Happy Holidays.
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The Holidays are here again – where does the time go? Thanksgiving is over and now the Christmas frenzy begins. We hosted the Hennelly family for Thanksgiving, which meant turkey dinner for 17 people. All went well and we continue to enjoy leftovers! Pat continues to enjoy teaching at Oak Lawn although he has some tough kids this year. He is hoping to start teaching computing classes next year so he is studying hard to learn some Java programming and other technical stuff! I continue to work part-time and have a great contract with a local company. I consult 15 hours a week for Advocate Healthcare, which is a 15-minute commute. I enjoy going into the office but also have the flexibility to work from home. I am continuing my work for Colorado Heritage camps, which I love. My work situation could not be better as I am able to drop the boys off at school and also pick them up. I do not work on Mondays and Fridays so I volunteer in the classroom or take some time for me! Luke is in kindergarten and all 3 boys are at the same school which makes life a little easier. He attends morning kindergarten and 3 days a week he goes to an afternoon program at the YMCA. It is a kindergarten enrichment program that he loves. He loves school and is full of stories when I pick him up. He still has some developmental issues and we are now doing speech, physical and occupational therapy privately. He does speech once a week and PT and OT every other week. Luke is the family (and class) clown with a wonderful sense of humour! Jimmy is in 2nd grade and doing very well. He is loving Math, Science and gym – of course. He spends his recess playing football (American football not soccer) and goes through the knees of his pants weekly! He has started wrestling twice a week. He enjoys it a great deal although it is physically demanding. He always sleeps well on Tuesday and Thursdays after wrestling. Michael is in 3rd grade and it is a leap work-wise. He has much more homework this year and has to work more independently. He continues to love Math and Science and anything that involves logical thinking. He played Fall baseball this year and then took a break from sports this winter. He plays chess and just finished a codes and ciphers class. He is still a great chatterbox and loves life. This year I took Jimmy and Luke to Latin American Heritage camp in Colorado. We had a lovely visit and probably the best camp ever because I was not directing and so spent time in classes and hanging out with the boys. We also had a wonderful holiday in England. We managed a good mixture of family time and visiting friends and family. It was lovely to catch up with so many of you. It was wonderful to be able to enjoy quality time with our British cousins! We are staying here for Christmas and looking forward to a relaxing couple of weeks. All of us are hoping for a white Christmas and some sledding or maybe even skiing! We do hope this letter finds you and your families well. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! All the best in 2008! |