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Oct 28, 2012

Baby on the Way = Change of Plans!

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We're staying in Provence for another year and I can't have a home birth.  Two very difficult decisions.We didn't think I'd get pregnant so quickly, so moving to Challans (Northwest France, south of Pointiers) would not be a big deal. We love Provence but it's difficult trekking 13 hours to visit my husband's family. Since we were planning on having another baby, we figured it'd be best to live closer to family. We lived in Bordeaux for almost a year and enjoyed it there, so moving a couple hours north of there wouldn't be too bad. It was a good compromise. We'd live only five hours away … [Read more...]

Jan 24, 2012

Making a Quick Get-Away to the South of France

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After discovering that black mold has been flourishing in our house, we moved out immediately and are staying with my mother-in-law. Instead of searching for a new place to live in Normandy, we have decided to make a fresh start down in the south of France.We were planning on moving to the south on June 1, so we are really only moving up the date a little. Our intention was to only live in the north for one year since we wanted to be around family when our daughter was born. This is our first child and it would have been lonesome without any loved ones to share the occasion with us. … [Read more...]