This week was busy for us as we tried to get prepared a little for all of our spring breaks. Kris left for her mission trip to Oklahoma on Friday morning. She arrived today and reported that the weather is warm there. Not as much warmth for us here, though some of the early spring plants are popping up. I do not think this spring will be like the early spring Peoria had last year, and certainly not like the March/April we had last year in Austin with the warm weather and dazzling wildflowers and swimming. The skies have not not been very clear lately, which made it very difficult to see the Pan-STARRS comet (my diminished mobility did not help, either). Saturday, I spent most of the day on campus with a class I am co-teaching (I also did a little clutter control). We are watching some friends' kids this weekend and they and Katie built a bedding fortress in which to spend the night. On Sunday morning Karen served her traditional green (food-colored) eggs and ham, as well as green milk and rolls with green frosting. In the afternoon, we attended a St. Patrick's Day parade in downtown Peoria. I'm a bit cynical about St. Patrick's Day and how this Christian-based holiday has become associated with some un-Christian behaviors, and some of the behaviors I saw downtown supported that notion. On the other hand, the parade was largely family-friendly and a good time was had by all. In addition to getting beads and candy (Karen had an amazing grab of a flying bag of M&Ms), we saw people we knew from church and school, both in and watching this sizable parade. During the chilly one-hour event we saw the pope (how did they find a guy that looked like him so quickly?), St. Patrick, a couple leprechauns, and the Easter Bunny.
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