The green from Idaho ...

Hi Brian,

Over here in Boise, Idaho, there will be a lot of good old Irish dinners going on along with great beer, of course Boise always has great beer but now they have a real reason to enjoy it today.

My family and I for the first time will not be having our traditional corned beef and cabbage as our night is packed full with events for the kids. My 5-year old daughter is going to a Father/Daughter dance tonight at her school. She has been awaiting this event since preschool last year and now the night has finally arrived, so tonight she will get dressed up in her pretty dress and tights and go dancing with Daddy to music from the 80s.

My nine-year-old son and I will be attending the very famous Pine Wood Derby that is unique to Boy Scouts. These kids start with a rectangular piece of pinewood and eventually turn it into masterpieces of cars, trucks, hummers, etc. They race these masterpieces against each other and vie for the title of “fastest car”. The winning boy will receive a trophy and all the glory of having won.

So to me this is what St Patrick’s Day will be all about, spending time with the ones you love and soaking in every moment as time passes by so very fast when they are children, and tomorrow we will eat our corn beef and cabbage and reminisce about the memories we just created.
 
Happy St Patrick’s Day from Boise, Idaho, USA
 
Mary B Frazer.