Hello, yes, we are alive! I am just looking back and realizing it was August the last time we posted anything... I know mom I have been promising to post some photos for a long time now. Better late than never...
I'm not sure where to start, I think I'll just start uploading some recent photos to trigger my memory about some recent happenings!
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| checking out an ugly bush before ripping it out! |
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| Benny Madden makes these amazing bird houses! |
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| view from the kitchen window |
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| new tree from mum |
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| awwww... Irishmen and their mums :D |
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| our lawn gets mowed about once every 3 months |
So these were from awhile back... I can't even remember when exactly, but we had another productive Madden weekend. Most weekends Niall spends in work so this was a rare day when he stayed home!
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| We still need to hang something about the fireplace. Niall and his dad think a big mirror should go there to make the room look bigger. I'll admit I don't like the idea!! I want a painting or a wreath... any thoughts?! |
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| hanging photos in our room |
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| hanging curtains in the spare room |
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| Méabh's room |
We were lucky to have a nice sunny day while we worked...
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| mum and I picked loads of lavender from the garden |
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| she's pretty good at sitting on her own now! |
Ah yes now I am looking through these photos and remembering the day! It was a Sunday that we did all of this work. Once mum and dad left, Niall went into work to get a few hours in and Méabh and I went for a long walk. I brought the camera along just for fun and snapped some shots!
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| Autumn has been lovely here! |
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| some snapshots of Belmont Park, a short walk from our house |
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| blackberries are EVERYWHERE here |
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| I picked these in the park one morning, there were so many I couldn't resist. |
We don't have many babysitting options here and we were hoping to go to the rugby match with just the two of us... but in the end it was fun bringing Méabh along! She was pretty tired by the end of it but overall did great :)
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| cheering on Ulster |
And a sneak peak of Uncle Kel and Aunt Susan in Ireland!
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| Visiting the grave of Arthur Guinness near the Madden home in Naas |
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| Family together on the Emerald Isle! |
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| Uncle Kel gleaning some wisdom from the Irishman |
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| trying to find Bruff on a map :) |
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| Benny's Irish whiskey |
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Ok, I wrote all of the above about 2 weeks ago and I am only posting it now. :( Mom, I've been promising a blog post for weeks now so I'm publishing this for now and will start another one! We have loads of updates and have been totally slacking with the blog-- sorry about that. It's hard to believe tomorrow is November 1st. Time has been flying lately!
