Day 1 ~ Summer of 2015

Day 1 of the Summer Holidays started slooooowly! Charis still has an awful cough, throat and is still complaining of a sore tummy.

The girls decided they wanted to go swimming & snorkelling at Ganavan ... despite the temperature only reaching 17 degrees Celcius. Joy! So we packed some snacks, picked up Noni & headed to the beach. 

The girls had a fantastic afternoon, though the water was cold so I wasn't inclined to do much swimming, walking in to chest level was enough for me! 

We were really annoyed though at the amount of dog owners ignoring their dog's poo on the beach, one woman just kicked sand over it. And one dog blooming peed on our food bag, much to my disgust! If you cannot get your dog to obey you then don't let it off the lead. 

Anyway, it was a lovely afternoon, despite the icy feel to the water!

Each day is precious, each moment with those we love must be cherished. 

Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts."

Day 11 ~ "Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts."

I grew up in a family and extended family where humour was a daily occurrence whether you liked it or not!! ;)

When I popped in to Mum and Dad's today, as I made my coffee I noticed four peeled spuds! I had a few spare minutes .... and a pen ....

Later in the day I got a message from Mum who had discovered the four spuds staring at her in the kitchen! 

So today's happiness was a renewed appreciation of my family members' sense of humour and fun!

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"We all grow up with the weight of history on us."

Day 6 ~ "We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies." ~Shirley Abbott  

Today's happiness was in meeting members of our family that we never knew we had! John Harvey traced my Dad through the Commando Association. John's Dad and Dad's Dad were brothers - and Dad's Dad died 2 months before Dad was born. 

It was wonderful to spend some time with long lost family and feel such a sense of kindredness and to feel so completely at home with them! 

So looking forward to more time spent with John, Anne and their family. Niamh in particular is very taken with her new 3rd cousins!! :)

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