St Patties Day

There are 4 things you must never do: lie, steal, cheat, or drink.
But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love.
If you must steal, steal away from bad company.
If you must cheat, cheat death.
And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away...

-Brianne Kelly Darragh

Beautiful

C. and her cousin last summer

I am challenging K. to do more memory work during homeschool. I found this poem in the Children's Book of Virtues that I really like:

Beautiful faces are they that wear

The light of a pleasant spirit there;

Beautiful hands are they that do

Deeds that are noble, good and true;

Beautiful feet are they that go

Swiftly to lighten another's woe.

A Good Memory

FORGET each kindness that you do

As soon as you have done it;

Forget the praise that falls to you

The moment you have won it;

Forget the slander that you hear

Before you can repeat it;

Forget each slight, each spite, each sneer

Whenever you may meet it.

REMEMBER kindness that is done

To you whate'er its measure;

Remember praise by others won

And pass it on with pleasure.

Remember every promise made

And keep it to the letter;

Remember those who lend you aid

And be a grateful debtor.

REMEMBER all the happiness

That comes your way in living

Forget each worry and distress

Be hopeful and forgiving;

Remember good, remember truth,

Remember heaven's above you;

And you will find, through age and youth

That many hearts will love you,

By H. Skinner