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The big news here in France is............we're leaving next month!

Stu has handed his notice in as he has a new job back in the UK so will be heading back first. Me and the kids are staying a little while longer so Lily can finish up at school.

I'm totally in two minds about coming back which I didn't expect.  I thought I'd be desperate to go home, but I'm actually a bit despondent. We've had a great time and really feel that we've finally settled into a routine here. 

This is especially true for Lily who has turned a corner at school the past couple of months.  She has ditched the obnoxious Canadian who was holding her back from making friends with the French girls and now spends all of her time with them instead, hardly speaking English at all.  I'm proud beyond belief. 

There are so many things I'm going to miss...the mountains, the lakes, the sunshine, the scenery, the cakes, the neighbours, the new friends I've made, the wine, the bread, the convenience of living in mainland Europe...

But then there are so many things I'm not going to miss...the rubbish drivers, the effort I have to put in to make even the smallest of conversations, the shops never being open when I need them...

And then there's the things I can't wait to get back to...my friends, my house (the big kitchen in particular), work (never thought I would ever think that, but looking after those boys all day every day is a killer!), the convenience of having everything I could possibly need on my doorstep...

So we fully intend of making the most of our final couple of months here! More trips out, more camping, more cakes and of course more blog updates!