Friday again?

Well that week went quickly!

Science fair was a big hit and I think it was an afternoon well spent. Once again, pictures will eventually make it. Lol The house I had thought we might be in by now got rented while we were in Dublin, but it was my fault for waiting until we left the city to call the renter back. The kids were a bit bummed, but I told them that just means there's a better place for us out there! So, we're still at the hostel. We've made friends with a traveler from Poland who has been living in Ireland for the past ten years. He is a globe trotter but is helping the owner a bit around the building.

It's been a grand week. The first swimming lesson was on Monday, I returned the rental car and bought a cheap used car (that I am going to hopefully trade in for a better car soon) and we looked at another great house on Tuesday, finally got all the correct school books sorted out and found a tie (!) on Wednesday and I discovered Devil's Glen outside Ashford and discovered a Paulo Coelho in a thrift shop I had never heard of on Thursday. My favorite part of the week I'll disclose was on Thursday morning when I put pen to paper directly writing on the book for the first time in almost a month! I had been using my writing time to make preparations before we left, and here, I had been using it running around trying to "get stuff done" and it felt so lovely to hang out with my characters again. Even if it was for an event that ended with Sophia storming off from a conversation she had with Tristan before he leaves for the war. I think I missed them. I wrote four pages in the time I had and it felt great. All in all a productive week despite winds of gale force yesterday and the day before. Remnants of the hurricane, I suppose.

So, here we are on Friday again and I am happily perched on a leather chair next to a window making me fondly reminiscent of my writing days at Wm Van's in Springfield. I randomly drove down roads this morning I hadn't driven down before (always a great idea when looking for a place you're not quite sure what place you're looking for) and saw a coffee shop at the end of a "T," saying, "Hello." Ahhh, the luxury of strong wifi and a full-sized keyboard at my finger's disposal to type out this blog! Pair that with a tasty Americano and I'm a happy camper!

Well, I am going to sign off and finish the rest of my wifi necessary work before my battery leaks dry. I forgot my converter at the hostel, so there's no recharging the juice until I get back up there.

Have a beautiful day and remember the magic!
cheers