John K. Happy Birthday July 3

Happy Birthday & Sto Lat to you John in Wisconsin. Visiting us again soon? Hope to see you then, maybe at Annie's.

Happy Birthday Madelyn Elizabeth 7-3-07

Your 4th Birthday already here. Sto Lat to you in Florida. Happy Birthday to you on July 3rd.

HAPPY 2nd Anniversary July 1, 2007

Already 2 years have gone by, time to celebrate your anniversary again. Happy Anniversary to you Denise and Steve. STO LAT. Many more years of happiness and togetherness are wished for you two in Detroit.

Happy 1st Birthday Michael

Well a very Happy Birthday to Michael in Wisconsin. I hope you realize that your sisters are going to be a handful for you , when you grow up.
Sto Lat to you, from your foster grandma.

Mr. Anthony Bachelor Party

Have a safe and fun time in Costa Rica for your Bachelor Party. Amy will be missing you, but having fun of her own. Looking forward to the wedding in July.

KRYS & STAN Happy Anniversary to you 6-30-07

Hey you 2, have a wonderful time/day on your 7th Anniversary. It was great seeing you when you were in town. Thanks for stopping over for dinner. STO LAT.

Pan Mieciu, STO LAT 6-29-07

Wszystkiego najlepszego w dniu urodzin twoich.


Happy Birthday to you Panie Mieciu. Celebracia razem z cala rodzina na ten weekend.

Panie Andrzejku, STO LAT 6-29-07

Happy Birthday to you Pan Grabowski. Are you out on your Harley today? Maybe Gosia will tell you I posted your Birthday wishes. STO LAT.

Getting to meet Magda & Dawid

Well we met Dawid a few years back, now it was time to meet his mom Magda. That is Heniek & Teresa's other daughter. We met Malgosia last year and her daughter Weronica. They will be staying for 4 weeks visiting from Poland. We will be spending some together during this visit.

Payton,Janette & Paul are coming

They will be coming to town to celebrate Payton's FIRST Birthday at Babcia Diane & Dziadzia Bruno's new house. We will see them on Sunday at the party. This will be an especially happy time for Babcia & Dziadzia, as they will get to spend time with all their kids and grandkids at the same time in the same place.

Denise in Detroit STO LAT 6-27-07

Happy Birthday to OUR Denise in Detroit. How is your hubby Steve treating you? STO LAT. Are you having a big party at IROCK? or at the Pool that we were after your wedding? Need updated pictures of you guys.

Hey Lady Renee Happy Birthday in Wisconsin

Yes, this is your other/foster Mama, wishing you a very Happy Birthday . STO LAT. WHen will we see you again?

SAMANTHA Happy Birthday

Ciocia Kasia tells me that you received my email for you. Happy 7th Birthday to you. STO LAT.

JULIA leaves for CAMP on Sunday 6-24-07

Here's Julia on her bunk. She chose the bottom bunk, and she gets to sleep right next to her counselor, Liz.

Suzia & Koy drive Julia to camp for a few days. In her age group they do not stay as long overnight. By Wednesday the parents are picking up children already.
The Koivuns are going to go to their lakelot for the July holiday. Stefan and I will be visiting them on Tuesday till Friday. Over the 4th of July we will be staying with them on their site.

Till the next post, have a great Sunday.

STO LAT Pan Krzysiu 6-23-07 Happy 50th

I see that you reached the BIG 50 milestone too. Happy Birthday to you!

Sto Lat to our fishing partner.

Love,
Stefan and Daniella

ELA returns from CAMP Sat

I will post some pictures of Ela from camp when she returns today around 5 p.m. We got a letter telling us that she had an awesome time. She tried all new kind of things in camp, Covenant Harbor in Lake Geneva. I am sure she also enjoyed being apart from her brother and sister for a few days. You know siblings like that as much as anyone else, a few days of your own.

Here are some pictures of Ela at camp...

This is Ela on her bed. She picked the top bunk.



This is Ela wearing the camp T-shirts. The theme this year was "GO ALL OUT" - the counselors were "coaches" and their cabin was their "team locker room!"

This is Ela with her counselor -- ooops, sorry -- "coach" Julie!

This is a group picture of all the girls in Ela's cabin, taken at night. Ela is second from the right in the middle row, wearing her navy sweatshirt. Behind Ela is her counselor, Julie.

GOOD LUCK SUZIA on Sat 6-23-07 TEST DAY

Suzia is going back to College for her Masters Degree to be able to teach in school. She is taking a TEST (something like the GRE) today to go back to school. The test is required of Illinois teachers. It will be an all day test, taken in two parts.

Happy Birthday Wishes Wiesia

Sto Lat to Wiesia on her Birthday today. Happy wishes are wished for you today. It was great talking to you also. Sorry to hear that Witek is not feeling well.

Triple Birthday wishes for Alex & Lauren 6-23-07

Enjoying the backyard at the Koivuns.
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Look at Alex on the "dish" swing.

Twins Alex and Lauren are celebrating their 3rd birthday already. Happy Birthday and Sto Lat to you. May your day be a fun filled day for you both.

Jadzia & Staszek STO LAT

Happy Anniversary to you two. Sto Lat of wishes for you as you have fun and celebrate it together as a couple on Saturday 6-23-07.

IRENA STO LAT- on June 22, 2007 PICTURES added

Birthday wishes in 2007.

A very Happy Birthday to my friend Irena on her Birthday today. STO LAT. May your day be as wonderful as you ARE. Take a day to enjoy life around you and your family.

