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No funerals, no vomit hands

We got a chance to spend the weekend together. No funerals. Our weekend always starts the same with a drive from the city to the village. Occasionally we spot a deer or fox or wild pig on the way, but…

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My birthday

My birthday is coming up. Ok, it’s in 2 months, but at my age that is just around the corner.The girls asked me what kind of birthday cake I’m going to have and they don’t mean the flavor. They…

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Clean windows = Rain

Or at least it does for us. I cleaned and cleaned all our windows in preparation for Easter and for Rosie’s birthday party. Yes, I have bowed down to the Polish tradition. Immediately after finishing, it began to rain…

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Two Birthdays and an Easter

We’ve got 2 birthdays and Easter coming up and a kid on a no-milk, no-wheat, no-eggs elimination diet. What about the birthday cake?!? Not only do I not know what to do about the cake, I also don’t know…

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Wyątkowy dzień!

Here’s a postcard recently received by my Misiu, holder of an Orsay Club Card. Wjątkowy dzień! Witaj Misiu, Czas spełnić marzenia. Odkryj siebie na nowo robiąc zakupy z Twoim osobistym bonem urodzinowym 20 PLN + 200 DODATKOWYCH PUNKTÓW i…

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Happy Birthday Misiu!

It’s my Misiu’s birthday, a big round one. Some people might be affected by that nice round number, but not my Misiu. So what, he’s 40. He’s 40 with a smoking hot wife (hee, hee) and two of the…

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One of those mothers

I’m turning into one of those mothers. You know the kind. The one that makes homemade soup, homemade Halloween costumes, homemade birthday cakes, homemade holiday decorations. That’s me. Who woulda thunk it? Wrapped gift for a birthday party and…