There's no telling sometimes who's in charge of anything here. Things are promised and then don't happen. Things are ordered and never appear (IE the twins' books for the upcoming college quarter) and disappear into a black hole somewhere between there and here. Unlike the grocery stores back home, the shelves in our local grocery store are in a constant state of flux so that it's almost like being a rat in a maze trying to shop there most days. Stores open and close at funny hours or sometimes just don't open at all.
All of this leads to an air of resignation that for many Americans, me included isn't easy to cultivate but I'm getting used to it now. Cassie will do a really interesting blog entry later this weekend about her adventure hiking in Metro tunnels last Friday for you later. Of course we're doing fine but I feel compelled to write about these things just so I'll remember them when we've returned in a couple of years and I lose my temper about something that should have happened and that didn't.
My new friend Matt Black who's lived here with his family for over 6 years is far more circumspect about this than I am so I hope his attitudes will rub off on my as we get deeper into this adventure.
Although some folks complain about the weather here, Fall arriving in August was very welcome to us. It cooled off here while our friends back home were still being par boiled in Virginia. The change in seasons and getting into the Fall and Winter here will be a real adventure for us all.
Life is good in Paris.........even if things that are ordered don't come.......*
Love to all.....
Sid
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