Procrastination!

Well! Justine pulled an all-nighter! When Alexi left for Seminary at 6 am, she was still up! She went to lay down for a little bit before getting on the bus at 7:45am... What a mess the next morning! There were cuttings of paper all over the office floor and cookie dough all over the kitchen sink! Yep, she baked cookies for her class today! She did clean up the office when she got home from school and took a nap too! well, to me it is not worth the lack of sleep! I love my slumber, I am more of a morning person, past a certain time I am useless!

A sister's poem

This one is one justine wrote about her little sister Amelie... And the picture she used.
Celui ci est un poem que Justine a ecrit a propos de sa petite soeur Amelie... Et la photo qu'elle va utiliser.

The Chasing Game

The Chasing Game
We always play,
It's always the same
Ever day


I Love Her
And don't want her to cry
So I play with her
And to win I don't have to try


She loves to chase
all over the place


Once I can no longer see her
anywhere around
I must listen to a faint giggling sound.


She finally gets found


Tomorrow it will happen
once again
And the process
WILL NEVER END!

Justine Nakata

Poem from dad to his girls

Justine, for a school project, has to gather lots of different types of poems, she asked her Dad to do one... She is using also this picture of them from 2 years ago to put with it . I think it is beautiful and tender... This is what he wrote.
Pour un projet a l'ecole, Justine doit collectione plein de poems. Elle a demande a son papa de lui en ecrire un hier soir tard. Elle a aussi utilise cette photo d'eux il y a 2 ans. Voici ce qu'il a ecrit. Je trouve cela tres beau et tendre...

It's Late

It's late and the hour is nigh
to tuck you in and say goodbye

One more precious memory more valuable than pearls
one more precious day with my sweet little girls

The music you make is as sweet as can be
your talents and your gifts are so heavenly

The peace of each moment can be stolen so fast
If your time was cut short leaving only your past

Each time that I hug you tight and kiss you good night
There is peace in knowing that you're safe and alright

For my little girls will grow up and move on

But my love and concern will never be gone

Maybe someday when a fine new mother you'll be
you'll understand how I feel, and then you will see

And so I must treasure each day that I can
for eventually you'll grow up and find a young man

While I'm sure you will want him to be rich, fine and strong
I will have my own list too, and it will be much more long!

For he must make it so I sleep easy
knowing my girl is safe as can be

So for now that day may seem so very far far away
remember that a father's love is here to stay

J. Mike Nakata

A childhood dream...

The last day we were in Atlanta we went to spend the evening with some friends of my Sister's. Laurence is like us, a Frenchy in America, married to an American. When we drove up the winding driveway up the hill, I saw the most beautiful vision... One of my childhood dreams, especially as a teen: To have a little piece of land, a cute house, and a few horses in the country side... We had a delightful time in good company! It was also a photographer's dream... I was able to take tons of pictures with beautiful backdrops of the kids!

Le dernier soire a Atlanta, nous somes aller passer la soiree chez des amis a ma soeur. Laurence est comme nous, une francaise mariee avec a americain. Quand nous some monter le petit chemain sur leur petit terrain, j'ai vu la plus belle des visions! Un reve de mon enfance, surtout en tant qu'ados; un beau terrain, une petite maison bien mignione, et des cheveaux dans la campagne! Nous avons passer une soiree bien agreable en bonne companie. C'etait aussi un reve de photograph... J'ai pu prendre plein de photos des enfants avec des allentours super!

Bubbles!

What fun it was to see the little ones playing! They were covered with the bubble soap, especialy Juliette!
Comme c'etait bien de voire les petites jouer si bien! Elles etaient couvertes de produit a bulles, surtout Juliette!

Three happy little girls

Amelie, Clara her cousin, and the little girl Juliette, got along so well! They ran and played, climbed and ran some more...
Amelie, Clara sa cousine, et la petite fille Juliette, se sont bien entendues! Qu'est-ce qu'elles en ont courru, grimpe, joue, et courru encore!

Getting close to nature...

It was a little bit of heaven for the kids too... They had a lot of fun getting close to the horses, running, jumping on the trampoline, playing with bubbles, and enjoying the fresh air and the beautiful surroundings.

C'etait comme un petit paradi pour les enfants aussi... Ils se sont bien amuser a s'approcher des cheveaux, courrir, sauter sur le trampoling, jouer avec des bulles et tout simplement a profiter de l'espace et de cet entourage si beau.

