NTIF

We had an *adventure* today!

selenite was off doing political volunteer stuff. I didn't want to just sit home and go stir-crazy. So I decided to take the kids to the North Texas Irish Fair. selenite and I (and the kids) had gone last year. sandy_tyras and Rhiannaon and Shawn went along with us. We had a fabulous day. Got to hear lots of wonderful music. Pointed sandy_tyras at the various dog rescue booths - man, I saw dogs of all sizes and shapes today, everything from Irish wolfhounds and mastiffs down to chihuahuas. Sandy loves dogs. The kids got to have fun in a bouncer thingy. Got to talk to the Cor Gaelige people about Gaelic language study groups, and tossed my email at their mailing list. Got to talk to a harpers' and harpists' group that apparently meets every month or two - I am going to get more information and see if it's something I could start going to - I'd really like to get back to my harp playing! Got to talk to a spinner and a knitter.

Got to watch the Emerald school dancers perform, oooooh, they're the ones I want to send Maggie and Jamie to when they're a bit older. The kids loved watching the dancing, they were completely rapt and applauding each performance. After that when we were in the other building later, Maggie was pulling on Sandy's arm demanding to go back and see "more dancing!" So eventually we did, and watched the Shandon school. Um. Well, the kids enjoyed it. But they're not getting sent there.

I had fun looking at all the merchants, and took one lady's card with notes for the custom piece I'd like (but am not sure I should spend the money on), but didn't actually buy anything. I was awfully tempted by the harp CD from the harp group, but didn't get it.

At one point I said to Sandy, here I am sitting on the grass on a beautiful day, eating funnel cake with good friends, listening to the band Brother play. Life doesn't get that much better than that. Our later agreed-on motto was something like "Adventures are better with funnel cake!"