Loud reports

Matilda got her report yesterday. It was really good and we've been trying to decide which side of the family it came from. In the end we decided that it must have been an immaculate conception. I remember it actually, and it WAS pretty good.

Anyway, she got a box of chocolate for the achievement, and she's chuffed to bits (as those of you who know her would appreciate).




Phoebe did very well at her Kindergarten too, and has surprised them on several occasions... like the time recently that she corrected the teacher for getting the wrong colours in the rainbow. When the teacher challenged her, she recounted them in order... and to prove it they went onto the internet!
Here's some of her recent work... (tonight's). Do you like my yellow boots.. and Daile's eyelashes?
Monty's title is one that he's acquired recently for socially unacceptable domestic behaviour.
Phoebe got chocolates too, so all was well with the world at 3ft high.

God knows... but not how to spell?

This week we’ve been collecting stuff for our new house. You know, stuff like a washing machine, a fridge, a microwave, a dishwasher and well…stuff. This evening I was on my way back from having picked up a real bargain… a fridge freezer like Wayne and Dette’s that has an ice dispenser and filtered water dispenser bit. They normally retail at $2,800 and we found this one that is two years old, previously owned by someone that’s got lots of money and isn’t counting the cost… for $700! It’s like new one, that’s got $2,100 off! Result. So there I am, crawling along the Ipswich road in rush hour, when I saw this….

Brilliant!

Sad face....!

OK. I was a bit quick off the mark re the meanings to be derived from the conjunction of Jupiter/Venus/Moon. Tonight we've had the same thing that the US had yesterday. My advice.... get out of the stock market. Would I lie to you? He he.

Still luv ya!

I know I've been telling you that I like it here...but I just wanted you to know that I still luv ya in ol' Blighty!

Smiley face...

I don't know if you got this in the UK, but this evening we witnessed the conjunction of the moon, Venus, and Jupiter to produce this 'smiley face': [you'll probably see it better if you click on it]



Apparently, in the US the face wasn't smiling but sad, which could be taken as some kind of omen I guess, and given that many of the country's people are superstitious, probably will be by more than a few. Here, the economic news is not much to write home about [sic] either. We are looking at a strong likelihood of recession, perhaps not as fulsome as the UK and the US, but not brilliant non-the-less. Even having a budget surplus can't help if no one else in the world wants to do business eh! Not a good time to be having a job hunt thrust upon me either.

Earlier in the evening, Matilda pleaded with Nana for some fabric because she wanted to make a surprise for Phoebe. Eventually, she wore down the poor woman who hadn't wanted to give her anything, since she's only got sheets and the like, and no other materials around. Matilda manage to purloin a pillowcase, and inside about 20 mins, emerged from behind a locked door with this....



Feeb is delighted with it, and only took it off briefly to have her bath, after which she donned it again to sleep in. Interesting pics though eh? They are very 'primitive' I think. The one below reminds me of that famous picture of the Asian man squatting in a tree with a pistol that 'appears' to be pointing at his wife's head. In reality, it was just that he was proud of the fact that he had a pistol.