For some reason, I always lose track of days on this blog.  I post to my other blog just about every single day, but I forget about writing here.

School has been going pretty well.....  Taryn (5yo) is beginning to teach herself to read, recognizing words when she sees them, & learning to spell w/ the aid of her Little People ABC Treehouse.  Camryn (10) has been really focused on origami since her birthday.  She got a really neat kit that also include kirigami & she's been making all kinds of things.  She's also been reading an awful lot!

Kiernan (12) is still more interested in games (Adventure Quest, Aveyond, PS2 games) but they are teaching him to think, use logic, make decisions, etc. so I guess that's okay.  He does his schoolwork quickly so he can get to the "good" stuff.

Casey (15) has just completed his first week (of 2) in Driver's Ed.  He's had his first official drive time (5 more to go) & he's driven w/ me a couple of times.  He is also more interested in the above listed games, but has decided to move more to the "book" side of education.  He's doing Saxon Algebra, Apologia Biology, then adding in Greek & Latin roots, geography & other fun stuff.

Caitlin (17) is really working doubly hard so she can graduate this spring.  She doesn't take our "scheduled" days off, but goes ahead & does her work.  She's been very disciplined in her choice of studies.  (Lots to do w/ anatomy & physiology - it seems.)  She's kind of been taking a break from her art studies.  She has 3 lessons done that need to be sent in for grading, but the first of those 3 is a painting project that she just keeps putting off.  It's drawn & the base coat is painted, but it's the details, I think, that she's procrastinating on.  I keep telling her to get it finished so it's not hanging over her head & she can get back to the enjoyment of drawing.

Darci (18 - graduated '06) quit her job back in Aug. so she's been playing "kid" since then.  She's really been focusing on her photography & is doing very well w/ it.  She takes a lot of landscape & artsy type pics & edits them.  She's got quite an interesting collection.  Her dream job would be to travel & take photos for a magazine or something.  She's just about decided it's time to look for another job - maybe working 3rd shift (since that's when she seems to function best).

Tahni (3) isn't in school, but she's learning all the time.  She can sing her ABC's, knows most all her colors, body parts, etc.  She's Taryn's little copycat, too.

Anyway, that's what's going on around here....

Ciao!