Oh my word, les choses bougent! which means something like – life is crazy these days (and is pronounced lay shoze booge). It feels like a regular comedy of errors.
Young Knight has had one gorgeous soccer practice, one practice in the pouring rain, and one practice canceled because of the rain. And it’s supposed to rain again all week. He is still enthusiastic.
I am less so.
Petit Prince is constantly making us laugh, especially when he runs. He starts turning his legs in a circle well before taking off, so much so that he strongly resembles a cartoon character.
I am taking yoga, and stretching myself into positions I thought not possible. I’m also stretching myself emotionally . . . I’m working on combatting those annoying thoughts that I’m not worth anything. (Do you feel like that too sometimes? Or am I the only one who suffers from debilitating lack of self esteem about once a month?) I am listening to my husband tell me all the ways he loves me, and trying to stretch my brain to believe it.
On an unrelated note, we followed this tractor home to his field, which is across the street from us. You’d never guess we live so close to Paris.
I love my life.
One of the moms approached me today at school to tell me that her son Viktor is still in love with Young Lady. Apparently he said to her, “Mom, I know I can have a lot of girls. But I like her.”
Oh really Viktor? Is your heart lost forever? I fear you may not be the last.
She decided to run for student council and was required to create an announcement promoting herself.
She could either post a picture of herself or draw one.
And she was required to state the rules of the school.
Here is what it says:
Do not use this as your guide to French spelling.
When you see a paper on the ground, you pick it up.
You must respect the principal and the teachers.
And you, the big kids, don’t pick on the little first or second graders.
When you are in love, don’t kiss each other on the mouth because you are going to get germs.
In the cafeteria, you must PAY ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is still food on the ground.
Listen. I really want you to obey the cafeteria monitors. Vote for me and I will be nice.”
We laughed at her comic proclamation so much (when you’re in love don’t kiss each other on the mouth or you’ll get germs) that she went and made an entirely different one – much more traditional and much less interesting. No mention of kissing.
We’ll see whether or not she wins.
In the meantime, look at this detail! Below is a picture of the choir – do you see the director at the very bottom, conducting with her fingers?
We are basking in the comic relief that surrounds us,
as it appears I have one child who is skilled at drawing cartoon characters
and one child who appears to be one.
Awww. I love her announcement paper. It is colorful (and funny) and cute. She did a really great job. And seeing how I can’t read French anyway, I don’t see any spelling errors, just a lot of hard work.
I know – she worked so hard! How can you not love such spirit?
Delicious.
I remember running for Student Council when I was about her age and I suspect my platform was nowhere near as passionately stated as Young Lady’s. I think that Viktor is wise beyond his years!
I have run for various offices, but I most certainly was over the age of 8.
I don’t have any scientific sources to cite, but I believe you are not the only one who feels that way once a month. Perhaps for 21 days or so.
I’d vote for her. You can get germs that way.
Yes it’s just a gut feeling that there’s something nefarious in those 28 day cycles that can ruin one …
1) your children make me smile in so many ways — Young Lady’s drawing is outstanding, and I will be wishing her luck in her election.
2) you are absolutely not the only one who suffers from periods of self doubt. I hope it subsides soon.
Thank you. You’d think I would have it all worked out now at age (nearly) 43. But I don’t.
I hope that she wins!! She did a great job on her poster too… so how could she not win!
I’m not entirely sure what it all entails. I think it involves telling others what to do in the school. She’s going to be sooo unpopular.
I’d vote for her, that is an awesome announcement poster!
The kissing thing is true.
I think.
Ahem.
(That last picture? I have a very similar one of myself. At 33.)
Now why am I not surprised that there is a picture of you wearing fries (or pasta … or fill in the blank) as fangs?
How could you not vote for a child with such spirit and retention to detail? Good luck to the Young Lady! Are those her proposed rules or the school’s? And I love the pictures of the Petit Prince…quite a little character. Cartoon or otherwise. 😉
The rules are all out of her little creative brain. I wonder what the other kids wrote.
“Attention” to detail, not retention…darned autocorrect!
Your kids crack me up. I hope that she gets the position and that little Victor? He sounds like a boy with his heart stolen by one…ahhh young love.
I’m sure my cartoon character would love yours. But I would have to clap my hands over his ears so he wouldn’t start to say, “Mommy got me in the nuts” or something like that, he he. 🙂
Sometimes those young romances actually endure. But I’m not holding my breath.
I loved that last line. Joy is all around us, isn’t it?
And we just have to stop and see it.
Oh my word – I love I love. My middlest just became her class student council representative. Love these smart ladies in politics. It makes me feel good about our future. xoxo
Yes, we’ll divide and conquer by nations. 🙂
Oh, the self-doubt kicks in every month here too.
Nothing like funny kids to chase it away, though. 🙂
What I thought was cute was “I know I can have a lot of girls.” Such confidence!
I know! His mom invited us all over for an afternoon tea one of these weekends.