Well done to Kate!

 

My beautiful clever talented daughter Kate :) came home with the offer of an Indonesian Scholarship at a high school up in the Perth Hills. 

Only 2 Year Five's from her class were selected

Kade was the other one

these are the same two kids who were chosen earlier in the year to attend this

The classes will cover Indonesian of course, plus other languages that are taught by the teachers at the high school. There are two other local primary school involved as well. The scholarship runs until they finish primary school. (Even though Kates school goes upto Year 7, she will finish in Year 6 and start high school (private) at Year 7. So these classes will run on a Monday morning from Term Four until the end of 2012. Kate is super excited and I'm so proud she has been recognised as the high achiever that we know she is!

Medicine Box

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When I got up in the middle of the night to find some Paw paw cream for a sore on my face I got really frustrated that my first aid kit was such a shambles.
So I decided to empty it all out and check what we actually used and what was expired and narrow it down to what we really need inside. I also have one in the car that has things like bandages, a sling and a blanket in it. I don't keep all those things inside as they are not needed regularly, and the girls would always be playing doctors and nurses with them and I would never know where they were.

These are the must haves at our place:

invaluable - so many uses, very gentle for babies and sensitive skin

a must have for all scratches and cuts

great for chests and stuffy noses

the only pain relief I use now, fantastic for migraines

the night strength one

bandaids - of course

pain relief for the kids. I found Panadol never worked when Ella was small and having multiple seizures and I needed to get her temp down

the best relief for a sore throat

for muscular and joint pain

a thermometer is a must have - especially if you have kids

we grew up with this and now we have some, so many uses

great for indegestion

emergency night time relief, for something like earache

must have for cold sores

cream for coldsores

this stuff is wonderful for coughs - great for kids and adults

Please share what your must haves are in your medicine cupboard, you never know what other useful lotions and potions are out there!