First real swim meet

At long last, Noah got to participate in his first real competition, instead of sitting on the sidelines watching Benjamin. He had a fabulous first swim meet, and managed to come home with two 3rd place medals, and one 2nd place!

Short Winter in Picardy

We didn't have much of a winter this year, which was fine by me.

But Noah was excited that we got some tiny snow flurries.

And Gala is always excited to stay near the fire.

Metaphor

Benjamin is a budding writer, I think. At lunchtime, he told me:

"Le week-end est comme une île, inondé d'un tsunami de devoirs."
[The weekend is like an island, inundated by a tsunami of homework.]