DD1 will start pre primary next Wednesday and DD2 kindy the following Monday. Because its a private school they have uniforms, and the policy is strictly enforced, even for little ones. Their uniform at this age is shorts and polo shirts with the school logos on them (they are the sports uniform for older kids).

So today I went to the uniform shop at my appointment time with DDs in tow. Its a mere 40 degrees out here today so it was a delightful day to be going out anyway. DD1's shorts from last year are too small for her, but too big for DD2. DD1's shirts are just ok, but she only has 2 and this year she will be at pp 5 days a week so needs a couple more. They have NO FRICKING UNIFORMS!!!! The idiot woman who runs the uniform shop said she didn't order any new stock for this year. So, DD1 tried on the smallest sizes of the shorts and shirts that she did have. The shorts come down to her ankles and the shirt to her knees - to which the idiot woman says "oh, they all wear them big these days" I left Mum with the kids in the change rooms and went to look through the second hand stuff and there wasn't anything there either. Asked the uniform woman what my kids were supposed to wear when they start school next week and she said "oh, I'm not really sure". I said "no, seriously. What are they supposed to wear" and she just shook her head and said she didn't know.

So, if any of you see a news item about two little unloved girls going to kindy and pre primary wearing just their knickers, don't worry. They are my children and they are much loved. They're just unable to be clothed