The best of both worlds

I had a great day today. From 10-2 p.m. I went to a new bookstore with my friend Rachel and her 3 year old Sabine and 6 month old Leah. We had a mouthwatering croissant with some of the best butter I have ever tasted. It was definitely one of those times when I thought, "Man, I enjoy living in Europe." Sabine is precious and precocious all in one and she always makes me smile.

After our visit I got a haircut. Even though the hairdresser only spoke French, I managed to do enough hand gestures to be pleased with the outcome. I will admit that I was a bit stressed during the first few snips though.

Next I went to have coffee with my friend Emily and her four boys. Oscar beat me in a game of checkers and then proceeded to handcuff me and shoot at me. However, the boys are so sweet and polite that they are always a joy to be around. As much as I enjoy being around other peoples kids, I still don't have that motherly desire kicking in. I am sure it will one day, but in the meantime I just enjoy playing with the kids and then returning them when they need to "make poopies."

So after spending the day with a total of six kids, I am now about to head out to my monthly "Girls Without Kids Dinner." About 25 girls are on the invite list and usually about 12 end up being able to come. My only requirement for invitation is that you don't have kids. Tonight we are trying a really neat looking place called Comocomo. It should be fun...