When the Family's away....

I make soup!!

I have wanted chicken soup so badly, I was starting to go a bit crazy. Actually, I just want broth soup made from and animal. Soup is not only pureed vegetables, France.

I went home after surviving a rainy storm/windstorm on the banks of the Seine and bought myself some garlic, some carrots, and a whole chicken so that I could begin the 4 hour-long process of making broth. <Heart Eye Emoji>

Nobody is home, I throw on my new PJs (thank you, mom!), turn on some Netflix, and the soup making begins! I was happier than a kid in a candy store. Ugh that soup was so good. And my host mom was totally impressed that I made broth while they were gone. Score!

 And then of course, some Hootenanny pancakes in the morning! Yumm! I love being home alone.

On a particularly difficult day with my 5 year old, I showed him the wishbone from the chicken. I told him to grab one side and pull and whoever got the biggest side would have good luck. GUESS WHO GOT THE BIGGEST SIDE. Ha. Take that. As a five year old, he couldn't admit defeat but I was soaking it up for about 2 seconds. Made the hard day a little brighter :)