Well a quiet weekend here in Sigogne, if you exclude England being beaten in the rugby final, Lewis Hamilton loosing the F1 title by a point and Fleur getting sick and stopping me watching the rugby final. What is more important nursing your daughter or watching TV, no competition, the family is the most important thing in the world, which is why I try my dammedest (is that real word or not) to get home every weekend, and why in November I will have to do a couple of silly trips as I cope with doing some work in Limerick in Ireland, and doing battle with the winter flight timetables between London and South West France.
All this and we have to keep a close eye on the cash flow as well as we appear to be on the wrong end of tax bills from both the Dutch and English authorities at the moment. These tax bills could have a serious effect on our ability to be ready for the start of the 2008 holiday season, however we will soldier on. No one said it was going to be easy but some things come out of the blue in an attempt to knock you off course, and this double whammy tax bill is one of those things, but we will remain strong and come through it.
The good news is that by Monday Fleur was better and actually asked to go to school when we were prepared to keep her at home.
On a totally different subject I must pay a little tribute to our humble Renault Megane Scenic, which we bought primarily for my wife when we first arrived in France, it was in fact, our first major purchase. Franca chose it because it gave her a very good seating position i.e. you sit higher than in a normal saloon car which made watching the road that much easier. However it has turned out to be a pretty good purchase, we are using every facet of its MPV features. It is a great family car with a very responsive diesel engine (1.9 DCI), one of the fastest and most responsive 1.9 diesels I’ve ever driven (I keep getting told off for driving too fast). Its load carrying capacity is fantastic for a medium sized car, having almost the capacity of a Ford Escort van when you remove the rear seats. On Monday I went to the local DIY store and bought a complete shower unit and two toilets, which all went in with loads of room to spare for the odd kitchen sink or two. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone that is thinking of Buying an MPV, the only change I would make… the next one will be a Grand Scenic.
A bit of a disjointed up date from a chilly South West France this week, but that probably sums up our situation/mood just at the moment... c'est la vie
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