Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

It was a rainy St. Patty's Day here on The Mount. To get Ro out of the house, we ran errands in the morning, then dropped him off at Kindy. Mark and Sherry hit Rosie O'Grady's pub for lunch to celebrate the holiday. Mark had the Limerick Lamb Shank which was excellent. Sherry on the other hand, had the Beef and Guinness stew, which sounded better than it was - the veggies and potatoes were barely cooked, and the whole thing wasn't hot enough. We sent it back so they could heat it up, but they forgot to bring it back out until we prompted them. At least the waitress was appropriately apologetic for the "muck up" and gave us a free round and a Death By Chocolate dessert.

Ro in his dragon costume during storytime at Kindy, his "girlfriend" Isobella on right

Sherry and Ro went to Blake Park yesterday on the way home from Kindy, where, as luck would have it, they were having registration for youth-league rugby. Ro wanted in, so she signed him up. He looked so cute in his yellow and green striped rugby shirt with a big #1 on the back; he wanted to sleep in it last night. Today while Sherry was preparing dinner, Mark took one for the team and took Ro across the street to Coronation Park to practice passing and tackling (we luckily had already picked up a souvenir rugby ball). They were the only people at the park, because the rain was coming down in sheets. Ro had a blast nonetheless, and strangely enough didn't seem to mind getting tackled (gently) in the mud. Actually, Mark needed to do little more than wait for Ro to run with the ball, run alongside him and bump Ro's shoulders with his hip, which would send him skidding across the grassy hill. When they were both getting tired of running around, Ro entertained himself by splashing through the puddles around the goldfish pond. According to him, at least, you can adequately wash your hands in a muddy puddle...lol.

Ro & Mark after a rain-soaked rugby session

After a quick rinse-off, it was into the hot tub back at The Anchorage to relax while Sherry finished dinner: meatloaf, green beans, and mashed potatoes...mmmm...comfort food. It will be interesting to see how Ro does on a real rugby field...the season starts in April and games are on Saturday mornings.