Through pouring rain we drove to LAX to pick up our 2 sons who flew home from Paris, France. It was sooooo good to see them round the corner at the airport. They had a great time. Of course we then drove-through MORE pouring rain- straight to our local IN N OUT burger for dinner. One even got thrilled that "They speak American here!" The investment we made in sending them, fully accomplished what we hoped it would- they practiced their French- a ton! They were shocked that French people don't say a simple "Bless you,"but in French of course, when someone sneezes. They appreciate being American, living in America. They are glad we don't have gypsies here :) Their streetwise skills were put to the test as the gypsies and weird, drunk Parisians needed to be pushed away from their traveling companions. Above all they saw, in person, the beauty of landmarks previously only seen in books or on TV- the Eiffel Tower, the Sacre Coeur and Monmartre, the Notre Dame and other cathedrals, and the Champs Elysee. It made us as parents both proud and envious as we saw their pictures and heard their stories.
Thank you God, for answering prayers for safe travel!
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