The Day Called St. Patrick's Day

Hooray!! The Day Called St. Patrick's Day finally arrived!! The first thing I know about the day called Saint Patrick's Day is that you MUST wear green. If you don't wear green, people can pinch you! I had that covered. Look how snazzy I looked in my festive attire!!

This is what I have learned about why we have this named day. Saint Patrick was a real man who lived a very, very long time ago. His name was not Saint. That part was added later. Patrick was born in Britain, but he was kidnapped or something and taken to Ireland to work. After a while, he escaped and went back to Britain. Later, he had a dream or a vision or something that told him to go back to Ireland. He went back to Ireland to be a missionary. He told the people who were pagans (they believed in lots of things other than God) all about God. He was able to help the people in Ireland become Christians because he told the rich and powerful people first. Then the rich and powerful people helped Christianity spread to the other people. Patrick became the patron saint of Ireland. Legend says that Saint Patrick drove all of the snakes out of Ireland. (Not in a car...he just made them leave.) Actually, Ireland has never had snakes living there. This legend probably has something to do with those pagans, or "Druids", who used snakes as one of their symbols. Saint Patrick is believed to have died on March 17, which is why today was the day called Saint Patrick's Day.

There are lots of other things that have come to be associated with the day called Saint Patrick's Day. It has become a day to celebrate all things that are Irish. Shamrocks are popular symbols of the day. That is why my outfit was covered in them! My hairbow was even shaped like a shamrock!!

Leprechauns have also become a popular part of celebrations. Leprechauns are tiny little men who are always involved in some sort of shenanigans. Leprechauns can be nice or they can be mean. I prefer the nice ones. Like the one on Mom's box of Lucky Charms. He has marshmallows. :)

Pots of gold, rainbows, fun music, and girls who dance without moving their arms are also included in the celebrations. A popular phrase for the day is "Kiss Me, I'm Irish". I even have a shirt that says that! I never have any trouble getting people to do that. I'm very kissable. :)

Mom says that there are lots of other wonderful things about Ireland and Saint Patrick's Day. She said that she hopes that she will be able to take me to Ireland one day when I get older. She says that it is very beautiful there and that I would love it. She says that every year, when the day called Saint Patrick's Day comes around, she wishes that she could be in Dublin because it is so wonderful. Instead, she went to big work...

I had a wonderful day at Mrs. Leigh Ann's. I hung out at Grandmom and Granddad's after that while Mom got her hairs cut. I played with Colin. Brenna wasn't there because she is sick. I was sad that she missed the day called Saint Patrick's Day. I think she is feeling better now. Colin was telling me some confusing stuff about springs and something called "physics" because I was playing in my big toy. (I have a big toy at Grandmom and Granddad's house, too!) Colin is very smart. When I need to know stuff, I think I'll ask him.

Did you have a wonderful day called Saint Patrick's Day?? I hope so!!

Erin Go Bragh!! (That means "Ireland Forever!", Granny Kat.)

She Needs Therapy

Mom is out of control with this day called St. Patrick's Day. She really loves it. It was obvious when I looked down this morning and was once again dressed in green...

The day called St. Patrick's Day is tomorrow. Mom says we're almost ready. I've been practicing my leprechaun faces...

I had a very long day today. I had a good day at Mrs. Leigh Ann's. I hung out at Grandmom and Granddad's while Mom was at little work. Mom finally came and picked me up. Then we went to see Krystle and Chris and Mrs. Marsha and Mr. David. Mrs. Marsha broke her foot four times! (Apparently, you can break yourself if you're not careful once you're really mobile.) I think I cheered her up a little bit. Especially when Krystle was holding me and my pants fell off. (I'm too skinny for my pants...) After we visited for a little while, we came home. After my very long day, Mom did this to me...

Are you kidding me??

Mom needs therapy. She is so silly. I actually thought my little hat was hilarious. I laughed and laughed, especially when Mom put it on her head. I'm very interested to see what the day called St. Patrick's Day will bring! And maybe just a little bit scared... :)

The Ides of March

Wow! I was so tired last night. I slept and slept. Mom even had me halfway dressed this morning before I woke up. Mondays make me tired!! I got over it though and got ready for my day!

Today was a named day called the "Ides of March". It sounded shady to me. Apparently, you're supposed to "Beware the Ides of March". What?? What's it gonna do? Jump on me?? I'm not generally afraid of Tuesdays. Mom told me it's an old, old story about a man named Julius Caesar. First of all, I think that's a silly name. According to the story, a bunch of other men got mad at Mr. Caesar about something. This fellow called a "soothsayer" (I think that is a very funny word, but I think it's like a fortune teller) told Mr. Caesar to "Beware the Ides of March". Turns out, he should have listened because those angry men got together and stabbed Mr. Caesar on that day. I'm not talking about stabbed like they do when I go to the doctor. I'm talking about stabbed like they seriously hurt him until he wasn't alive anymore. Eep!!!

Anyway, that's what's up with the Ides of March. Nobody stabbed me all day long. I had a great day. I played at Mrs. Leigh Ann's and then I hung out at Grandmom and Granddad's until Mom got out of big work. It was a normal, happy kind of day!

