I’ve been so looking forward to having a Saturday.
I had big plans to work in the yard.
Three flats of pink and red geraniums are waiting for a new home.
(Intermountain Farmers’ Mothers’ Day sale- 12 flowers for $12.99.)
It looks like I won’t be digging in the dirt today.
It’s raining outside.
Everything is wet.
I usually like the rain.
(I just needed a few dry hours.)
Oh, well. The moisture is necessary and it’s a bonus that things are pretty and green because of all the rain.
It will just take me a little time to refocus my mind and make new plans for the day.
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We had an unusual cinco de mayo party.
We love borrowing traditions from other cultures and incorporating them in to our lives. Many of my students share these traditions with me at school and I love that!
With gluten free objectives and post surgery diet restrictions, our menu was less spicy and fun than it normally would have been.
(I hate to admit that we had grilled hamburgers and potato salad.)
But…
We did have some killer homemade guacamole dip and fresh salsa!
And a LOT of fun.
The kids had fun with the piñata.
We even had a tortilla toss.
Robbie cheated and toasted his tortilla (cheaters never prosper), but the winner was Karl, who’s tortilla went up over the house and landed in the front yard!
(Please imagine red and pink geraniums in that flower bed.)
It has been a great start to the month of May.
I have four more weeks of school left and then summer vacation will be here.
Many reasons to celebrate!
Hope you have a great Mother’s Day weekend!
JoAnn
P.S. Did you know that I completely forgot to change my calendar for the entire month of April?
5 comments:
Your cinch de mayo party looks like so much fun! Creative ideas! Your geraniums will look so pretty. We sure could use some of that rain over here. Happy Mom's Day to you!
I love our family parties, and that even the adults aren't afraid to have a little fun. I sure love the family I was chosen to be a part of. And I'm even more grateful to have you as my mom! Thanks for always being such a wonderful example to me and my family and for creating a welcome and loving environment for us all. I feel lucky to call you Mom. Love you!!!
Your party looks like lots of fun!
April must have been a pretty hectic month for you if you forgot to change the calendar - ah well, it's one way to make the time fly to summer time...flipping two calendar pages at once!
It's fun to bring in traditions from other countries. Our extended family is so diverse with many international marriages, that it's always fun to see what everyone brings. Can't wait for you to have that well deserved break again. Both of my teachers are working on their Masters Programs so they have been exceptionally busy.
Enjoy this last month by keeping the party scene going.
I will have to adapt a Cinco de Mayo day next year! I serve corn tortillas to the gluten free members of my family.
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