First entry - what I know so far

So far I can pretty much recognize the kana, though I'm slow at recalling them and sometimes I can't quite remember certain kana. I figure that issue will dissolve as I learn words and start writing what I know.

... a i u e o ..................... a i u e o
...あ　い　う　え　お ......ア　イ　ウ　エ　オ
k　か　き　く　け　こ ......カ　キ　ク　ケ　コ
g　が　ぎ　ぐ　げ　ご ......ガ　ギ　グ　ゲ　ゴ
s　さ　し　す　せ　そ ......サ　シ　ス　セ　ソ
z　ざ　じ　ず　ぜ　ぞ ......ザ　ジ　ズ　ゼ　オ
t　た　ち　つ　て　と ......タ　チ　ツ　テ　ト
d　だ　ぢ　づ　で　ど ......ダ　ヂ　ヅ　デ　ド
n　な　に　ぬ　ね　の ......ナ　ニ　ヌ　ネ　ノ
h　は　ひ　ふ　へ　ほ ......ハ　ヒ　フ　ヘ　ホ
b　ば　び　ぶ　べ　ぼ ......バ　ビ　ブ　ベ　ボ
p　ぱ　ぴ　ぷ　ぺ　ぽ ......パ　ピ　プ　ペ　ポ
m　ま　み　む　め　も ......マ　ミ　ム　メ　モ
r . ら　り　る　れ　ろ ........ラ　リ　ル　レ　ロ
y　や　..　ゆ　..　よ ........ヤ　..　ユ　..　ヨ
*　わ ..　ん　..　を ........ワ　..　ン　..　ヲ

I only know one phrase, which was pretty much given to me by someone I met who is taking college courses to learn Japanese.
"かいものをしましょう"
"kaimono wo shimashou"
"let's go shopping"
I know that "kaimono" means shopping, and "shimashou" means let's go. So I can pretty much figure how it fits together.

I also know a few kanji.
火 fire
本 book
青 blue
I kinda know a few more, but not well enough to remember them. I can also read a few more than I can write by hand. And let's face it, when you can easily type something out on a keyboard, it makes it harder to say that you actually "know" the kanji.

I know a few words in romaji (which I can easily enough spell with hiragana).
inu = dog
koinu = puppy
neko = cat
koneko = kitten
mata ne = see you later
sayounara = good-bye

There is probably a bit more than I've listed, but I don't have time to write more now.