Planning your next holiday? Vos prochaines Vacances?

Can you guess what and where?
Pouvez-vous deviner quoi et oú?

Pictures compliments of Oz-bus.com

Pour les francophones!

La très chère Maraine de Bhavishya, Christina, a passée de magnifiques vacances en Provence. Avant de rentrer à New York elle a passé un peu de temps à Nice et n'a pu s'empêché de prendre une photo du menu dans l'un des restaurants où elle se trouva...

Qu'est-ce qui coûte 12,50?
NO COMMENTS!!!

A Summer afternoon on our terrace...Un dimanche après midi ans le jardin..

Bhavishya's Ultimate favourite music video / Le Clip vidéo préféré de Bhavishya

Suivi post adoption de Bhavishya

Aujourd'hui nous avons reçu une lettre de l'association avec laquelle nous avons adopté Bhavishya.

Ils se réfèrent au document "Guidelines for adoption from india" issu de la CARA.

Il semblerait que nous n'aurons plus qu'à fournir 5 rapports au lieu de 14 au préalable. Soit:

1ere année:

• Rapport d'arrivé
• Après 3 mois - visite de l'Assistante sociale au domicile
• Après 6 mois - rendez-vous fixé au bureau
• Après 1 an - visite de l'Assistante sociale au domicile

2ème et 3ème année:

• visite de l'Assistante sociale au domicile à la date d'anniversaire de l'arrivée

En plus pour les familles ayant accueilli un enfant de l'orphelinat de Madras, ils demandent de leurs communiquer un petit rapport personnel concernant l'évolution de leur enfant un fois par an.

Mimi, tu posais la question sur les rapports... voici la réponse ;-))

On the night stand / Sur la table de chevet

Daughter of the Ganges: A Memoir by Asha Miro

It is an autobiography. The author tells the story of her life in two parts. In the first part, we learn she was adopted in 1974 at the age of six by a Catalan couple. She grows up in Barcelona and wants to return to her roots. She leaves for Bombay to assist the poor. The second part of the book was written after the first bit was published and tells the story when she returns with a television crew to film a documentary retracing her life. There she learns more about her early days...

This is an amazing book. I had goose bumps, I cried...it is definatively a page turner. I strongly recommend you all read it!

Adoption Bloggers Survey

One of our co-blogger, Pam, started this survey on her blog. Thought I would participate. So here it goes:


1. How many blogs are listed under your favorites list that you check EVERY day?

Way too many...

2. How many times a day do you "go to the bathroom" and end up checking blogs?

I don't pretend. I either go to the bathroom or check blogs.

3. Do your kids recognize the other kids from the blogs that follow??

Bhavishya recognises Mimi's kids as she knows them personnally. When she sees the picture of Moushette she calls her "Vanaja" the matron of her orphanage. I guess they both have long dark hair...

4. Do you keep track of how often people update their blogs and get upset when they don't keep to the schedule??

I used to but now that I had pic computer problems I am more indulgent!

5. Favorite time of day to check blogs?

Depends on the day, it varies I don't have a Blogging schedule!

6. Who's blog is your favorite?

No coments! I might hurt feelings and futhermore it is not really a competition it is just fun to see how everybody is doing etc. Also I am following other blogs, on Scuba Diving, travels, food etc. some have amazing photography, other amazing stories or receipes...

7. How many of the blogs that you follow are people that you have never met in person?

Most of them


8 How long have you been married?

14 years but I was a child bride!

9 Fav. food?

NOBU!!!

10Fav. TV show?

LOST

11 Anything that you forbid your kids to watch on TV?

EVERYTHING! We are very old fashioned! Bhavishya watches DVDs (stuff we can monitor) anyhow the TV in Luxembourg is pretty bad. We rarely watch tv. We wait for stuff to come out on DVD to watch like LOST

12. How long was your adoption journey from beginning to end?

Nearly 3 years!

13. How did you decide on the country you adopted from?

Well there isn't that much choice in Luxembourg. It was out of the question to go with Columbia as it would have been necessary to stay there 6 to 8 weeks and it would have been impossible with Mark's job. South Korea would also have been impossible as one of us had to be a Luxembourger National. At that time we had the choice between, South Africa, Peru, South Africa and India. We know India quite well, we both have been there before (Mark more often than I) and we went to Rajastan and Kashmir on our honeymoon. We have some very close friends who are Indian (Bhavishya's God Father for example) and it is a country we love so it was logical to adopt a child from there...it was practically a "No brainer" ;-)


14. What did you imagine your family to be like as a little girl?

Married by 25 kids soon after (2 or 4 kids not 3! I am the middle child and have 2 brothers...I often felt left out as my Mom often put the "boys" together)15. Favorite Momma down time activity? Getting a pedicure.

