Back in America!

I know alot of you are anxious to see some Dublin shots. It's taking longer than I expected to sort through & organize 350+ pictures and 100+ videos. Here's a video to get you started. I will be doing more later. This video was taken at the pub where we ate dinner the first night. Sorry, it's a little dark. Many of the places there are very dark.

First of all, THANK YOU STACY, ROD & KAREN FOR TAKING CARE OF THE HOUSE WHILE WE WERE GONE.

Ireland was great, but we both agree we LOVE LIVING IN AMERICA! I wish more Americans had the opportunity to see other countries. Maybe they'd be more appreciative and less critical of our government.

Ireland is truly a beautiful country. We did lots of walking......taking rest breaks for mommy & baby along the way.

Get this--we calculated the beer to be cheaper than sodas in many places! They love beer. I mean breakfast, lunch, & dinner! Looking around restaurants, it was hard to find someone not having beer with their meal. They also are not fond of ice. Room temp was how drinks were served mostly. I haven't actually gotten sick the entire pregnancy, but having room temperature milk for cereal one morning did it. I think that would make me sick under normal circumstances though.

On the homefront, I don't know when we'll fully recuperate from the trip. We got back early Tuesday night. (Thanks for picking us up Karen.) We immediately did 3 loads of laundry, well, M did mostly. I think I passed out for the night before the first load made it to the dryer. We both went back to work Wed. I worked over all three days trying to get caught up. M had the yard done by the time I got home Friday. This weekend was filled with mostly baby preparation. The crib bedding and 2 pieces of nursery furniture were completed while we were on "holiday", so we headed to Covington to pick them up. Courtesy of Grandmother, Mom, & Dad we have a beautifully refinished antique buffet we'll be using as the changing table and a comfy newly upholstered swivel rocker. THANK YOU Mom, Dad, & Grandmother. I know it would've likely been cheaper (uh, I mean better value, as the Irish would say) to just buy new furniture. The nursery is slowly coming together. It's like working a puzzle to find a new place for all the things that had made that room their home the past 5 1/2 years. The attic is getting full!

Until next time.....