Ode to Joy and chocolate supplies

Boinging off the ground, all 4 legs at a time, like Tigger, in celebration of the white stuff.

In other news the opening of the Meldrum Co-op has created such excitement for the pupils that it's like all their Christmases....or chocolate, juice and crisp aisles...have come at once. News from the school canteen suggests for the first time ever there were no queues and the hot dogs didn't sell out. Meanwhile, across the road in the manna from heaven blue and white logo'd sweet emporium, Sam described shellshocked kids stumbling out into the fresh air after engaging in mortal combat to secure the best mayo sandwich or 100 per cent saturated fat steak bradies. The ex pupil on the till should get a medal for multitasking bravery as every kid in the catchment area and beyond caught sight of him and called out his name, or something else. Meanwhile Sam was worried about a nice old lady trying to negotiate the crowds to get her milk and bread. But it's all about skills development, I hear there's already trading going on to level up post-purchase, very entrepreneurial.

Tess gave us all a lecture at teatime to get up early in the morning so she could visit the shop before school....errr, no. I think the novelty shall last for a wee while yet, for the hard working teachers too!