March Madness

Well, we’ve had a great week here, weather glorious, although we had a return to the usual wet today...




Been keeping busy with baby~ she’s growing big, and boy~ getting more homework, baking and making.



Projects completed this past week:

• Baked Hazelnut Cookies (yes they look like dog pooh but they were yummy!)

• Made a Paddy’s Day Banner & matching biscuits (lucky teacher even got one!)

• Dusted off Knitting Needles and have whipped up 3 ears, 2 heads, 2 torsos for Tiny Easter Bunnies

• Cut Out Felt Pieces to make Gio’s belt (from ‘Team Umioomi!!)

• Moved baba to the cot and decorated a space in our room for her

Also may need to start on another knitted cupcake for swap-bot, the last one may be lost somewhere in the post. I’m waiting on a rating...



At the weekend we made the best of the good weather and went to the National Leprechaun Hunt in aid of Crumlin Children’s Hospital, in Carlingford. 50 leprechauns were hidden up a mountain, each worth a cash sum between 5-100 yoyos. We arrived in good time, for an Irish event, paid our 5 yoyos for our hunting licences and followed the band to the hunting ground.... So far so good...

BUT

What they failed to tell us was that it was about a 2mile trek up the mountain to the big field. This was all well and good for those without kids... Knowing it was in the mountains I had baba in her sling but many Mammies and Daddies were forced to push buggies up tiny stoney, bumpy paths to reach the top. Those of us with younger kids with little legs had to carry and stop for rests (and supplies) every now and then before we reached the hunting ground. This meant that groups of teens and families with older kids reached the destination first and by the time the rest of us arrived most of the lerechains had been found. TBH there wasn’t much ‘finding’ to be done apparently the wee leprechauns were sat out in the open on a first come first served basis.... Not exactly fair for the wee kiddies who were promised a good hunt if they dragged themselves on their wee legs to the top of the hill.... I had a very put out wee man on the way back down the mountain....



Still it was all in aid of a good cause, and we’ll know for next time. At least there’s only one little boy at our exclusive Easter Egg hunt in a few weeks time. He might be in with a chance of finding something then!!!!