Happy St. Patrick's Week!

"For each petal on the shamrock, this brings a wish your way-good health, good luck, and happiness for today and every day."

Attack of the Sickies!

Just a pic of the sickies we woke up with this morning, and a taste of how last night went...we had to hide the Kleenex from Piper and we had to run after Paige with it! Needless to say, Chris and I have been eating vitamin C and airborne by the handfuls!



~So much for being Saturday!

Muy Pequeño el Mundo es

As most of you could tell, every Friday during Lent we have decided to try a different ethnic form of fish to encourage the girls to practice "Fish Friday"!

Today we went to El Gitano's , and to our surprise there was a mariachi band playing. It was especially fun because they came right to our table and serenaded a special song just for the girls "Muy Pequeño el Mundo es" ("It's a Small Word").

We cannot wait until next week to see what country we will go to next for a fun fish surprise!

Our new Ladybird Beetle

Lady bugs have always had a special significance to us! We find them usually when we need them the most or need to spend a little more time reflecting on what's most important in life! Our girls were so excited of their find this morning on our windowsill.

Their tie to "Our Lady" has also been very intriguing and the significance is so very beautiful!

"In an age of faith when people saw earth mirroring heaven, this tiny creature was thought to enjoy the special protection of the Virgin Mary. Reversing its role in the past two centuries, this small symbol of Our Lady burst into prominence as a protector of people and their food supply. As the enemy of aphids, the ladybird has rendered service calculated in the billions of dollars in the past century alone. We have good reason to be grateful for this little beetle and to the Lady for whom it is named."~Brother John M. Samaha

Is there a reason this beautiful creature was given to us today?

~Just a thought for the day!

Happy Weekend!

Piper & the Holograms!

Piper has decided to start her own rock band with her new Barbie guitar! And as you can tell she remarkably looks like her new role model Jem (80's favorite Barbie that kept me company at many of the AAU wresting weekends with my brothers) or Wilma Flinstone-we can't tell?! All she needs is light up earrings to complete the look!

Tiny bubbles!

"There is only one ailment in this world that a bubble bath cannot cure....I have yet to find it!"

Battle with the blue jobs!

On Sunday night I took a picture of our infamous "clean" laundry pile and am too embarrassed to post it! Honest to God (yes mom...I am praying-especially that the laundry goes away), it took Chris and I a grand total of 3 hours to fold and put away!

When Chris and I got married 5+ years ago we made a list of blue and pink jobs-pretty much self explanatory, right?. I am a good housekeeper, amongst many of the pink jobs I've acquired over the years, but when it comes to laundry-washing it, drying it, folding it, ironing it, or just getting it down stairs...I stink! I have gone as far as doing the "Irish shower" (aka wear it more than once and drown it in cologne-smells good it must be clean, huh?) to avoid doing more laundry. My mom has stopped visiting my house because she doesn't want to do any more of my laundry. From the get go, laundry has been a "blue" job! However, my blue husband hasn't been keeping up on his blue responsibilities!

But after Sunday nights revelation, and absolutely not wanting to ever do that again, I have made a pact with myself (and want all of you to be my witnesses) that laundry is now a "pink" job and I will keep up on it daily!

*Update:
Monday~going strong!
Tuesday~still going strong!