Spring Equinox
Happy Spring Equinox! So much anticipation and excitement for our upcoming spring weather, sun, and returning to life outside. What new beginnings are you welcoming into your life? I 've been hearing and reading some disgruntled parents complaining about the plethora of ( commercial) holidays that schools, kids, and society feel we need to celebrate. Yes, we had a pie on pie day. Yes, I celebrated St. Patrick's Day with lots of shamrocks, rainbows, Scott with his Guiness, and a nod to our Irish ancestry. Yes, Easter will be celebrated with egg painting and an egg hunt. Yes, I am marking the equinox and am considering having the bonfire tonight. Yes, we like the routines and rituals associated with many of the holidays and it helps us to mark the calendar with celebrations to look forward to. But, absolutely no expectations that we will mark every one-we didn't even send Valentine's to school this year and nothing came smashing ...