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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 33738" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, everyone.</p><p></p><p>Sharon, I can just imagine easy child's excitement. My easy child got her driver's licence almost as soon as she was old enough - 17, in Australia. So she had a couple of months' driving to school before she graduated. Very few kids here get to drive to school, you not only have to get your licence as soon as you're old enough but also have access to a car. So most schools don't need to have restrictions - besides, the kids could park outside school premises and it wouldn't be a school matter.</p><p>I'm glad difficult child enjoyed his middle school visit. It's good that he's excited about it.</p><p></p><p>TM, sorry to hear about the middle ear infection. I hope it clears up soon.</p><p></p><p>WFEN, I hope the kids cooperate today with all your errands.</p><p></p><p>Smallworld, sounds like you've got a busy day coming up. It always takes us ages to buy sneakers for difficult child 3 - we've given up on most shops now, we have one particular sports store where we always end up, so in future we'll just go there first, I think.</p><p></p><p>It's Good Friday here, too. We had church this morning - difficult child 3 came with us, we stayed for morning coffee and hot cross buns afterwards but hurried home to spend an hour or so with easy child & BF1 before they left for Newcastle. They're back on Sunday, staying overnight again before they go back home to Canberra.</p><p>I've been fighting a migraine all day, I think I've got it licked. I was well enough tonight to work on decorating the church candle - it takes up its place on the altar and is lit every week for the next year, so it's big. But I'm a novice with candles, I'd like to make it look good but I've not found anything I can use to paint on it, other than coloured wax. So instead, I melt a sheet of wax and cut it to shape (including the numbers of the year - I much preferred LAST millenium, "2" is really hard to shape right), moulding it on to the candle while it's soft enough. I also cheat - Edam cheese is covered in a lovely, soft, red wax that moulds on with the heat of my hand. So to make sure I have enough wax, we eat a lot of cheese! Fondue, anyone?</p><p>This year the candle looks very rustic. At least, that's the adjective I'm using in public.</p><p></p><p>Australia is primarily a Christian country (as far as our legal system, etc) but we're increasingly multicultural and secular. Although our TV today has included a lot of religious movies and documentaries, we've also had a lot of football and cricket (yet another couple of religions) and we've been reminded that it is also Passover, as well as Mohammad's birthday. So whichever you celebrate, I hope you manage to have a good one!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 33738, member: 1991"] G'day, everyone. Sharon, I can just imagine easy child's excitement. My easy child got her driver's licence almost as soon as she was old enough - 17, in Australia. So she had a couple of months' driving to school before she graduated. Very few kids here get to drive to school, you not only have to get your licence as soon as you're old enough but also have access to a car. So most schools don't need to have restrictions - besides, the kids could park outside school premises and it wouldn't be a school matter. I'm glad difficult child enjoyed his middle school visit. It's good that he's excited about it. TM, sorry to hear about the middle ear infection. I hope it clears up soon. WFEN, I hope the kids cooperate today with all your errands. Smallworld, sounds like you've got a busy day coming up. It always takes us ages to buy sneakers for difficult child 3 - we've given up on most shops now, we have one particular sports store where we always end up, so in future we'll just go there first, I think. It's Good Friday here, too. We had church this morning - difficult child 3 came with us, we stayed for morning coffee and hot cross buns afterwards but hurried home to spend an hour or so with easy child & BF1 before they left for Newcastle. They're back on Sunday, staying overnight again before they go back home to Canberra. I've been fighting a migraine all day, I think I've got it licked. I was well enough tonight to work on decorating the church candle - it takes up its place on the altar and is lit every week for the next year, so it's big. But I'm a novice with candles, I'd like to make it look good but I've not found anything I can use to paint on it, other than coloured wax. So instead, I melt a sheet of wax and cut it to shape (including the numbers of the year - I much preferred LAST millenium, "2" is really hard to shape right), moulding it on to the candle while it's soft enough. I also cheat - Edam cheese is covered in a lovely, soft, red wax that moulds on with the heat of my hand. So to make sure I have enough wax, we eat a lot of cheese! Fondue, anyone? This year the candle looks very rustic. At least, that's the adjective I'm using in public. Australia is primarily a Christian country (as far as our legal system, etc) but we're increasingly multicultural and secular. Although our TV today has included a lot of religious movies and documentaries, we've also had a lot of football and cricket (yet another couple of religions) and we've been reminded that it is also Passover, as well as Mohammad's birthday. So whichever you celebrate, I hope you manage to have a good one! Marg [/QUOTE]
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