No, we haven't moved but I for one can see the end. Or at least the beginning of the end.
the brick wall (I've been banging my head against in frustration)
Let's just go back two weeks to the energy sector strikes when the gas and electricity companies were both on strike. Well, that was the day we were supposed to finally have our gas hook-up and be able to give notice on our apartment.
the living room looking into the kitchen To be honest, I'm glad we don't have gas because I still think giving notice at this point is a little premature. Wishful thinking on my dear husband's part. So after a lot of complaining and unanswered calls to the gas company, we called in the big guns (ie the FIL lawyer who won a big case for GDF a couple years ago). Bottom line: we will have a REAL rendez-vous to get our gas hooked up by the end of the week. Yes, this week.
beautiful sunlight streaming into my/our roomI will admit that I was a little depressed when I went to the house after 10 days in the US. I thought that it would have miraculously been finished. Yet...
Suzanne in her room with a radiator and mezannineI have spent all week making appointments for wall people to come for "les finitions." This means that we are looking at the last stages AND bringing in outside hands...breathe a big sigh of relief here please. The floors and all the dry wall will be done by the New Year. And the stairs...they are wonderful! You know, I never thought I'd be so DIY savvy and especially not in French (ok, just the vocab but still!). So, what do you think? Can you feel my semi-positive, semi-happy, semi-relief?
the now famous staircase
the brick wall (I've been banging my head against in frustration) 
the living room looking into the kitchen 
beautiful sunlight streaming into my/our room
Suzanne in her room with a radiator and mezannine
the now famous staircase
3 comments:
Good luck with the house, it's a real ordeal, but you'll be incredibly happy when it's over.
Re. the raising of the bilingual kid, did you read already tons about that topic? Frankly, I have not personally read much, but my ex is an applied linguist and I should ask him about the state of the linguistic research on that issue these days. I think that what your daughter is doing is very normal. Stick with the English with her. Not sticking with French with my daughter is what resulted in my failure to raise her truly bilingual.
I regret to inform you that I couldn't actually finish reading this post becasue about halfway through it I started having flashbacks and had to go lay down.
Good Luck with "les finitions" becasue ours almost finished me.
Elisabeth, I have read so much on bilingual kids and the basic message I guess is rules and sticking to it! We'll see the results in another few years I guess!
Madame K, I hope you have recovered from the flashbacks...
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