Never try to speak a foreign language when woken up from a dead sleep!

Since I'm still combatting the dreaded jetlag, I've been getting extremely tired during the late afternoon. The past few days I pushed through till bedtime but today I finally gave in and turned in for a nap. Emilie and Laurence had gone out for a bike ride and I was soon dead to the world. Some time later, the phone rang and although I ingnored it the first time around, I decided to answer it when it rang for the second time. I thought it might be Emilie trying to reach me. The following is a translation of the conversation that took place:

Rose (extremely groggy): "Hello."

Woman: "Hello, Emilie?"

Rose (confused): "No, it's Rose."

Woman: "Oh, Rose. This is Emilie's mother. Is she around?"

Rose: "Oh, hi, um, no she's not here. She and Laurence went, um, they went..." (how do you say bike ride?!)

Emilie's Mom: "Shopping?"

Rose: "No, they went, um,they went... on the bicycle!" (WHAT?!)

Emilie's Mom: "Oh, ok. Could you please tell her I called?"

Rose: "Yes. Thank you!" (Thank you?!)

Emilie's Mom: "No, thank YOU! See you soon. Goodbye."

Rose: "Yes, see you soon. Goodbye."

I don't actually remember hanging up the phone but I do remember the embarrassment I felt when I woke up and remembered the brief exchange. "They went on the bicycle."?! And then I thanked her. For no reason! (Groan) Geez Louise!!!