tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228656132011-11-20T09:23:06.560-05:00How helping a frenchman adjust to life in North America, has been a lesson for all of us.Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.comBlogger1971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-44913148374929896952008-07-28T23:33:00.003-04:002008-07-28T23:55:09.703-04:00

Here is what I have done since my boys have been gone....other than miss them terribly!Had a girls night out with my little 14 year old neice, saw Mamma Mia! for the 3rd time, watched 3 movies, that were bonafide chick flicks....didn't cook dinner, went shopping, layed out in the sun.....stayed up late and slept in....BUT....I hate it....with the exception of spending time and girl talking with

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The kids and frog are off to Cape cod for two weeks..I will join them next week!It was a bit of a stressful start, last night while we were packing and trying to get the soft roof rack on top of the frogs little tiny car, almost a cooper, but not quite...the guy from the camping store said it would fit on his car...well we were stupid to actually believe it and not check for sure....IT DID NOT

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-71154665978229981992008-05-22T20:20:00.004-04:002008-06-03T18:38:08.347-04:00

Well it appears that the Democrat Party chose Obama to run against McCain for the presidential election in November.Will all the white "Democrats" in southern states vote for a black man? Knowing the reality of the south of the USA when it comes to races, was this a winning move? Not so sure... 

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-63151711797464468062008-04-27T12:57:00.005-04:002008-04-27T13:56:40.374-04:00

So this is it, yesterday we got a phone call from our landlord informing us that he was moving in on the first of July, and so he was expecting us to be out by June 30th. So these two last months of school before summer will somehow be stressful for us and the kids. Not a lot of house are for rent, if none... Once again, our landlord showed no signs of remorse. And while I cannot criticize the

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-37956104600373462142008-04-22T23:28:00.002-04:002008-04-22T23:45:46.234-04:00

Please say a prayer or wish us well...cross your fingers with us...anything...We do not want to move...It's all so weird...we have a great relationship with our landlord and his family...we had Thanksgiving dinner and plenty of other things with them....and suddenly as if it is no big deal, we are told that we may have to leave...It's not definate...only if he rents out his house that he is

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Finally winter is over. The weather has been very nice, and with the business turning good the year started really great. We even planned our summer vacation... This year will be Cape Cod.Another family project is to make a little vegetable garden. We have the best spot. Asked our landlord if it was ok with him... On saturday , he even showed me how to use his rototiller. So Sunday we went

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-3746396554555723322008-04-02T17:59:00.004-04:002008-04-02T19:00:58.101-04:00

I love food, I mean I really love good food. But I really am amazed about what we are eatingBeef with growth hormones: or why wait for Mother Nature to do its job when you can just accelerate the processMilk with growth hormones: same... more hormones= more milk productionChicken "cleaned" with Chlorine dioxide: No comments, I mean seriously, I know Americans are scared of chickens but...GMO corn

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Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-28906997266092027182008-03-20T20:33:00.003-04:002008-03-20T20:53:30.169-04:00

Last week, the last World War 1 French Veteran died, and while this may have not made the news anywhere else around the world, I still feel this is something important. We just lost the last witness of one of the most atrocious war... for some reason, it reminded me of a video that was playing last remembrance day here in Canada and that I found moving.Lazare Ponticelli has died. The last living

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-60190015780935724312008-02-29T10:59:00.001-05:002008-02-29T11:00:29.271-05:00

Technically that means I could ask the frog to marry me:)

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There is a competition, that I look for every year...to see what the new design is...it's in all our trade magazines, since I've been a stylist...I've always checked out who won...The requirements are that it is either a new salon or a remodel...this is the year we can do it....We spent about 8 hours taking everything out of the salon and making it look perfect....now i know the truth...when I

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Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-53893612077584121282008-01-09T20:02:00.000-05:002008-01-09T20:44:27.873-05:00

Well I am way behind...and no time to type...but we had a great dinner of crab legs and squid with salads and raw veggies...the look on cheeses face is that of tasting his first crab leg...i think he liked it:)style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_0h4aee1utH8/R4VvdZgCeTI/AAAAAAAAAWg/qgdJ-zZ4dRE/s400/PC240546.JPG"

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Something you WANT,Something you NEED,Something to WEAR, and something to READ.4 gifts, thats it...the first year i thought they would die when they woke up, i thought they would think he hadn't come...i almost walked over to the all night store and bought some chex mix to wrap....i was sooo sad....BUT...The kids woke up...and they were soooo happy and they can tell you everything from that point

