Well, it's official; the children were lulling us into a false sense of security by sleeping through the night on the first night. Don't get me wrong, their behaviour was very good, they were just concerned about each other's welfare. At 11:30 last night, a group of children woke me up with the pronouncement that one of the children in their room might be dead. Apparently, a child who shall remain nameless, moved slightly in her sleep, and this was mis-interpreted by her friends as some kind of fit. In addition, she's also a very deep sleeper, and was unresponsive to them calling her name. I entered the room and determined that she was fine, re-assured the children that she was fine, and returned to bed for a good nights sleep - or so I hoped. About 30 minutes later, the same girls returned, concerned that when another of their friends fell asleep and moved slightly, that she might be having a seizure as well. I was reasonably confident that she would also be fine, but thought it prudent to check. Fortunately, I was right. Since the children found sleep so scary, perhaps we were wrong in our assumption that they actually did it on the first night.
By this time, the other children had assumed that there was a major problem as the opening and closing of doors had woken them up, and the corridor was lined with sleepy (and some not-so-sleepy!) faces. Fortunately, after reassuring the children that everything was fine, they all slept through the night. Well, perhaps it would be more accurate to say they didn't wake me up, and by that point, I was happy with that outcome!
At breakfast, I expected the children to look at least as exhausted as the adults, but they were more energetic and excited than I'd seen them yet. After our usual breakfast, we all piled onto the coach to head into Paris. The plan for today is take a boat tour along the Seine, see Paris by coach, then have some fun activities in Versailles gardens.
We'll be meeting Mr Fletcher in Paris today after the river cruise. He is dedicated enough to your children to take a day out of school to come to Paris personally to ensure your children are having a good time. No sacrifice is too great ...
