i'm trying to keep the posts a readable length but it doesn't always work!

This morning Kristen, Michelle, and I headed to the boulangerie/patisserie (ie: bakery) to be as French as we could. We bought some pain aux raisins (like a sticky bun) and some croissants and some big pain (ie: bread, not a physical pain!). Everything went smoothly until we were at breakfast and I tried to catch a cup falling off of the table. Unfortunately it broke and sliced open the bottom of my finger in the process! I was bleeding but had to sit there because I wasn't wearing shoes and there was glass all over the floor! So anyway they saved the day while I tried not to lose too much blood :-)

Today's morning consisted of random jobs to finish things up around the chateau (moving furniture, wiping down cabinets, pulling weeds, etc). In the afternoon we went to the French equivalent of Sam's Club which is called PromoCash. Don't ask me how it got that name! There were rows and rows of supplies & food in bulk quantities. We bought most of the food we need for this upcoming weekend but had to get a few more items (b/c they didn't have enough) at Auchan and Ed (two other grocery stores).

I think the work is different than Friendly's - I probably do just as much walking because the chateau is so huge and I am still learning how to get around all the nooks and crannies. I did have a mini-nightmare the other night about how I had all these customers and they were mad at me because the food wasn't out yet and these other people wanted to pay...it was so scary and horrible! But then, thank goodness, I woke up in FRANCE. That made it a lot better!