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So many things going on here, I haven't had anytime to post and when I did have a spare couple of minutes, guess what, my camera cable plug snapped!

So what's been going on here....

Back to school has been easy to deal with, the children are all happy despite the amount of homework they have each night, yes, even Marie Kate aged 7 has written work and reciting to do, everyday.

This morning, after I've finished here, Alexis has two assignments to do, plus some History etc...

Changing the subject, almost two weeks ago, I had to go back to the UK for the funeral of my auntie. I went on the Friday(funeral day) and came back on Sunday, so not much time, and rather sad.

I did manage to buy some clothes for the children from T K Maxx and George (Asda) and pick up a copy of my favourite English cooking magazine.

Marie Kate helped me make this supposedly delicious lemon butter icing cake, I didn't taste it as I have a couple of pounds to shed.

I found a couple of cookbooks at the airport that looked good and later ordered them on Amazon, one's by the Hairy Bikers (Mum knows best...I think), great book with lots of yummy recipes. Marie Kate made these Empire Biscuits, this time I got to eat one and it was delicious

Tasted a lot better than they looked, we had a problem with the icing

Slow progression

Yet another brownie cake

The kitchen is slowly coming together, the school board is in place (uncut) behind sink, so glad we didn't cut it in half. Alain bought a ceiling hanging rack from The Conran Shop, now he just needs to figure out how to hang it. The electricity hasn't been started which means I am unable to paint all the walls, but hopefully come Saturday that should be finished. I'm painting the ceiling and cornice and managing to get paint just about everywhere..hair, face, jeans et cetera.

Photos to come soon (not of me).

Besides that, Marie-Kate celebrated her birthday at school in advance yesterday as schools here break-up for just over two weeks this Friday. With the kitchen looking like a ware zone, I opted for an easy cake, yes, another brownie cake from Breakfast, Lunch and Tea. This cake never fails and the children loved it, or so Marie-Kate says. I'm going to have to find another cake to bake for her birthday on the 22nd though, because after eating at least 10 of these since the beginning of the year, you don't appreciate them as much as you should.

I'm still discovering the garden and Mr H's love for tulips which I just about everywhere, which pleases the children and Alain but not me!

I better get started and while I'm working non stop all day , Alexis and Marie-Kate have got yummy food to eat this mardi. Alexis loves lunch at school as the canteen isn't a self service one like his old school in Sanary and he gets to have seconds and more quite often.

LUNDI	MARDI	MERCREDI	JEUDI	VENDREDI
Carottes râpées	REPAS BIO Piémontaise		Salade verte	Pâtes du soleil
Boeuf au caramel	Haut de cuisse de poulet au jus		Jambon et ketchup	Panaché de poisson sauce dieppoise
Purée	Edam		Pommes noisette	Bouquetière
Petits filous au chocolat	Pomme granny		Yaourt brassé à la pulpe d'abricot	Mini roitelet
Fruit			Dessert de Pâques	Fruit