Four of us got our teeth checked at the dentist. Inga had a "micro cavity" that was just starting on one of the smooth surfaces of her teeth--an unusual thing because they usually form in cracks. She got it filled to prevent it from enlarging. Otherwise all is good. Dio won't need braces. Ivy will for sure in a few more years. Inga...maybe.
Eric was gone all day helping with the James Baldwin writer's group. He gave a presentation in Le Chateau with the group of writers, then they spent the day in St. Paul de Vence. They even got a brief tour of the property where James Baldwin used to live (now a luxury apartment complex...sad).
While Ivy was at school, I had the other kids deep clean Zari's room and bathroom. Then they got to watch a few episodes of The Good Place.
I took everyone but Dio to the beach after school. I saw a jellyfish when I was a way off shore, and the girls saw one near the shore right as they were getting out. A few minutes later, a little girl who had been playing nearby started shrieking. We were already up on the Promenade des Anglais and it was LOUD!!! Poor girl. Getting stung is no fun. The ones here aren't dangerous; they just hurt a lot. I've only been stung once and it's a cross between an electric shock and a really bad burn that hits all at once.
Dinner was spicy crab sushi.
I worked on sanding, priming, and painting wood plaques that will go behind most of our light fixtures, plus 3 plaques that will be stained and varnished to go underneath the piano legs.
Good news--my visa was renewed and is ready to pick up. And the kid's DCEM cards (necessary for re-entering the country) are also ready to pick up. The original pickup date for the kids' cards was July 27, which is 9 days after we leave! I wrote to the Prefecture asking for an earlier date and explaining our situation (we are leaving for a family reunion to Canada, etc) and they actually did something nice and accommodated our request!
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