprechaun.
Debbie
qotd: how do you celebrate St. Patricks Day?