Don't Mention The Rugby!

We don't need to mention the rugby so I won't!

Harriette has just gone off to Matamata Girls Rallies. She has a school friend who goes and wants to give it a go. It seems to be a bit like Guides but with a religious slant. I'm not sure about it but I trust Harriette to make a sensible decision about it. Don't get me wrong I don't have a problem with religion and indeed feel children should have some understanding of it. We used to take the children to church regularly when they were very young. But I am a bit anti the evangelical approach. You may recall a year or so ago we went to a concert in Matamata put on by the Bible Church that started all pop music like and and ended with a 'come to us and be saved' mantra. Alice got sucked and frigtened by the whole thing. Anyway, I'll shall be interested to hear what Harri has to say about it.

It was her birthday on Sunday and I was trying to persuade Alice to let Harriette take her 2 friends to the Aquatic Centre without her. I think she was about to agree but she got an infection which put paid to her swimming anyway. Off to the doctors again at the weekend (Alice has only ever once managed an urgent doctors appointment during the week - don't forget we pay here, 3 times as much at the weekend) and more antibiotics! She was all shivery and nauseaus on Saturday so I have given her today off school to be sure she is over the worst. We have just had her parent teacher interview. Doing very well but capable of more was the verdict, and destined for the accelerate class when she goes to Intermediate in January.

Harriette's birthday was more successful than the disater of last year (you remember the sleepover with too many girls and they all argued etc). She just has Sarah and Kylie here for tea after a swim. We bought her(them) a netball stand (which H and A got awhile ago) some CD's and a alarm clock radio. She has got a significant amount of money thanks to Mom and Daddy and Cheryl (who is far too generous!). I am trying to persuade her to save it and will take her to open a Kiwi Bank account this week.

Eric is playing on the other computer and journeying down memory lane care of a CD mix from Stan of 'school days' songs. No not studying for a change.

Did Harriette survive her readathon. Yes, of course, care of the loan of a blanket from Kylie and a pillowcase stuffed with clothes from Britany. She had no sleep of course.

Nil else to report, but feel I have forgotten something. Night, night.