The Leprechaun Came! The Leprechaun Came!

On this fun day, EVERYONE has a little green Irish blood running through their veins; EVERYONE is just a wee bit Irish! With tunes from music choice on our cable station, Irish music fills the air this morning! I made my corned beef, cabbage, carrots and red potatoes yesterday for a Sunday St. Patrick's Day dinner and of course some Irish soda bread to have with tea! Caitlin was putting the finishing touches on her Leprechaun Trap. She decided to use a tall box and affix a ladder to it so that he could climb in but not climb out! If you catch a Leprechaun and keep him, he must lead you to gold! If he escapes, he leaves you some little gifts as a thank you for believing. She thought it would be enticing to wrap rainbow masking tape around the box thinking "rainbows and pot o' gold" would get his attention. She also put large and small shiny clover around the box. To the inside she added shiny stones, bright copper pennies and some fake gold coins because this is what gets the Leprechauns to visit! She wrote him a short message. The trap is set. At the end of her bed is where she set it. Then to wait....

Our neighbor's daughter Jackie who is Caitlin's best friend also crafted her own trap. Jackie said the Leprechaun probably visits her house first and then opens the gate between our two properties to visit ours. Low and behold, sometime while we slept..he came!

What goodies he left! A headband, two necklaces, stickers, clover glasses, a green flashlight and more! He wrote her a note as well! He said the wee ones had visited her and that they had no gold to leave but would give her these trinkets and thanked her for believing. Then he playfully added, "You can't Catch Me!" --oh, rats! He got away! :) We'll try again next year Mr. Leprechaun! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Besides preparing for our Leprechaun visitor and St. Paddy's Sunday dinner, I did some crafting in between! I had gotten this little rocker sometime last year at a garage. It had some damage from black sharpie marker that I could not get out so after painting the rocker a brownish color and slightly distressing it (Made it look almost wood grain), I painted a black rim around it to cover the sharpie. I also added some vintage looking rub on tranfer chicks. I think it's so prim & cute!

 Perfect seat for Little Miss! I'm going to add a clear glaze to the black today to give it a little shine.

Before I go, a pussycat update:  Dixie is doing a little better. She's very weak as she has suffered two strokes and until she can gain her strength I am spoon feeding her both tiny amounts of food and water. I have high expectations she'll make somewhat of a recovery but it's in God's hands. Red Cat's eye also is improving but still likely he lost the sight. Time will tell. Thanks so much for your comments and emails of concern. I wish the Leprechaun could do some magic on them for me! I love my cats. Hugs to all!

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CRASH THE CHATTERBOX by Pastor Steven Furtick
Hearing God's voice above all the "noise" or the "chatterbox." This inspiring book will teach you to tune in to God's voice which sometimes is barely audible in the world we live in. The chatterbox is, as author Pastor Steven Furtick explains, is a term to represent the lies we are told to believe that keep us from accurately and actively hearing the Lord. Basically, in every form of media and in society there are those who seek to oppose all that God stands for or teaches. The enemy seeks to destroy us and does so by having us believe that stepping outside of our faith is the only way to survive in the world we live in. By scripture, example and personal reflection, the author is able to show us how to rise above it all and remember what God really stands for and preaches to us. He values us and accepts us as good, bad or indifferent. I thought the idea of tuning out from the chatterbox was a good incentive to re-evaluate what is really important and focus on what builds me up and not what tears me down. Highly recommended.