Hi everyone,

I have finally got around to doing this. My intention is to write a variety of things, maybe mostly memories. If you find it extremely boring then don't read it! It is primarily for me and those I love or who love me, (I assume that the two groups are the same). Sorry everyone there wont be any secrets in it so I am going to invite lots of people to read it and I will delete them if I get bored. Although you will all probably be bored long before me.

I will add photos when I figure out how!

I am inspired to do this by Susanne's 'Coffey' blog. I love the blog album they gave me for Christmas.

So to start with today.
22nd March 2011.
According to my car, it was 16 degrees and I had to struggle out of my lovely warm coat while I was stopped at traffic lights on my way home from work. I had time to stop at B&Q on the way and pick up some plants. At about six o'clock when it was beginning to get cold I overcame my exhaustion and planted up some pots. Feeling the joys of spring!

Last week on St. Pat's day Kevin, Andrew and myself tidied up the garden a bit and got some of it ready for planting. Andrew actually cried because he was forced to work. He usually gets pains and hunger and sick when he has to help out.


Back to last night!
I dreamt again of Mam. We were at a kind of pier sitting looking out to sea when the tide began to come in very quickly. I was carrying a baby. Mam was slumped half lying down and I tried to pull her up. I tried to carry and make her move fast away from the tide that was going to catch us. She was crying cause it was too painful for her to run, (I was only half carrying her as the baby was on one arm). We managed to get into the car and sat safely watching the boats bobbing. Anyway that was it! I have lots of ideas about interpretations and I don't want anyone else's opinion on the meaning, thanks.

Anyway today was a good day. My classes this morning was easy, they were a bit exhausted! Last night I had 12 students sit paper 2 of the pre-leaving cert exam. There were 10 men and 2 women. A couple of years ago it was always mostly women and hardly any men. The recession has seen the increase in men wanting to upskill, not just unemployed men.

CHEAP MEALS.

We had a roast chicken on Sunday. When I cook a chicken I cut out the breast and put it in the fridge for another day, for enchilladas or something else nice. I hate reheated meat. I put stuffing in where I have cut out the breast and pull the skin over it. In the mixer I put:
1 onion
1 small carrot
3 slices of bread
herbs and seasoning.

Then on Monday I cook the left over chicken in sweet and sour sauce for Andrew and Kevin. they like it, I don't, it is really easy to do with rice.
So I get three meals from 1 chicken.
Sometimes I freeze the breast fillets.

So there is the first blog. Is it as disjoined and as jumbled as a conversation with me? If not I promise it will be as I go along. I dont intend to be orderly.

I phoned Mark to ask how to do this and setting it up is easy, expecially when you have an IT expert as a son!