May 21, 2003
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Jour de fête
Feast day
Ce dernier 8 mai nous fêtions chez nous le 16 ème anniversaire de notre première petite - fille Julie . La voici qui descend l ' escalier portant un maillot où est inscrit " joyeux anniversaire JULIE "
This last 8th of may we celebrated at our home our oldest granddaughter Julie ' s 16th birthday . . Here is , she goes down the stairs wearing a T - shirt where the words " joyeux anniversaire JULIE " are written .
Bien entendu nous avons pris un bon repas, avec Champagne , Bourgogne Pommard 1991 et Bordeaux St Emilion 1982 . Après quoi vous comprendrez que nous avions besoin de prendre l ' air dans le jardin et dans la cour . A cette ocasion notre fils aîné Thierry ( à droite sur la 2ème photo ) inventa un nouveau jeu : le " Fauquet ' s football danse ." .
We had of course a good meal with Champagne , Burgundy Pommard 1991 and Bordeaux St Emilion 1982 . Afterward we needed to take fresh air in the garden and the backyard . You understand that easily , I think .. At this occasion our oldest son Thierry ( on the right on the second picture ) invented a new game : the Fauquet ' s soccer danse .
Je surveille le tir de deux de mes petits enfants I supervise two of my grandchildren who make a shot
Puis nous avons conduit les petits - enfants à la fête du quartier . Ils souhaitaient tirer à la carabine . On tire sur des ballonnets qui bougent rapidement en tous sens . C ' est un plaisir pour eux et il faut être habile .
Then we led the grand children to the feast of the quarter . They wanted carbin shooting . The goal is to hit small balloons that move fastly to any directions . It was a pleasure for them and they have to be clever .
Et finalement le grand père tira aussi . Une balle , un ballon ! Eh oui !
Jour de joie !
And finally the grand father shooted too . One bullet , one balloon ! Eh yes !
Day of joy . !
Comments (87)
What a FUN day!! Great pictures!! I bet she will always remember it! You must have a nice big family!!
Hope you are well and having a wonderful day!
...ah yes, I see the latest Grandchild too! This is first pic I've seen since he was born - now walking! From 16 years to toddler - you are blessed, Michel. And your Grandchildren are blessed with you as their Grandfather!
MuSe
...YES! Grandfather has to show younger ones how it is done! Enjoyed your post very much, Michel. Thanks.
Bonne anniversaire à Julie! It sounded like a fun-filled day for the whole family. La joie de vivre! You seem to be a skilled gunman, looking very serious with your shooting LOL
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Sounds like it was a great fantastic family day, thanks for sharing it with us Michel
What a wonderful celebration, Happy Birthday to your Granddaughter, Julie. I have a cousin Julie, who's birthday is the 17th of May (she just turned 40!!) And, my son Ryan will be 24 on the 30th, Memorial Day. Did you know that between Labor Day (1st Monday in September & Memorial Day, last Monday in May...it is exactly 9 months??) I do.
You looked like such a serious rifleman in the last pic, and of course you impressed your Grandsons with your shooting prowess. Thank you for sharing your family and celebration with us all.
Joyeux anniversaire à Julie...
Je suis surprise de trouver un francais sur ce site Anglophone, heureuse de faire votre connaissance.
Amicalement
Morgane
Thank you Michel sharing these lovely photos of your family . It looks like a great day of happiness to your all , well done on the shoting
Looks like another day of making beautiful memories with your children and grandchildren.
How lucky you are to share such good times with them. Have a great week!!! 
Edie Rose
sounds lovely!!!
Les instincts sauvages du grand -pere.
BOOOM. Le ballon a eclaté.
it must have have been a great day.....and all the great wines....
thanks for posting a part of your life.
Carlo
Great pictures Michel! Looks like you had such a good time. Julie is pretty too. *wink* Takes after her grandpa I guess
merci pour les photos! mes voeux à Julie et toute la famille
Ha Ha!! J'aime bien le Fauquet football danse, je le fait maintenant! Non non...
Why can't North American men dress as well as les francais??? Look at you in your suit. How great! and very macho with the gun, non?
What a wonderful day you had! Thanks for sharing.
il y a longtemps que j'ai lu votre site et je suis content comme toujours...tres interessant. j'espere que tout va bien avec vous.
a bientot.
Thank you for sharing that. Looks like you all had a wonderful day!
It appears you had a grand day. The soccer dance looks like fun.
Here in the United States a girl's 16th birthday is considered very special. Is it so also in France? Again I am impressed with your loving family life. You are blessed to have so many of your family near you. Again, it is good to have you back on Xanga.
As ever,
Carol
A VERY happy belated 16th birthday to Julie!!
