Hope you had/going to have a good one!
We are still here in sunny (for most of the year) Pezenas. Our house is now on the market because although we have 2 terraces we feel we now need a garden. When we bought this house the terrace seemed sufficient because in the Bristol we rarely moved off the patio area. We thought it would be just the same with a terrace here but we miss that feeling of space. It's important because the life here means you're able to spend a great deal of time outdoors. The housing market is very quiet here at the moment so we'll just have to wait and see.
We stayed at home throughout Christmas and New Year and I have to say it was nice to chill and enjoy the merriment without rushing about. Christmas day started at 4am - Leah woke us but we were able to convince her to go back to sleep, explaining to her that Father Christmas would arrive with a second load if she went back to sleep. We had a Christmas bucks fizz breakfast (Leah had apple flavoured kids champagne) here at home, opened our presents (when Leah realised she had everything that was on her list she said "I didn't realise I'd been THAT good") Later went to friends for Christmas dinner. They have a little boy Harry aged 7 so it works out well. New Year we went to a party right next door...moose (yes, I mean the large antlered variety) on toast with champagne mmmmm interesting.
The life here is great - the inevitable plusses and minuses that go along with living anywhere still exist. Kev is working with a team here in the property and holiday sectors and I've built up a small design portfolio. It's interesting because I probably wouldn't have found this much design work in Bristol because of the mountains of competition. Here I'm able to deal with the many new English-speaking enterprises which are opening up in the area. Leah has flourished here and I think that she, of the three of us, has benefitted the most from the move to France. I knew she was truly bi-lingual when I put a DVD on for her. I forgot to change the language to English and after about 5 minutes I said "sorry Lea' do you want it in English" and she said "Oh yes Mum, I didn't notice". When she speaks English there is a strong Liverpool lilt and it always amuses the English people here (who are all a bit posh). Kev and I had concerns as to whether the language would slow Lea' down at school but her last school report put paid to those doubts. In the end of term exam she achieved 65/70 and out of the 8 elements that the report covers she achieved 6 A's and 2 B's. The day Kev and I read the report we just smiled because she constantly amazes us with her own perfection. As Kev said the other day "even her imperfections are perfect".
Sorry about the long-winded message, it was supposed to read something like...Yes, we stayed in France for Xmas. Yes, Leah is bi-lingual and yes, we're great thank you. Hope you and yours are well. Have a good one!
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