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Photo of the Week: Memories of France
A year ago today I was packing frantically to take my two older kids, then ages 12 and almost 10, on a two-week trip to France with a lively group of friends from Oakwood.
Passports? Check. Outlet adapters? Check. Comfortable shoes, hand sanitizer and earplugs? Check, check and check.
It was a wonderful, rich cultural experience that we all treasure. But boy, does it seem like forever ago. A few notable events from the past 12 months:
— Since we spent every last euro we had in family bank account on $9 tuna sandwiches and $6 tubs of yogurt, we learned to live very frugally indeed and slowly — very slowly — started to fill our piggy banks up again.
— My newly minted teenager surpassed me in height. This is still a shock every time he passes by.
— Dance camp, swim team, soccer, football, basketball, pillow hockey, wrestling, track and field, gymnastics and field hockey … whew!
— Hubby’s job loss and subsequent job gain. (Those full piggy banks and frugal ways helped carry us through 2 months of severely reduced income.)
And since then, we’ve helped to spearhead an effort to revive a defunct Sister City group — in hopes of getting back to our beloved France someday soon.
Looking for a chance to send your own kids to France or to host an exchange student for a few weeks? Join the Oakwood Sister City Association. Check out our Facebook page for details.
Planning a trip? For some of the lessons I learned about traveling abroad with kids, click here.
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