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Artistic Kids

14 Nov 2009

What a pleasure it was today working with the children and seeing their little faces as they painted up the wooden shapes we cut out for them. They were so proud and rightly so. A teacher said to me today that he had never seen girls paint before. Just boys and were amazed at their talent. Another teacher...

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Day 8 In the Big Blue House – Annemarie Leonard Royal Blue

13 Nov 2009

Friday the 13th is our Final day on site and already there is a feeling that something phenomenal is coming to an end. We had a team dinner last night and there was a great turn out, good food and a good laugh helped to cement (excuse the pun!) the already strong sense of togetherness within the team. This...

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Last Full Day

13 Nov 2009

I cannot believe it’s our last full day on site today. The week has just flown by so fast. Today was the first day I really felt the effects of sheer tiredness. My feet ache like no other. The sun shone down on us today! When that happened all the aches and pains go out of your mind and we get...

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People Power

13 Nov 2009

Friday arrived it was hard to believe it was our last day in Wallacedene. The morning passed quickly as everybody worked together to get the houses completed. We had a surprise birthday for Seamus Fallon one of our hard working volunteers. He handed over one of our houses to one of the families. It is...

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Day 7 in the big blue house

13 Nov 2009

Last full day of building today and the drive to complete is amazing. The boys from Royal Blue team were on site since 6.30am. Instead of the usual 7.30am for the rest of us. The buzz is amazing now as we need to get the clean up of the houses completed and as the boys and girls try to finish some of...

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Rain Free Day

12 Nov 2009

Another day and no rain, at least when we set off for work there was not. Back to hanging doors. Seven more and or task was completed. That is of course if we had seven, we were short one, but the foreman promised he would find us one somewhere. As the day developed the beneficiaries began to come to...

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Liam gets to the point, Day 6

12 Nov 2009

Night before - Quiet, a few drinks in the Dubliner Bar, bed early. Battery Low! 6.15am: No change 8.15am: Plastering Sunny at last 20 degrees plus, things are looking up. 11.30am: Disaster strikes. Dust etc. into my eyes. Burning, Burning, Burning... But not to worry, I am immediately delivered...

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Best Week Ever!

12 Nov 2009

Today was my favorite day so far. We have got on as a team so well. Clare and I started off the day filling in holes in the ceiling with sealer. Then we got to drill boards into the ceiling. The carpenters showed us what to do. The sun came out at lunch so we could sit outside. Some of the men on our...

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Day 6 in the Big Blue House

11 Nov 2009

More torrential rain, not at all what we were expecting. And it is very difficult to see the kids running around in the rain, compared to the sunshine. Maybe there is a sense of immunity that the heat of the sun can give that the rain just washed away. The rain rivers flow by, gushing, pieces of wood...

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Day Five in the Big Blue House

11 Nov 2009

We passed a Ferrari and a Bentley garage and a couple of nice golf courses on the way out here this morning! It always feels a bit bizarre going from one lifestyle to another and I still wonder at how extreme it still is! Not running on 100% today I am feeling a bit fluey!! But I did get to go to visit...

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