Back to life, back to reality

Back to the here and now, yeah

Back to life, back to reality

                                  -Soul II Soul released 29 May 1989

Our back to life and reality is still a work in progress of trials, errors, and successes. Driving to church, while going a different route (thanks Google, not) and turning into a strawberry shortcut, was successful, only arriving 10 minutes late.

The kids and I sat in the English translation balcony, while Randy embraced the French congregation. Mazie later joined Randy, just because she wanted to be with him. Asha was our translator today. After church we found a gas station and grocery store open on Sundays. This store was more us, uncrowded!

School started for us Monday, 9am. Despite never doing online schooling, even during Covid, the kids did well. The initial school day was long, logging into each class, reading the introduction from each teacher, learning how to communicate with each teacher, finding textbooks online, gaining access codes, typing passwords, setting up zoom calls, learning how to manage time, and taking breaks. That was exhausting just typing their day. My day, as supervisor, consisted of managing all the listed items above for each child, reading, typing for the blog, making lunch, doing laundry, and walking Cody around the block, which only produced 886 steps! Kids finished up around 4pm content with their first day.

After dinner, French Lorraine quiche and sauteed zucchini, Randy explored the village and surrounding areas via bike and the rest of us walked across the village to the bike pump track with a trick scooter and a bike. Cody and I took the walking directions through the narrow streets of Saint Drezery. Randy met us at the track. The night ended with ice cream and a short show.