January 15, 2007 ... I can't believe it. Where has January gone????? I'm just beginning to accept that it's the beginning of the year 2007, and January is already half over. Yowks!!!
See that building in the photograph? That's Coffey's Loch Lein House Hotel in Killarney. That's where Kate, Sean, and I had rooms. Some of Sean's siblings' friends also had rooms in the hotel. Although it's officially closed until April, since they own the hotel, Sean's parents arranged for us to stay there. They turned on the heat and allowed us the pick of rooms. It feels like living in a Hollywood mansion. All of the windows you see look out on to a lake and an impressive range of mountains. Sean's parents have a beautiful, large home across the road from the hotel. When they travel the few hundred feet from house to hotel (sometimes by car!), they say they're going 'above.' When they leave the hotel for home - you've guessed it - they say they're going 'below.' Cute! Those are very Irish expressions, I think.
I spent ten days in Killarney. Eight of the nine children were home for Christmas. The tenth, Brian, was visiting his sweetheart in Korea (she's there for six months, teaching English). For those of you who know him, Traolach was also there.
Need I mention that I had a memorable Christmas 2006? It was more than I could ever have wished for!
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