Miss 11 and her trombone...

Well, it's official, I can now dispense with the earplugs. Miss 11 is getting quite good with her trombone. She loves playing it which helps, and can now find the notes with relative ease. Trust me, this is a good thing because an out of tune trombone can sound like anything from a farting elephant to a sick cow!!!


She's off school today, sort of. She is doing three hours of academic testing for the Gifted and Talented Program for Year 8. She has applied for the music program but they all have to do the academic testing anyway. I felt a bit weepy this morning, having to let my little girl go and face this on her own....who gave her permission to grow up so fast?!



She is also doing really well with her hockey. Her team haven't won a full game yet (they won a few games at the grading carnival) but none of the losses have been walkovers. And my less than sporty child has developed a love of physical activity...YAY!!

And no, she is not sticking her jaw out - mouthguards are SO unflattering, but SO necessary. This game saw one of the opposition knocked out by a wayward stick to the jaw, when she stood on the wrong side of her opposite number - but she didn't lose any teeth!

Winter sports about to start...

Well, the t-ball and cricket seasons are coming to a close, and the kids were asked to pick a winter sport. They do gymnastics all year round, t-ball in the summer (FJ wants to play next season too - instead of cricket), and now, they've all decided to join hockey. Including hubby. I'll be the enthusiastic supporter on the sidelines!!

Doesn't Miss 11 look excited in her new uniform (Joondalup Lakers, if you're wondering) with her new stick? Dad's uniform is the same as his, and Blondie and FJ will be in the "Hook into Hockey" group - introducing them to the basic skills. Miss 11 will be straight into the games, and luckily hubby used to coach girl's hockey and can help her get up to speed.

She's also about to start trombone lessons - but that's a story for another post...