Luck 'O the Irish?

Since I am 50% Irish, I love St. Patrick's Day. The kids were so excited this morning when a sneaky leprechaun turned our pancakes green. They thought that was so cool. The kids had so much fun at school and pre-school looking for pots of gold and leprechauns. It started out as such a great day, and then I don't know what happened. The day just kept getting worse and worse. I think it began when I was doing my taxes, sorting out an online bill pay problem, and trying to keep my kids from fighting. The kids were playing in the yard when I heard this horrible scream. I ran to see what it was and there was blood. With 4 boys there is often blood, I guess. At first I thought it was Aaron's nose but then I soon realized he was actually missing one of his front teeth and that the blood was coming from his mouth. I freaked out, fixed Aaron up and had Davin search for his tooth in the grass. I called the dentist, put the tooth in milk, found a neighbor to watch the other kids and ran him to the dentist. When I got there, they told me that they would not be putting his tooth back because it was a baby tooth and could possibly damage the permanent tooth if we tried. I was devastated. He won't get his adult tooth there for another 3 years. My son now looks a little more "hillbilly". (Still darling as ever, though) Jason says he’ll just fit in down here better. Funny. So after that tragedy and coming to grips with the fact that his tooth is really not going to go back in, I had to get decorations for an Enrichment activity I was in charge of. I went to the local grocery store for balloons. Simple enough task, right? Not today. Today, (of course) they were all out of helium. (Which is so typical for this area to just run out of things and not worry about it). I went to the other places that sold balloons and they were all closed. Of course. I went home and cried for five minutes and then decided to call good ol’ Wal-mart. They don’t sell helium balloons, but I asked if they had any helium somewhere in the back. They did! I asked if I could buy my own balloons and wondered if they’d fill them. The lady at customer service was awesome. She did it for me. I got my decorations and was there just in time. I guess everything worked out. It could have been worse. I’m glad it was just a tooth. Still, after today’s events, I am not feeling so Irish. Or lucky.

But then there is this little face, (and the other three as well) and I realize that I really am SO lucky and so blessed. Who could not smile looking at that sweet face!?