The internet here is back in action. The phone is still out though, but at least we can now see the blog again! We have got spoiled reading stories every evening.
Kathleen just called there and she was asking for you, Sadbh is getting on good with baby Sophia. Its hard being a new parent though. O'Connor is the surname by the way. Kathleen is going up to her next week because Niall is going back to work.
No more sca here. Working away and heading to Glenmore for the weekend.

Hi Lorraine, I have just spent the past half hour reading your blog. It really doesn't pay to let it pile up!!! Great that you are getting so much work. Have fallen off the wagon since Easter and just can't get the momentum back. I put on three and a half pounds over Easter, lost one and a half the following week, found a pound the next week !!! I am due to weigh again tomorrow night and I know I have had a bad week.
Looking forward to seeing your mam and dad at the weekend. We are all going to Sharon Shannon with Shaun and Shell in Gyles's Quay- out their way. Dad and Aiden are hoping to play golf on Saturday.
I have been to funerals for the past two days-two 24 year olds who took their own lives within 24 hours of each other. I would know both families through work. Very sad. No more news really. Will be in touch soon again

Laptop magically working today so I put up some pictures

Thats all very positive. Cairns to Sydney could definitely be on the cards now. Isn,t it great to be able to go MAD and buy a book!!!!! Enjoy it! Chat tomorrow.

I haven't done anything since about the visa as you have to do it within 60 days of your travel anyway

Forgot to ask if there is any update on the visa for Vietnam?

All that ANZAC day stuff suits someone interested in history. They take it very serious don,t they. No sca here. working away. Michael Leonard didn't have much news for us but he was in great form. Chat at the weekend.

Galway BET Kildare is fine!!! It's when people say"Kildare were BET by Galway that drives Auntie Margaret mad !!!!

You are sorted for the week now so because Thuirsday is a day off isn't it.
The feile girls were all excited yesterday and of course the all ireland is on the 28, 29, 30th of June when we go to Alicante on the 29th. Isn't there always something!
Your Dad became a Granduncle for the first time today when Niall and Sadbh had there little baby girl. She was 7lbs 8ozs and has lots of black hair. She had a planned caesarian section and is doing well. Because of a hospital bug there are no visitors allowed so Kathleen and Martin can't visit.They will be dying for her to come home.
Michael leonard and small padraigh are just after walking in so i will have to make the tea for them now. So chat soon!

Won't Auntie Margaret love the fact that Galway BET Kildare! Its the only word for it though. Sally txt and said Alan was very excited so I hope now that they go all the way and beat Cork. Always hard to bate Cork at anything!

Take your rubex!!! Glad you got the days work. I,m heading out tonight with a few friom work. We are having dinner in Paddy Burkes in Clarinbridge to celebrate one of the girls having a benign breast biopsy. She was very worried and is now delighted with herself. I,m leaving at 6.30pm so its all go go go. Hopefully we will skype tomorrow. Not too early because I'm sure I will be out half the night driving those alcohol heads home.

Great that you have made the start anyway at the teaching. And it sounds like hostel life is going ok.
Michael Leonard is at home on hols. He called with Padraigh, Alva and Cliona on Tues night but I wasn't here so he might call again at the weekend. Berney was here but I was gone to a talk on breast cancer treatments, which was more suitable for oncologists than me!
Galway u21s playing all ireland semi on Saturday in Tullamore. I would love to go but don't know if I will. We'll see. No more sca. Tomorrow is FRIDAY!