It's so good to have friends! And so much better even to have friends at home. We always find that the girls are easier on us when we have visitors, but when visitors are their friends too it feels like holiday. I found myself with plenty of time to chat, drink tea, make pancakes for Helene's ogres' tea, be silly and laugh with my friend the way we did 14 years ago. Meanwhile Leila and Coline discovered that they could play together, sit at the table while everybody eats, wake up in the morning and allow me to stay in bed (Leila only but Coline generally sleeps in anyway), even go to bed without too much complain, although that one did not last more than a few days. It was great to look at our town through the eyes of first time visitors and find it beautiful, remember that it is not so common to see horse on the street for instance. They also launched the after-the-kids-are-in-bed ritual of the Caipirinha, which I am not going to maintain at the pace we had it, but will not drop either, because that drink seems to always say "don't worry, be happy."
It was a fun and peaceful 2 weeks.
oh oui, ce que c'était chouette alors!!! Maela me demande souvent "quand est-ce qu'on va à la maison de Gwen?" je crois bien que l'on va être obligés de revenir...
ReplyDeletepar contre quand tu parles de "be silly", je n'ai pas du tout compris, tu devais parler de Séverin je suppose, parce que franchement je ne vois pas de qui d'autre il peut s'agir.
A tout bientôt via skype, profitez bien de votre voyage en France pour vous gaver de fromage et de baguette et autre franchouillardises si introuvables ailleurs. Pleins de bises à tous les 4
Hélène et ses ogres mangeurs de pancakes