Happy St. Patrick's Day

 Shenanigans: tricky/ questionable or mischievous practices or conduct.

"You're lucky you're wearing green Ms. Neunder." One of my students said to me this morning as she made pinching motions with her fingers.

"Really?" I asked her with a raised eye brow, "Who's lucky I'm wearing green?"

She smiled sheepishly and sat down.

Tomfoolery: foolish or senseless behavior.

This afternoon, as I was walking Lucy, I saw three boys on the edge of the grassy hill in our complex. Two were on their bikes, and it was clear they were gathering the nerve to ride down it. It's a pretty steep hill, probably 40 feet, and a muddy mess right now from all the rain. One boy was holding a flip phone up and out, ready to record. 

As I walked away, I heard a crash and a thump, and one of the boys yell, "Oh no! I didn't get that! That was epic! I need that footage! You need to do that again!"

Malarky: untrue/insincere or foolish talk.

Growing up, the lore for my mother's side of the family was that we were of Irish descent. A few years ago my parents went to Ireland for a vacation. While my parents were there, they went on a tour. The docent was showing the Americans a map of where certain family names originated from. 

"Where's my clan? The Mack?" my mother asked, not able to find the family name.

"In Scotland." the guide answered.