A little riding for the big kids!

The big kids had the thrill of riding a dirt bike, it was the first time for Justine... She didn't do to bad... only a few scratches from falling into some thorns!

Les grands enfants ont pu s'ammuser un peu sur une petite moto, c'etait la 1ere fois pour Justine... Elle s'est bien debrouiller, elle a eu juste quelques egratinure d'etre tombee dans des herbes avec epines!

Un repas delicieux a la francaise!

Nous avons partage un petit repas delicieux bien francais! Le menu: raclette, salad avec petits chauds au chevre, foid gras, et pour couronner le tout: une galette des rois!

We shared a delicious french meal! The menu was: raclette, salade with toast and goat cheese, foid gras, and to crown it all; a kings cake!




Ps: Easy galette recipie on my cooking blog :)

More pictures of the cute little Ranch

Life is...

Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
La vie est une chance, saisis-la.

La vie est beauté, admire-la.

La vie est béatitude, savoure-la.

La vie est un rêve, fais-en une réalité.

La vie est un défi, fais-lui face.

La vie est un devoir, accomplis-le.

La vie est un jeu, joue-le.

La vie est précieuse, prends-en soin.

La vie est une richesse, conserve-la.

La vie est amour, jouis-en.

La vie est un mystère, perce-le.

La vie est promesse, remplis-la.

La vie est tristesse, surmonte-la.

La vie est un hymne, chante-le.

La vie est un combat, accepte-le.

La vie est une tragédie, prends-là à bras le corps.

La vie est une aventure, ose-la.

La vie est bonheur, mérite-le.

La vie est la vie, défends-la.

Mother Teresa

Off we go!

We are hitting the road for sunny and warmer Atlanta today, for a week! I wish all a good Easter holiday...

On part aujourd'hui pour atlanta ou il fait un peu plus chaud et y a plein de soleil! Je vous souhaite a tous de passer des bonnes paques...

The blossoms will certainly be gone when we get back...
Les fleurs seront certainement parties quand on revien...

A special visit!

Last weekend, we got to visit a dear friend: Linda! She was here to visit her parents near by, so we poped over! When we moved here to Ohio, almost 12 years ago, she adopted our little family like her own and became "Aunt Linda". She loved our kids to death! She moved away 4 years ago to sunny St George Utah, yep she got married! It was so good to see her, she has a gift of making all of us feel so special and loved. It is so good to be around people that just love you! We miss her and adore her!

Le weekend passe, nous avons pu visiter notre amie Linda! Elle est venue visite ses parents qui n'habitent pas loin. Quand nous sommes debarque en Ohio, il y a presque 12 ans, elle a adopter notre petite famille et est devenue "tante Linda"! Elle nous a aimer sans reserves, surtout les enfants! C'est bon d'etre en presence de personnes qui ont un don de vous faire sentir special et aime. C'etait si bien de la revoire! Elle nous manque et on l'adore!

“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.”

"Il y a des personnes qui entre dans notre vie et qui en parte rapidement. Tandis que d'autres y reste plus longtemps, et laisse des emprintes sur nos coeurs, du coup, nous ne sommes plus jamais les mêmes."

Une pensee...

"People are as happy as they make up their minds to be."
"Les gens sont aussi heureux qu'ils se decident a l'etre."

A. Lincoln

Rescue Mission

Since it is so cold and there is frost, I gathered the surviving flowers from my yard to brighten our home.
Comme il fait si froid et qu'il gelle, je suis allee couper les quelques fleurs survivantes de mon jardin pour decorer un peu la maison.

Mmm... mmm.. good!

Since it is so cold today, I made us a little treat to warm our hearts (or should I say our tummys?) Waffles of my childhood... There is nothing better than eating the yummy stuff my mom made us! Now, that, is leaving a true legacy! I hope that this recipe will stay in my family for some time...

Ben, comme if fait froid, je nous ai fait un petit delice pour nous rechaufer le coeur (ou plutot le ventre). Les guauffres de mon enfance... Y a rien de mieux que de manger les bonnes p'tites choses que ma mere nous faisait a la maison. Alors la, c'est laisser un vrai heritage! J'espere que cette recette restera dans ma famille pendant plein de generations...



Ps: Recipe is on the Joy of cooking blog :)