ZOO Day with Suzia , Julia & Stevie 6-20-07

The lion was out on the yard. If you look between Suzia and Stevie you will see the lion sitting in the shade.

We went to the Brookfield Zoo on Wednesday. Weather was great, not toooo hot, just right. We got to pet the stingrays in the water. They do not sting, their stingers are trimmed by the staff.

They have a new sign for the Brookfield Zoo when you walk in now.

Ela is in camp for the week, so she was not with us.

Dinner with Krys & Stan June 18, 07 KARENs Birthday also

Krys enjoyed holding little Lily then Stan got his turn. But Lily did not take to kindly to them as she has not seen them before and she considered them strangers. She was ok as long as they were in the distance away from her and not touching her. Guess what Babcia gave her to get her teeth moving on out? An ear of corn, of course she loved sucking on the juices from it only.


Stefan did his usual talking about subjestc from A-Z to Krys. I heard Isaac Isamov? Then Krys was teaching Stevie how to say Yes and No in Russian.


Stan got to have a Cicada land on him and he thought that was great, we are sick of them already.
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We got to do Karen's Birthday Cake celebration also, Happy Birthday to you, Sto Lat a day earlier.

GREAT FATHER's DAY with all 2007

We had a wonderful day, spent it with all of our children and grandchildren. Breakfast was great, no whining (at least not from the adults). The weather was hot and muggy. Stefan received a cap that for sure we will now know that he is THE DZIADZIA.

The Dziadzia Stefan in his new hat.

A Very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to OUR KAREN

STO LAT to Karen, our daughter in law. She will be having a quick party on Monday evening at our house. After she gets home from work around 8pm, while we have Stefan's sister and husband Stan over for dinner. Her Birthday is on Tuesday June 19, 2007. They are going out to dinner alone. That is great , this way Maddie, Stefciu and Lily will be spending the evening with Babcia & Dziadzia.

Happy Birthday to Christine Fedorowicz

Yes, today we celebrate Christine's 30th birthday. Well I won't be there but her family will be doing it today. Sto Lat to you.

STO LAT ELA GALAZKA

Hey there Pani Ela, Happy Birthday to you. How is your summer going? Visiting your grandkids in Florida? Happy Birthday to you.

Happy Fathers Day to all the GUYS on Sunday

Wishing you that your Father's Day will be a fun day with your family today.


We are starting the day out by going out to have breakfast all 12 of us at Maxfields in Lombard.

Then as the day progresses, Suzia and Koy will be driving Ela to her summer camp in Lake Geneva. Julia will be going next week for her turn. Stevie will just have to wait till he gets older to do those things that his sisters will be doing this summer.

Hey do you know who is in town?

Stefan's sister Krystyna and her husband Stan are in from Arizona for a quick visit to us. Welcome to OUR hot days, maybe more humid than you have at home in Arizona. See you on Monday for dinner with all of us there.

FRIDAY FUN DAY

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Julia and her favorite shadow, Maddie.
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Stevie with the water gun

Well this friday it sure turned out to be fun day. We went to the sprinkler/water park by Suzia's house. First we had a picnic lunch, then we went to the park. Had a fun time with all those water gadgets and in the sand, swings. etc. Koy worked from home this morning till the power went out at around 12:30 pm. So he spent the day with us.

Dinner was Taco's at the Koivuns, (Karen had her MVP tournament (Billiards)in her division tonight, Steve went along for moral support). After Taco's there was a major water fight in the backyard. All got soaking wet. All kinds of water devices were used, from water guns to hoses and cups. By late evening all were tired, I took Maddie, Stevie and Lily to our house for the night. Stef will pick up in morning. Karen goes to work.

Koy giving Ela a full blast of water.
Lily enjoying a lap from Ciocia Suzia.






So how did you spend these hot days this week?

Welcome back to the USA

Katie, Mikki, Renee, Basia & Maciek. We are so glad that you are back home safely from your trip to Poland. Hoping that you had a wonderful time visiting family and seeing the sights in Poland.

North Ave. Beach and MORE.....

I went to the Lakefront with 3 of my grandkids on Wednesday. In the early part of the afternoon I spent together with Suzia and her 3 kids at the Navy Pier complex. Went on the BIG Ferris wheel. Finally for the first time since it has been there. (I watched it go round and round when I spent the nights with Stefan in the Hospital from our window.) Ela and Julia caught a big horsefly, shocking green in color about 5 inches long. I was told the lifespan of this bug is about 72 hours. (tidbit of info I thought you could use). Walked the pier itself, saw some of stores that are in this complex now. Bought some stuff. Went to the MAZE that is there. (Well I did not go, Suzia went with the kids). What a change since the times WE USED to go there in the late 60's. Dance programs, International Fairs etc. Suzia had to catch a train to back home to work, I stayed for the evening with Ela, Julia and Stevie.


After we dropped of Suzia we drove to the Lincoln Park Zoo. Stayed for a little over an hour to visit. They close grounds at 6pm. Then we walked across the BIG bridge that was at the end of the parking lot that would get you to North Ave. Beach. Another big surprise. There were about 30 VolleyBall courts set up in the sand, where I used to sit. The boat house has some updates to it. Like a deck on top for eating and sitting and LOOKING at people. The concession stands and the bathrooms/changing stalls are about the same place but in better condition than I remember them. We walked down to the end of the pier that is at North Ave. Beach. The water was somewhat warm, cause of all the hot days that we have been having lately. We took some pictures, made sand moats, jumped the waves, did handstands,ate hot dogs and left around 8P.M. to go home. This was a fun filled evening for us all. Till next time for more nostalgic events I plan on doing with my grandkids.