Cousins, Cousins
For days, the girls have been asking when their cousins would arrive. They were so excited about having them come here to visit! Chloe loved the idea of sleeping in the top bunk with Catherine in the bottom bunk. Camille, loving littles the way she does, couldn’t wait to see Christian. This afternoon the cousins
Movies, Anyone?
As I indicated in recent posts, I watched quite a few movies on my flights to and from Paris last month. I now feel like I’ve missed a couple of decades (or a lifetime?) of movies. I can count on my fingers the number of movies I’ve been to in the past decade. I don’t
Good Finds
The girls and I spent a few hours yesterday trying to find some baskets to store in the bottom of the bookshelf in the living room. We should have gone straight to the source of the bookshelf, IKEA. After Camille’s testing today, we headed there for lunch and some light shopping. Bingo. The baskets were
Inspired to Paint
On the flight home from France, I kept myself entertained watching the on-demand movies. I saw (along with a documentary about trash) Into the Wild, Dan in Real Life, and My Kid Could Paint That. Watching the little girl in the last movie made me feel like painting. Camille and Chloe both agreed that it
So Nice to Be Home
I got home Friday evening with no incident. Saturday morning, I woke up very early, which was good, since I had an Easter Egg Hunt to organize. I met the volunteers down at the beach at sunrise and we hid tons of eggs on the beach and on the grass. Lots of families came out
Going Home
No not today. Nor tomorrow. But Friday. And I’m more than ready. I look forward to seeing my family and sleeping in my bed.
Je suis une vรฉgรฉtarienne
Ugh. It is a frustration here. I don’t like to go out to eat, as it turns into such a problem! Even when the meeting organizers warn the hotel and the meeting places that there are a number of vegetarians amongst our group, the serving staff still insist that they have nothing else. The first
Rainy Day
Unfortunately, the weather today was terrible. Every time I thought it was about to clear up, it would start to rain again. I ended up just going for a walk around Gentilly. I’ve decided that I really don’t like Gentilly very much. Too many broken windows and deserted streets. Tomorrow is back to work, but
Springtime in Paris
Yesterday, I took some time off (hey, I am half-time and had spent three full days in meetings!) and went to l’Orangerie which has been closed for “renovations” since I first came to a French ILOG meeting(back in 2000). The museum reopened since my last trip, and I finally got to go see Monet’s masterpieces.
Photos at the Museum
After our meeting today at the Maison des Polytechniciens, we walked across the street to the Musee d’Orsay for a tour and then dinner in the dining room. Our very large group broke into three groups for guided tours. I enjoyed listening to our tour guide, who provided lots of insight and interesting history about
Grey Paree
The direct flight with personal tvs was pleasant. Airplane movies have improved to now be on demand, so I could start and stop at will. I ended up watching 3.5 movies over the Atlantic. The flight ended an hour early on a sour note, with a terrible landing. Thump, thump, whoa! Everyone around me was
It’s Cold Outside
Thin Mints are great frozen, but today it was the Girl Scouts that were frozen. Two years ago we got sunburned while selling cookies outside Borders. Today we could not stay warm. Snow and wind made for a very chilly experience!
Einy Meany Miney Mo
Easter is early this year. Very early. How early you ask? Just ask Gauss. Really! I admit I have not read the whole Wikipedia article Date of Easter but the graph was enough for me. Easter is abnormally early this year. But, from what I understand, Passover is next month, not during the same lunar
Third Wheel
The girls and I wanted to rent bikes during our trip to Jekyll Island, but the logistics were a little complicated. Chloe can ride a bike with training wheels and Camille was saying she was worried about riding as she hasn’t done it much lately (and I don’t think I’ve been on a bike for
J’aime La Plage
One of my favorite things to do at the beach is to watch the sun come up over the horizon. This morning, I woke with the sun. The clouds rolled in as the sun came up, making today’s sunrise very different from yesterday’s. A little later in the morning, the girls and I drove down
Dining – Hotel Room Style
After we arrived here, I realized that our dinner choices were non-existant. Unforutunately, our room has no kitchen, no microwave. It does have a fridge and a coffeepot, however. At the little IGA, we stocked on bread, peanut butter, jelly, carrots, fruit, yogurt, milk and cereal. But what for dinner? There were no baguettes, no
Spitfire the Turtle
These crazy girls; I wonder if they have ever seen Spanish moss before? It makes for great dress up I guess. Playing with it was one of the highlights of our morning walk through the historical district of Jekyll Island. The other was a trip to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. Last year, a month
Bad WiFi
Well, not so bad, but I can only get it in the lobby and by the pool. There don’t appear to be an outlets near the pool (that only makes sense), so with this bad battery, I can only get on for short bursts of time. So anything I need to do while online will
Girl Scout Cookies
It’s that time. Rob went and picked up our cookies from the house of our “cookie mom”. Camille had presold 40 boxes, and I tacked on 100 boxes to her order, figuring we would sell them here in our village or at Rob’s work. That’s a big cash outlay, but I’m sure we’ll sell them.
Hey, I Know That Place
Heck, I could have taken it. Compare the photo at the left that I took in 2004 to the one in the Washington Post article Why Did the Tourists Cross the Channel? The Baths in Virgin Gorda is a magical place. One that I’ve been to four (I think) times now and one to which
GBK Gwyneth
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