Well after a lovely week down in Naas with the Maddens I thought I'd pop in and say hello!
Quick update: renovation work is going well! We have 2 weeks down now and boy, not having a kitchen sure does change our day to day routine. Our builder David says they are on schedule so far-- we are hoping to have our space back by April. Niall has a mandatory week off work over Easter and we've no holidays planned (sniffle sniffle) ;) so hopefully we'll be able to paint and do some final DIY touches then. The first week was rough-- the drilling was sooo loud so Méabh couldn't nap in the house and there was crap everywhere. We tried to stay out most of the day but it's not easy with a one year old, especially when it's freezing and wet out.
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| So, the window on the right is where our old kitchen was. The extension to the left was already there but it was a 'utility room' (common in big country houses here). So, our kitchen is going to be where the utility room was while the old kitchen space will be where our dining table goes. The builders cut out a big window (the one on the left) where my sink will be! |
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| kitchen sink window from the inside |
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| there is currently no roof-- that's going on next Tuesday we hope! |
So, after that first week we ran to mum and dad for cover! We drove down to Kildare last Friday evening. It 'lashed' rain the whole weekend so we had a very mellow, relaxing time sipping Nespressos and sitting by the fire. Niall headed back up to Belfast at 6 am Monday morning to make it into work while I stayed with the in-laws to avoid reality for a few days!
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| Méabh loves her book 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' |
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| helping Grandad with the fry... mmmmmm bacon!! |
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| snoozin' |
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| learning the importance of staying on top of housework duties |
I loved being in Naas. It felt like a mini holiday and I couldn't be more grateful for my in-laws and lovely sister in law. It's good to be in Belfast with Niall again though and we have a few things to do this weekend so hopefully it will be a productive one. I'm planning on sticking it out next week-- living off of toast and microwaved eggs-- and then we may go to Naas again next Friday. It's Mother's Day here March 6th so that's a good excuse to crash the Madden house again and raid the Nespresso machine :)
Well, it's Friday night and I don't want to blog the evening away so I'll finish with a few photos of our Méabhy girl! Lots of love to you all.
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