Preparing our vacations.

 Hello Friends!

After the children and grandchildren departure, well, I  was not at my best… now I feel better but it is very hot 90 F ( 32 degrees today in the shade) and I only go outside in the morning, so I am going to do some painting inside.

I am also planning our holidays in September and went to the summer sales, I like to wait for the sales.

We are watering the garden and not cooking much except some salads 🥗 because of such heat.

I am reading a new book written by a Japanese author

And about watercolour.

We are having thunder tonight and I hope we’ll get rain to refresh the weather a little!

See you soon on your blogs.

Our daily routine is back

 Hello friends!

like this picture of grandpa and Maxime at the zoo.)

Yesterday, we had Maxime on Skype. He was happy to see us and happy daddy had ordered new toys to play inside.

The temperature is very high and a lot of humidity in the air so no possibility for kids to go outside until October.

Today, he is back to the nursery to see some of his friends who are not abroad for holidays to grandparents to get cooler weather.

Yesterday we packed the toys and tidied the house, most of it done by grandpa, grandma being very tired 😴 

But she did the laundry 🧺 a lot to do!

Last week I received my disabled card ( problems to walk and stand long since my surgery) so I need assistance to travel and nearer parking places when I don’t feel too well. I have been waiting a long time, but it’s done and ok to travel. Good news!

Dubai airport being very big there is a lot of walking and I really need a wheelchair and no standing a long time at the custom A380 having more than 500  passengers!

So here life is going on, the routine is back, but ready for new grandparents adventures 😝! Keep fit, in good health !!

Saying goodbye!

 This is how we feel today! Their plane has left one hour ago and it was one hour late.

We all are exhausted and sad to say goodbye 👋 

But it’s life and we must get back to our daily routine…

First we went to get our dog to the kennel and after having a nap we will go out to do some shopping.

Then we must do some tidying in the house after three weeks and two kids in the house!

Put away all the toys for next time , baby cradle, baby bath…do the laundry, but grandpa is going to help me tomorrow and as we are very tired have a good rest before

We take a break in September.

I think next week will be hard and very silent, BUT:

I will have a good rest and take care of me, go to have my haircut…

This afternoon I went to my favourite clothe shop it was the end of the sales and everything was at 70% off! So I got four tops and a new pair of jeans 👖 as Maxime would say:” it is good for Maxime!” It is also good for grandma!

A very hot day

Today we went to the Abbey  where my son likes to go

And it was so hot that we all had a smoothie.

This little shirt I bought from second hand and another grandma made it for her grandson now it is time for Maxime to wear it!

Never saw a cow in Dubai 

Church candle falling!

Grandma and Maxime

Auntie Maud’s bicycle. After her work at the hospital she met us to a Crêperie 

Happy to see auntie Maud

A little boy in the Rouen cathedral 

 One more day tomorrow !

End of holidays.

Hello Friends,

Only two more days and they’ll go back to Dubai. We did a lot. Went to Rouen yesterday and met auntie Maud, went to see the cathedral which is re opened after the fire.

Today, we should have been to the market again, but everyone was very tired, so we are resting.

Tomorrow the four of them are going to auntie Maud and do some shopping in Rouen while I’ll prepare Friday’s barbecue. We will all gather before they leave at 7am Saturday morning.

It was very intense during three weeks and I think the grandparents will need a rest for a few days.

Visiting them this autumn when the temperature will go down!

The second grandmother will arrive end of August while daddy is going to Greenland.

This is the end of the stay and we will miss them a lot the house will be very empty!
 

Outing to the zoo

Yesterday was a family outing to the zoo which is 30 mn from home.

Maxime decided to go with the wallabies!

With grandpa watching some monkeys

Eating two ice creams at the same time!

Such a beautiful colour 

Miniature donkeys

 I was so tired that I went to bed very early grandpa replaced me. Today,family crêpes party and last weekend before they leave. The next week will be very busy!

Good news!

 Good news! Our Cathedral in Rouen has been saved from the fire yesterday. 

Today, the children are in Rouen with our daughter auntie Maud visiting a new museum about the Vikings.

Look at this face! A bit scared by the Vikings 😂 

And watching an insect 🐜 below.

 

A happy boy!

Again one more week and I won’t hear «  Grandma where are you? » grandma , grandma…

While they are in Rouen Grandma is cleaning and cooking. And grandma is going to the farm to get vegetables and fruits. On Sunday auntie Maud is coming with uncle Emeric and we will have a “ Crepes party”

Brother William who found his fingers the same as his dad. He was trying for days but today he found the right ones 😂 

Next week will be a busy week, my son planned a lot of outings. For the moment I am resting!

Rouen Cathedral is on fire!

At the moment my daughter has sent me this picture of our Cathedral in Rouen on fire. Some works were having taken place at the moment and a short circuit maybe the cause of it and unfortunately it is not raining today!

Monet’s Cathedral is on fire!

Hope they’ll be able to stop the fire, we should have been to the cathedral tomorrow but all the streets around it are closed and we don’t know what is going to happen.

We are going out this afternoon while the weather is fine!

Market day

Today, fortunately the weather was fine and warm so we went back to the market to get fruits and vegetables and… see the animals !

Guinea pigs 🐹 rabbits 🐇 roosters 🐓 and hens!

So unusual to see animals for Maxime.

 

Then we went to a big arboretum park to see very big trees

Bandit with Maxime

Our garden flowers at the moment.

Grandma is very tired tonight we did a lot and walked 5 kms so grandma is going to have a rest!

A busy rainy day!

Today, we are having heavy rain, last week strong wind an one of our trees had big broken branches again.

So today Maxime and I are doing the cleaning 🧹 one following the other 😆 

But now Maxime is doing it on it’s own!

Yesterday we went to get myself an other phone and it’s connected watch mine were getting old and I chose it with my son. We waited a long time at the shop.

We should go to the zoo and visit a place outside but with the rain it is not easy with two children.