My Funny Eilis
Even when this kid is not TRYING to be funny, she’s hysterical. The things that come out of her mouth keep me in stitches, and I have to wonder if her little mouth will lead to a career in public speaking or a life of crime.
Happy Birthday, Sweet 16!
It was right about this time, 16 years ago, that I was waiting for a doctor to come and talk to me about surgery. The decision had been made the night before that our first baby needed to be born, even though it was way too early. I had gotten increasingly sicker during my pregnancy, and now waited with a crash cart parked outside the bedroom door, hoping I didn’t go into seizures from the elevated blood pressure.
It’s Always Sunny in Milwaukee
Oh, wait, the name of that show is Philadelphia - and now I know why they didn’t pick Milwaukee. We are just getting back from our trip out to enjoy cooler summer temperatures and the Milwaukee Irish Fest. It will likely take us until the NEXT Irish fest next August to dry out. It rained pretty much from the time we got there until the time we left. e got in a visit to Irish Fest on Friday night, but being optimistic about having the whole weekend to spend there, we left as they closed up the children’s activities. We arrived bright and early the next morning and volunteered for the 5K run to benefit the Arthritis Foundation, and that gained us free access to the festival. Guess when the rain started? As soon as we stepped inside the festival gates. We did a few of the kids’ things under the tent, but we couldn’t take them on the playgrounds or anything. We visited the Celtic Canines booth, where Granuaile got up close and personal with a few of Rosie’s Midwestern relatives. We were joined there by Brighid and Eilis, who had stopped to do a craft project at one of the kids’ stations, and we left the damp doggies to go grab some lunch. The rain was beginning to fall heavier, so even though there were tons of things to do, it was too cool and too wet to stay.