Each new year brings me the same memory: 3rd grade, and how difficult it was for about 2 weeks to remember to write "1979" instead of "1978" on all my papers. Once I shared that with my dad and he said he had had the same problem from '39 into '40. We swapped these stories while filling all the bathtubs in our house with water on Dec 31, 1999, since on that day he wondered if our society's infrastructure would break down as we entered the New Millenium and there'd be no water. In the end, all was well and the next morning he ordered me around draining tubs and sinks. It was his last healthy New Year's and remains a great memory for me!
Last night, after flying back to Nice, we had an impromptu aperitif with our friends Marie & Ludovic whose own plans had fallen thru at the last minute, which worked out perfect - they are 2 blocks away. No photos of the adults, but a few shots above and below of the "ELLE" brigade = Estelle, Léna, Louise & Eva. We enjoyed some champagne and foie gras and had those girls home in bed by 10:30.
Eva is 2 months older than Estelle.
Louise is 7 weeks older than Léna.
Happy New Year to All! And to my mother and all 10 siblings who are all together today in Vermont to ring in the New Year together in the snow.