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Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-4122924479230403492007-11-15T23:19:00.001-05:002007-11-15T23:19:54.101-05:00

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-86457819488667608702007-11-04T20:31:00.000-05:002007-11-04T20:37:57.632-05:00

Today our beloved froggy is 30!!!!!!!!OOOOOH hell yes, he is 30!!My days of sleeping with a guy in his 20's is OVER ;);) (did I really just type that, help me stop blushing:)We had a great birthday dinner and lots of laughs, I just finished a scalp treatment with sugar and fig and after that he will have a birthday bubble cupcake that I will put in his bath for him!Tomorrow I will make a post

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For the ones not leaving in America, I am not sure if you have the chance to watch this... but this is definitely a great show. It is so candid... for some reason it reminds me of Tim Burton's Universe with a hint of Wonderfalls...

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Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-12171504322577651262007-10-10T21:32:00.000-04:002007-10-10T21:54:24.698-04:00

Okay I need some help.....well I need a lot of help;) but for now, just small little help:)My little boy Cheese:):) has big favors to ask....he is doing a project through the whole year about geography...the teacher asked for the kids to have post cards from everywhere and anywhere to be sent to them...This is all very exciting for the kids, because they then put a small pin on the map and talk

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-40613806809234005142007-10-08T11:15:00.000-04:002007-10-08T11:39:15.277-04:00

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-22874322119020988772007-09-04T20:46:00.001-04:002007-09-04T21:02:47.996-04:00

Before all our hard work...it seems so small...we only wished we could make it a little bigger with a lot of magic!!!! We prayed and prayed for some Harry Potter magic!We did it....we made it appear bigger...and everyone is giving such great feedback....one of my reps today said it would be a crying shame if i did not enter it into the salon of the year contest...it's a nationwide contest and i

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Yes we are totally crazy!!! Not only are we opening a business...and hope to be open by September 4th...ahahahhahahahahah....we are also going on the vacation to the jersey shore for 1 week!!! But hey, the stuff is ordered and the paint is done...the floor will be done the week we are gone and as soon as we get back plumbing can get done, then its just putting stuff together and setting up...

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-46962891734121208702007-08-16T23:56:00.000-04:002007-08-17T00:10:53.133-04:00

A rubber handle on a paint roller really makes your hands hurt....Plumbing is VERY expensive...like $5000 expensive!It is very embarrassing to cry in front of said expensive plumber...this makes plumber very uncomfortable and feel bad...When you go to Lowe's to get another gallon of Sarsparilla brown and demand that they give you Valspar paint, like the lady yesterday said you were getting, and

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-84666914563763965612007-08-15T23:56:00.000-04:002007-08-16T00:34:14.846-04:00

My garage is totally full of stuff! I have shopped till I dropped!!!! Ikea has come, crate and barrel has delivered goodies, Target has seen me, and Pier one too....I have never shopped so much in my life....I take soo long to make a decision...deliberate, question myself...it's driving me mad!!Here is the space, as I entered it Wednesday during the day, my friend still had a few things to take

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-65209607874292480252007-08-07T15:03:00.000-04:002007-08-07T15:09:34.882-04:00

The bank actually calls you when you shop alot!! (well alot more than normal, that is)My bank called, very concerned saying that on my business account I had some abnormal activity and when I asked what?! She said that on sunday over $2600 was spent....at first I panicked...then I thought...OMG, that was all me:)So, when you shop alot...which apparently I never do...they call you! Interesting

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-76283526004917167482007-08-06T06:48:00.000-04:002007-08-06T07:28:58.191-04:00

Bijou (noun: small jewel, adj.: small and elegant) is a small, yet quaint full-service beauty oasis dedicated to consistently offering high customer satisfaction by providing excellent service, quality products, and an enjoyable atmosphere at an acceptable price/value. We will also maintain a friendly, fair, and creative work environment, which respects ideas and hard work.Well it is official...

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-69092508437153247982007-07-11T03:28:00.000-04:002007-07-11T03:36:28.786-04:00

No spoilers here!!!But just thought you'd like to see a couple of pictures from our night!!The theater was sold out, luckily I had called ahead and had the foresight to buy tickets early:) phew!I can only say....Great movie! Well done!!!! Can't wait to see it again!!!!!Gee, I think I should have skipped drinking the black tea to keep me up, how will I ever get to bed!!

