I am one of those terrible parents that lets my children stand and peer over my shoulder as I watch youtube. Where else can you get those great music videos from the songs I grew up with?
In this way, the children came to see the music video for one of my old favorites, "The Love Shack". (You gotta love the B-52's!)
"You see a painted sign at the side of the road that says, 15 miles to the love..........shack!"
At one point in the video, you get a glimpse of the sign in front of said shack. The letters spell out "Shaque D'Amour". I don't know if this is really "the love shack" in french (I didn't pay that much attention in French class.), but whatever the origin, "Shaque D'Amour" became a buzz word at our house. When we finally moved to our artsy downtown apartment, it was instantly dubbed the "Shaque D'Amour". And a great little shack of love it is, too! The Rivendell homeschool has officially relocated. The children have never lived anywhere except in our "little house in the suburbs", so the shaque d'amour was a whole new world. We can now walk short distances to all sorts of delights. Parks with great playgrounds, groovy shops and coffee houses, the corner drugstore, and more are only a brief walk away. The street is lined with lovely old trees. Gluten free and organic groceries can be purchased from two different natural grocery stores mere blocks from the shaque. The fall has brought new things for all of us and we are meeting the new challenges with love. I can't think of any better name for our new home. The circumstances of the past year have been very trying, but I am hugely blessed with my loving husband and children. The shaque d'amour is living up to its name and life is good.
