Happy New Year

It's a beautiful new day for a brand new year here in France! We are so happy to hear that our new granddaughter has arrived safely. Born the last day of the year? Happy tax deduction Jay! Let us know the details, and is Sayei's mom and grandmother still there to help? This is just a quick note to let you know we're still alive and kicking even after driving these roads in heavy fog during the last few days. I think they're trying to fatten us up here! We just got home from a 6 course meal (well, actually all the meals are 5 to 6 or more courses), which really means that you eat your food in categories, and that dinner can last 2 and a half to 3 hours or more. I think I'll 'splain (as Lucy's husband Ricky used to say) more about that in the Scribbler. We can't e-mail as much as we'd like right now because we are using our host's laptop setup, but this coming Sat. (with all good luck) we should be in our apartment, and this is the address:

Brother and Sister John Metcalfe

188 rue des Mesniers

16710 ST. YRIEIX , FRANCE

Our mission cellphone number is: 06 76 16 58 26 (you also start with code #'s 1 and France-33)

(Dad says try that, & if it doesn't work drop the first 0 and try again.) Our landlady lives right nearby and her tel. # is: 05 45 68 42 37. Her name is Madame LABADIE Anny...same address, except #194.

We are getting your e-mail from everyone although our host's computer is very troublesome about working all the time. We will both add to the scribbler because we have had some outstanding events and have seen some fantastic country looking for the members of the branch.

Love Sister Mom and Elder Dad