I almost feel like I have packed a life time of activities, adventures and escapades in since I last wrote. It has been a hectic few weeks.
Since we arrived in Ireland in September 2008 Daithi has been trying his best to get onto a welding course.
Then about 8 weeks ago he had to spend the best part of a week up the bog getting our turf ready for winter (this is our fuel that we burn on the open fire), anyway it was pretty much the first time I had to mind all 3 children on my own. To be honest I had a few reservations about how I was going to manage but as I admitted to Jena, a great friend of mine in a phone call at the end of that week that I had actually managed much better than I had expected.
I went as far as saying that I had found it easier and was much more organised. The words had hardly even left my lips when the phone rang and it was the guy from the welding course saying someone had dropped out and that there was a space for Daithi if he was still interested, he could come in on the following Monday.
Happy Days.
Finally admitting out loud that I could cope was a revelation, and as I well know things always fall into place when the time is right. I feel absolutely stoked for him, he really needed it. It had been two amazing years not working and hanging out as a really tight family unit. Spending loads of quality time together when the kids are young has really set them in good stead and they are solid, strong and emotionally sound kids thanks to that. The support he has given me since we moved here has been above and beyond what you would expect, I struggled a lot for the first 19 months (I know!) and Daithi was always there to pick up the pieces and the kids. He is my rock.
He is absolutely loving his course and has already been asked if he would like to do the next one. Our plan is to get him trained up and certified so he has all his qualifications when we head home to NZ. He is on the path & loving it. I joke that he is the teacher's pet. He is though that's the funny thing!
Besides this huge change of flow in our house our dog Tui had four puppies on my birthday! Three kids, four puppies, and no Daithi have made for an extremely busy house, infact I will be as bold as to say it has been out right mayhem!
Hence my lack of blogging....now I am back on track, puppies are ready for adoption and I am full of brilliant laugh out loud heart warming tales from the Emerald Isle.
