La rentree

I realize it's been awhile since I've posted, but there's been a lot going on around here lately.

Mainly, la rentree.

Which means, basically, 'back to school time' but almost seems like a holiday of some sort. Our gym felt it necessary to make a special class schedule for this trying time of the year, and the grocery store has been innundated with people stocking up their kitchens and on school supplies after being away all summer.

Anyway, the nursery school started on Tuesday (for a reason that I'm still not clear on, considering that Monday wan't a holiday here) and I had a bit of time before to go in and attend staff meetings that were in Japanese, oh, I mean French (my French went on vacation this summer and I've been having a really hard time getting back into it. It didn't help that this staff meeting was over 3 hours long and consisted of such important topics as plant placement in the garden, renovations that badly need to be done but can't possibly happen before school starts and a fun 60 min session trying to hash out the perfect lunch schedule for all the teachers).

But the kids showed up on Tuesday morning and fell right back into their old routine. Most of the kids in the 4 and 5 year old classes are students that were here last year, and it almost seems like they never left. Some of them are still a bit confused about who their teacher is, and what classroom to return to after English, but I'm sure it will all get sorted out soon enough. Oh, but they're still so QUIET!!! At lunch today I don't think any of the kids said a single word. It was lovely! I realize it won't last, so I'm trying to enjoy it while I can.

That's about it. Classes at the American school don't start for me until the 20th, so I'm trying to enjoy my free Wednesdays.

We're going out for dinner tonight with Steve and Christy, who are staying in a cute little apartment in the Marais. And we're trying to figure out where to go for a weekend when Roman is here in October. Any ideas?

For all of you who went back to school on Tuesday, I hope your week has gone smoothly. Hard to believe it's the beginning of another year! I guess time flies when you're having fun...or living in Paris. We'll be home before you know it!