Happy St. Pat's

Put to bed two happy kids tonight.  St. Patrick's Day took on a life of its own around here, with leprechaun trapping and so yesterday I introduced the boys to Darby O'Gill and the Little People (a Disney movie I have always loved featuring leprechauns) which they barely understood but stayed riveted to nonetheless!  Today the traps were checked, the disappointment experienced, and then we had a green supper.  I didn't have time for corned beef and cabbage, alas, didn't get to the crock pot soon enough.  But we had green grapes, green apples, celery, spinach noodles, roasted cabbage and green turkey meatballs (only lightly green).  Throats were wetted with leprechaun punch (gingerale with a scoop of lime sherbet).  Our deviation was a cherry pie...with a shamrock on top.  Then we turned on some celtic fiddle music and danced!  What fun.  And Owen asked for cabbage for lunch tomorrow.  You just never know.