Thursday, September 30, 1999
Nathalie's Nasty Knee
School is going very well for both children. Kevin is a lot more chatty about his teacher and friends: Lucas is a new one we often hear about. He really enjoys his canteen lunch on Thursdays and if I ever want a whole day off, Pauline can go to lunch with Clément and his mother, so I could out out to Carrefour for example, and not be in a rush to get back
Poor Nathalie fell off a bike and broke her kneecap last August while on holiday, so I hadn’t seen her for ages because she had to spend a month or so at her parents as she was unable to walk or look after her three children. Now she’s at home again and out of plaster but has to wear a leg brace till Christmas and is not allowed to drive, although she can walk and indeed, has to go up and down the stairs several times a day. A neighbour takes Arnaud to and from school every day (she couldn’t put Gabriel in school because he’s still in nappies), and her husband takes her shopping and to her music lessons.
Last Thursday Pauline and I went to her house for lunch (I made a fab meal and took it with me), as Kevin and Arnaud had lunch at their respective canteens. We had a nice, relatively quiet time with the little ones. Baby Emma slept most of the time unfortunately, but Pauline and Gabriel played well together and really enjoyed their lunch. I gave them crêpes and ham to roll up themselves, and grapes and sweetcorn which they ate with their fingers. We had onion and egg tartelettes, crêpes with tuna and green pepper filling and hollandaise sauce, and home-made ginger ice-cream for dessert. It was delicious and Nathalie really enjoyed the home cooking.
We spent hours talking and I really got to know her a lot better. We’d like to go to London together for a weekend in a year or so, when Emma is older and leave our children with their fathers. Anyway, Emma was wearing the little red Bobux leather slippers which I bought in NZ last February. Nathalie is delighted with them and would love a bigger pair for next year. I wonder if you could try and get another pair in the medium or large size? The ones she has now are red with tartan bows, so perhaps you could get a different design, if there is another feminine style. No navy blue or brown please! The poor child wears enough boys’ hand-me-downs as it is!!
Poor Nathalie fell off a bike and broke her kneecap last August while on holiday, so I hadn’t seen her for ages because she had to spend a month or so at her parents as she was unable to walk or look after her three children. Now she’s at home again and out of plaster but has to wear a leg brace till Christmas and is not allowed to drive, although she can walk and indeed, has to go up and down the stairs several times a day. A neighbour takes Arnaud to and from school every day (she couldn’t put Gabriel in school because he’s still in nappies), and her husband takes her shopping and to her music lessons.
Last Thursday Pauline and I went to her house for lunch (I made a fab meal and took it with me), as Kevin and Arnaud had lunch at their respective canteens. We had a nice, relatively quiet time with the little ones. Baby Emma slept most of the time unfortunately, but Pauline and Gabriel played well together and really enjoyed their lunch. I gave them crêpes and ham to roll up themselves, and grapes and sweetcorn which they ate with their fingers. We had onion and egg tartelettes, crêpes with tuna and green pepper filling and hollandaise sauce, and home-made ginger ice-cream for dessert. It was delicious and Nathalie really enjoyed the home cooking.
We spent hours talking and I really got to know her a lot better. We’d like to go to London together for a weekend in a year or so, when Emma is older and leave our children with their fathers. Anyway, Emma was wearing the little red Bobux leather slippers which I bought in NZ last February. Nathalie is delighted with them and would love a bigger pair for next year. I wonder if you could try and get another pair in the medium or large size? The ones she has now are red with tartan bows, so perhaps you could get a different design, if there is another feminine style. No navy blue or brown please! The poor child wears enough boys’ hand-me-downs as it is!!
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