On Friday I introduced you to my original family, and now on to my new family (parents-in-law excluded cause I sense a trap, no, no Bert, certainly not a trap laid by you, just a trap with alarm bells and all…)

Who: Bert (aka Bertrand pronounced the French way – my husband)

Super Power: 100% complete devotion of mind and body to whatever he’s decided to devote himself too (closely followed by an amazing capacity to absorb gadgets into every day life)

Favorite Saying: “…as follows” (e.g. the genius of my plan is as follows) or “tpzzzzzzzz” (sound of a blown raspberry)

Probable activity next weekend: speed skating, speed skating, and more speed skating (see description of Daniel for definition of obsessed)

Who: Thibaut (brother-in-law)

Super Power: wily ability to extract himself from trouble (first runner up: getting into trouble in the first place)

Favorite Saying: “Be nice” or “tee hee” (the choice of favorite saying is a function of the daily (i) amount of sugar consumed and (ii) number of hours of triathlon training)

Probable activity next weekend: writing his thesis on the organizational structure of highly organized anarchist hierarchies (or something like that)

Who: Justine (sister-in-law)

Super Power: amazing ability to select the right shade of make-up for every complexion

Favorite Saying: “As if.” (she is a teenager) and “A velo pas en velo” (she also happens to be way smarter than the rest of us)

Probable activity next weekend: reading, writing, and bending in unimaginable ways (rhythmic gymnastics)