The kids woke up eager to start their first day of school.  They sat at the tiny kitchen table eating their cereal chatting quiety about their first day in a "Paris school".  Oh, the anticipation was exhilarating.  As I sat and listened to them I beamed with pride that these were MY kids.  Their joy for life inspires me. 

I read a quote recently from a woman in her seventies that I have decided to imbed into my soul, she said "I want to live everything with the most density as possible", she goes on saying "My relationship to time is totally different.   I am so conscious that life might escape me at any moment, that everything has become keener and more distilled.....I tell myself, all this happiness still, but for how long?  So I devour life!"  Isn't that great?  Children, as a rule, devour life.  What happened to the rest of us?  I am choosing to devour my life.  I hope you do too. 

Sorry, I got off on a tangent there.  We walked in thirty degree temperatures to school all the while the kids rolled their small backpacks along the cobblestone sidewalks.  We found the school after twenty minutes and met a teacher and secretary.  After a formal hello and some paperwork signed, the teacher whisked Max and Sophie off into a large room to start their day.  They were so eager, they gave us half a kiss and were off.  They didn't even turn around to say goodbye.  Imagine that?  After Dan and I left the building, I asked Dan to stop right where he was and hold my hands and pray for our kids.  Poor guy said "Okay baby, don't worry, they will be just fine".  Mama bear was a bit worried for her baby cubs.  The school is quite large and so different from the fairytale school that we just came from in Southlake.   I think the teachers sweat sugar, they are so sweet.   

 "Come on Mom and Dad, we are ready to go!"

Their new school...........doesn't it look so inviting?

One more picture in front of the school kiddo's.....

"Oh, to be a fly on the wall.........

I will fill you in on their first day of school tomorrow.  Dan and I had a busy day and got nothing accomplished.  Welcome to france!  The kids have quite a bit of homework now.  I got three hours of sleep last night and I need to get into bed soon.  Stay tuned for part B.