french fries

So, my nephew runs around saying things like “I’m better than God!” and “I can kick God’s butt!” and “I’m a better ninja than God.” (though in all fairness to God, I doubt that’s true.), which he doesn’t just say softly or in his indoor voice.

Dear Miss C:

Here we are another Monday.  I worked from home today because, frankly, the cost of gas it too high for me to justify driving to the office when I can accomplish the same thing from home.  So I’ve knocked out quite a bit of work, PLUS cleaned the upstairs bathroom.  Bonus!

Ok, I’m stealing this meme that’s been going around because I’m tired of looking at my beer gut every time I click over here to post something only to draw a blank and go back to reading the American Idol homepage or some such.

Tuesday morning, I was eager to get up and finally see my hosts (who were in Memphis for the weekend). After a little catching up and finally meeting baby Eli (born in September), we headed out for lunch to In-N-Out.

Since a majority of our time is spent in cafes or restaurants while we're in Paris, we need to brush up on phrases for ordering food, etc.

All you french-speaking readers, feel free to correct me or give suggestions so that we don't totally make fools of ourselves.

In a restaurant:

"L'addition, s'il vous plait?"
Check, please

"Est-ce que le service est compris?"
Is the tip included?

"je voudrais..."
I would like,,,
"...