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It starts at 11:49pmGuess what time I have to work tomorrow??? 9amI think I will actually have to drink coffee...My only regret...is the frog will not be able to join us...label this post for times when I hate that he lives in Montreal still:(I swear...we won't say a word!!!

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-75457424396893840522007-07-05T23:09:00.000-04:002007-07-05T23:38:10.571-04:00

I will not be around much!!For the following reasons:It is summer!I am busy!I have very important things in progress right now!The lake is calling us everyday!My kids are growing very quickly!Love is in the air!I am planning for something big...Have a wonderful summer, please send me good vibes and good intentions:)I'll post occasionally, if anyone at all is reading:)

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-72221571849293033822007-06-25T20:56:00.000-04:002007-06-25T21:02:11.867-04:00

That is it!! I am going back to target cheerio training!!Suddenly, no one...I will not name names here, but lets all remember that I am the only female in this house...is holding their weewee's!!!I even make them clean it thereself! ayayay...boys...give me some estrogen now! I'm swimming in testosterone...for God's sake, even the 3 frogs are male I think!!!I think I will work on making the

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-27946708960745107322007-06-25T07:20:00.000-04:002007-06-25T07:54:06.154-04:00

Cheese had his first sleepover!I have time to post..because it is a little after 6am...It's funny how kids are different...Pickles friends would have been quiet after the first time I told them, Pickles would have made them! Cheese and his little buddies, informed us at 1am, that they would "try" to go to sleep, but no promises...Luckily, they fell asleep! And woke up before 6am...loudly,

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Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-81203568415931099422007-06-18T16:34:00.000-04:002007-06-18T21:42:07.857-04:00

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-82881805597235309072007-06-13T18:32:00.000-04:002007-06-13T18:48:25.907-04:00

Hooorahhh! It's summmmmmer!!!!!Seriously, we have nice weather, and I just cannot bring myself to blog:) I'm sure you are all doing the same...Well I hope you are!! If you aren't...GO, GO,OUTSIDE GOOOOO!

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-49119091292134496542007-06-05T18:12:00.000-04:002007-06-05T22:27:52.713-04:00

This weekend, France will have to vote... again.. This time for the National Assembly (or basically the government). Being an expat I do not have to go vote. My mum will vote for me. I didn't tell her who to vote for though, so I am not sure how this will work (not that it matters since I know she wont vote much differently than me on the first turn anyway).Anyway, even though I don't vote I

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Letter C... this year must be a year starting in C... How odd when you think my uncle's name starts with a C. Anyway, one thing you should know about my uncle is that all his life he has been working, never taking a day off or vacation... Also he is gay - this would be irrelevant if not for the fact that he never had kids... Last year he retired and suddenly was left with nothing today - good

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Well i will not be blogging for a little while, about 4 days...However, the ever so talented with words...Thomas...he can post:)We are going to Pickles competition for Odyssey of the Mind!! It is very exciting...The blog that I made for the team is HERE!!We are having a huge trauma in our house though, thanks to my ex! He is not letting Cheese go, and since it falls over part of his weekend, it

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-33225127869433430952007-05-15T19:55:00.000-04:002007-05-15T20:14:12.320-04:00

My little Cheese...For about, ohh...2 1/2 years now, he has been obsessed with France! Hohoho, I wonder why that could be??!The other day, he told me this in the car....We were talking about setting our minds to things, and using a positive attitude...and I was talking about how everything is really attitude...For instance...If you say...I will get an A on that paper...you can, not by magic, but

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When I asked Pickles if he wanted to walk over to his brothers school to pick him up and then walk into town to the library to meet me, I was not surprised that he was happy and eager to do it...He loves getting these types of responsibilities and takes them very seriously!As I was driving to the library, I saw them walking...Hand in hand!! At this point they had walked about 3 blocks from the

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Guess who got a cute little snappy car???Yes indeed another Mother's day gift for me!! No the car is not for me...The frog bought it for himself, as he was stressing every time I was driving and realized that after 2+ years, it is his turn to drive:)This is just wonderful, I tell you, because it will make our weekends so enjoyable!! Before I used to leave work at 6, to pick him up at 8, to get

