Winning

What's a boy to do when he is spending a day at the races?  First stop, find a friend to hang out with.  Second, pester your parents until they let you place a bet or 3.  Next, get the form guide and start studying.

This is the hardest I have studied all year!

Who knew that studying really does pay off!

The first bet we had placed for us won, so did the second.  We were doing so well that when it came to the last race I could hear mum and dad cheering for any horse other than the one that I had bet on.  I think they wanted us to have fun but I don't think that they wanted me to actually make money from gambling in case I wanted to gamble some more.  They really don't have to worry, we may not have won on the last race but we decided that we will come back next year and re-invest our winnings.

Love AJ Pickle

Another ANZAC Tradition

I know that there are lots of different traditions that help us to remember the sacrifice that the ANZACs made for all of us.  Today I learnt of a different tradition that is associated with the ANZACs, it is called 2 Up.  Now you would think that since I spent my early morning hanging out at the RSL that would be the place to learn all about 2 Up but it wasn't.

Guess where I learnt all about 2 Up?  At ice hockey.  Now I know you are probably thinking that I am way too young to gamble, but don't worry, we were playing 2 Up as a fun game, not gambling.  See instead of coins, we used hockey pucks.  Everyone had to guess if they were going to land as both heads (both hands in the air), both tails (hands on bums) or one of each.

I generally bet 'odds' - one head and one tail

The pucks were balanced on the end of a hockey stick by Liam (he's the teacher) and then tossed high into the air.  There was no money to win but if you didn't guess right, you had to skate to the other end of the rink and back before you could play again.

Come in Spinner!

It was a pretty simple game and it was easy to see just how much fun everyone could have when the only equipment, other than what we were wearing, was 2 hockey pucks!
Love AJ Pickle