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The second First day of School

Today the boys had their second first day of school.  Lets face it, going back to school this fall was rather horrible since we didn't go anywhere.  They were so excited to get their backpacks ready, have their lunches packed.  Only had Mom jump through a couple of hoops to find bread that wasn't too different and the right jelly; bought the most expensive peanut butter of my life.

    They both had great days!  They made friends.  They played at recess.  And they were out of the house!


While the boys were at school, I was on a mission to find lunch boxes.  I swear I packed them, but they are more buried in a box than anticipated.  My wild goose chase lead me way out side the city to an area known as La Defense.  Westfield has a shopping mall out there.  I got to see the Grand Arch, which is a landmark I had never made the time to visit before.  But, did not find lunch boxes.  Maybe every French kids gets hot lunch at school?  

I got to spend a couple of quiet hours on the couch before picking up my happy children who had played and made friends and overall had a great day!  Quimby said the only bad part of the day was French class where he didn't understand anything the teacher was saying.  Scott had his first day in the office as well.  5 days in, and we're off to a good start.  

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  1. MitziJanuary 11, 2021 at 5:18 PM

    How long would it take to order from Amazon.fr?! Are a lot of the stores open? I’m trying to remember the big department store that carried one of everything on rue de Rivoli ....BHV???

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