Monday Update.

 1) It's cold but not as cold as yesterday.

2) The PPTA is sending year levels home for the next three weeks. This means that years 9 and 13, or 10 and 11, or 11 and 12 won't be at school on a given day. That probably means not much work for relievers (that means me). Relievers will be the worst off, pay wise, among secondary teachers, over the next three weeks. It will be hard, if not impossible, for the ministry to dock individual teachers. If relievers are not needed, they don't get paid. I don't think that most teachers will care about that.

3) Did I mention that it's cold this morning?

4) I should get a fair bit of practice done this morning. I might go to that funny older musicians' jam next Sunday. That's the one I went to two Sundays ago. It's always good to have something to practise for. 

5) I'm presently trying to do a big tidy up 'downstairs' because I have my Italian friend Antonio staying over the Christmas period, so we need an extra 'bedroom'. Do you know what you call an Italian with a rubber toe? Roberto.

6) I've got the heater on full but it's still cold.

7) My son gave Shelley one of those fancy coffee machines. We haven't really used it because, well, we're not quite sure how to use it. I might try it out this morning. A coffee would be nice.

It looks a bit like this.

8) Well, that's all from me this morning. Ciao tutti.