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We slept in late today and came down to a delicious breakfast of homemade pain au chocolat and joined Laure on the couch. After that we made the trek upstairs to watch more tv :) after sitting for so long, we decided to take the dog Sanka for a walk. He took a dip in the pond and we headed for the wheat fields. We didn't have the right shoes on, so we just walked the country road. It was SO pretty. We came back and went in after Sanka took another dip in the pond. Then we had lunch- leftovers. But leftovers here are good. We had a few salads and bread and cheese. After lunch I made some calls and then we played badminton with Laure and Anne. It began a little rough for me, but I got better. Laure used to play competitively, so she gave me some pointers. We took a drink break, and Anne graded some more tests. Laure had to get some things ready for her riding competition on Saturday, so Claire and I helped her roll up some wraps for the horse. When that was done, we went back to badminton, but this time Laure was by herself since Anne was grading. Claire's better than she'll admit, and she used too much muscle and the birdie went in the trees. Laure threw her professional racket at it, but it ended up getting stuck there too. We tried for so long to get it out- shaking the trees, climbing, and poking it with metal bars, but it wasn't coming down. Eventually Jean had to get his ladder to bring it down. The deed was done and after we played for a bit longer, Claire and I went to help Anne with the grocery list. She had me write everything down. It was like a vocabulary test- she said the word in English and I'd write it in French. After that, us kids messed around with Claire's camera until Laure wanted some cherries and decided to have a spitting contest. The cherries here taste very different. They're so sweet and delicious. So I had one and the contest began. We didn't do too well, but it kept us occupied until we were called for dinner. We had lamb and potatoes. SO GOOD. Yum yum yum. Today was a nice day, so we ate outside. In fact, it got so warm today that I could wear shorts and a long sleeved T-shirt, but I had to change into jeans for dinner. However, it was still delicious, and filled us up and made us tired for bed.
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