Larry

Larry the Leprechaun comes to our house every St. Patricks Day and brings the kids a little something. I am not sure why he doesn't come to everyone's house but I think it just might be a matter of who you are related to. This is what we found this morning on our back porch!

He left a fine assortment of green items along with some chocolate coins!

Let the vacation begin!

Vacations are vastly overrated. We try to take our kids to exotic locations and all they care about is the pool -- whether it is in a hotel just off the freeway or some exotic location. So far, we have already experienced both. We left on Thursday evening and drove to Henderson (just outside Las Vegas). We stayed in a little hotel just off the freeway that had an outdoor, unheated pool. The kids loved it. They were so rowdy that some guests complained. The next day we went on to Phoenix, and this is the pool there. A little-bit nicer but only 3 feet deep all the way around. I guess it is made for small kids or adults who just want to walk around and strut their stuff. On our trip, it was mostly used by the kids.


On Saturday, we went to a Spring Training game. We went to a baseball game a couple of years ago in Yankeee Stadium and it was something of a disaster. We left after 4 innings (when we could no longer afford the non-stop stream of food required to placate the kids). We figured this would be better -- not as hot as New York in July, the kids are older and understand baseball better, and cheaper food. We were right and wrong. The kids still showed amazingly little interest in the game (except when the 2nd baseman took a grounder to the head). The only thing that would keep them satisfied was food. And they still complained it was hot and tried to take naps on the bleachers. However, we did make it to the 6th inning before leaving. Baby steps, baby steps.

OK, I have to admit that we had a pretty good time and the kids look like they did too.