St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day was a good day in the Sturgeon household. Emma Belle is visiting, that is always a fun and exciting time. And Jordan came home!!!! We have been so excited. He brings so much joy to our family. Although he has only been gone for two months and I either spoke with him on the phone or via MSN Messenger, it isn't the same as seeing him. He is the biggest of us all, about 6'3" and 190 lbs so him sitting in my lap is somewhat uncomfortable so I sat in his and hugged and kissed him. Sara loves it, she now has someone to aggravate her and toss her around like a rag doll. David is in heaven, Jordan is the only one that can debate him into a corner. Makes life much more pleasant for the rest of us!!!!! And Aaron is thrilled, he now has someone to talk video games, music and firearms with. To the left are my poor little Shamrocks, they were neglected for a while so aren't as thick as they were. There are also some burgundy colored ones not shown in this snapshot.

I cooked practically all day. It is our custom to have a special beef stew, fried cheesy grits and Irish soda bread on St. Patrick's Day. I got the beef stew and fried cheesy grits recipe off of The Food Network. It is one of Emerille's recipes, I have yet to try anything of his that wasn't unbelievably delicious. The Irish soda bread recipe is from The Frugal Gourmet's book, "Our Immigrant Ancestors." I also made the boy's favorite dessert, homemade coconut cream pie.

Here are some pictures of our feast. The beef stew looks kinda yucky and blurry, but boy is it tasty.

I've had no or little time for spinning or knitting. I hope to do some today, but will definitely be hitting it hard once Emma Belle goes home tomorrow.