Last year I ranted not this time

This year on St Patricks Day, unlike last year, I did remember to wear green and Jack has a green free day for charity and he is also doing his weekly talk so he is going to talk about Ireland. He is all dressed in his Irish shirt, tall green hat and badge. We received a parcel from Ireland last night in the middle of huge storm, with water coming under the garage door and yet the St Paddys day and easter treats were still dry- thats the luck of the Irish for you.

We were at a friends wedding on Saturday in Noosaville (Sunshine coast) - a civil cermony in a rented mansion (well a really big and swanky house) and a reception on a floating restaurant with fish and chips served in noodle boxes and a poffiterol tower for the cake. There was one drama though cos the house was rented for the occassion and lots of cars appeared a neighbour called up the owner and she turned up guns blazing threatening all sorts of legal action. Luckily the ceremony had finished and we were all leaving to go to the reception anyway and one of the guests was a policewoman or lawyer or something and negiotated it all back to sanity. Darren and Kat were able to laugh about it - well after a few drinks anyway.

And Jack, while we were travelling along the coast, was staying on a yacht - we were not allowed to bring Jack to the wedding and we don't know anyone well enough to ask so we took a chance and emailed Jacks class list - we actually ended up with a few offers which was so generous and nice - so from 12.30 saturday till 12noon on Sunday Jack was having a ball with his friend Charles. We met up with Charles parents and family and had lunch together on Sunday so a lovely lazy Sunday afternoon and a lovely family - weird the way it works out from not knowing someone - we didnt meet till we dropped Jack off to spending the afternoon chatting away only the next day.

So Happy St Patricks day to you all and my lesson this week - its never too late to just take a chance and see the results...a happy child and some happy parents and perhaps some new friends.