Old Irish Blessing

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day

 

          I know I am a day early, but odds are I will be too tired to write tomorrow LOL one more night at work. Once I make it through that, then I have to do all my responsible stuff when I get off because I am useless once I go to sleep. So mowing lawn when I get off, then shower, then laundry, then tidy up, and finally sleep. I already put together my Irish stew in crockpot for the kids to start before they go to bed so it will be ready for lunch tomorrow. If I am coherent, then I am going to try and make some soda bread LOL doubtful that happens. Once I wake up, who knows what I will attempt doing LOL. I would like to go to Raglan Road in Disney Springs for the St. Patrick's celebration or SeaWorld for theirs, but it all depends on how lucid I am LOL. We might just kick back and do nothing.  That is the beauty of getting all the responsible stuff done early, the freedom to do nothing later :)

Money? Fame? Neither?

 

          Money LOL definitely money. I would love to be rich and be able to do anything I wanted to. I would landscape backyard really cool, buy the houses on either side of me, one for daughter and one for son, and create runs between so pets could come and go as they please in each house LOL. I'd probably even add a pool with a waterfall feature. Inside the houses would be tiled everywhere LOL easier to clean. I would have healthy meals delivered to us so I didn't have to plan LOL. Annual passes to all the theme parks. My son would get a new car. I'd pay off all my bills and just enjoy my time with my kids. As you can see, I have thought about this a lot LOL.

My Dream Job

 

          My dream job has always been to be a stay at home mom. I would love to be able to spend all my days with my kids, they are my favorite people. Instead I am a nurse, but at least I only have to work 3 days a week. The other 4 days I get to stay home with my two favorite people. 

          We don't do a lot, but it is still nice. Sometimes we cook together or craft together. We play video games. If I can talk them into it we go to craft shows and farmers markets. We also like going to theme parks together. I home school them. Not because I dislike public schools, I just like the flexibility it gives us. No rushing to get them to school in the morning. We do lessons whenever we feel like it LOL.

          I work the next three days, but I am off Sunday for Saint Patrick's Day. We will be making Irish stew and Irish soda bread. I also have to mow my grass because it has grown!!! I'm so happy about that. Now if it can just last. In my downtime at work, I will have to think of some fun stuff to do next week since it is my spring break from school LOL.  Plus I have vacation coming up :) I am so excited!!!

When I was Younger I Wanted to Grow Up To Be A

 

          I wanted to be a florist. I wanted to be surrounded by beautiful flowers. I envisioned a shop full of lovely blooms and bouquets, every color of the rainbow, with ribbons and balloons mixed in. I would have a section set aside for a couple of small tables because I would also offer tea and cookies to munch. I thought it would be so fun and relaxing. The internet killed that though. Nobody goes to a flower shop anymore. They just order flowers off of websites to get sent. It is so impersonal. Oh well, it was a nice lil dream when I was a kid.

          It is probably a good idea I do not deal with flowers and plants LOL I am not very good with keeping them alive.  I can even kill fake flowers LOL. I would love to have a beautiful garden in the backyard, but I have yet to find flowers that I cannot kill or that aren't poisonous to my animals. I keep trying though LOL flowers beware...

Mountain or Beach?

 

          Beach it is LOL I spent my teen years in the Sierra Nevadas so I know mountains. So cold. Lake Tahoe was absolutely gorgeous, but most of the time it was too cold. I adore the trees and lakes you find on mountains, but not the weather. I will take the beach. There is a great vibe on the beach. Everybody is relaxed and just enjoying their selves. Kids are building sandcastles or getting knocked over in the surf LOL. There is always treasure to be found in the form of seashells. I like the ones that look like angel wings. The weather for the beach is also cool. The sunsets and sunrises over the water are breathtaking. And when storms come in, the waves are simply fascinating. The only bad thing about the beach is the sharks LOL not going to catch me going into the ocean. NOPE!!! I know Jaws is out there waiting for me.

          Responsibilities for today, oil changes for both cars. Mine is getting done at 11am and then my son's right afterwards. I also set up our A/C to be tuned up tomorrow. If I have time today I will also take the little dog to get her nails trimmed.  Trying to get all sorts of necessary things done before my upcoming mini vacation so I can just relax. 

If I Could Live Anywhere in the World

 

          If I could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Florida LOL it is where I chose to live back in 2012. I bought my house here in 2017. My kids and I are staying put. We like it here :) The state is gorgeous, the weather awesome, there is a lot to do close by (if I wanted to do them) and the Florida man stories entertain me LOL. I have had annual passes to Disney, Universal Studios, and SeaWorld. There are craft festivals and farmers' markets to enjoy. The sunsets and sunrises are beautiful. People tease me about living here because of all the strange stories and hurricanes, but I really like it. I live where people go to vacation LOL.

          I have to do a bit of catch up today. I was not feeling so great yesterday, so I took it easy. I slept more than usual, so a few of my responsible stuff got shifted to today. I am feeling more myself today. I do not want to be sick. Took care of a patient who just flew here from England. If she was patient zero for a new pandemic I am screwed. I do not want anymore history making illnesses. Though I do miss how much simpler it made life. No more trying to decide where to go or what to do, it was do we stay in living room or bedroom LOL.

          Spring forward over the weekend, so it is still dark outside. I will enjoy having the extra daylight in the evening. Once it gets dark I feel like it is too late to go out even though it is just 5:30 LOL. Sunshine until 9pm is awesome. Oh I ordered my kids and me an indoor treadmill for Easter :) that way we can get steps in even if hot outside. I am looking forward to it getting here. I am predicting the cats and dogs will be a challenge when we want to use it LOL they always want to get on things we are on. Silly critters.