Leprechauns in Syracuse

It began back in St. Louis this past St. Patrick's Day when I hung some cardboard leprechaun decorations. After Isabella admired them and asked a million questions about the history and habits of Leprechauns I happened to change my mind about the location of a leprechaun and I moved it while she was out of the room. So of course she thought the leprechaun moved on its own. All day long, when she wasn't looking, Teddy and I were moving leprechauns and by the end of the day we had convinced her that St. Patrick's Day was the only time leprechauns would reveal themselves to people, thus beginning the Avramov/ Morris leprechaun legends. After our St. Pat's day fun we packed up the leprechauns and put them out of our mind or so we thought.

Upon arriving in our new home Isabella found a small door in our walk-in closet and asked what it was (its the access to our bathtub plumbing). My mom, knowing our leprechaun history tells her its the leprechaun door and since then we have been living with leprechauns. Isabella is obsessed. The leprechaus are always up to something. They've eaten all her cheetos so she has to have more. They pulled her animals and blankets off her bed, disrupting her nap. They move her things all the time. When Grandma and Grandpa were here they kept leaving her money! (I wish they'd leave me some I have to keep buying all these cheetos for them!) She even knocks on the leprechaun door in our closet and on the decorative panels in our dining room(more leprechaun doors), and talks to them. They usually tell her to go away, they are very busy making fairy shoes or so she tells us. She sees them everywhere. Today she saw one in a tree, after all, "they are very good climbers, Mom". It seems Isabella isn't the only one in Central New York to see leprechauns. A very popular local Irish pub, Coleman's, has a special entrance for its leprechaun patrons as well as a special phone booth and taxi stand. All built according to size. So as I'm sure you can imagine Isabella loves to go to Coleman's to see where her leprechaun friends hang out and to eat leprechaun fries cooked up by the leprechaun chefs. For the first time in 2 years my child will now eat fries. Big fat ones with the skin on them at that! Thank you leprechauns!

All my college pals will appreciate this, Coleman's has a 9,000 gallon subterreaen tank of Green beer that they fill up with a tanker truck every St. Pat's Day!. Only in America! This would have been our dream come true!


This past month we've been very busy buying furniture, as you could probably tell from the previous pics. Our house in St. Louis almost seemed crowded, but when we got here it looked like we had nothing! Finally all those years of saving have paid off and we've been able to buy things we've always wanted and never had room for. We even turned our formal living room (a waste of space if you ask me) into a room I've always dreamed of having, a library. Next winter or spring we hope to add a couple of comfy chairs to curl up and read in. Right now it only has my favorite comfy chair and its a bit worn.


We have had quite an exciting summer so far. Isabella has been playing with the kids in the neighborhood and going to Storytime at the library and Lil' Kickers soccer camp (one hour every Saturday morning). She has also seen the Puppet Lady, the Bubbleman and a special Zoo presentation (her favorite) at the mall library. They put on great shows for kids in the summer. We've been constantly running around, shopping, sight-seeing, visiting with our neighbors and establishing ourselves as New Yorkers (licenses and such). At first I was having a hard time establishing a routine, you all know what a routine freak I am, but things have calmed. I finally have my rhythm back and I feel so much more settled in and at home. Best of all, I'm back to my running. I forgot how hard it is to start over, especially at a new altitude. Damn it was hard that first week, but the body has a great memory and I was back before I knew it. Six miles this past Sunday!!! Now I have to get out and work those hills and prepare to set my eight mile goal!



How about that Harry Potter fever?! Has everyone gotten their copy of the final Harry Potter?! We have, of course. Teddy and I picked up our reserve copy Saturday afternoon. He's already more than half way thru. I, on the other hand, have this tradition (you kow how I am about my traditions) of rereading the book before I see the current movie. I just finished rereading Order of The Phoenix (now to find a babysitter!). Being the compulsive freak I am I also feel the need to reread the sixth before I read the seventh and final book. Which means it will probably be at least another week and a half before I get to it. If my husband even hints at what's happened I'll kill him! I keep hoping no one on the news mentions anything and I'm recording the JK Rowling interview to watch after I finish the book, so nothing will be given away. God, I am such a nerd! Maybe I am procrastinating a little too. I'm kind of sad its over, I'll miss Harry and the gang. Thanks to all the kids at Bristol for turning me on to Harry Potter!

So that's it for now, I've rambled for long enough. We are preparing for a busy August. Teddy goes to Vegas for a Walgreens conference and we have practically every birthday coming up, as well as trying to get Isabella enrolled in preschool (hopefully someone will call me back!!!!). We are also hoping to take a weekend trip to Lake Placid, its about 3 hours away. The best part is we will be preparing for Mom and Dad Avramov's first visit to Syracuse in September. So I will try to post in a few of weeks and keep you up to date. Our love to all!!http://www.facebook.com/facebook-widgets/share.php