Tuesday, April 5, 2011

One in - One out

This week shows what a fantastic location we live in!  With Prestwick Airport just a 15 minute drive away and Ryanair still offering good air fares, it is relatively easy to get to Europe.

My daughter, Whitney, went over to Paris with a friend and had a great time. She does not really fill me in with details, but I do know they went up the Eiffel Tower.  Something I have never done.....even after being in Paris 3 or 4 times.  The first time I went, was after a summer at the Goethe Institute in Rothenburg ob der Tauber.  A friend I met there suggested treating ourselves to a few days in Paris before going home.  She had lived in Paris while perfecting her French.  (Helene was a French Canadian and worked as a translator in their Parliament)  We saved our funds and had an amazing time there.  However, we did not go up the Eiffel Tower due to the extreme cost!  The last time I was in Paris was with Alan and I told him we HAD to do the Eiffel Tower.  And it was not the cost that stopped us this time, it was the really long queue. We were only there for the day, impossible to spend over an hour in line waiting.  Maybe next time.........

While Whitney was gone, we got a whole day to spend with Corbyn!  I had loads of plans - like planting seeds and playing with new outdoor toys I had bought.  None of this happened though.  Two year olds move really fast and get disappointed even faster.  We were outside before I realized the toys were still in my car.  So that will have to wait.  And the potting soil I thought I had seen, was top soil.  So we have to wait for this too.  So being 2 was an advantage.  Corbyn was unaware that he missed out on all the fun, because he was having too much fun to notice!

It is a pleasure to watch Corbyn develop.  This is something parents do not have time for because they are too busy making their child safe, healthy and socially acceptable!  Grandparents are not burdened by such responsibilities and have the option to sit back and watch.  With Corbyn actually living with us, we are able to watch and listen much more than "normal" grandparents!  What is fascinating me just now is hearing Corbyn work on making an "L" sound.  He used to say "Bay yee", for our dog's name - Bailey. Now he is making an "L" sound but you can literally hear the tongue working around the letter.  It is absolutely amazing.  It is not just the dog's name, but words like pillow and hello. Such fun to listen!

Martin left last night for Italy, he is working there this week.  I don't know the details, but he will be filming school children on a skiing trip!  Sort of making an advertisement for the company to show other schools.  He intends to get a bit of skiing in as well.  He and I went to the Newmilns dri ski slope on Saturday so he could get a refresher on skiing.  I hope he has the chance to practice and really enjoy where he is this week.  (I must admit to being a bit jealous, I used to love to ski but have not done anymore than dry slopes once or twice since I moved to Scotland)

"The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway."  ~Henry Boye

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