Time to go Home....Il est temps de rentre a la maison

Vacations are over...I am leaving France to go back to sunny California. It has been a good two weeks of relaxing fun, food (I think I gain 1/2 pound of weight) and family. On my way back, we stopped in snowy cold Chicago, but in a way the fresh air did me some good between the two flights. A new year is ahead of us, ready for 2008!

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Les vacances sont finies. Je pars de France pour retrouver le soleil de la Californie. Nous avons passe deux bonnes semaines de relaxation, avons bien mange (je crois que j'ai pris une demi-livre) et en famille. Durant notre retour, nous nous sommes arrete a Chicago ou il faisait froid et neigeait, mais ca m'a fait du bien de prendre un bol d'air entre les deux avions. Une nouvelle annee commence, je suis prete 2008!

My christmas 2007 in France

I am in France, and really enjoy myself even if the weather is quite cold. I did not do much this time around, just rest, sleep, eat and again sleep... Christmas was hosted by my aunty Maryline where we spend the evening after traveling for more than 48 hours. Anyhow, we ate well some "chapon", for me it was more like a big chicken without balls! this is what they said it was. Anyhow, it did taste like chicken to me. I ate this chapon for almost the entire time I was there (10 days) could you believe it? Anyhow, we had cheese also, good sticky and stinky French cheese....hum it was delicious. I like cheese.

Christmas was presents opening for the kids at Papa Luc's house. The kids were very excited and opened the presents so fast I do not even remember what they had. At least they were leaving me alone which is in itself a great Christmas present to me. I got one present as well, as toy shoe from Maryline, she got it at the vet where she works. Thank you. At least one person thought of poor me!!!!

The week went by and not much to report on that, it was quiet when the kids were not around and crazy when they were. New Year's came and went and before we knew it it was time to say goodbye to everybody and leave VERY VERY EARLY in the morning...like 5 am. I tell you my parents are crazy, why leaving so early, it is not like they had a plane to catch.....oups I guess we had to catch a plane!

Please find attached a selection of photos of our vacation as we (my daddy) took a lot, no A BIG LOT....:)

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Je suis en France, et je m’amuse bien même si le temps est plutôt au froid. Je ne fais pas grand chose ces temps-ci, je me repose, je mange, je dors et je mange encore….Noël était chez ma tante Marilyne ou nous avons passe le réveillon après un voyage de 48 heures. Nous avons mange du « chapon », un gros poulet sans les boules ! C ‘est ce qu’ils m’ont dit. De toute façon, ça avais le goût du poulet. J’ai mange du chapon pendant presque tout le séjour (10 jours) incroyable ! Nous avons mange du fromage aussi, du qui sent mauvais…hum c’était super bon. J’aime beaucoup le fromage.

L’ouverture des cadeaux s’est déroule chez Papa Luc. Les enfants étaient très énerve et ont ouvert les paquets tellement vite que je ne me souviens même pas de ce qu’ils ont eux. Au moins, ils m’ont laisse tranquille ce qui est en soit un très bon cadeau de noël pour moi. J ‘ai même reçu un cadeau de Maryline, une petite chaussure en plastique, elle l’a eu chez le vet ou elle travaille. Merci beaucoup. Au moins une personne pense a moi !!!