Well, we are here. We arrived late on Monday night. We are currently in a hotel until probably Wednesday. It is kind of cramped right now. I can't wait 'til we get a yard and lots more room. We are starting to bug each other. (And the boys need someplace to run)
Let me first say, we are enjoying ourselves a lot. It has been a lot of fun. However there are enough differences to make life interesting. First, the light switches are upside down. I am having a really hard time with that one. I keep turning lights on instead of off. The toilets flush up. People don't take kids to restaurants (which don't open until 7:30) and everything closes from 12:00 to 3:00 for lunch.
The driving is amazing!! Dave says it is much more fun than driving in the US, which is one way to look at it, I guess. It seems that there are aren't a lot of rules. And there are turn-abouts (circles) every few blocks, even on the expressways, although not as frequently. It is really interesting.
Yesterday, we went to a town called Foix to see a castle there. It was a lot of fun. We were about 30 minutes from Spain. I find that hard to imagine. I have always wanted to be here and now that I am my brain is having a hard time believing it. The boys had a great time exploring the castle and Andrew and I even went all the way up this spiral staircase to the top of the turret to look around. It was WAY up!!!!
Today we had a welcome to Toulouse party from some of the other Smiths people. It was a lot of fun and we all were glad to be out of the hotel and not in a restaurant. The boys got to play with other children (although the are lots older) so they had a good time to. I think I can't drink the French quantities of wine though!! But the food was excellent. People don't eat beef here so we ate duck. It looks just like a steak and was excellent!!
Well, I have to help put the kids to bed. I will write again after we move in and I am connected to the Internet. Right now I am using Dave's computer.
Love you and miss you lots.
Love,
Amy
