How to totally forget about Saint Patrick’s Day but still pull off something… aka Last Minute St Patricks Day
I cannot believe I forgot about Saint Patrick’s Day! Usually I would have sent Brad to work in a green shirt (perhaps with a green lunch!) and we would all be decked out in green from bow to toe (with a dash of orange)! I also couldn’t wait to use some of the tips my friend Andrea (from BYOG) shared with me last year about the mischief leprechauns cause around the house in the morning.
None of that changes the fact we started out the day in non-green attire and without green eggs… sigh. I did have corn beef so I thought I would redeem myself after naps and with dinner. The idea of leprechauns mixing things up around the house was nixed because my house looks like this at the moment… (REALLY!)
So the children would have no clue what the leprechauns messed up. The thought crossed my mind to have the leprechauns clean up the house during naps – but that was also nixed for obvious reasons.
Instead the lil’ fellows turned the potty water green. The kiddos thought that was pretty silly but at that point my Mom-holiday-awesomeness was, well, in the toilet.
Brownies!
When you’re feeling blue, bake brownies!! (last stitch effort)
We got the brownies in the oven and I started with dinner searching for for green food to serve, all the while hyping up how leprechauns sneak around and turn things green. Two snap peas are now leprechaun legs (morbid?) and celery with peanut butter a leprechaun boat (stretching it, I know). I slipped a drop of green food coloring on the bottom of their cups so when they got their water it magically turned green. The water was a HUGE hit! Whew! I had them help me with the potatoes and then while they were playing, leprechauns turned them green! AND when I took the brownies out of the oven the leprechauns had covered them with green sprinkles.
The kiddos were smitten and when Eli noticed some green on my cheek (stray food coloring smear… oops) he said it must be a leprechaun kiss!!
I know St. Patty’s Day isn’t a big deal as far as holidays go. It’s not like I forgot a birthday or Christmas. But the reality is I only have 18 St. Patrick’s Days out of 6,570 normal days (6,570 = the small amount of days we have w/ our kiddos in 18 years!) to make memories with these awesome lil’ humans!! I want to make the best of it… it’s my job.
Next year I’ll (hopefully) be ready with leprechaun mischief and this awesome Leprechaun Trap Cake I fell in love with!! (Check out not martha for how to make it here. All the details are adorable and the rainbow technique looks like so much fun!!) I think the inside of the cake would be a lot of fun to make anytime.
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Rachael says
Happy St Patrick’s Day to the Lawson fam!
Eli's Lids says
Loved your St Patty’s Day outfits!!
jaime says
Well we totally did not eat a single green thing all day! Haha but I did make my children dress in green and do a fun photoshoot for st. Paddy’s. 😉 you can see them on my blog. They’re pretty dang cute.
Eli's Lids says
LOL!! What are you going to work on at our craft night?? Off to check out your blog 🙂
jaime says
You’re awesome; thanks for reading my blogs! I am going to be making a quilt. Not sure which one yet!
Eli's Lids says
I was thinking of sewing too!! I splurged on some precut/pre-matched squares and I thought I would just sew them all together and add a border… we’ll see. I would also like to make a b-day bunting, just have to see if I have all the stuff.
jaime says
Ooooh! A birthday bunting sounds fun! We need more craft nights! LOL
Kendra says
I kind of think that St. Paddys day is one of the coolest days ever. But we did not have a leprechaun visit our house this year, because my house? Looks like leprechauns visit every.single.day.
Eli's Lids says
Ha! I hear ya!! You have had the best luck on St Patty’s Day!!
Soni says
And somehow you STILL manage to outdo us all without any planning whatsoever….I’m getting disgusted.
Eli's Lids says
Ha! A little food coloring goes a long way. I don’t think I’ve responded to your email about getting together yet! But a half way park will be awesome!!
Andrea says
That cake is awesome! P.S. I made corned beef and mine did not look as good as yours. Oh well…it was edible. I am working on the coolest easter craft (that you will LOVE!) I’ll send the link when I get it done:)
Eli's Lids says
I can’t wait to see the Easter craft!! The corn beef really did turn out great! I just get the meat from Sams and follow the instructions (boil for 3 hours), it comes with great seasoning!!