16. Do you have more online friends than "in person" friends?

No! I am a social animal our house is always full of friends...I sometimes feel this is a hotel / restaurent!

17. Tell us the cartoon character that you are most like:

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18. What toothpaste do you use?

Elmex or Aronal

19. Stupidest adoption comment/question that you've received?

"How much did she cost you"is one. And the other one is: "You must have chosen the prettiest one"

20. Fav. non-adoption website?

Cannot make my mind...

OK adoption blog buddies....it's time to complete the Adoption Bloggers Anonymous Survey. Copy the questions and paste into your blog and then answer the questions.

SLS

I am dreaming for a relaxing w-e! I came accross this one and looks exactly what the Dr ordered!

www.lafermededivali.com



This is it for tonight! I am pooped!!!

le français suivra chui NAAAAAZZZZZ!

Les Mimis au Luxembourg

Au mois d'août nous avions le plaisir d'acceuillir "Les Mimis" à la maison. C'était super de se revoir. Malheureusement la petite Roma doit avoir de mauvais souvenirs du Luxembourg...La Gastro et Rdv chez le pédiatre! Aïe! Et les parents...ils avaient pas mal d'heures de sommeil en retard!

Pour les 4 ans de Nikita on est allé au Parc Merveilleux. Et pour le goûté...un gateau et en prime toutes les guêpes de la Moselle!!!

Mimi c'était super.

A surfer Dude saves a dog!

AN AMAZING STORY THAT ENDS WELL!


AP - Wed Sep 12, 5:33 PM ET
In a photo provided by Don Dobbin, surfer Joe Riopelle, left, pulls in Matt Smolenski and a rescued dog Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 11, 2007, off the Grand Haven, Mich., pier. Smolenski rode a wave on his stomach to reach and rescue a struggling dog that had been swept off a Lake Michigan pier by a big wave. Smolenski said he grabbed the pooch's collar just as the exhausted, black-and-brown mixed breed stopped dog-paddling on Tuesday afternoon. 'He put the dog up on his surfboard, and the dog . Click here to read more.

Update!

Well I am back!

Indeed, aAfter an extremely busy summer I am back!!! My PCs broke down and I am now writing from my new state of the art laptop! I feeeeeeeeellllllll aaaaaallllliiiiiivvvvveeee! Waow!!!How did I managed???Two whole months without blogging??? :-)))))))))

Well we had a house packed of guest from start to end of the summer. The highlight of it was Bhavishya's baptism which was held on August 18. It was a beautiful ceremony followed by a garden party.

I promise I shall post some pictures soon but in the meanwhile here is one of Mark and Bhavishya on her firt day of nursery school!


Me voici me voila.

Mes pcs étaient FOUTU et je vous écrits aujourd'hui depuis mon nouveau portable! Waou je RE-VIS!!! HA! Comment ai-je survécu? 2 mois sans blogger??? Mystère et boule de gomme!! :-)))

Nous n'avons pas arrêté cet été. Une maison pleine...en commançant par l'arrivée de la maraine de Mark et son Mari et cela s'est terminée par le baptême de Bhavishya ou l'on a eu 17 personnes qui ont dormi à la maison. La cérémonie religieuse était magnifique, la garden party superbe, des invités de rêves et un temps pas trop cochon.

Je promets de poster des photos mais d'ici là en voici une de Mark et Bhavishya le jour de la rentrée scolaire de Bhavishya.

To my Darling Coco

May all your dreams come true. We love you and wish we could give you more support.

P, B & P

Happy 4th of July!

Bhavishya and her New Little Friend...

Question for all/pour tous

How do you store your CD's and where? I find they are so uggly I don't want to display them in our living room. I need some good ideas.

Comment rangez-vous vos CD?

Je les trouves tellement moches et

je ne veux pas les exposer dans

mon salon. J'ai besoin d'idées.

