"La Fheile Padraig Sona" (Happy St. Paddy' s Day)

"May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face;

the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,

may God hold you in the palm of His hand."

Hi all. Just a little tribute to St. Paddy's Day. As most of us look at this day as just another occasion to drink beer, so beit if it is green, today is almost like a holiday for my family. Best memories are of my mom, gram and aunts at the Irish Festival in Chatham getting over excited 'cause they just found another "perfect" accessory to go with their March 17th attire. So ma, where are your green sparkly shoes anyway? Although this year for the first time I will not be touching the whiskey, I am almost sure it would not harm the little ones. I know this because my earliest recall of myself drinking Irish coffee was at the age of ...well let's just say I was a wee one!!

Gonna leave you all with a few pics from our trip to Ireland 2 years ago. I can't believe it's been that long already.The first few pics of the stone building is the house that my gram grew up in. Against what everyone thought would be in my best interest, I actually crawled about until I was able to get in. After I was in and deemed the area somewhat safe, everyone followed. We went through cupboards and drawers. Found some pretty neat things... that other one is of my mom and her cousin holding up a strange bottle they found inside the house. The rest are just of my gram's sister Nel's house where she lives with her son Liam and his wife Bridget, my gram and I on the shores of the Irish sea, and of course sheep...loads of sheep!!

and...

"May you get to heaven a half hour before the devil knows you're dead."

__________________________________________________



So, The R&R process has officially began. Last day of work was yesterday, and although I though I wouldn't be quite ready to go off work at 5 monthes, I was wrong!! At the end of the day my feet are even swollen and starting to feel picky... good indicator to stay off them. Scott is gone snowmobiling for the afternoon and I have nestled in with a few movies I have been wanting to watch.

I was at the theatre in Bathurst a few monthes ago and a preview for a movie came on, it seemed so familiar. It was almost like I had seen it before. Reason being, I had read the book about 3 years back. It was of the best books ever, "A Good Year" by Perer Mayle. Although the book is always beter than the movie, Russel Crow did a super job. The movie takes place in Provence France...a must read...or at least a must see!!

Sorry no news on the girls since my last post, I will be going for and U/S on Thursday, to Dr. Vogus office after, the to Moncton again on April 3rd. I'll make sure to keep you all updated on the latest, Jillian