Westli LOVES green. So it seemed extremely appropriate that we celebrate the luck of the Irish, traditionally associated with green in the U.S., that also happened to fall on a Wednesday… traditionally associated with W-W-W- Westli in our home. Our little Leprechauns were very busy. They crafted a rainbow paper chain and a pot of gold, made havoc out of the box of lucky charms we purchased and threw streamers all over the house. We knew it was Leprechaun mischief because they left their footprints on walls, doors, windows, and the toilet seat (where they turned the water green AND sparkly!) They also turned the water in Wes’ cup green! Shenanigans were had! They even flipped over our rumba, Henry, so he couldn’t clean anything up!

Wes got such a kick out of most of it. But it did make for a rough day. These kind of things are always a double edged sword around here. While he is excited about “holidays”, he just can’t really handle the changes or disruptions in what he normally expects from the day. We vacillate from the extreme celebrate of these days to no celebration in hopes of not throwing him off. I wish that we could find a nice balance where there is just enough celebration to keep him overjoyed and rewarded for having interest and happiness, but not so much that he can’t function for the whole day. Perhaps one day we will find it.