Normally, we have a pile of paczkis and other junk food ready for Fat Tuesday. Today, we partook of a few of our Saint Valentine's Day candies, but that was it. Wow! I only just realized that we have the four "holidays" in a row this year. Saint Valentine's on Sunday, Presidents' Day on Monday, Mardi Gras today, and Ash Wednesday tomorrow (not to mention Parent-teacher conferences on Thursday and Friday). No wonder it doesn't feel like Mardi Gras. Too many events in a row makes it so that none of them feel all that special.
I haven't quite figured out my Lenten focus this year. It feels like we are already offering up quite a lot this past year, almost like it's been a year of Lenten observance. I will likely go with my yearly Lenten limits on Facebook. Considering the time commitments that my research study is likely to require (I've had more people responding to my questionnaire), I don't really want to add something, so reducing time spent seems like a better idea.
Anyway, Happy Mardi Gras--what's left of it!