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-14046469943806724932007-05-13T15:51:00.000-04:002007-05-14T07:58:17.780-04:00

My Mother's day was so fantastic! I just love these three guys! They put their brains together and made my day so memorable!First of all, let me say..without knowing it...I slept until almost noon!!!!!!!!!! I cannot believe it...I thought the frog was next to me the whole time, when in fact he woke up very early with the kids and they all went to the store, to get some items they needed for

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Today in the bus, i was looking around... people's attitude, and so on. And I realised something. We might be a social animal, but we hate contact with strangers...People sit as far from eachother as they can, when forced to sit in between two persons, either they stay up or they will reluctantly sit making sure that they are not touching the other people. Also, people can't help looking at

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-61727485214821503672007-05-06T18:58:00.001-04:002008-03-04T20:32:18.745-05:00

I will say I am not totally unhappy he won. Not that his personality attracts me, or that I think that he has the feet big enough for the shoes of president, but he definitelly has more the charisma and competence to be president than his opponent.But rather than discussing the president, I would like to discuss about what I think happened to the socialist party and what should be the next step.

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-84390915162857537982007-05-01T22:02:00.000-04:002007-05-01T22:20:48.132-04:00

Want to know something about me??I hate confrontation...avoid it like the plague...my entire marriage was coddling an asshole that was not afraid of confrontation..in a passive/aggressive way. I spent my days walking on eggshells and unfortunately teaching my boys to do the same thing...until I realized what i was doing of course...then I left!!I was living in a dream world, when I thought...

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I am sooo NOT happy about these elections in France!! Why you ask?? Because Thomas has to vote on Saturday, so I will not see him this weekend! Booooo!I am really just teasing. I know these elections are very important! Although, I have no idea who he will be voting for, I know who he will NOT vote for. Although I have not followed the elections first hand, Thomas does talk about it alot,

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-66853804087486745942007-04-30T10:55:00.000-04:002007-04-30T11:26:28.726-04:00

This is funny...I had stopped monitoring my sitemeter for a while...kinda like how I stopped making frequent posts;)But recently I looked and thought, whooo doggy...you got a lot of people coming here...what is going on...So I quick thought the obvious...Hmmm...Did I mention Penis, bum, bomb or one of those other keywords that gets a lot of activity?? Noooo, It was not on a google site search.

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Election time in France - second run will be Sego against Sarko... Tough choice for me as I am not liking sarkozy, yet as I explained myself in a previous post (and my brother-in-law working for the PS just recently comfirm I made the right choice) I refuse to give my voice to the socialist party - I guess I can vote blank (or however you say that in english)...Am I insane I was told, how can you

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Pickles: "Mom, I think I might know what kind of scientist I would like to be."Mom: "You still want to invent the teleporter or something different?"Pickles: "Well, we are disecting frogs in class, and I really think I'm interested in Biology, I think I would like to discover anti venom for jelly fish and stuff like that."Mom: "Oh, very cool, than you can live somewhere nice and warm and we can

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Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-11181468469529753382007-04-25T16:56:00.000-04:002007-04-25T16:57:25.351-04:00

Well I always say, my son has no problem with his confidence!!!

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-62178960123379951582007-04-12T07:58:00.000-04:002007-04-12T08:06:20.135-04:00

Today, kim is going to blow some candles. You guys could guess how many candles will be on the cake, but let say it is more than 20... So everybody sing along¯HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU¯¯HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU¯

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She is 12...and growing so quickly...she has changed very much, this past year!Ready to let her long hair go..Such a beautiful smile!A brand new look...admiring herself and very happy!No more a little girl looking at me.Or a 10 year old with a brush stuck in underware and a towel on her head.But a very lovely 12 year old who is growing too quickly for my taste:)

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Look how funny the bells look, when they fly all the way from France...Apparently it is very cold here in USA, and they must dress warmly! A Canadian knit cap and a German BVB scarf, and of course I'm sure there is a t'shirt from France underneath all those warm clothes:)

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-74637503388746096952007-04-01T14:06:00.000-04:002007-04-01T17:28:04.605-04:00

Here is Pickles...can you tell how happy he is?? Their team has competed for 5 years, and this was their second time to compete in States...Last time was 3 years ago...And they came in 16th place...These kids work so hard and this time they finally placed 2nd!! First and Second go to world finals, which this year is in Michigan.Victory!!!This is where they are all taking a bow!Pickles

