Christmas day

We were awoken to the melodious tones of the bin truck making it's collection and then in case we were not fully awake to view the baby Jesus, it returned a few minutes later to do the other side of the road.

A present was demanded and supplied and then it was off to church.

Megan has been organising kids to play musical instruments and they gathered on the dais.

And here is Megan

After church we went home and had morning tea.


After morning tea, Dan and Jemma insisted that we receive a present and what do you know - "Monopoly Empire" and as any good family person would know this is the seed of arguments.  True to form the arguing has begun even before the first roll of the dice.  There are arguments over how the games works, the rules, the placement of bits, who starts first.

A quick reference to the rules and we find the YOUNGEST STARTS FIRST!!!!  get that OK!

Then those not playing arrive and get grumpy because they are not playing.  Those who are playingh and by definition already grumpy get grumpy because the others are interfering or not willing to participate by reading the rules and providing adjudication.  Others suddenly loose the ability to read if they are asked to refer to the rules.