. Wonderful photos Michel 
. You have a beautiful family 
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These shooting galleries are fun! Lots of cute toys to be won
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Fun times with the family. Your joy shows in the pictures.
Happy Birthday to your grandaughter! All the pictures looked like you had a wonderful time!
Such a lovely family!
How wonderful. I miss the closeness of our grandchildren. They live so very far away from us! Money is a factor as we have to fly to see any of them! We have never seen Bruce's great grandchildren as they are in Hawaii and Missouri. Too far away for a car ride.
What a fun-filled day with the family. You have such a remarkable family!!!
Everything about your site is so beautiful, your family,
your pictures,
and your life.
Bonjour Michel,
Une simple explication à mon bon français, c'est que....
Je suis française !!. Cela fait deux ans et demi que je me balade entre afrique Anglophone et Francophone et malgré mes progrès en Anglais, je n'en ai pas pour autant abandonné ma langue maternelle.
Je viens de Bergerac en Dordogne ou mes parents résident toujours.
merci de votre message,
A bientôt, Amicalement
Morgane
Looked like a fun day. Greetings to you.
That is something I have noticed about your family - the closeness you are share. (Congratulations on your granddaughter's birthday.)
Thank you, once again, for taking the time to visit me on LJ - the story about my brother is rather long and involved...and, actually, could have been resolved about a year back if he had been responsive - but, unfortunately, he wasn't. It was rather compounded by the fact that my mother died tragically at the time, too.
you are so debonair..
vive le france!
Happy Birthday to Julie. What a lovley name!
and a marksman too!,
i wonder what else you have up your sleeves.
Pas étonnant avec les bons nectars savourés que la vie de famille soit si belle chez vous
Bravos !
Thanks for the compliment on my site. And thanks for being such a faithful visitor! I appreciate your comments. The flute on my page is pretty, isn't it? I just love it.
Have a good weekend (((((Michel)))))
That looks like a wonderful day for you and the family!! Your children and grandchildren are so hansome! You are such a sharp dresser, too!
What a great day! And look at you, the master marksman! One shot, one hit. If a war ever breaks out, I want you in the foxhole with me my friend!
Have a great day!
DG
What a lovely family celebration and of course grandad showed them how to do it properly. My grandchildren ages range from 28 to 8, then of course there's the two greatgrand ones too 7 and 5. So like you there are always plenty of birthdays to celebrate
Marie
Vous semblez d'être expert! =) Photos excellentes et amusantes, comme toujours! Joyeux Annivesaire à Julie!
L'histoire etait une reve - trois reves que j'ai eu - deux ensembles et c'etait comme si elles se sont passe en meme temps. Je suis tres heureuse que vous avez compris cela. P-E pour vous je la traduirai en francais.
Your blogs are always so inviting and interesting to read. Thank you for the time you take to share them.
Glad you are able to celebrate with some of your family, reminded me of when my grandchildren were that age ,I found once they all grew up and started families of their own ,they didn't seem to need these family gatherings. I hope yours keep it up. Your eldest son looks like you. Thanks for all your comments to me. Trust you to hit the baloon first time ,clever clogs!! Ha Ha, Cheers {v{ Marjie
It always puts a smile on my face when I come here and see your lovely family and pictures. Thanks so much for sharing them with us. (Happy Belated 16th Birthday Julie!)
Feliciatations!!!!
Elle est tres belle.
that's so great! i almost makes me miss my own family.
Bonne anniversaire à Julie!
Puck - the mischievous spirit {*_*}
Sounds like a fun day!! And what a good shot...only one bullet! Surely that is better than I could do!
wonderful michel!!! a perfect day it would seem!
C'etait un bon fete pour ton famille, je pense! C'est important pour la famille pour jouer ensemble. Il fait liens forts et bonnes mémoires qui durent à jamais. (I wrote most of this without the translator, but needed a little help near the end!) Je continue à essayer!
happy birthday to u granddaughter!
such a big and wonderful family. Do you have a license to shoot that gun?
Michel The Crackshot. One shot, one balloon.
Well done.
My teeth won't get purple yet, the bushes are just in bloom
Ah, j'aime voir les français et ses jeux... et vous êtes toujours si bien habillé.
Mike
Great pictures... good to know you had a great day!
You have a wonderful family life Michel. I congratulate you on your fine grand-daughter and all our other children and grand-children. Tom
It looks like a good time for everyone!!! I especially enjoy shooting myself! Thanks for the pictures!
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that looks like so much fun!