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I do feeel Lush!! Well actually I feel sometimes, like a KID in GROWN UP clothing! Is that so wrong??I had seen these products in a magazine once...The colors grabbed me...I dreamt of them for months...But gave up, since we had no stores that sold them near me..yeah yeah I know, I could have ordered them online...BUT I am a toucher, I want to touch and smell and feel them first:)WELL...On our

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Okay I have tried for days to figure this out...(maybe not days.....) So I need your help!It will probably be such a....DOHHHHH! Moment, when I find out how simple it is...afterall, so many people have their flickrclickonmetoseethepictures thingies all over this blogosphere...but me? No I can't figure it out! GRRRR!Thanks all!Oh yes, and before bed last night...I had sooo many things to blog

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So after seeing Cheese off to school, and even telling him while I was getting him dressed..."How about I put your tropical shirt on, and when I pick you up from school..I will take you on a tropical adventure!?"After he got on the bus, I started everything that I needed to do...Packing, cleaning, etc...I had a list a mile long and just kept checking things off.Finally Pickles called and said

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-3755112507792797292007-03-20T17:21:00.000-04:002007-03-20T17:44:57.980-04:00

The Pirate night dessert buffet.The actual ship from the movie!Our room surprises..every night, a new animal and chocolates on our bed, with other surprises hidden around!So I will do this quickly:) I still have soo much unpacking to do, but I would like to share some of our pictures...we had the time of our life...the new experiences and adventures will stay with us forever...now we just are

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Okay, so blogging is almost non-existent for me, but really, my excuse that I will be using for today is: I could not log on with my new stupid google account..Really why did they change it?? Why do people change things that are not in fact broken??? I couldn't even leave comments, only on type pad or other bloggers.Well anyway, that is my excuse, and yes, I know it is a bad one, because once I

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Our 10,000th visitor happened, and where the hell was I???? Not looking at my site meter apparently. It is someone who visits often and I can't wait to see which of you it was.So please tell me who the visitor from Mitry-Mory, France, is:) I do know that you are 3,643 miles away from me and you visited as my 10,000 visitor.I can't believe it, that is so exciting. Although, I don't blog as much

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The heart cake, mmm filled with chocolate mousse!The suisse cake, with decadent layers of chocolate cake and mousse, and whipped cream.The poutine, okay, we had to share a small plate, I love the cheese and the gravy, but the fries are always tooo salty mixed with everything else, this poutine had chicken on top of it...??? we don't know how that happened!!Okay this is the bonus picture and no

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Sorry, I took the first photo behind my window screen, but can you blame me, it is fricken' cold!The funny thing is, it doesn't look like that much snow, but let me tell you, this is from the 2nd story, there is a lot of snow down there!We are on our second day of no school and I'll have to take some pics when the kids are outside, it is over Cheeses head!

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My dream, since I was a little girl, was to swim in the clear-blue water, with white sand. I have longed for this forever! My other dream was to go on a cruise, when my 8th grade best friend went on one and shared with me her diary. An even bigger dream, of course is to take my boys!They have no clue, not an idea, nothing! Their Oma got them on the cruise kick, she started mentioning it to

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SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! It is a surprise!! How many want to bet I can keep it a secret till March 14th?? Let it be known...I am a horrible secret keeper!! I can do it, I can do it, I can do it:)Oh yes and Happy Valentines Day:)

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Not sure everyone speaks French, but in substance it means: the ones on the other side, the other team...Interesting what is going on in french politics these days, a real campaign... take away the balloons, the flags waving, and you will see the exact same thing as the previous American presidential elections. And I have to say what shocks me the most, what makes me soooo mad is when these

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-1171168784120873042007-02-10T23:27:00.000-05:002007-02-10T23:39:44.146-05:00

Americans are the world champions when it comes to raise money. Tsunami, war refugees, earthquake relief worlwide is mostly financed by American donators. I think it is a great thing and they should be proud of it.Yet what puzzles me is that a lot of these generous donators would not want their taxes to increase to finance a Universal Healthcare system....

