Girls have a last shopping today : they wanted to buy a hand-bag from Lyon for few weeks ! Romane and Rachel chose the same of course ! In the afternoon, we had good time at the Hammam : something new for Romane, Rachel and Emeline. They really enjoyed, and me too !

On Sunday evening we picked Rachel up from the airport. It was so wonderful to see/touch/feel her! :-) Only Karen and the girls were allowed to go to the gate (one adult per family), so poor Steve had to wait at baggage claim until we could come there. This year has been an amazing year, for Romane and Rachel ... and for the families as well. It wa

The second surprise for Rachel was a party : we invited all the familly to say her good-bye before leaving : Papy Jean and Mamie Michèle, Papy Bernard and Mamie Arlette, Aurélie and Antoine, Daniel and Monique, the whole familly of Elise and the whole familly of Talita (they were suppose to leave in the morning, but Talita insisted to stay for Ra

Rachel leaves from Paris Airport, so we have our last day with her at Paris. We had lunch with friends close to Beaubourg, and we had a last afternnon of shopping on the Champs Elysée. Rachel wanted to walk on the Champ Elysée before leaving France. No more place in her luggage, so we just buy a shirt of Paris for her ! In the evening, we have di

After 2 hours packing, and 10 times on the scale, Rachel's luggage are ready ! But, there are 15 lbs left here ! How can girls have so much stuff ?????...

It's diffcult to explain how we feel.... a strange mix of happyness (because she goes back home with her familly), and sadness (because this is the end of the exchange, and we will really miss her)... It's so hard to say her good bye ! Tonight after dinner, Romane called her mom (Karen), she really needed to talk with her. She feels so lonely. Some

After a good week-end at Meillonnas, it's time to leave and go back to work.... It's also time for Rachel to say good-buy to her 4 French grand-parents, with tears in her eyes, and also in their eyes ! Of course Rachel is like their 4th grand-daughter now ! Later in the day they wrote to Jacques : " Sir, We have been deprived of our granddaughter f

Today, R,R, Papy Jean and Mamie Michèle visited the Park of birds of Villars-Les-Dombes (30 mi driving from Lyon). See : http://www.parcdesoiseaux.com/uk/ At the end of the afternoon, R&R have the surprise to go to Meillonnas for the week-end and not at home in Lyon. We didn't tell them before about that because we have many surprise for Rachel fo