Happy St. Patrick's Day the Mom Way

Not exactly the green beer and eggs of my twenties but still pretty much in the spirit of the day. Clover shaped pancakes sprinkled with the ever popular green dinosaur sugar thingies, green milk, the good family jewelry and a special guest, Clover the bear. As I run to the crock pot to pop in the corn beef and cabbage for this evening my Irish Nana is probably rolling over in her grave. Welcome to St. Patrick's Day as a mom in 2009.

May you have the hindsight to know where you've been
the foresight to know where you're going
and the insight to know when you're going too far.

Amen to that.

And for later after the kiddies go to bed and you're hoisting a green beer to your lips I offer this Irish toast.

May your glass be ever full.
May the roof over your head be always strong.
And may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead.

Happy St. Patty's Day to you and yours!