The view from my window

The view from my window
The view from my window

Saturday 1 August 2020

En avi eh ay et mami!

Or at least that's what I heard. Jen had called me a couple of days ago to have lunch with them today so I tootled off over to St. Jeoire to be there by 12, which is the time I usually have lunch with André. Turns out they were in the middle of a game of "Big Mouth" so we had time for them to kill before our 12.30 reservation!

Big Mouth!

It's a game we have played before where you put a plastic mouth shield in your mouth and try to say a sentence and your team mates have to guess it. Well André was in full flow when I got there and absolutely doubled up. It was lovely to see actually, given how rotten his life must have seemed to him lately!



Anyway they then decided I had to have a go - which went ok but really - weren't we due at the restaurant soon? Ok soon, but Jordan had to finish up - so I got this!


And what was I supposed to guess from?

"on avi eh a et ami"! So no bloody clue right! I went back and forth and am thinking privately (when are we going to head out for lunch)?

So I get on avi (en avril - in April)

"eh a et ami" (je vais être) and then I couldn't get "ami". We kept going back and forth and I still couldn't get it. It did cross my mind that it was weird that André was filming me when it was Jordan that had the plastic doo-dads in his mouth, but ... what can I say! Eventually I came up with "en avril je vais être mamie" -  which means "in April I will be a grandma"! The buggers. I held it in as best as I could but dammit, I blubbed a little. The funniest thing was it was André who seemed to be the most excited. Well Jen was of course, but Jordan is a worrier so André was all hyped up and Jordan was well, "oh damn what have I done?". But I'm delighted. It's early days yet but I knew it was coming at some point (God willing). But damn, I'm ready to explode I'm so happy!


Because she's so tiny Jen is already starting to show - and is already starting with nausea. Damn I remember that with my first - on the metro in D.C. with a plastic bag in my hand trying not to disgust the yuppie lawyer sat next to me by barfing in his lap. Fingers crossed that all goes well. I'm fit to explode with happiness!

And just to illustrate my happiness, a member of my 1,000 miles in 2020 group posted this photo of him skipping with his granddaughter - a real "Eric and Ernie moment"! "Bring me sunshine ..."!





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    1. My pregnancies went like clockwork so I'm hoping this one does too as it's early days, but damn, I'm happy!

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  2. I guessed before I even scrolledd down. I guess I have a tiny bit of memory for French-even if mushy mouthed! I m so happy for you all. I hope she feels well-those first few month scan be so rough. I was tiny when pregnant with my first and second-and yes, hard to keep some things down.

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    1. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this goes well. Everything did for me. But I'm so happy I could burst!

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  3. I, too, guessed and I do not know a bit of French. Congratulations to all of you.

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  4. I just hope it all works out, but I'm so happy en attendant!

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  5. Congrats to all and I am jealous! You'll be good
    grand-mère material....

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    1. I'm so happy - in my family it was always all about the babies!

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  6. How exciting! Congrats to you and your lovely family!

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    1. I didn't think it would be long but they really had me fooled with that game!

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  7. Wonderful news! 1000 miles, I wonder if I can do that with indoor walking.

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    1. I signed up with:

      https://www.walk1000miles.co.uk/

      It's a UK based group but anyone can join and they have a facebook page. I've been good about logging my miles but some of these people REALLY put the miles in so give it a shot. It's quite motivating!

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  8. I did not guess at all! Congratulations, how lovely and how clever of them to 'trick' you! You'll be glad you're retired once the baby comes! Congratulations to the happy parents to be too. xx

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    1. It's a weird feeling seeing your kids having kids isn't it - but I can't wait. And yep, another great reason to be retired!

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  9. I couldn't figure it out and my French is... usable. I kept coming up with 'in life there is love.' Congratulations.

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    2. "Dans la vie il y de l'amour"! Why not. That sounds lovely too!

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  10. Fantastic and congratulations- I do feel that’s the next big marker for all of our retirements, even if I may be destined to wait a long time yet.

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    1. You're right - it's moving on to "the next stage" isn't it. And listening to how folks seem to be so gaga about their grandkids I'm really looking forward to it!

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    2. And here was me thinking going gaga was a few stages down the line from the next one!

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  11. That game looks scary! =)

    But the skipping made up for it!

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    1. It's hard to keep from slobbering when you play that game so "not pretty". But isn't that a lovely photo of granddad and granddaughter! One of the UK's best loved comedy duos (Eric and Ernie) used to do that "skipping dance" at the end of their show so everyone my age knows exactly what song to sing to that!

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  12. This must be one of the more unusual ways of giving out this exciting news! You sound so happy, it's great. And I hope the pregnancy goes smoothly. The first trimester is the rough bit.

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    1. It is a bit early to be telling people but fingers crossed that it goes well. I was only sick with my first but all in all I loved being pregnant, even if I couldn't put my own knickers on at the end because I was so huge!

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  13. And here’s a secret from another grandmama- you have no idea how much love this baby will bring to you or how much love you will have for this baby. It’s like when you have your first child and you suddenly realize- “Oh. This is what love is.”
    Congratulations!!!!!!

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    1. When I was expecting my second son I was "worried" I would never be able to love anyone like I loved my first - but we all know how that works don't we - and how love just expands - so I have no doubts about my feelings for when this baby arrives. Although I suspect I won't realize just how strong those feelings will be until the time comes!

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  14. Such happy news, Congratulations Grandma-to-be! Now you have plenty of time to decide what you would like to be called, Grandma, Gran, Nanna, Nan, Mimi, and the list goes on. What are you leaning towards at this moment?

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    1. Oh for me it'll always be "Nanny". No debate on that one!

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  15. Congratulations! It's a love you just don't understand till you do! The joy just seeps through you. When you hold a grandchild it's like you know a part of you will live on through your child but then you feel how generations go on.... (and I have 12 now and each one is as special)

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    1. My parents had 10 grandchildren. There were the "older" group, then a gap, and then more started coming along and each one was so special to them (to all of us). I can't wait!

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