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The Streets Are Black -Drogi są czarne

You know, I’m from the mountains of Pennsylvania. It snows there too. A lot actually, but somehow the snow never bothered me like it does here. Maybe that’s because like a typical American, I pretty much drove everywhere. I…

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Santa who? Święty kto?

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…

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Could have

I left my country. It was my choice, done of my own free will, so I guess I shouldn’t complain. But why, oh why, did I have to choose a country just as cold as the one I left?…

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Just found out I’m cool…

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/garden/21cold.html?ref=style …or maybe just cold, brrrr. It’s -17 ° Celsius right now (about 1°F). That’s cold. I had to go out and start up both cars. I pray that they will start up tomorrow. I ran across the article…

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Snowstorm

It started snowing Friday afternoon a few hours before I had to pick up Lizzie from Pre-school, and it has been snowing ever since which really stinks because the Jeep is still at the mechanic and the “little” car…

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Sanki

With one car in use by Misiu and the other one at the mechanic, I empowered this morning another mode of transportation, our sanki. Sanki means sled, well actually it means sleds but it is referring to one sled…