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The musical entertainement at Dragon Rouge!The kiss from Delphine...hmmm maybe this is why they are so keen to return...The boy's and I will be driving the 4 hours to Montreal in less than 11 days! We have not seen our frog for almost 2 weeks, and judging by the weather forecast, we won't see him this weekend either. He just won't allow me to drive in horrible weather and he must insist, because

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Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-1170205531119839252007-02-03T20:03:00.000-05:002007-02-05T18:23:33.756-05:00

I can't help it, every time I watch this video, I want to get my sharpy and a big poster board and head out to the mall!!I just love this guy, I get chills every time I watch this video! The music is excellent too!

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Being French, and living North American, is something really hard... especially if you like sports! This weekend is a big weekend... with BIG sports events!!!No, No, No, I am not talking about the Superbowl between the Colts and the Bears (yes I did some research to find that one), which i will probably enjoy watching....something else. No, as very few of you are probably aware, not only this is

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-1170204908533702962007-01-30T19:43:00.000-05:002007-01-30T20:10:30.060-05:00

Just a quick question.. is it just me or are there soooooo many ads for horror movies on american tv? - I am talking about gross movies, like texas chainsaw massacre the beginning, the hitcher, the messengers... you know these kinds of movies you don't really want your kids to even see the trailers!

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-1170118900540627992007-01-29T18:53:00.000-05:002007-01-29T20:06:57.503-05:00

Long time I havent written anything serious. I meant many times, but couldnt really find inspiration... Anyway, with all the things that will happen in France this year, I thought I should probably drop few lines about what many of you are talking about over and over ( I mean the ones living in France).First before I get accused of being biaised, or anything... I do not know who I will vote for

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-1169639913783224012007-01-24T06:55:00.000-05:002007-01-25T18:51:21.773-05:00

But I guess you spend more time screaming on top of a table whenever you see one

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What is wrong with me??Honestly I have such good intentions. And throughout the day, I think to myself so often....I should so blog about that, but then when the time comes to sit and type...nothing comes to me. And I just want to cruise the blogosphere and avoid my own! Even though I have soo much to blog about, new movies I've seen, visitors we've had and plenty of going on's with the kids!

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I tell you, those who say there is not a Santa Clause...I beg to differ!!! Something, some kind of spirit, that spirit of Christmas and good ol' Saint Nik took over my normally sane mind and had me driving to the next town over to wait for 12 hours in the cold. It was SANTA who made me do it! I was quite fine with having them wait until after Christmas, I mean afterall, they should just be

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...especially for christmasIt is saturday, 9:55pm... at the moment I am writing these lines, kim is in her car driving to EB games. She heard that 6 nintendo wii will be in tomorrow... the shop opens at 10AM... she took a chair, covers and so on, and will spend the night (apparently 3 people are already waiting) in front of the shop...Crazy uh?... I am in montreal else I would have come with her,

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-1165280344940567732006-12-04T19:40:00.000-05:002006-12-12T08:48:01.153-05:00

... and we are already getting ready!!!Kim has started to get xmas decorations, and we are getting the tree this weekend. We will decorate every single room of the house... This will be our 3rd Xmas together.After two xmas' of telling the kids, Santa would NOT bring any Ipod, or PSP, or any other toy of the month, we have decided to get one of those high-tech systems... the Nintendo wii!! lots of

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My baby is a teenager!! What a wonderful boy he has been..with the exception of a few growing pains (in my ass that is..) he is the best little (no longer little, wahhhh) boy I could have ever hoped for!Him and I started our life together, in 1993. I was a single mother, just turned 21 and God blessed me with an easy child!! (twice, actually, they both are soo easy!) This boy is the most

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Hooooray, it is set in stone..the reservations have been made..and the planning in my head is already beginning!!!!Thomas' little brother and his g'friend are coming and we are just happy happy happy!!! This will be soo wonderful and I cannot thank them enough for coming!! Thomas has not seen his brother since he moved here 2 years ago, and previously when they talked about coming, they were

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Thomas is another year older! This year, (it is the first) we were able to spend the whole day with him!!! Hoorah! We made crepes for b'fast, we will have beet root salad and mache for lunch and lasagne and a fruit tart for his birthday dinner! We made him cards and Pickles wrote a very touching letter, I had so many tears in my eyes after reading that. He told him when he was with him

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-1162476283971949102006-11-02T08:35:00.000-05:002006-11-02T09:06:40.490-05:00

Okay here is the situation that has been eating at me for a couple of days, I would like anyones opinion, as I am trying to see it from different angles, but am having a hard time seeing it any other way than what it is!Pickles the football player, practices every day from 3:10 until 5:30. There are 44 players on the team, consisting of 7th & 8th graders, some have played pop warner football,

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This is the frog's first experience with Halloween. Normally I am out buying a costume and on a rare occasion, I have made one myself, but it never comes out very nice:)Cheese wanted to be Zorro, but we were stalling, trying to think of one to make ourselves. I remembered I had cut out a form for a Knight for Pickles extra credit project, but of course we didn't have a helmet that was any good.

