-We live in Ferney-Voltaire, France. Might as well be Furna-Voltaire.
-I survived taking the kids to Carrefour, ie. Euro Walmart. Except I didn’t get to buy my produce. I didn’t know that you had to weigh and tag it yourself in the produce section. So when I got to the checkout, the lady told me all about it in French, which means I didn’t know what she was talking about until she set my produce to the side.
-Our toilet is in it’s own little room – underneath the stairs. We have a shower upstairs and a shower downstairs, and a toilet in a closet. Really throws the kids off when they have to use the bathroom at night.
-Some little girl tried speaking in French to Leo today. Leo just kept nodding her head at her. Later Leo told me, “In conversations where you don’t know what they’re saying, it’s best to just nod your head and say yes.” Smart girl.
-The foreign girls love Rocky! If he serves his mission here, he’ll probably bring home a wife:
This is so great to hear your adventures. It is one thing to travel to a place, but another thing entirely to try to live there and navigate the big wal-mart with crazy produce policy, Harry Potter toilet, and foreign play dates. Keep the stories coming because we’re stuck in Richmond all summer and have to live vicariously.
Sounds like you are having some fun learning experiences.
It already seems like you have been gone so long.
The weather is beautful here right now.
Give all the kids a kiss and tell them we love them.
We miss you all. Have a total blast. xoxox
I am DYING thinking of you in the store trying to buy some veggies not knowing what you’re supposed to be doing and then the lady trying to explain it to you in FRENCH. In the end, she just sets your crap to the side and you leave without it! HAHAHAHAHAHHHHAHAHHAHAHAHA Seriously hilarious, but I hope you can get some whole foods soon.
gina…have you learned swear words in french yet?:) how about FRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT! i love your adventures & can’t wait for the UN-edited version in real life.:) leo is so hilarious! oh man i die laughing at those kids! i will send you some anxiety pills soon….or maybe just eat more chocolate…it’s better for you. love you furnadette!
I’m so not gonna tell Erin that Rocky is cheating on her, it would break her heart! On the bright side you are sooo in VOLTAIRE!!! OMG did you see Edward??? Who cares now because I rock team JACOB!! I’ll be thinking of you when I go to see Eclipse next week. I’ll just pretend you are there holding yourself screaming OMG where is Denton! BTW get on S. Meyer’s site and read her new noveltta about Bree, it’s good. Miss you guys and our group still hasn’t gotten to the park since you left. Seems kinda sacrelig and all without you here.