Mid-Term Break

Last week was the girls mid-term break from school, so I had them Wednesday-Friday all day.

Wednesday was Catherine's Birthday so we made little mini-cakes for her. Then we started to write a Christmas play (can't wait to perform that one). The girls were tired from the weekend in Dublin, so we watched Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events int he afternoon.

Thursday Taylor came over in the morning (She had the week off since Gill is a teacher). The girls were pretty excited that she was and that they were having a play date that afternoon with two of their friends. The playroom was a mess, so we spent most of the morning cleaning it up. Then we headed to the grocery store because Taylor and I had offered to make dinner that night. The girls weren't so excited about the trip to the shop, but it was the grand opening of a new grocery store in Fermoy so they lucked out getting balloons, and treats. We made it home just in time to make lunch, and then their friends arrived. It was a pretty easy day for Tay and I since the girls had their friends to play with. We made Chicken Divan for dinner, and although Paul and Catherine seemed to love it the girls were not the biggest fans. This was to be expected since they really aren't that adventurous when it comes to their eating. It was nice to have a meal from home though. Taylor stayed the night Thursday night, and we went and met another Au Pair at the pub. She had just arrived in Rathcormac and was feeling homesick, so her house mom called Catherine to see if we would meet her. She has only been here since last Saturday and is apparently already going home on the 20th of November. Her list of complaints: the 10 month old baby keeps moving when she tries to change his nappy, and the two year old is always messing with the baby. (Has she ever been around children before?)

Friday morning Taylor and I made a pancake breakfast for the girls, and then got ready and took them to Corrin (a walk up a hill with a beautiful cross at the top, and the stations of the cross on the way up). We packed a picnic and had lunch afterwards.

This weekend was pretty quiet. Taylor and I went and got Chinese Friday night, and took William dinner. We went with him to check on some cows, and then hung out for the rest of the night.

Saturday we went into the City to shop, and definitely did some damage. William took us to dinner in Mallow Saturday night, and then we were all suppose to go out but all three ended up falling asleep watching TV. It was nice to just have a relaxing weekend, especially since it's back to our normal schedules for Tay and I this week.