J'ai Beaucoup de Lessive

French.

It is certainly not Spanish. 

In Spanish you are sure to be able to pronounce any word you come across if you just remember that every letter makes the exact same sound just about every time.  The only exception I can think of is that the letter /c/ can be either hard or soft, like in the English language.

But, oh! French.  Each vowel can have a different sound depending on which of 5 accent marks it has and which letters are surrounding it and whether it occurs at the beginning, middle, or end of the word. 
Ay caramba!

I must persevere, however, as one of my goals for the next 2 years is to learn French, and to learn it well.  Jeff is learning German, and the kids are learning Spanish (taught by me, which means I am re-learning Spanish also).  Why?  Because we're a little loco, or fou, if you will.

Also, we all need to learn how to ride bikes, but that's a different story.

Anyhow, the title of this post is most definitely true and I really need to take care of that.  But, in the meantime, I called Jeff at work tonight and said it to him in my sexy French accent and he was impressed until I told him what it meant. Heehee. Fun times in the Curtis house.

Oh, P.S. The title is pronounce zhay bo-koo duh leh-seev.  Just in case you want to call your special someone and let him or her know. Just promise me you'll use the super sexy accent.