3 December 2006

A nice dry 30 degree heat today but the sun felt hot. Feeling a little lazy to go swimming so have been generally lounging and indulging the kids every whim; ice cream with breakfast, allowed to sit in pyjamas until mid-afternoon. A weekend of baby-sitting while the Lady of Leisure does her best to redress the US trade imbalance in Florida and it all going pretty well. I’m earning more Brownie point and more importantly I get a whole weekend to shape those vulnerable minds, unhindered. Still feeling enthused from the pep talk on Friday, I have been preparing the children for life in their second / holiday home down in the Camargue. Coincidently Little Madam has decided choosing Spanish as her modern language was a mistake and she would rather speak French. This is now the language of choice between us which seems to suit her fine as she doesn’t understand when I tell her to do some chores. Wee Lad has been surviving on a diet of Orangina and Pez. It has made him a bit manic but I’d like to think that he was manic in a very Gallic way.