Bits 'n' Bobs

We've had the "lurgy" going around our house recently.  Nothing untoward and nowhere near as bad as "man flu".  I blame Mr John and his close proximity to 39 eleven year olds! Still, we battle on.

Hawthorn v Geelong

One piece of very exciting news is that the ban on the Australia Network had been lifted. Just in time for the Australian Rules Football (AFL) finals series that runs through September. Both our teams made it to the Elimination Finals.

My team, Richmond, finished 7th and Mr Johns' team, Essendon, finished 8th on the "ladder".  The result of the games would mean that which ever one lost, would be out of the finals series.  Needless to say they both lost which was heartbreaking.  Although Mr John is a relatively new supporter of AFL, I've been supporting Richmond since I was six years old.  Anyway, the Richmond game was awful and pretty much all over in the first quarter with Port Adelaide having a 42 point lead. There's always next year ... hmmm.

Mr John has been very excited too because after a year of saving, he's bought his own iPad AIr guess he got tired of sharing.  I'm so impressed by his perseverance. Some weeks he only saved 100 baht but once he puts his mind to something, that's it. He got a good deal with a case and "finger print" screen protector thrown in. 

You might think this is just another expensive gaming device, but with the technology he has at school, he's able to use it with the smart board and there's a lot of educational Apps around. So it's not just for fun.

He's also been gallivanting again.  He headed off to Bangkok on Wednesday for a Teaching Maths seminar on Thursday.  Now why is it, as soon as he goes away we get a horrendous thunder / lightning / rain storm leaving me semi-awake hoping the roof stays on?