Once again it is the greenest day of the year; a day that is much
loved in the Lundquist household. After the smashing success we had
last year on St. Patrick's Day I didn't know what I was going to do to
top it. So I decided not to try and top it; I would just do something
totally different.
Our local grocery store, Maceys,
bakes green bread for St. Patrick's Day. I hurried to the store on
Friday morning to ensure that I would get a loaf. The funny thing is
that when I called my little sister, Karolyn, she had picked up a loaf
of bread for me. So this year I was guaranteed a loaf of green bread.
But what to do with the bread?
On Friday Karolyn and I
made green lunches for our girls to eat at school but that still left
the actual day to celebrate. I decided that a green breakfast was in
order. With a little help from Alex and Karen we had a green meal
prepared complete with green place settings.
We kept
the kids out of the kitchen until everything was ready. Then I made
them hold hands and close their eyes as I led them into the kitchen.
The looks on their faces when they opened their eyes were priceless.
Both Lorenne and Michael were so excited. It was hard to wait until we
took pictures to eat but I really wanted to capture the day in pictures.
One
thing you don't see in the pictures is the gold chocolate coin that is
hidden under each cup. Before you could eat your coin you had to tell
something that you felt lucky to have. Lorenne said she felt lucky to
have her ipod touch. Michael said he felt lucky to have his toys.
Somehow we didn't quite make it to the adults to tell what they felt
lucky to have.
As for me, I feel very lucky to have
such a wonderful family. We have so much fun living with Jak and
Karen. My kids have a special bond with them that the other
grandchildren don't have.
I feel very lucky to live so
close to so much of our family. Yesterday we got to have Papa Red over
to our house for a few hours. It was so wonderful to have him with us.
We sat outside and watched the kids play and just enjoyed being
together.
I feel lucky to have a sister like Karolyn.
She has been my rock the last several months. She has been there
whenever I have needed her no matter the time of day or night. I am so
grateful that we are spending more time together and trying to be there
to help each other out.
I feel lucky to have 5 other
sisters and 2 brothers and many brother and sister in laws in my
family. Each of them brings different blessings into my life.
I
feel lucky to have Alex as my husband. There aren't words to
adequately describe my feelings for him. It has been amazing the last
year and a half to watch him transform. He is a new man and I love him
more for all the changes he has had the courage to make.
And
last but certainly not least of all I feel so lucky that in August we
will welcome a new baby into our home. I thought our time had passed
for adding to our family. But sometimes it takes a series of
unfortunate events to help you realize just what you truly want in
life. I couldn't be more excited to be a mom again! We are all so
excited to meet our new baby. Even though I will be having an
ultrasound in 2 weeks, everyone is going to have to wait another 20-22
weeks to find out what we are having. Whether it is a boy or a girl we
just feel lucky to have him/her coming to our family.
I hope you all have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day and take some time to realize just how LUCKY you are!
