The Family

Anne –Francoise is a wonderful woman. She seems very sweet and patient. She is a publisher who usually works from home and has done everything from books to DVDs. She is working on something dealing with boys and girls and equality in math or something like that. I am going to try to figure it out later as it sounds very interesting. I found out that I was supposed to take the TGV train to the TGV station. I have no idea why I got that so messed up (I guess that explains why I was so nervous at the station, I knew something was wrong) and why she was late and came from the other station. She was gracious about it, she did not make me feel bad or stupid in the least. She just apologized for being late to me! I am sure that if I were here I would have said something like “I reviewed with you 20 times” or “what the hell, I just drove like crazy to get here” she just smiled and welcomed me. I am so appreciative of that, as I cannot believe what I fool I was for messing that up and I feel horrible about it.

Alan is a quiet man who is very protective. As we walked through the streets he always had Auriane close to him and guided her to the correct place. He has a wonderful relationship with Auriane and I love to see them interact. He has not said a lot to me but I think it is due to our lack of possible communication. We both try sometimes though and are more often than not, unsuccessful.

Auriane, a spunky little 12 year old. She is an only child and I think she loves the attention and love that she gets from both of her parents. She likes to stay busy (she plays tennis and is starting guitar lessons, plus during lunch in school she plays ping pong and/or art). She was kind of quiet when I first met her but she is warming up nicely. I think she is very nice and excited to bake and speak with me. She is typical 12 year old and does funny things randomly – it I good to have a kid around again.