Christmas Program

 The kids' school finished the year with a Christmas program the evening after the last rugby match. One of the unexpected pleasures of being a parent is watching your kids perform in these things. The school staff did a great job keeping things organized.  Another function of the program was a "farewell" for the kids finishing up at St Joe's. Most kids attend a boarding high school after Year 8 and Steven will be classified as a Year 8 student when school resumes in a few weeks.  Jack will be a Year 7 and will be taught by Mr. Bartlett, Steven's teacher for the past three months.

Full house

We continued to get tripped up by the term "tea". Parents were requested to bring a plate of food for "tea" after the program. Laura and I took it to mean a "covered dish" and I took a shot at a vegan potato recipe, which failed miserably. In actuality, it really was a tea and everybody brought light snacks. We haven't broken the code on when "tea" is actually a social with light finger foods or a full blown meal.  The potatoes were promptly discarded after the "tea".