Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Je peux toucher les doigts de pieds - I can touch my toes!

Paul takes a break to burp his big boy!

Max poses with Julie and Dan



I think that's right?!  This picture doesn't show him in proper toe-grabbing action, but he's discovered his feet and is keen to get his toes into his mouth these days.  Our French hasn't come on at all.  That's soon set to change as I commence French classes next week!  They've been organised through Paul's work but I'm allowed to go in Paul's place.  It will mean leaving Max with his dad for a couple of hours on a Wednesday evening - time for some father/son bonding!  

I desperately need to improve my French.  We had a right laugh in one of the department stores when we were given a voucher which we interpreted to state "Have a free massage on Level 3".  We felt like a massage after a day at the shops and wondered around Level 3 looking for the massage area.  Level 3 is KITCHENWARE.  We searched around the hoovers, fridges and dustbins, but couldn't find anyone giving out free massages, but also didn't want to randomly ask an assistant for a massage.  We spent nearly half an hour looking for our massages, but when we checked the dictionary we realised the vouchers actually just said that you could WIN a massage on Level 3.  Gagner - to win.  We'll not forget that verb!

We met up with Julie and Dan, pals from Edinburgh, for petit-dejeuner.  They were over for a romantic break, which was of course interrupted by us.  It was great to see them and it felt weird not to be heading back to Edinburgh as they were leaving.  The realisation that we're here for the year really hit us then - and it was a great feeling!  We've been lucky enough to have had quite a sociable time of it so far with friends from home - keep coming, people, I can't understand what anyone is saying here!  I hope that'll change with the French classes - if I get in - they commence next Wednesday night with a test.  There's no way I'll be able to gagner any prizes in that test!

3 comments:

Martina, Alan, Ben, Eve and Kate said...

Vous est deux doofusses extraordinaire! Good luck wih the French lessons...

mum said...

Quel stupide maman et pere!You must have looked a pair of" eejits"(now I seem to have used that word recently,concerning another blogger).I do hope you pass the test for the lessons because I'm sure we'll all benefit.Papa John has his digital photography class tomorrow and computing skills on Monday.What a busy boy! Max looks great in the pictures.Can't wait to see him again. lots of love
granny B and papa John.

Veronica said...

Come on t'appelle tu? Does that not mean something? Yes, its all flooding back. J'abite en greenock? e vu?

Just wait till Im over mag, i'll get having you gabbing away to everyone in no-time in french! Why not even just burst into song if your stuck - in the words of kylie, "je ne si pa pour qua!" (Dont know what it means, but you'd sound great)

Max is looking v.cute in the pics, cant wait to see him and give him a cuddle! Not long now! Take care and bon voyage! xxx (cant remember goodbye in french, but it must be something close to that!)