We have Uszatek. Lizzie’s pre-school class had Wigilia (Christmas Eve) last week. Jasełka (Christmas play) will be in January. As you can see in the picture, it was a full house. salt dough painting time – malowanie masy solnej…
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These are my favorite Christmas decorations bought by my mother in Poland for me and and for my sister. I like knowing that even though there is so much distance between us on the holidays, that my sister and…
I could possibly be the worst parent in the world. Well, maybe not the world but the worst parent on my street this side of Żabka at least. I did not get my children anything for St. Nicholas Day…which…
Halloween has come and gone. I wonder how long we can leave up our Halloween decorations before someone complains. I’ll give it until Wednesday. Halloween, if I am well-informed, started as a pagan holiday in Europe and pre-dates Christianity.…
Life in the Village is really quite educational for children. Children need to spend time outdoors. Children need to experience nature. Children need to get dirty. They need fresh air. I absolutely cannot sell the Village house. I must…
“Cry Wolf” by a-ha Lizzie sings while taking a bath, “Cry wolf…Time to worry now…” “Poison” by The Prodigy Lizzie sings at bedtime, “I got the poison. I got the remedy. I got the pulsating rhythmical remedy.” “Bob the…
Sunday, I was planning to write a post on how guilty I felt because now Rosie has chicken pox while I remained pox-free thanks to my vaccination. I even had a title in mind – “Feeling Guilty”. That post…
Lizzie, aged 4, has come down with chicken pox. This is way better than being Chris, aged 36 (37 according to my prescription) and never having had chicken pox. Not wanting to be an adult victim of this dreaded…
Today we voted for President. When I say we, I mean Misiu because I cannot vote, but we all went along for moral support. Last night at bedtime, Lizzie asked her usual bedtime questions – Lizzie: Mamusia, how old…
A Village Weekend Our house A City Weekend The Zoo A picnic in the park We all brought our tents Rosie’s counting…like this….Two, three, two, three, two, three. Szukam! Quick! Hide! Lizzie (in…
