Hi everyone. It's Tuesday afternoon here and I'm off work for the afternoon. It is REALLY WINDY, with rain, so I'm unsure if I'm going into the city today or not. It'd be strictly a 'sales shopping' day because of the weather, but I don't even know if I want to venture out to the train station. There are trees falling over, etc. Tomorrow is supposed to be better so I may have to wait. I can't believe it, but my favorite soap opera is on t.v. right now..."The Young and the Restless"!! It's a really old episode, at least a couple years...and all in French, but I was quite excited to discover this. I'll have to remember the time and channel for the future.
Besides the weather, everything is going pretty well here. I've been sticking with my "stay positive" resolution and it's making my work environment much more pleasant. I've been having good, productive, smile filled conversations with Virginie the last 2 days, just stuff regarding the children, behavior, their teachers, ideas for activities,etc. Everyone seems to be in a pretty good mood so far. Virginie is open as well to hearing about some of the kids' behavior issues (nothing too serious, but worth discussing), and in the same convo we are talking about the funny and cute stuff. And I told her that Matthieu has been very good, probably the best behaved of the 3 the last two months or so. Anyways...the work still has plenty of challenges or frustrations, but I'm doing better at letting them go and remaining positive.
I went tanning this morning (in St. Germaine) and bought a conjugation book to aide me in my French. Assuming I stay inside today I think I will nap, iron the kids' clothes, do some organizing and do one of my workout DVDs. I'd like to partake in the massive sales all around Paris, so I'll be going to La Defense or St. Lazare area today or tomorrow. I hope this is a good time to look for some souvenir/gifts for people that I will take back home.
*funny story....I randomly think of fun songs or games or jokes, etc. from when I was a little girl, and teach them to the kids. Today at school I was outside waiting for Ines with Matt and Tiph. I picked Matt up and suddenly began this little thing my Dad did with us when we were little...I have no idea how it just came into my head, but it goes like this..."tick tock, tick tock, CUKOO CUKOO" and I swing Matt back and forth like a clock, then change directions for the 'cukoo cukoo'. Anyways it was funny to me because I remember how fast my dad would do it, and we'd giggle as our bodies would fly florward....Matt got a kick out of it and kept saying "encore! encore!"
2 comments:
I've seen your dad do this to many a child. That's a cute. My one request: photos of anything "good" you find at the sales. :)
Hello Laura!
The photo of you with Tiph, Ines, and Matt is beautiful!
It's fun to think of how much your dad liked to swing you and play with you. Your grandfather liked to do things like that with us, too. I like to think of you doing it with Matt.
Your New Year's Resolutions sound great! God bless you!
When I was with Mom in Lewiston I read your blogs about being in the Alps. I loved your description of skiing down the Alps that first morning! I loved reading the rest too.
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