Week 4 (pt 3): Taking it Facilement

12 July

Beaucoup de travaille for Heather, sketchy weather, and just a general need for the family to have a wind-down day. Wilson visited his friends the poule, deciphered figures from the shapes of the stones in the walls (this one is a dog wearing a police hat!), helped Dada at the store, and was reunited with the stuffies he had forgotten – and shed a few tears over – in the Pyrenees.


We closed the day by making dinner for Jean-Claude and Mathieu; we think we finally got the entrée (appetizer) – plate principale (entrée) – plates (sides) – salade – fromage – dessert (hypothetically) order of events down. We had a fun time testing Mathieu and JC on their ideal two days in La Gironde, learning that McDonald’s and KFC are actually “un peu chere” here, and revealing yes, Michelin evaluates restaurants the world-over – more than 16 thousand of them last year, in fact. Wilson requested we wake him up for dessert if he fell asleep…hopefully he won’t be too angry that I just enjoyed my cuddles and we all skipped the sugar.

 

13 July

Wilson is in love.

Her name is Jessie. She’s got beautiful hair and dreamy brown eyes. She’s not much taller than he is, but she weighs a lot more and can run a lot faster. That’s probably because she’s a pony.

Wilson went “horseback riding” for the first time today, through some nearby vineyards and a bit of forest. Apparently he was elated. He came home pouting, and eventually had himself a good long cry lying on his bed, all because he had to say goodbye to Jessie eventually and despairs he may never see her again.


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