Living in France

Winter has arrived

February 3, 2012
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There is some crazy weather going on over here in Europe. Apparently there is a cold front from Siberia that’s sweeping Europe and freezing us all! This morning the temperature dipped to -10c! The amazing thing is that it was admittedly cold, but not nearly as cold as I would have expected. I suppose it’s [...]

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The package is complete

January 31, 2012
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Finally, yesterday, the bento boxes that I ordered nearly two weeks ago arrived in the mail. The boxes aren’t anything fancy, just slightly taller than sandwich sized containers but inside are four removable containers. Unfortunately those little compartments don’t have lids and the entire container is leak proof except for between the compartments but that’s [...]

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Let the Bento adventure begin

January 27, 2012
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Alright, here is phase two (phase one: ordering online) of the exciting changes coming Jude’s way for snack time. The small items and tools were delivered today. Now I’m just waiting on the new snack/bento boxes to arrive. Hopefully they will arrive tomorrow as I ordered most of this at the same time. My plan [...]

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Schooling

January 16, 2012
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Phew, what a whirlwind day. Lately it seems that everything that could happen is, and all at once. For example, today I went down to Geneva to apply for Carys’ and Eliot’s passports and Eliot’s citizenship card. Thankfully this time I was fully prepared with every document that I might or might not have needed. [...]

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T- 4 days

October 17, 2011
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1: How am I feeling today? Cold! It’s 10C outside, and it’s supposed to get to 19C today. Not sure how that will happen. In the meantime, I’m going to wear extra sweaters and socks. I woke up this morning feeling slightly better today than yesterday. It probably helped that I knew that I had [...]

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a handful of pictures

June 28, 2011
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Last Friday, Jude celebrated his school kermesse (end of year celebration). The school organized dinner and activities and the evening was spent having fun. Both kids had lots of fun playing with their friends and getting absolutely covered in sand. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so much sand in Carys’ hair; it was literally [...]

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The weekend, and a fire department

June 20, 2011
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This weekend we spent a little time at Ikea, the next door village, and today was at the fire department. Lets start at the beginning: Ikea. The purpose of our visit to the megastore was to find a solution for the soon to be wardrobe problem. The kid’s closet is perfectly sized for the two [...]

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20weeks + 5days

June 15, 2011
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Yay, I’m over half way through baking baby #3. It’s become very clear to others now that I’m not just working on my beer gut; I’ve had at least two people directly ask me about the baby, and several people ask indirectly. The last week and a half has been the best so far. I’ve [...]

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