After a chilly walk this morning where we even had some frost on the grass, the sun came out beautifully and warmed up our day! The temperature got up into the 60's and it could not have been more beautiful. My parents stopped by on their way home from 2 weeks in the southwest. We had a nice visit and a good lunch before they headed on home. This afternoon, I drove to Cincinnati with my friends, Kelly and Gaëlle. We went to pick up the 10 year old daughter of my very good friend, Sabine, from France. Anne-Héloïse pleaded with her parents to allow her to spend three months in the U.S. so that she could become adept in the English language and experience the American way of life. Kelly graciously offered to take her in since she has 11 year old twin girls and a nine year old girl. Sabine did not want us to take in Anne-Héloïse because we would be able to speak too much French to her. Gaëlle came along for the ride so that she could speak all French to Anne-Héloïse while we made her comfortable and got her settled in. We didn't know what to expect from a 10 year old who had just flown across the Atlantic by herself.
She was great though, had a huge smile on her face and couldn't wait to get started on her adventure. We took her home to Kelly's house where she quickly jumped into a huge basketball game with Kelly's girls, Max, Calvin and the two French boys. You wouldn't believe all the Franglais that was being spoken by those kids. It was wonderful to watch. I think that Anne-Héloïse will fit in just fine...
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Brave girl. I wish her well. That is a huge thing to do at the age of 10.
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