13. Chemo Valentine's Day

Our grandson's Valentine's Day card arrived by snail mail last week.  What a nice surprise!  So I wanted to post something about the day but did not know what.  Then a most unusual Valentine's Day from the past came to mind.

Before being a French Immersion teacher I updated my language skills by taking an Intensive French immersion course at the U of S.  It was about this time of the year. The course ended on Valentine's Day.  One of the class mates was non other than Peter MacKinnon, who was president of the U of S at the time.  All throughout the 2 week-long course Peter had been his sober, reserved, composed lawyerly self.  To wrap up the course we had been practicing the energetic French love song "Je t'aime comme un fou" / I love you like a fool (but you don't give a ....) by Robert Charlebois.  Toward the end of our last class, and without provocation, all of a sudden Peter jumped up and began to dance and twirl around the classroom like a possessed wind-up toy while belting out the song at full volume.  We were all stunned at this spontaneous outburst, but quickly jumped in as well.  A joyous end to a pleasant, but challenging educational session! 

So, I propose you grab your partner, your hamster or a broomstick and dance to    Je t'aime comme un fou / I love you like a fool (but you don't give a ...hoot?) by Robert Charlebois  A verry peppy tune.  Don't let the language scare you off 😊 Happy Valentine's Day!!!  💗