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Showing posts with label Our Life. Show all posts
10 September 2012

My Confession and a Campfire

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I've been thinking a lot lately. Some things have changed.  I don't feel comfortable sharing them all. But I've been surroun...
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14 August 2012

I Don't Know

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I'm at a point in my personal life where I don't know what to write about. I'm not sure what to share, what is inspiring, what ...
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20 April 2012

Wisdom from My Six Year Old on Charity

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I have always made an effort to expose my children to the concept of "Charity", of helping others however you can, even if it'...
02 March 2012

I've Been Busy

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I've been busy.  I'm sorry I haven't been writing and cooking as much as normal.  I have several commitments regarding my older ...
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23 February 2012

Ash Wednesday, the Day After

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Yesterday, the children and I went to church together.  Since my older daughter is in Catholic school, she goes every Wednesday like a good ...
10 January 2012

Finnish Schools, Polish Schools, US Schools

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I found an article titled " What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success " which was written a couple of weeks ...
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05 January 2012

Winter

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I loathe winter.  I loathe the cold.  I don't dislike it.  The cold seeps into my core and no matter how hard I try, I can't warm up...
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03 January 2012

Calling Babcia: Snails, Kidneys and Tai Chi

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I love calling my Babcia.  I wish I could live near her and visit her often.  She is, to me, the definition of a wise woman.  A true Babcia....
01 January 2012

Our Start to 2012

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My husband participated in the Lake County Polar Bear Plunge at Waukegan Beach .  "Proceeds from the Waukegan P...
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28 December 2011

Wordless Wednesday: The Wigilia Feast

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Wigilia has ended but I thought I would share a photo of our table.  We have been snacking on ham, stuffed eggs, kielbasa, bigos and other g...
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21 December 2011

Wordless Wednesday: Getting Ready for Wigilia

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At Keylime Cove...   (Guess which one is mine and which is my husbands) The Manger as told by a 2 and 6 year old... Bezy... Chopping ch...
14 December 2011

Wordless Wednesday: Frozen Pond

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I promised yesterday I would post some photos that were possibly of December 13, 1981's "Martial Law" but after looking close...
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12 December 2011

Beef Kidneys, A Culinary Disaster

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A few days ago, I shared on Facebook and Twitter  that I would be cooking Beef Kidneys .  The recipe I was specifically planning on making ...
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09 December 2011

My Husband Thinks I'm a Communist Like the Muppets

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Walking around the grocery store yesterday, my husband told me "You're a Communist just like the Muppets."   In case you ha...
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30 November 2011

Wordless Wednesday: Wodka from a Polish Wedding

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I was thinking of my cousins lately and missing them.  This is why I hate the holidays silently. In moods like this, I take out whatever I...
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15 November 2011

A Polish Nursery Rhyme, Biedroneczka Mala and Planning the Next Trip to Poland

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I went in search today of a Polish nursery rhyme my mother used to play with my brother and I when we were very little.  It was about a Lady...
10 November 2011

Our Life Changing Anniversary

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It was evening.  The children were fed, bathed and playing together by me as I sat on my bed sorting paperwork. My Tato came in.  He never...
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09 November 2011

Indian Burial Mound in Racine Wisconsin

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We enjoy finding Indian (Native American) history all around us.  I was having a hard time trying to find it for a while but disc...
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04 November 2011

The Love Story

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My mother was about 17 or 18 years old living in Poland.  She and her best friend decided to go to Paris, France for a vacation.  Becaus...
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02 November 2011

Wordless Wednesday: At a Cemetery for All Saints' Day

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We found 3 graves which had their names and dates worn off over time and lit candles and said a prayer to whoever was buried there. ...
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