Well the children have settled into school fine and have discovered that Ireland schools also have homework. We have found a rocker chick to teach TaLeah guitar, she has crazy pink-red hair and TaLeah says she likes to play Nirvanah songs and this paniced her a little. We told TaLeah that if her teacher could play that style of music then she had talent and TaLeah just had to learn how to play and then apply that skill to what music she liked. She thought that was a good idea. She has only had one lesson so we will see how it goes. Her teacher has started her off with a Bob Dylan classic, Blowing in the Wind.

Shanaya will be taking her piano lessons from a teacher that comes to her school after school. Very convenient. But get this. We had a lovely lady in our church, Mary O'Connor offer to let us use her piano as her girls have moved out. So Gary and another fellow, Sean McMahon, from the church did the piano moving thing (Garys past moving skills once again came in handy), moved a beautiful old piano into our house. A complete answer to prayer. We were not looking forward to spending €1000 for a new one. First off we really don't have the money. Might have had to borrow from grandpa!!

I thought that my new sport would have to be rugby but I have discovered Hurling. Great sport, kind of like a cross between field hockey, and lacrosse but after they scoop up the ball with the hurley stick they hit it like a baseball. The sport is only played in Ireland. Very fast and agressive (a nice way to say violent). Anyway, they just had the All Ireland Finals, kind of the equivilant to the Grey Cup, and Cork was in it so we had a gathering of people and watched Cork loose, OOPS! But it was great crack (as they say here).

I have however been able to watch a lot of CFL games including all of the BC Lions games since we got NASN (north american sports network). Just don't email or phone me about the games because we often get them later than you all. We will also get, yes it's true, NHL!! Right now all I can say is BC LIONS RULE> Not sure if I can say that later so I'll say it now. Knowing BC they will blow it!!

I don't seem able to put any pictures on at this point but when I can again I will give you a few of hurling and the girls.