Ring, ring, ring, ring..........."Hello",  "Hello Gina, this is Ralda, I have some good news for you.  I have spoken to the headmistress at the bilingual school and it looks like a 90% chance that Max and Sophie will be accepted."  

This was the phone call I received as I was rushing out the door.  Can I tell you a secret?  I felt like God directed me to this school and that He wants Max and Sophie to be a light at this school.  I am taking 90% to mean 100%. 

It's been an interesting week of sending applications, report cards, teacher reports, etc. to Paris.    I heard back early in the week that the school did not have any openings for our children.  For some reason, I did not lose hope,  I wasn't ready to "throw in the towel."   Our amazing relocation representative, Ralda,  has been working "behind the scenes" all week and talking to some influential people at the school and obviously worked her magic.  She actually called on Thanksgiving Day to give us the good news.  (She grew up in the US until age seven when her family moved to Paris.)  She thought it befitting to tell us on Thanksgiving.  I agreed.  Just one more reason to give thanks!