Oh hello winter, time for a snow cone

Okay so it's not actually snowing, nor do I even really know what a snow cone is as I'm pretty sure they are only available in America but you get the idea. It's cold and it's wet and it's more cold and it's more wet. Oh and there are piles of leaves everywhere that are literally the size of small islands, it's so bizarre I have never seen this many leaves in one place. I have a serious urge to dive into them everytime I walk past them, which is about 50 times a day so you can see the temptation taunting me. Must surpass the urge, must not jump into leaves like 5 year old out-of-control child.

Just to pre-warn you if you haven't noticed today's blog is all about a bit of rambling. I ramble when I am jittery and have things on my mind which is probably the cause of this rambly blog but to heck with it. Tonight Maple leaf au pair described me as "Like the rebel child trying to beat suburbia in a modern day Jane Austen." I actually love her way with words, she is a literary genius, I often read her blog and always finish up smiling or laughing. It is a talent I don't really have and envy that she possesses...Anyway I won't go into the mess I have got myself into, or might have got myself into I don't even know. Ramble over.

This week the French are having another holiday, not that I'm complaining I'm actually loving life. I get Wednesday's off anyway, I had a half day today and I get Thursday, Friday off for some random public holiday. Un jour férié the French call it - whatever it means I get a day off :) I am debating doing some xmas shopping as I have actually been saving money, never thought you would see the day well here it is - I am saving and not spending. Dad don't freak out. Or peut-être je vais visiter le Chateau de Versailles avec mes amis, je ne sais pas :)

Also realising more and more the barriers of language, even with Maple leaf when we supposedly speak the 'same' language I say words she doesn't understand and vice versa. I just said I fancied a Magnum...as in the ice cream. Magnum as I have just been informed is a type of American condom, hence the confusion. Mon dieu what wrong signals that could give off...Or she thought I meant a type of kebab, either way we weren't on the same page ha.

Weather - improve or I will be cross. On the plus side Christmas is getting crazily close and I have lots of British visitors before then :)