I don’t know what is worse being a sick parent or being a parent with a sick kid. Being … More
Author: Cherie Parenteau
I’m a writer and French teacher with a dirty little secret–I hate French cheese. This didn’t stop me from marrying a French man and moving to Germany to start a family with him. One day, I hope to freeze the ocean so that I could ice skate our little monsters, I mean children, to where my heart is in Minnesota. Until that happens this blog will have to do.
Paris Traffic with Kids
Alarms sound in my head. “Warning! Warning! Two year-old meltdown eminent. Alert! Alert! Baby has surpassed the scheduled feeding time!” … More
Christmas Cat (posted in March!)
The celebrated story from our holiday card: Christmas Cat Five years had past since that fateful day when she … More
Thank You Poem
How did we ever get so lucky!?! We have friends from all over the world (okay, at least in Minnesota, … More
Pyrénées: Les vacances du Petit Banjo
Il y a un nouveau film du Petit Nicolas qui vient de sortir en France cet été, titré « Les vacances … More
Pays Basque
Our friends showed us a great time in the French Basque country. We started by waving our red scarfs in … More
Banjo Breton!
The France road trip got off to a rocky start because I was shoved into the back seat of an … More
Un petit ROAD TRIP!
Road Trip! We are road trippin’ it around France this summer! Just a little 3,870 KM or 2,404 MI journey! … More
Ein Multikulti-Hundeleben
Ich heiße Banjo. Ich wurde adoptiert und kastriert. Nicht in dieser Reihenfolge. Ich habe ein weises Pfötchen und drei schwarze … More
Dear Husband, I Love you in German
Lieber Husband, I want to tell you how much I love you . . . in German. ich … More
A Trilingual Clothing Lesson
In English, a dress and a blouse are for women. A dress shirt, on the other hand, is for men. … More
At the French Office of Immigration and Integration
After paying 340 Euros, After watching a video informing me that as of 1965, I no longer needed my husband’s … More
Frozen Ocean Mom 