admit the last few months I had a big secret to most of you. Unless Jen and Dam who experienced it live when they were here. Thank you to you for having kept the secret.
Another great joys that come to us as almost without warning, what are those two who are responsible!
And responsible for what? Well ... Sailing Sailing Here:
catastrophic With my past and my propensity to often see the empty side of the glass rather than the full side, I preferred to wait 3 months fateful proper installation of the peanuts before you announce. There, that's it, Audrey between December 7 in its fifth month.
Which means that I'm good for another trip to France in the month of May, to welcome my little Prince Noa.
A new little Prince but that looks like it
or perhaps a new little princess that looks like this one?
Besides the two peanuts in my Audrey Sophie following a month (same city, same gygy, lol). I do not want him, but .... A twin pregnancy, it goes up to 9 months?
First warnings of winter this morning. From 4 pm light rain / sleet began to fall, which froze almost immediately on touchdown. Suddenly, everyone was blocked anywhere from 6 h 30 (and for good reason!)
Buses will roll more, some more adventurous motorists have paid to learn ... In short, we kindly waited at home that the spreaders are recovering, and resume their tour that the softening point of the day to do his work. Still !
the ice this morning reminded us of the importance of adopting ER 're safe behavior. However, the concept of security can be large differences s perceptions
Road safety:
Zavez noticed the second passenger helmet on the handlebars?
Safety:
Medical Safety
And the cake, here is what we have read on the way to work:
This weekend, everyone was out despite the small 1 ° thermometer. Why? But just because it snowed in Quebec, it snowed in Plattsburg (60 km from us), it is approaching, it is approaching. And if you do not want to decorate our facades of houses across the snow, it is advantageous to do so now.
Here is the result of our work in two days.
Sympa yet to see how we can help each other neighbors (pass me your scale, give me your stuff to climb on the roof without cracking, hey, even a power outage is same with you?)
In any case, we, we are ready.
Outside
As inside
The Russian princess too. She decided to wait for Santa Claus in a strategic location
And the countdown has started: -
3 weeks - three weeks before seeing my 3 kids' - 3 weeks before seeing my baby Noa - 3 weeks to see the spectacle of my Caro - 3 weeks before seeing my parents and the whole family - 3 weeks before the meal of future immigrants (30 people in Plan de Campagne) - 3 weeks before seeing my Sophie, his beautiful princess Chloe and her 2 peanuts
Cherrybee and emotions ... few days later. Thank you all for your expressions of friendship, your messages here on FB, your phone calls. Fortunately, I told you there was no injury. But now I begin to digest the adventure, I tell you. Monday so I get out of work. I miss a few decorations to prepare our home for Christmas. I go to Costco, I found exactly what I needed ... I ride quietly in the middle of La Prairie to go home, closely following the speed limit 50 ... And suddenly
Admit that you have been at least surprised to see what kind of lights behind you stick to like glue. By the time I realized that no, they did not want to push myself, I wonder if it's me they follow, I decided to stop at random, I see that they stop right behind me ... I'm starting to find it weird knowing that in Quebec, the police never stop you for a simple identity check. A young policeman from 25-28 years to feel at my pre door and told me bluntly that I did not pay my records and I am in default for nearly 15 jours.Je stutters while trying to think. Heck, they received these letters, records, license ... I still remember to the check and mail it! Was there a problem job? Was I intend to post it and I've forgotten in the bag? Still, the young man still polite ditto ditto said: "please exit the vehicle, you can not drive it, we confiscate ju squ'au payment plates. The tow truck will arrive, please call someone to pick you up. I panic, I called by boyfriend cell. Sounds you people, it is not responding. It must be in the shower after his sport. The pound happens to me pique my car and left. The officer asked me if I'm alright (you think?), Tries to comfort me while I do know that stuttering: "I did nothing wrong, I paid for everything, I've never dealt to the Police! "and said in a tone of regret:" Madam, I'm sure you're a good citizen, I see that you have changed your address on your license, you may have something happened to the SAAQ , but you understand, I do my work, I must enforce the law! "
short, it goes away, leaving me alone on the boulevard in a bus shelter, adjacent to the cemetery. In After 3 / 4 hours, boyfriend, finally joined me in tears gets to the cemetery. The whole evening is going to verify the bank account if the checks were cashed scarves (yes, they were), if we would not have received another letter but not forgotten ... brown. We understand nothing. Just petrified before a ticket (PV) of $ 475.
