On an impulse, I call Jeanine to see if she can join me in Paris for the weekend. Unfortuantely, while I have been working and playing in Europe she has been holding down the fort (and the Indians were not behaving well). Maya had the flu and missed four days of school and the boys did little to help the situation. Without immediate family in the area it was not going to be possible but we resign ourselves to a future getaway.