name of wife (Bobbie LeMoine) ; age of speaker ; working in Lafayette ; meeting wife at high school ; number of years married ; friends and family who speak French ; godchildren ; working as guidance counselor at Cottonport high school ; side work (driving combine truck) ; point of view on racial issues ; live music at wedding ; last supper made with parents and friends ; sickness in the family ; paying with health insurance ; differences in family behavior over the years ; practicing the Catholic religion ; getting away from regular religious activities ; having parties with other married couples ; benefit parties for the firemen ; last wake attended ; most important holiday being Christmas ; hunting over Christmas holiday ; eating out in Mansura ; reading the Alexandria newspaper ; buying the majority of food ; meals eaten in the last three days : ŽtouffŽe, tacos, manicotti ; French-language programs on the radio in Marksville ; dissatisfaction with the French spoken in schools