Cookie Cuestions

This is a message to all you cordon bleus out there. Actually, I lied, it's two questions. I've decided to have a little Chocolate Chip Cookie Workshop with my little kindergarteners for their last class, but I don't have any good recipes I know with me in France and I'd rather use one that I or someone else has tried before rather than just finding one off the internet. So...

1)Do any of you have any good recipes you could recommend?

Also, one of the kids in the second class is allergic to produits laitiers, but her teacher is unsure just how allergic she is and if it's to everthing or moreso milk and yogurt. So, I want to have a good recipe onhand au cas ou that she won't be able to have one with beurre etc. So...

2)Do any of you have any good dairy product-free recipes you could recommend?

Merci in advance!

Photo of the Week

Umm, did she really think she was doing a good job of hiding?

Will YOU be there?

What: The KnK picnic extravaganza
Where: Paree
When: Sat, June 14th at 17h
Who: The lovely hosts, this fwabulous grenouille, the AFKASDB, maybe her, me and otherz.
Why: Why not?
How: Train, plane, bike, moto, bus, walk, run, horseback, camel, stilts, unicycle, pogo stick?

Since I'm not bringing my kitty, those of you not on facebook will be able to identify me as the one hiding behind some sort of plant life because meeting all these bloggers is scarrrrry! I'm definitely excited, though, and I hope to see you there!

Sundayness

YOU CAN ONLY TYPE ONE WORD!

Not as easy as you might think. Change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It's really hard to only use one word answers.

Umm, I'm not sure what happened to number 8, but thought I'd entertain you with this little quizzie I found, feel free to do it yourself!

1. Where is your cell phone? adjacent

2. Your significant other? somewhere

3. Your hair? biiiiig

4. Your mother? sweet

5. Your father? cool

6. Your favorite thing? love

7. Your dream last night? crazy

9. Your dream/goal? happiness

10. The room you're in? cosy

11. Your hobby? cards

12. Your fear? loneliness

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? settled

14. Where were you last night? here

15. What you're not? employed

16. Muffins? yummmm!

17. One of your wish list items? haircut

18. Where you grew up? CT

19. The last thing you did? eat

20. What are you wearing? clothes?

21. Your TV? Roomie#2's

22. Your pets? cuuuuute

23. Your computer? mort

24. Your life? alright

25. Your mood? tired

26. Missing someone? indeed

27. Your car? what?

28. Something you're not wearing? shoes

29. Favorite store? target

30. Your summer? hot

31. Like someone? always

32. Your favorite color? purple!!!

33. When is the last time you laughed? today

34. Last time you cried? unsure

35. Who will repost this???? Bloggers?

Bye-Bye, Serge

I am both sad and happy to announce that Serge, my loving pc for the past 4 years will soon be replaced by this lovely lady pictured above. Serge and I have been through a lot together-we've done countless plane/train/bus/car trips together and we've lived in 3 entirely different countries. However, Serge has been ageing not-so gracefully in the last while-he's slowed down a lot and gets annoyed with me when I ask him to do more than one thing at a time. He especially does not like it when I wish to watch something other than his beautiful face. Unfortunately, Serge has had it a bit rough over the years and has come down with several viruses that have made him go a little loco. I can only hope Solange's(yes, I have prenamed her and, yes, it's a she, have you noticed the pink and the flowers?) life will not be so hard. Though I am opting to welcome Solange into my life, that does not mean that Serge won't be a perfectly good compagnon to someone else. I have about 6 weeks left with my cheri and I plan to make the most of it. Here's to you, Serge!

Como se dice quoi?

Introduction: At Roomie#1's(the girl) new apartment for an apero with Roomie#2(the boy.) The vin is a-flowin', the snacks are being manged and the conversation non-stop.

What: We get into a conversation about my job situmacation(ie that there is very sadly nothing at all new to report) and I explain a bit about a job I really wanted that someone else ended up getting who happened to already have a job lined up plus the right to work in France in a few months and could only do the job for one year's time. It's not at all this person's fault I missed out by 1 place, but the situation totally sucks for me as I'm totally left in the merde. After giving the run down of the D's, I sigh and the next thing that comes out of Roomie#2's mouth is...

"BIATCH!!!"

Conclusion: Oh, France, I love ya, but your choice of the anglais coming into your country baffles me sometimes!

Birthday Blabberings

Ok, so it was my birthday at the end of April(almost 4 weeks ago at this point), so I thought it was high time I shared with you all the wonderful and iiiiiinteresting presents I got from my wonderful friends.

This vase was from my Friday night apero dinatoire and sorting celebration with the francaises, they know how I love the Maisons du Monde store and got me this funky vase. It's not exactly my style, but it's grown on me. One friend brought me muguet for the 1st of May. It was very sweet.

This is also from the French girls. It's purple so deja they couldn't get it too wrong, plus with the swirls and beads, I really like it! Though, as my sis pointed out, it does appear to be missing a dangly bead string from the lower swirl. Oh well.

These beautiful, purple wine glasses are from my American friends plus French guy friends from my Saturday apero, resto&sortie celebration that I shared with a friend who has the same birthday. I saw these when I was travelling in Rouen at the Habitat there and fell in love. A few weeks later, I was shopping with my English friend, J, and pointed them out to her saying that to treat myself, I would maybe buy like 2 of them since they were pretty cher. She took note of this and had the wonderful idea to buy them for me for my birthday with my other friends!

This pile o' presents is from my rents and sis (although my sis had already technically given me my present that I discovered by accident at Christmas, so I think it was more my rents.) Anyhoo, I got a cute magnet for the fridge, mac&cheese(!!!), my hair stuff that doesn't exist here, funny Shrek figurines(I think this one was a joke), Reese's PB cups, something else I can't remember and a season of Will&Grace. I was very happy and it was exciting to have all those things to unwrap on my actual birthday(Sunday) when I didn't have anything planned.

And, last but certainly not least, is the present I received from Roomie#2 who picked this out all by himself and clearly did not follow the advice of Roomie#1 when she told him to get me something deco like candles, a plant or perhaps something to hang on the wall.

Wait for it....

Oh, it's worth it...

A little bit longer...

And, voila...

My cher coloc got me a handheld Electric Mixer. Do I make soups? Umm, not really. Purees? Not so much. Did he pull this gift out of his a$$? Me thinks yes. But, if I do end up staying(have you noticed how so many of these gifts assume that?), I'm sure it will come in handy one day. I could use it to make mashed potatoes, smoothies and other stuff(??) To add to the randomness of this gift, the thing is not in fact white, but a very 70s looking orange and yellow. Gotta love it. At least I opened this on my bday morning before he was awake so he didn't get to see my reaction face!