Welcome to St. Patty's Day

Hello Charmer Friends and welcome to St. Patrick's Day. I am watching the parade in gorgeous, sunny, 5th Avenue Manhattan. From the comfort of my pajama's and a television in Brooklyn. Put it this way, we can handle about one trip to the city per spring break.

I know, I know, people do it everyday. It is very exhausting. Yesterday, Amanda and I were on a total of six trains. 6. Due to a combination of seeking the best express routes and hopping on wrong trains.

Our visit to the Met didn't work out as I had hoped, although we did make it to the lobby and I strained to peak behind the security guards for a glimpse at the magnificent Statue of David. No such luck. Next time the Met is an all day affair.

However we did make it to the Madame Tussand's Wax Museum and a 4-D showing of Sponge Bob Square Pants, thanks to the special aunt treatment. Now you know our secrets of how to enrich children with The Arts. And one little boy got the special uncle treatment, including an Irish version of a Yankee's baseball hat. (For the record, the father is a Mets fan.)

Meanwhile, Bob and I have been reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Nothing like a bleak apocalypse to make our spring break complete. Talk more about that later. It's the Woody Allen in us. (He's a famous NYC filmmaker who seemed more comfortable with depressing subjects.)

Thanks for coming over to the Charmer Blog and I hope you are all well.

With love, T