Saturday, August 04, 2007

It's Summer... Anybody out there??

I wanted to say something profound or thought-provoking or even interesting, but I cannot think of anything to say. You see, we are "on vacation" from language school which means that we find other ways outside of school to study and speak French. Therefore, our minds are tired. I cannot think in French or English sometimes! Did you know that simply watching a 45 minute TV show (in French) can be one of the most exhausting language exercises???

That being said, I just wanted to say SOMETHING, ANYTHING. It is summer and there is not much going on here, so I really wanted to reach out and communicate with SOMEONE! Please communicate with us.

Let's see what we have done that is worthy of showing a picture... I don't suppose you want to see a picture of our tutor, Bernard? Would you like to see a link to the new Grammar books we want to purchase? What about a clip from the tv show Numb3rs in French?? No? Really?

I have a picture of our overly ambitious attempt to climb a mountain... with Claire. Or you can see a picture of Claire playing at a beach on a lake. How about Claire watching the Tour de France? It came through Albertville (before the leader got stripped of the yellow jersey for doping).


I'll post some pics anyway. We hope all is going well for everyone out there. Here's a question... Why does France close during the summer?





The Tour de France (yellow jersey guy after the riders in pink)

Claire at the Lake Beach


A Picture of Claire Taking a Picture

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness...Claire is getting so BIG!! Glad to hear y'all are still plugging away. We think about y'all all the time!!

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad you found something to say. Love the pics! Claire looks so tall. Rest your tired brains and be glad that France shuts down. We're still plugging along here in America.

Anonymous said...

I finally got caught up on your blogs. They put some joy in missing you. Thank you for calling. I'm so sorry I missed you but it was wonderful to hear your voices on my birthday. I worked from 8:30am to 11:30pm. ah, Thank God I have a job with lots of hours. I love the pictures. I love you.

Claire's Nana said...

I'm glad ya'll are having a fun summer. Would love to see some of the pictures Claire has taken. Rest your brains for the next few weeks so you will be ready for one more round of school.

Morgan said...

We were excited to see new pics! Claire looks sooo tall! We miss you guys!

Anonymous said...

I'm so excited for all the adventures and opportunities y'all (yes, i am texan) are experiencing in France. I miss you terribly, and I'm hoping sometime next summer I can pull together some money and come and see you. I loved France so much :D
Claire looks so grown up and beautiful in the pictures you sent. And to be singing in french already! How jealous am I!
I hope the next month brings you rest and peace... you deserve as much.
Everythings fantastic here, about to start my senior year! Ah!
I love you!
Be safe, and you're in my praters.

Chad & Amy said...

Love to hear about you guys, your struggles, frustrations, and your joys! We will "hopefully" be going through some of the same things next year! Would love to communicate with you:) Hugs from Texas.