I know that it is forever since I have posted anything here and my goal is to change that. I have plans for this year, for our homeschooling as well as for us as a family and for myself as an individual.

We have had a few weeks off and don't get back to schoolwork until next Monday. I am using this time to plan and to organise our homeschool stuff (and wish I had more SPACE). Our Christmas was lovely with Kim's parents joining us for the celebration of the birth of Christ and the festivities. Our New Year's Eve was quiet. Today, the first day of 2008, was a cleaning, recycling and a bit more organising day. I have the homeschool cart on my list of things to clean. I am not sure I will get to it. But there is always tomorrow (yes, I know famous procrastinator words).

The children are doing so well in everything they work at. Sinéad progresses in violin and Regan in guitar. Their teachers are wonderful and inform me that they are both doing really well. It isn't important to us that they excel, but that they enjoy, work hard and learn. Most importantly that they love what they do. Everything else progresses too. Sinéad will start sewing lessons next week. She is oh so excited. This was our birthday gift to her. She turns 9 on 12 January. Regan has nothing else planned yet, outside of the Y classes and guitar lessons. I am contemplating either soccer again (though the late evening soccer class doesn't really appeal and so we will probably wait on that) or perhaps an art class. Kim would like Sinéad to join a swim club, but she isn't too sure about that. Right now, we are in a bit of recovery mode from the last few months. Sinéad was a mouse and a Russian dancer in The Nutcracker. There were 6 performances the first week of December and it was absolutely wonderful! Regan finished up soccer through the university S.A.L.T.S programme and we may do it again. He isn't very assertive in his playing, but he does like soccer. But perhaps something else will be more appealing. We found that with music. He tried the violin but just wasn't into it. The guitar was a whole other story!

Aisling is growing so much. She is 27 months and says prayers and repeats the Articles of Faith with us and does her own work. She got a magna doodle and an aqua doodle for Christmas and loves them. She also got doll paraphernelia (stroller, swing, high chair, etc) she absolutely loves to play with! She is a resourceful little 2 year old and I can hardly believe that she might be old enough and ready to do ballet next September, just before she turns 3! She seems so little to me now, but doesn't think so.

I realise that some may have given up on reading this blog, but hope to get people to come back (the few that have probably read it).

Happy New Year to all!