Schools Closed

We learned last night during President Macron's televised speech to the country that schools would be closed nationwide starting Monday, until further notice.

We're near a hot-spot for coronavirus, Crépy-en-Valois and Vaumoise in the Oise department, but up until now, they'd been handling limitations and closures on a departmental level.

Starting this past week, schools in Oise and Haut Rhin were closed for two weeks, and Corsica closed schools as well. Now the rest of the country will join them, and we'll all get to see how e-learning works.

At this point, there is no planned date for schools to re-open. 

Noah is 12!

We found out a few weeks ago that Noah qualified for regionals on two events: 400-meter medley and 1500-meter freestyle.

Unfortunately, the regional swim meet was set to be in the Oise department, which shut down all sporting events due to coronavirus.

We went to see our friends for the weekend anyway, and celebrated Noah's birthday with them.

Benjamin and Noah

Noah decorated his own cake, of course

School Vacation Rhymes with Cooking

The boys have had four hours a day of swim practice over the February school break, four days a week. Today was their day off, so we took full advantage.

Last year we got them started cooking, but this year they've been so busy with swimming and homework that they haven't had time. Today, Benjamin made us chimichangas for lunch, and Noah made us taco soup for dinner. Yum!

Benjamin made us chimichangas

chimichanga, and look at that great presentation!

Noah made us taco soup

Noah's meet at Compiègne: Jeunes

For his year, Noah placed 2nd in 200-meter backstroke and 3rd in 50-meter breaststroke today.

Benjamin took advantage of the meet warm-up as swim practice

Benjamin's Meet: Junior category

Benjamin had a swim meet on his home turf today at Villers-Cotterêts.

He placed 2nd in 50-meter backstroke and 3rd in 100-meter backstroke. He dropped 6 seconds on his 100-meter backstroke, 3 on his 100-meter freestyle, and 1 on his 50-meter freestyle.