Pictures are coming, I PROMISE!!

I know I promised to post pictures of our trip to Verdun but things have been extremely hectic around here. The German Crud has hit our house in full force. It hit Syd first and at the time we thought she had gotten food poisoning. A few days later the rest of us were all hit at once, even Banjo was sick. It is a nasty virus and it hit me and Paul particularly hard. Just when we thought we were on the road to recovery Syd was sent home from school again with the same illness. She is currently upstairs sick as dog.

So once we all get over the German Crud I promise I will post the picks of Verdun. Hopefully, I will get them posted before our trip to the Netherlands.

Give Her a Pat on the Back

Syd made the honor roll again this semester. All A's and one B. She even got A+ in three subjects including Math and Science.

Paris

As promised here are some pictures from our trip to Paris.



We had a wonderful time in Paris itself.I have mixed feelings about the city itself. It reminds a lot of NYC in the fact that it is dirty and everyone is in a hurry but the sights are just amazing and the history is interesting. We didn't get to see everything we wanted to so P and I are planning a trip back there over the summer. We had originally planned to spend an extra day there but due to some behavior problems from Sydney we opted not to.




Notre Dame

The glass of Notre Dame

St. Eustache



The Lourve



The Pompidou Center

Arc De Triomphe




Trocado


This doesn't need an introduction




The Dome Church at


Napoleon's Tomb. Such a big tomb for such a little guy


More pictures from inside the Dome Church





The Hotel Invalides


Pont Alexandre III

The most beautiful bridge in all of Paris






Tomorrow I will post pictures from our adventure to Verdun.

Happy Valentine's Day

I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day!!





We leave tomorrow morning for our weekend trip to Paris. I will post lots of pics when I get back.

Don't Let This Innocent Face Fool You!

He is trouble with a capital T!

Banjo usually is a great dog and is probably the most well behaved child in the house but lately he has been a trouble maker. Whether it is getting into the recyclables and stringing them through out the house or running off he has ruined his good boy image.

His new really annyoing habit is running off. We use to be able to leave the door wide open and he wouldn't run outside or if he did he stayed in the front yard but twice this week he has escaped and run off. This morning he really gave me a workout. I thought I had lost him for sure because he was gone. I finally found him 30 minutes later doing what he does best, socializing with the locals.

I'm not sure if this new found bad habit is because my neighbor takes him running with her through the woods on the weekends or if he has picked up some bad habits from the kids. Either way is he is in the doghouse!

GO MONTEL!!