The next day (well after a night of 2 hours), chum me to the SAAQ . A very nice lady looks at our "record" and said finally: "Yes, I see what happened. In moving, you have reported your change of address here (of course they stuck me on my license), the entire file has been saved to your new address, but one thing. Your car is bought on credit (I had no credit history and that boyfriend of course that has brought guarantor) and you as a guarantor, you are both owners of the car. This is a 3rd file (independent from mine and that a boyfriend) who is attached to the first. Except that the change of address has not been done on this issue then. We sent a letter and a reminder to the old address, letters that we have never returned (thank you the new owner threw my mail instead of return). We pay so my plates (those paid in October were in fact those of boyfriend), and ask the madam nice if we can make a statement of what she says. It can not but give us the coordinates of its head office, we will send the document with all prior art (evidence of payment in time, etc.). This is our story. Good advice if you come to live in Quebec. When making administrative official, especially, ask the attendant to please let you check for yourself if it has done its job, you never know ... Feel free to go behind the counter!!
Joking. After a ticket $ 475 to $ 167 a pound, two mornings of work lost, we expect the precious paper of the SAAQ to challenge the PV. Fortunately we are not obligated to pay as in France before issue. Our payment photocopies of October are also ready to prove our seriousness towards the authorities. But hey, I do not want anyone mésaventure.Autant of such destructive feelings in minutes! And to think that more will have to plead my case to the Tribunal in a few months!
I would like to tell you that all is well and that life is beautiful. But no! Today, not really! It'll be better after tomorrow ... or after the day after tomorrow ...
Personal message: Duckling, it happened to me the same thing as you! I'm upside down!
Edict of 22 hours on Tuesday evening
Thank you all for your warm messages. Yes duckling like you, but in addition, not my fault!
short, no accident, no injury, no illness. Just a nervous shock to swallow and a huge sense of injustice. I tell you all in the coming days.
few days ago, I had the opportunity to get to my work, two tickets to a show funding a beautiful adventure of a dozen students in biology and ecology of the college Edouard Montpetit in Longueuil. The project Eco - Adventure transport in January a dozen student (s) in the heart of tropical ecosystems of Costa Rica where they will leave the discovery of a splendid and magnificent, sheltering more than 5 ;% of global biodiversity. In the company of scientists, conservation organizations and members of the local population, the participant (s) will be called to address various issues to green such as exploitation of natural resources, maintaining biodiversity, conservation of fauna and flora, and the establishment of sustainable development projects to protect certain habitats and the species that live there, many of which are endangered. They also participate in a research project in conservation biology. For a week they will work closely with researchers from the Centro Cientifico Tropical an annual inventory of biodiversity will be continued by the next cohort of eco-adventurers.
Here we are on track to see this famous benefit concert at the College. And parties to see who? But Diouf Diouf, the storyteller comedian who rises going up.
But that is Diouf Diouf? I let him introduce himself:
"Before coming to Canada, I did an MA and a certificate of comprehensive studies in the Faculty of Science at the University of Dakar. Subsequently, I got a scholarship to do a PhD in oceanography in Quebec. I was not the first to leave the family to cold countries: my brother has N'dane did his engineering degree in Czechoslovakia and a third cycle in Belgium. Before I left, I had a week of intensive training on culture shock and adapt to Quebec culture. By cons, it failed to tell me about the heat shock. That's what I understood when I discovered the winter in Quebec African dress. After experiencing heat shock, I began to ask me about winter. And the more I read about it the more I was interested in the physiology of cold hardiness in ectotherms. Finally, I decided to do my doctoral thesis on adaptations to cold in fish. It was after my PhD, five years later, I asked myself the fatal question: "What you gonna do with such a specialization in Senegal where it's forty degrees in the shade? "
http://www.boucar-diouf.com/
Boucar came quietly through the same door that we, clasping the hand of friendly students.
Then he came chats with us in the room, waiting time the beginning.
Then it was over an hour of Quebec-African tales of a rich man of great culture that wants to break down barriers between the host society and immigrants . After the intermission, it was what he calls the second interactive part of the evening. We turned on the lights, we asked questions, and he replied .... If he wanted to.
For your pleasure, I stole some pictures of this interactive exchange. First, do not forget to refer to a famous Quebec show that an episode has been around the world: The Royal Clam. But rather look:
Now Diouf tells us the making of the show, then talks about the condition of the elderly in Africa. A pure pleasure
"One day I was walking on the mountain, I saw a beast. I've approached and saw a man. In approaching me again, I saw my brother. Let him come here to settle or he does that stop, if he works to fit in, treat it as a guest because he has much to offer, a wealth to share. If you'll enjoy, let yourself love and be loved. Open your heart to the world, immigrants, refugees, they are more or less colorful. "
