HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY!

This morning we went to pick up our new car.  It took much longer to do all the paperwork than I had anticipated and so I was a half-hour late for work.


I did so hate to give up my Escort.  I am so used to it that it almost seemed to be an extension of me.  But the new car is so nice.  I mean really nice.  It is the closest thing to a new car Joe or I have ever had.  I never had a car with a factory warranty before.

I gave my two co-workers a ride home after work tonight.  They both loved the car.  The only problem was I didn't know how to turn on the headlights.  I had to call Joe on the phone and ask him where the switch was.  Fortunately he knew!

I didn't get much sleep last night.  I fell asleep for a couple of hours on the sofa.  When I woke up at 1 a.m. I got up and made Irish Potatoes to take to work today.  It is the first time I made them and they turned out really good.  Everyone was complimenting me on them.  I'll have to save the recipe to use again next year.  It was very easy, just took some time.

 I got up at 6 a.m. and started making my Irish stew.  I have Irish stew every St. Patrick's Day.  I have it other times too, but St. Pat's is the day to have it.  Since I was working until 8 p.m., I put it in the crockpot.  I have never done that before, but it turned out really good.  It was nice having dinner cooked by the time I got home.  I bought some Irish Soda Bread yesterday when I stopped at the supermarket, so we had that also.  It was really good.


It was very busy at work too.  I didn't get nearly everything done that I wanted to.  I was so tired.  I'm still tired.  In fact I'm so tired that I'm going to stop now and go to bed.  Another day of work tomorrow.