Last day in Aubusson. Already been here a week. Lots of friends, bread, wine, cheese, and a few mushrooms.

Tomorrow to Nimes. Haven't been this relaxed/happy in a while.

Come bqck the 18th to get ready for more teaching interviews, so croosed fingers are appreciated. Hop you are all doing well and will have more detailed posts when I get home.

Howdy kids ( Read more... )

Well today would have been my dad's 54th birthday. Keep trying to tell myself that I should be celebrating his life, but it's still hard. Think I'll go out to a restaurant for dinner; better than staying shut up all alone here. Have to do something to mark the occasion ( Read more... )

Will someone please explain to me why the hairstyle or lack thereof of a certain celebrity is considered news? Hell, I bought the local newspaper here, and who do I see on the front page? I couldn't believe that. Here she is, in all her bald glory, on the cover of the Creuse edition of La Montagne. wtf ( Read more... )

Hola All ( Read more... )

Greetings all. Happy Friday! It's fucking freezing outside (-9 C), so not like there's much to entice me outside anyways, but I'm staying put for the night. Oh yeah, that reminds me, I saw my thermometer (the one that fell off my kitchen window sill) in the dentist's lair's window downstairs. That bitch stole my thermometer! What, did she think God ( Read more... )

quick lunch update:

IT'S SNOWING!!!!

It's so pretty! Smile, giggle, try not to slip and fall on ass in front of children...

There's probably 5 inches now and everything looks goregous blanketed in white. The kids were making snowmen at recess. Awwww. It's supossed to snow tomorrow as well, so I'll be having fun on my day off...

Ok, more later.

So today on my wonderful day off, I went for a walk to the clock tower. I love hiking up there and looking down at my beautiful little town. Then went to the Intermarche because they had my omega-3 butter on sale. Yes, isn't my life exciting. Omega 3 butter!! And apparently, here in France, they have this national sale thing that started yesterday ( Read more... )

Well I haven't posted in a week. Not really that much to say. Went back to school on Friday. Jennie came back from Britland then too. Started watching Boston Legal and Desperate Houswives DVDs. Been exploring the neighboorhood. Love going for my walks among the crumbly stone walls and off-roading in the steep hills. Talk about your fun cardio. ( Read more... )

Ok, kids, fun stories to be told ( Read more... )