The weekend was one of celebrations. I had my 'Full Length & Fabulous' 40th birthday party on Saturday, (ball gowns and Tuxedos) held at Nantwich Football club. It was a night I will always remember.
Mark & I had a dance lesson with Caroline Coles from 'My Wedding Dance' and we performed it on the night to a surprised audience. He did me proud and soon relaxed into it half way through.
It was wonderful to see all my family and friends together again and just made me realise how lucky I am to have these people around me. My own little pride and joy wasn't around on the night, with starting school we thought it would be too much for him to have such a late night. However, he had a fab time with Alison Bowett, Nantwich Childminder and slept fantastically well.
I have been totally pampered and spoilt, I've had over 10 bottles of champagne, beauty treatments, money and gorgeous gifts.
It only seems like yesterday when I took this photo of Luke when he was a day old, that was 4 and a half years ago. My big boy is starting school full time tomorrow, its the day I've been dreading for ages. My baby is grown up and going to big school. I purposely put off taking any party bookings this weekend so Mark, Luke and I could spend some quality time together. Yesterday we went to Chester Zoo and today we spent time playing at home and getting organised for the big week ahead.
Mondays have always been 'Luke and Mummy days' and we have spent them together at the library, at the park, swimming, playdates, at playbarns, with Grandparents or just having lazy days at home. Tomorrow I'm going to be at a loose end and I will feel lost without my sidekick.
On my radio show each week, I end with Bay City Rollers 'Bye Bye Baby', I will be singing this tune in my head tomorrow. I will definitely be taking the tissues with me for the journey home from the school run.
I'm so proud to be a part of the Redshift Radio team, as a sole trader it can be pretty lonely so its nice to be a part of a big family again.
Who'd have thought that a year ago I would be presenting my own radio show? I certainly didn't, and after a year, I still find it difficult to call myself a radio presenter.
Over the past year I've networked with some fantastic businesses and joined forces with the award winning photographer, Simon J. Newbury on our Pregnancy Bump Paint & Portrait Project. This led to us appearing on Granada Reports as well as all 3 of the local newspapers.
I feel so fortunate to have been given the opportunity to have my own show on the radio and here's to another year!
This time last year I was applying for school places for Luke, and ever since then we have been telling him that he will be going to big school soon, not sure if I was preparing him for school or myself! Well, that day was today. Sob sob!
Most of his friends started yesterday but today was Luke's first day. I felt nervous and had butterflies all morning, I was careful not to be too over enthusiastic and careful not to show him I was petrified for him too! My bottom lip was quivering on the short walk to the Weaver school which was made worse when I bumped into a friend who asked 'How are you feeling?'.
Luke's friend, Lewis was already at in the classroom, so I told him to look for Lewis and in he trotted, he turned round, waved and shouted 'See you later!' without a backward glance. Luckily, Lewis's mummy, Heather was with me so we walked away from the school and didn't shed a tear at all!
When I picked him up he was full of it but when I asked what he had been doing he told me 'I can't tell you, its a secret'.
I'm keeping fingers and toes crossed that the rest of his taster days will be as smooth. I think the real tears will come on 19th September when he goes full time 9am till 3pm, and I don't mean from Luke!
An Bord Pleanala has just rejected the appeal against the proposed “Respond” development on Grace Park Road (against the advice of its own Inspector) albeit with some changes incorporated including: Elimination of Blocks A and B Reduction in Block 5 by 2 storeys Relevant reports from An Bord Pleanala are included below:
Wednesday, November 17th 2010 Fine Gael Councillor Naoise Ó Muirí has called for a Public Register of information on outstanding Derelict Sites levies in Dublin City to be created. The Councillor’s call comes on foot of a question he asked the City Manager at last month’s Council meeting, seeking details in relation to unpaid derelict […]
Question to City Manager City Council Meeting 01/11/2010 Q85. COUNCILLOR NAOISE O’MUIRI Can the Manager please provide me with the following details in relation to the unpaid derelict sites levies pertaining to 18 Fairview Avenue Lower: – The name of the entity from whom the levies are due – A breakdown of the amounts due for […]
Monday, November 8th 2010 FG Fine Gael Councillor Naoise Ó Muirí today (Monday) hit out at the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) after it refused to meet with a Dublin City Council policy committee. “The Chairman of NAMA, Mr. Frank Daly, wrote to the Economic, Planning and International Affairs Strategic Policy Committee declining an invitation […]
DCC are planning to go to public tender to gauge public interest in getting involved in new “casual trading” locations around the city.
I was contacted by the local residents association RE some planning concerns regarding the fast-food outlet operating on Philipsburgh Avenue – the follow-up/response from Planning Enforcement is detailed below. Question to City Manager City Council Meeting 06/09/2010 Q126. COUNCILLOR NAOISE O’MUIRI Can the Manager ask Planning Enforcement to follow up on the following issues […]
On the 19th of August Dublin City Council issued a request to MKN Developments to respond on a whole range of issues under 10 separate headings as follows: Additional Information Request for Sybil Hill The applicant had up to 6 months to respond to this request, otherwise the application becomes invalid. If DCC receive a response then […]
Got word yesterday that the planning application by W.S.M. Partnership for a 100-bed maternity hospital on the Howth Road was refused by An Bord Pleanala.
Performing has become really, really fun because we kind of let the shackles go and we’re playing with some renewed vigor. It certainly makes it easy to play, because we’ve been doing it together for so long.
I’ve always felt extremely fortunate that I could even come close to making a living being a musician, so I consider myself very lucky. I think we all feel that sense of celebration now—that we can still do this and it’s still fun. And there’s just nothing better than a standing ovation at the end of a workday. That’s the goal every night: to get the audience on their feet and screaming out of their minds. If you get a chance at a job like that, take it.