Matilda got Dux!

Until recently I'd not heard the expression 'Dux', but here in QLD it's used for the student with the highest academic score in her class or school.  In Tild's case it was in her year, as tonight was the Year 8 graduation ceremony.  She also got awards for excellence in Maths and Science and Language Arts.
Blimey!  Unfortunately I couldn't be there with Daile and Feeb cos I was at the Art School, and that's why the photo is at home afterwards

Anyway, we're very proud of course...

Here's a pic:

Halloween harvesting time...?

Is it me, or are trick or treat-ers getting greedier? This year, I was the stay at home person whilst the girls went out with their mates...and Daile followed behind with another Mum, for safety.

The first knockers were a girl and her mother by themselves.  I'd guess the child to have been about 10 or so, diminutive, skinny, and quite pretty.  She had quite small hands I noticed, which, as it turned out, was quite good, because she stuffed one of them into the bowl I was holding with a selection of mini chocolate bars and Mentos and like a mechanised coal bucket with sweets falling away that were just beyond her grip, she 'harvested' that thing!  I raised my eyebrows at her mother...and she said to the child 'er....just a small handful darling'!!!  WHAT!

Thereafter, I told all the other kids that came, that they could choose ONE chocolate and ONE sweet each.  Shame that you have to say it really....even if the parents are standing there!  Daile came back with ours after a while and had a go...and came back in with a shocked look as a whole bowlful had been decimated by one small group!  We huddled...and I explained my method...so we managed to get through the night without running out.  Blimey!

Anyway, here's this year's offering ...