What a grand time had by all! @-}-}--
c'est fantastique! bonne anniversaire pour votre petit-fille, Julie!
j'ai un dictionnaire de citation et j'aurai un citation de Molière en Le Tartuffe:
"Le scandale du monde est ce qui fait l'offense,
Et ce n'est pas pécher que pécher en silence."
et je suis entièrement d'accord!
sorry, the last sentence in my comment wasn't supposed to be there...
Happy birthday to Julie. Good shooting! It sounds like a wonderful day. Thanks for sharing.
aw i
these family posts of yours! 
*emma
Many Happy birthday wishes to your granddaughter. Oh, to be 16 again.. So much ahead of her to accomplish in life. Much luck! Sounds like you had a grand time enjoying everyone. Have a nice weekend.
Une journée de plaisir! Les photos transpirent de joie!
Magnifique! 
-- Lise
To answer your question, the popularity of eating disorders in America...I honestly cannot tell you what to blame this on; it has partially to do with the ideas portrayed in the media that say that beautiful people are stick-thin people. Eating disorders can also be attributed to: family problems, pressure on a person to be perfect, the idea that dieting is normal, several, several things. I guess there isn't an exact reason that they are so popular in America, among other places. They are especially here in Hawaii, because the strong Asian population creates a generally thinner community, leaving the people of Caucasian race feeling an enormous pressure to be as skinny as their Asian counterparts, who are naturally thin.
P.S. : If you are interested in learning more about eating problems, for any reason, read "Wasted" by Marya Hornbacher
aww yes, pretty cool family.
Joyeux anniversaire Julie!
Michel, your family is very very wonderful and so many of *us* love to see and hear of them and all of your loving encounters! And you find the time to reach out to so many *here* in xangadu~~
I simply love *you*
and once again dear michel..
I thank you for your heartfelt words of encouragement..
you are my friend.
Jude(*
As always Michel your family is beautiful. And Happy 16th to Julie! She is a heart breaker. Have a peaceful weekend good friend.
Looks like everyone had a great time
Happy belated birthday to Julie! Wow - sweet 16 - how wonderful!
I wish my family got together for celebrations such as yours. I don't really have much family and I feel like I miss out on a lot.
Take care!
Ah Michel it sounds like your grandaughter had a wonderful day. Hmmm the Fauquet soccer danse sounds great. lol Great pictures. Great story to go with. Thank you for sharing. Yes I think I am feeling a bit better. I am working at leaving animations, however the last time I tried they refused to work. Have a great day and a wonderful tomorrow! ! ! Much love and many hugs ! ! ! !
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re your comment on my site. I have often been in cafes that are the living repositories of history, but I don't usually find out until later! There was a French one in Guadeloupe where political meetings of an informal nature between PLO and Israelis took place. I used to go there and wish I could speak French.
great family pics
whoa~! that seems like a whole ton of fun!! hope it was too!! i love the pictures really pretty~!!!
Thank you for commenting on my blog again Michel. I will be away for the rest of the week (see my latest entry) but will return to Xanga on Friday! Tom
It sounded like you had a great day! Wonderful!!!
Merci beaucoup d'avoir partager une fois encore les heureux evenements de votre famille
Julie est une tres belle jeune fille. Il va falloir que Papa et Grandpere s'aprete a tenir les garcons apart avec des regards feroces 
J'ai aussi beaucoups aimer le recit du taxi Anglais. Vous avez vraiment une vie pleine de suprise!
Je vais me remettre a visiter plus souvent....je promets!
I really enjoy seeing the pics of your family Michel. It is nice that you are all so close and like to be together. That is how my family is also.
Soon we will be closer in miles as well as close in our hearts. 
hugs and love,
Deb
Un bon fete, je suis certaine. Le quartier semble bien. Y-a-t-il toujours un fete du quartier? Les grandes familles sont bonnes, n'est-ce pas?
Personally, I would just love to go with you and your wife and children any day if I ever get to France! It would be such a pleasure to be around a loving family and a handsome and elegantly mannered gentleman such as yourself. Your granddaughter's birthday must have been glorious!
Hello
How are you doing? I've been doing ok, thanks so much for your kind comment. The picture in my profile is from a year ago, before i dyed my hair. i miss my natural color a lot! i can't wait to get it back hehe. you have a beautiful family! i bet it was fun to shoot at those balloons, eh? happy belated birthday to julie, i hope she had a good day.
Much love,
~OxOxSavannahxOxO~
So you shot down my escaping balloon, eh? ! Now I get the playfulness of your interaction.
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! I love how you Europeans are so into football.
Julie's very beautiful, Michel. Of course you're proud! The soccer dance looks fun, and I wonder if your French Army marksman skills came in handy for shooting the balloon!
Cheers, Neil
Merci Michel ! J'ai passé l'examen du suèdois. C'était difficile!!! bisous, Airchild
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