Maggie lost a tooth
Maggie lost a front tooth today. She was rather happy about it, because she knows the Tooth Fairy will visit tonight.
Maggie initially thought she had swallowed the tooth while eating an orange, but the tiny little thing was discovered, much to her relief because she now hopes to cash it in for $2.
I blogged about the Tooth Fairy in 2005 and how Kathleen still expected payment five years ago, aged 11, when she knew it wasn’t true.
It’s nice to know inflation hasn’t raised the $2 trade fee.
Percy the Elf
With all the fuss about Kevin Rudd writing a children’s book, I just remembered I wrote “Percy the Elf” a couple of years ago in Kalgoorlie. Please note the story is copyright.
Percy the Elf
Suzie liked playing in the back yard of her home at Kalgoorlie during winter. It was too hot to play outside in the summer time because Kalgoorlie was near the desert.
One day Suzie saw a beautiful flower. While bending down to smell the flower she saw a little man in a green suit sitting underneath the flower on the grass.
Suzie was quite surprised, but she wasn’t scared.
“Hello,” she said. “My name is Suzie.”
The little green man said his name was Percy and he was an elf.
Then he started to cry. (more…)
Child Protection Act and video recording
My youngest daughter Maggie (5) had her dance concert this weekend. She’s been going to ballet lessons most Saturday mornings throughout the year and this was the big finale.
The dance academy is very professional and has an excellent reputation across all year levels.
Some of the students have gone on to be professional stage performers.
The end-of-year-concert is a gala occasion for the studio and the dancers. The preparations are very thorough and intense.
As parents we look forward to it, but we’re also rather relieved when it’s all over. (more…)
Hockey grand final
Kathleen’s team won the under 15 girls hockey grand final today.
It was a combined team of West Gambier and Portland girls, because neither club had the numbers to field a side in their own right.
It was a good achievement to win, because they weren’t able to train as a full team during the year (Portland is 120km away).
Maggie’s first sleepover
Maggie went to a friend’s birthday party this afternoon. Jim went as well, because it was mostly school friends from Suttontown who were invited.
Suttontown is a small school, with about 20 children in reception (prep)/year one.
After the party, Maggie was invited to stay for a sleepover. Juliet agreed.
Maggie was so excited. This was her first sleepover! (more…)
First day of school
Jim and Maggie had their first day of school at Suttontown Primary today.
They celebrated their fifth birthday in December and “graduated” last year from Gladigau Park Kindergarten. (more…)
Maggie and Jim turn five
Maggie and Jim celebrated their fifth birthday today.
We had planned to visit Port MacDonnell, 30km to the south, buy fish and chips, eat on the foreshore and let the kids roam on the playground.
Unfortunately it was another cool and cloudy day, with drizzle early in the afternoon, like the whole of December so far.
So we went out to an Italian restaurant and enjoyed a lovely meal. (more…)
