Exciting Weekend..!!!

The last house we were going to buy in Claremorris fell through. Apparently there is no planning permission for the extension and there are some other concerns with it too. Solicitor said, and I quote, 'There are a lot of issues with this property regarding planning, so I advise that you don't buy it. But if you still want to proceed with the sale, you would have to sign a disclaimer saying that I advised us not to buy it.' Woah! He feels really strongly about it so, forget that!
So we went on another house hunt, but looking closer to Kiltimagh because I'll be going to school there. We looked at a few properties but one in particular really caught our eye. It was a two bedroom bungalow with beautiful views and a stream right at the bottom of the garden. The house was a real mess. Not structurally. The people who lived there were really rough and there were undergarments, Budweiser cans and cigarettes everywhere! Sad really! We also found some other flaws; damp, and a hole in the ceiling. But we were still enthusiastic about it. So...
Later that night we drove out to Kitimagh to see if we could find the house by ourselves. We found it easily and Mum wanted to know a little more about the area. So she knocked on the door of the local farmer, Paddy. He came out and mum started asking him questions. When he realized that we weren't Jehovah's Witnesses, he invited us in to meet his wife, Joan, who was over the moon that Mum was there to keep her company, and his 13 yr old son, Connor, who is going into the same secondary school and was also glad for the company.
Connor and I went exploring the open countryside while Mum and Joan talked, laughed and sang, badly. We stayed there till 11:30. Joan enjoyed our company so much that she invited us to Sunday dinner.
Yorkshire puds, roast lamb, the works! It was nice. After dinner Connor and I went exploring again to meet the donkeys. It was absolutely beautiful up there! I'll take a picture!
Now this is the best bit. Paddy owns a site, just across the field from them, for sale with planning permission for a big 3 bedroom house! We had a look at the plans and jumped at the idea of making our own house! Best of all, Paddy is in the building trade himself. So he knows the best people to do the job! We trust them and because we're buying the site and acre of land of them, we'll be seeing a lot more of them. Guess how much?

50,000 EURO FOR A SITE WITH PLANNING PERMISSION ALREADY AND AN ACRE OF LAND! DYNAMITE PRICE!
Also it'll cost less to build than it would be to fix up the other house. There's only one teeny tiny problem. Mum doesn't think he can cope with mowing an acre of grass. So we're thinking of getting a donkey. Paddy and Joan suggested it, and hinted that they might give us one of theirs as one of their donkeys is in foal. If we do get one we're going to call it Muffin. So we'll have Mitzy, Monty, Midge and Muffin. Great!

So today we start the ball rolling. Mum and Paddy are going to meet up with the architect to discuss the plans for the property, while Connor and I go exploring again.
The weather has been amazing, 25 degrees! So things are at an all time high for Mum and I; new friends, brand spanking new house that we're going to build ourselves, a possible new donkey, and great weather! The open countryside is doing wonders for my skin too! ;-D

Signing off, looking gorgeous,

Olliee xx