Free hair cut / Coupe gratuite

Yesterday we went to the hair dressers to have Bhavishya hair cut a little as it was going into her eyes. She loves the idea of having pretty hair pins in her hair but they rarely stay on for more that 30 seconds. She hates having them in her face. We we got there she said "Bonjour Madame" and was her charming little self. We were the only ones in the salon and she was the center of everybody's attention. She said please and thank you all the time. She told them that her name is Bhavishya and not "Darlin" that she is 2 1/2 and that she was born in India all in about 20 second flat! She did not move, only when asked. When the Manager finished cutting and blow drying her hair she put a pretty little hair pin which was a present from her and then when I wanted to pay she said no Madame, it was so nice to cut your daughter's hair, she is such a beautiful and darling little one, I would like to make it my treat today!

WAOW! I was blown away!!! And I was very very proud as well!

Now tell me why doesn't that happen to me this kind of stuff???

Hier nous sommes allé couper les cheveux de Bhavishya. Moi chais pas faire ça! Déjà que je n'arrives pas a couper droit sur une feuille de papier je ne veux pas risquer de traumatiser ma fille donc j'ai pris rdv dans un salon de coiffure vu que ses cheveux lui cachait ses yeux. Bhavishya aime l'idée de parter des jolies barettes mais au fait elle ne reste guerre plus que 30 secondes sur sa tête. En arrivant au salon elle dit bonjour Madame, elle fait sa petite Mademoiselle charmante; elle dit svp de merci. Elle déclare que "non c'est BhaViShya son prénom et pas "la Puce" , qu'elle a 2 ans 1/2 et qu'elle est née en Inde tout cela en moins de 20 secondes. Elle ne bouge pas seulement quand on lui demande. Une fois la coupe/brushing finie, la Manager lui met une jolie barette en strass elle dit merci veut lui faire un bisou sans même que j'intervienne et lorsque je veux régler elle me dit qu'elle a adoré coupé les cheveux de ma fille, qu'elle est tellement mignone et adorable que la coupe / brushing nous est offert.

Waow! J'étais bouchebée et naturellement très très fière!

Mais pourquoi que ce genre de truc ne m'arrives jamais??? mdr!

Mark's bday present...

For his birthday I was tempted to get him a Digital SLR can anyone recommend one and if so why?

I hesitate...

• The Sony A100?
• A Canon Digital REbel xti?
• ....?

We are fed up with the small N1 as the delay is far too long.

Pour l'anniversaire de Mark j'étais assez tenté de lui acheter un Digital SLR. Est-ce quelqu'un peut me conseiller si oui pourquoi?

J'hésite entre...

• Le Sony A100?
• Le Canon Digital Rebel xti?
• ...?

Bhavishya The Future

Yes, the name of our daughter is Bhavishya and it means the Future in Hindi or apparently "Bright Future".

But Bhavishya the Future is not only our daughter's name it is the title of a new film...

En effet, le prénom de notre fille est Bhavishya et cela veut dire le "future" en Hindi.

Mais Bhavishya Le Future n'est pas seulement le prénom de notre Princesse mais c'est le titre d'un nouveau film.

For more info please click here. Pour plus d'information, veuillez cliquer ici.

'cause I wanna remember...Parce que je veux me souvenir

Bhavishya said to me this Morning:

"Mama pas oubliez laver derrière colélé" meaning "Mama don't forget to wash behind the ears"...colélé means ears.

She learned her lesson well! ;-)


Bhavishya m'a dit se matin:

"Mama pas oubliez laver derrière Colélé" Colélé voulant dire oreilles! Elle a bien appris sa leçon! ;-)

What is this??? C'est quoi ça??? II

Ma 1ere commande de Moo cards est arrivée vendredi! Je suis très heureuse!

Je vais les joindre aux cartons d'invitations du baptême de Bhavishya...
I am going to include them to the invitations to Bhavishya's Christening...

Voici le texte en Français:

Here is the French text:

Unfortunately there isn't enough space for an English Text and a French one, so I made a first set as a trial and I have just re-ordered a new one with the English Text.

Malheureusement il n'y avait pas suffisement de place pour un texte en anglais et un en français. Donc cette première commande était un test et puisque je suis heureuse j'en ai recommandé avec le text en anglais.

N.B. To avoid any misunderstandings we are not going to send the proceeds of the collection directly to India. We will donate it to the organisation that helped us adopt Bhavishya telling them we would like them to make the donation towards the orphanage Bhavishya comes from.

N.B. Afin d'éviter tout malentendus, nous n'allons pas envoyer les fonds récoltés directement in Inde. Nous les donneront à l'organisme qui nous a aidé a adopter Bhavishya en leur demandant de faire le don auprès de l'orphelinat d'où elle vient.