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... almost to the minute, I was landing in Montreal, Canada, not knowing where to stay, and wondering why I had decided to leave France. I remember calling that girl that had tried to help me finding an apartment and asking if I could stay at her place... And so my first contact with North American culture was Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, one of the worst neighbourhood's in Montreal. Eventhough people

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Pickles # 73..wooo hooo, look at the tough guy grin..Cheese and his first day of school, no matter that we just spent the weekend moving:) off he goes!A very cheeky pickles, and a very early morning, 6 am comes very soon!

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-1161319199258310862006-10-20T00:33:00.000-04:002006-10-20T00:59:35.826-04:00

The tide pooolsss...oooh the tide poools, what a wonderful thing..Look at the treasures we found, shrimp, mussels, crabs...all sorts of stuff...even a little friend posing and not too happy on my nose..It was a wonderful day, such a wonderful time..My favorite photo...he just does it all, and they follow..such a great frog to follow:)

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Another rainstorm at camp blue turd.Okay, just a little sunbird, but a happy, especially with a malibu and OJ.And the lovely fresh dinner prepared by chef thomas!Sparklers on our last night, ahh, life is good!The official camp of vacation 2006, to Wells' beach Maine..Camp blue turd, amongst the rolling turd campground!

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Camp before, and the beautiful Ocean storm and camp after...notice the tarps...it was a 40X60 foot tarp...we thought we could suspend it in the air...that was such a good learning experience....hahahahahha....rain and giant tarps, don't mix....we ended up cutting the tarp and settling for renaming our lovely organized camp, to "camp blue turd", but hey we were dry, indeed:)

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These are the looks you get when you give a frog from the southwest of France, Ice cold East coast waters...he looks at you like you have 2 heads!!

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-1161316090304983742006-10-19T22:51:00.000-04:002006-10-20T00:08:50.143-04:00

Many times in the past month I have tried to post, but what the hell....I would make a decent post, get all that has been going on, try to add the photos I wanted to share...and...NOTHING...my Mac would freeze up..or rather that damned beach ball would keep rolling:( So I just figured..ehh, just not meant to be!)I don't dare try to post pictures on this post, maybe I'll try on the next post.

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Last Year, was the first year, as far as I can remember that I didnt get to go to the ocean... Till I moved to Canada, I was spending every weekend from April to November by the Ocean... October 2004 was the last time I saw the Ocean, and that is just way TOO long. I love swimming in the waves, see the underwater streams... I bathed in the Atlantic, the Indian and the Pacific Ocean, as well as

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Our new house,and fun ways my 12 year old niece likes to torture Cheese, well it was her b'day afterall and he was willing:)Here they are, off to Oma & Opa's!! The stewardess I'm sure won't forget these guys. The whole plane won't in fact, I'm sure!The belated camp photos:) When we arrived, the french flag was flying (for the final of worldcup) we thought we were dreaming. There were french

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Well this is my 100th post, I can't believe it, and although I have not posted regularly over the summer (now really, who can blame me) I still am thouroghly enjoying this little blogging community! Although I am not posting...I am definately keeping up with all of your posts! And it seems that everyone as well has been VERY busy! Here is what is happening in our little tiny household!The kids

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-1154827926918730992006-08-05T21:30:00.000-04:002006-08-05T21:32:06.946-04:00

For the ones wondering why we arent blogging, the reason is simple... It is summer and spending most of our time outside, and being busy preparing our camping trip to the ocean.

Kim/Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13329990814265186539noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22865613.post-1153278320010309562006-07-18T21:38:00.000-04:002006-07-19T18:15:10.260-04:00

Oh la-la, where have I been??I know, I bet you all really believed me when I said I was going to do all those things for myself?? I would have, as I read it now, I am super convincing...:) Too bad, the week the kids were gone, all I did was work, work and more work!! And then I had stress, stress and more stress!Here is how things worked:Saturday, shopping for camp, $200 and 2 hours later,

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