winding down...

uma and bump left quebec today, and somehow that's made us feel as though it's time for us to get home, too! it could be the rain that's forecasted for the next few days as well, mind you...i suppose it will just get us ready to be back home, where we hear of nothing but thunderstorms from you dallasites that are keeping us in touch!


great times had by all with the wadsworth/anderson visit, i would say. a personal highlight was watching my dad's expression as wes handed him his freshly-picked booger. i could have assisted with the discarding of the nose stuff, but it was much more fun to watch dad figure out what to do. wish my camera had caught that one!

so today was as "back to normal" as one can get here. georgia, wes, and i headed to what i call the "gas station" park. primarily because of it's bizarre location directly behind a...you guessed it...gas station. a nice bonus included a little girl at the park finding a used syringe needle in the bushes. montreal certainly has it's "culture."

this afternoon we headed to a local spot i've been wanting to check out called Maman, Bebe, et Cafe. very cool concept. it's a spa, work-out place, play area, and cafe all in one. so one can sign up for salsa classes (with or without your child). you can stay with your kiddo at the play area or let the staff watch them while you get a pedicure. no joke.

why haven't i been earlier, you may be asking yourself??? after the visit today, i was wondering the very same thing. georgia and i chilled with tea and magazines while wes played. don't think i wasn't trying to figure out their business model...dallas moms would be a total target for such a place, don't you think?

so we're a bit bittersweet at the prospect of leaving on saturday. certainly ready to see friends and get back to our house, but we'll miss the vacation-feel we've got going here (not to mention bob's hours). and, of course, there's the fact that we'll be missing the canadian idol finale. you think i'm kidding.

happy independence day!