Side note for the day: I love to read. I think everybody should read. :)

If you read, you can learn about the Ides of March and soothsayers and things like that.

Or, as in this story, you can learn that turkeys are bad dressers. This particular book was Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton. In the story, the turkey can't seem to wear his clothes correctly. It is quite comical. :)

I hope everyone was safe today on the Ides of March. Mom is getting excited because the day called St. Patrick's Day is almost here. I have nearly completed my research...

8 Months!

Hey, can you believe this?!?! I'm 8 months old today!!!

I've been on the outside for 8 months already!! Mom says she can't believe it. I don't know why. She was there...

Anyway, I didn't have a very good day today. This time change nonsense is messing with me. I didn't sleep quite right last night and had a weird day at Mrs. Leigh Ann's.

Aunt Mere got me from Mrs. Leigh Ann's and took me to her house. I took a little nap. When I woke up, she had a big toy for me to play in! It was like the one at my house, but it had different toys on it. I was excited!!

Side note: If you don't have a big toy, socks are fun to play with, too.

I played in the big toy and played with Brenna. We watched the Backyardigans together. Mom came to get me after little work. She was really glad to see me and I was glad to see her too!!

I've had a really good afternoon and evening on my monthiversary! I'm gonna grab some dinner and hit the sack! Hopefully tomorrow can be a great day all day long!

Outside

Hey, look at my shirt! It says more stuff about the day called St. Patrick's Day. I guess Mom was right about me wearing more green stuff...

I had a great day today. I slept really late. In the middle of the night, somebody snuck in and stole an hour! All of a sudden, an hour just disappeared! It was so crazy. It was like 2:00 never even happened at all. The clocks in my house just skipped right over it. Mom said it's called "Daylight Savings Time". I don't know what were saving. I just thought it was weird.

After I finally got up, we went to Grandmom and Granddad's. The people who eat solid food had lunch and I took a nap. After my nap, we went outside to play. It was, as that weather fellow says, another "unseasonably warm" day. It was almost 80 degrees! Things are starting to happen outside. Everything is turning green and flowers are starting to bloom. Mom says it's the start of the season called Spring. I went out there to check it out.

There were flowers growing on a short stumpy tree. Mom said it was called a "bush". I got to smell one. It smelled pretty. :)

There were pretty yellow flowers coming out of the ground. Mom said they were called "daffodils". Mom let me hold one.

And I got to wear it in my hair.

Then we did something really fun. Mom said it was called "blowing bubbles". Mom had this little stick thing and when she blew on it, the "bubbles" came out and flew all around. She let me try.

I was pretty sure I could handle it on my own.

I had a great time playing outside. I played on my big outside blanket.

I even tried to escape so I could explore more outside things.

After we played outside, Mom and I came home. I took a long nap. I needed it after all of that playing! After my nap, I played with some of my toys. It was a great day, even if it was missing an hour!!

I Won!!

Oh, hey, Saturday!! I don't know why you're so much shorter than other days.

I had a pretty good day. Mom and I got up and I played while she made cakes. Aunt Trina came to get her cake and of course, she played with me. :) She tried to take me with her, but Mom wouldn't let her. After Aunt Trina left, Mom and I got clean and dressed. I won the battle of wills with Mom. After we were ready, she took me to Grandmom and Granddad's and she went to the doctor. Finally. I'm tired of listening to her cough!! And I know she doesn't feel good and I want her to feel better. She was gone for a long time. We stayed at Grandmom and Granddad's for a little while longer. I like playing there. :)

We came home and I played in my big toy and on the floor. Mom read to me for a little while. We read a book called Fox in Socks. That Dr. Seuss was a funny guy. That book was hilarious.

I also watched Dora for a little while. That made me laugh too.

I've had my dinner now and I've brushed my teeth, so I'm ready for bed. I hope Sunday isn't as speedy as today!!

Sharing

Hooray for Friday!!! :)

Mom says that the day called St. Patrick's Day is coming up, so I will be wearing lots of green things. I'm not sure about this named day yet. I'll have to do some research and get back to you on what I find. Until then, please note my TWO teeth.

Did you see them??

After I got up this morning, I got ready for my day. My shirt said "Irish you would kiss me." Apparently that is related to the day called St. Patrick's Day. I was confused about it, so I spit up on it. After that, my shirt said "Hug me, I'm Irish." That made a little more sense to me, so I went with it. (Sorry, first shirt...)

I had a good day at Mrs. Leigh Ann's. Mom came to get me after school. We came home and I went right to sleep while Mom baked some cakes. Mom was just about to take a nap (she feels really really sick), but I woke up for a snack. I took another little nap. Mom started to take a nap again, but I woke up to play. Mom was happy to play with me though. :)

We went for a quick ride to get Mom some dinner. When we came back, I played in my big toy. While I was in there, The Backyardigans came on tv!! Woo!!

Now that Pablo and Uniqua have finished their Mission to Mars, I think I'm going to wrap up my day. Tomorrow, we will be busy with cakes, but I am going to try to convince Mom to go to the doctor. She is very stubborn...