Boxing Day

We did not do much today save learn to use the Wii with two people. In the course of the various efforts it rather quickly became apparent that the two resident kids do not like it at all if things do not go their way. It is not really that they are poor sports. It is rather that if something does not go well they tend to view it as the action of a malevolent action of some force that is not playing fairly. 'It's not fair'. often accompanied by tears or anger is fairly common. But then Julius left to see friends and all became comparatively calm as Lian and Trina competed. And, as it becamewarmer as the afternoon wore on we hopped into the pool.

Christmas day was fairly calm. It took quite some time to pass around the various presents. Alas various events revealed my tendency to suffer from linguistic difficulties. Trina's brother received a copy of the Great Aussie Barbie Cookbook. I really should know better by now but somehow a wave of amazement that an Aussie barbie had her own cookbook swept over me and I asked some dumb question about what dishes she favored. Trina's brother would seem to have viewed this as an attempt at humor so he made some comment about roasted plastic or whatever. Around that time a wave of horror came over me as I recalled, upon looking at the cover, the true meaning of barbie.

Oh well at least as one conversation proceeded I did not embarrass myself with any mozzie misunderstandings. I wonder when mozzie season is as I have not encountered any yet.

I really need a speech coach. Australian u's and a's are just beyond me. Turramurra is one I always get wrong. It just can't rhyme with the mansion in Gone with the Wind but it does. But there is a small sign of progress- I now pronounce kookaburra right about half the time.