Finished all the unpacking and Rugby has his alligator! Now the movers have to come back to pick up all the cardboard, paper, wood crates, bubble wrap, etc and we can finally finish making the house a home!
Have gotten the kitchen together for the most part - a lot fewer cabinets than we had back home - but honestly, who uses all their kitchen stuff anyway? I have become a pretty able chef and grocery shopper! I will say that American plastic wrap is easier to use. The stuff itself is fine here, it's just that they don't provide a serrated metal edge on the cardboard holder to be able to easily remove a piece to use! Petty I know, but it's amazing what a hassle it is to not have a way to easily cut your plastic wrap! Fortunately, our Costco size roll of plastic wrap arrived with the shipment and now I again have the serrated edge to cut the wrap and make my life easier! And, since it's Costco, I have plastic wrap that will last FOR YEARS!
Saw the school kids again last friday at the mall while walking the dogs - they again petted the dogs and one boy commented to Chloe (the human) as he petted Chloe (the dog) "Ah she look just like ya Chloe!" I don't know if they realize that Friday mornings at the mall are one of the highlights of my week!
Having lovely days here - lots of sun and temps in the 60's and Saturday and Sunday Steve and I were able to sit out on the patio and enjoy the afternoon outside! We have bought a charcoal grill and used it all weekend, extending our summer activities as much as possible.
Haley has started playing football for her school team. This is Irish or Gaelic football. It's kind of a mix of soccer and basketball in a way, and Haley says it's a lot of fun to play. They have practices and games during the school day - another plus I suppose...Haley has already had a sleepover at a friend's house and today is home sick with the flu! We had planned to go watch the senior men's final football game at a local pub on Sunday afternoon, but passed as Haley was sick. The game ended with Dublin beating Mayo by one point - and we were rooting for Mayo since we have more ties to Mayo than to Dublin. Next big GAA game is the Hurling final on Saturday. They played a championship game a few weeks ago and the game ended in a tie - so the teams come back to play another full game at a later date - and this Saturday is it! Don't know what they do if this game ends in a tie as well, but may find out!
Have found that an ideal item to have in Ireland is glasses that transition for sun and shade. Even on cloudy days, it is often still rather bright out - not enough for regular sun glasses, but if you have the transition lenses, they tint just enough to keep you from having to squint. I have been wearing my glasses a lot for this reason. May need to invest in sunglasses that do this for when I am wearing my contact lenses too!
My big task today is cleaning the kitchen. Largely because I had a wine mishap and sprayed the wall and ceiling accidentally with red wine. Let me explain - when a cork cracks off and doesn't come out fully, you can't get the wine to pour out, so it seems sensible to push the remainder of the cork into the bottle, right? (I know, if I REALLY cared about the wine, I would discard the bottle because the bad cork could mean lousy wine - right?) But, sometimes it's just the need for the wine that drives me, so I pushed the cork in with a knife. Well, obviously, if the bottle is full and you push something down into it, the liquid will be displaced upward (I am not a scientist, but I understand this concept) Still, who knew it would shoot so high?! Yes, I still drank the wine because, I am an attorney... What?!
Now I am off to see if I can get the stains off the walls and ceiling.....
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