Winter has come

We woke up today to a thick frost. Hard to even open the car doors. But it is December now, so perhaps it is time. Luckily, we will only have 10 days of it until we move into full summer in Brisbane.  On the way to school, the kids were saying how it will be great to get a tan and I reminded them that they will be so covered up with hats and shirts and sun-screen, they will probably be even whiter when they come home.  A look of general incredulity came across Miss 10 who always knows best.  Mr 12 doesn't care if he does not know best, as he says  'I'm a kid, i'm supposed to be dumb'  We won't bother to quiz Mr almost 15 because we know where that will go. 

It is a shame that none of the sunshirts we own will still fit so we will have to waste valuable time keeping covered up from the sun out of the sun. 

Theo went to a youth group last night.  As I was driving back from girl guides with matilda, she was going on about what they would be doing at youth group, attempting to be a bit sarcastic about them (compared to girl guides which is fab) she was saying it will probably be all biblical and then got stuck because she realised that she really did not know anything about youth groups at all.  She said 'help me out here mum, I am drying up', She seems to often be talking like some sozzled old school comedian these days.  She often has a bit of a look of Ronnie Barker about her.  (She appreciates a spoonerism greatly)  She is practising telling jokes with a straight face.  I am practising reacting with a laughing face.  A couple of weeks ago she went to the 'Schools Prom' copncert at the Royal Albert Hall.  They got back to the school at 11.30pm and was so hyped up that she could not sleep.  So we had a hot choclate a bagel and she told jokes.  I wanted to take out the batteries.