Michael Christopher L. in Wisconson 2010

Happy 4th Birthday to you. Hope that you have a fun party on your Birthday today. Sto Lat to you from Babcia and etc family over here.

Happy Anniversary Krys & Stan 2010

Hoping you got my message for your special day. STO LAT and a very Happy Anniversary to you both.

Denise STO LAT 6-27-2010

Denise Jankowski in Detroit STO LAT to you. Happy Birthday on this your SPECIAL day. Hope that your BBQ for the family and friends is a big turn out. Love you. Maybe we will see you this summer.

The week of storms June 26, 2010

This has been one heck of a week for storms and raining. Last night at 4am the thunder just got me on my feet again. At Suzia's house the power was out again for the 4th time in the past week. Their generator has sure gotten a lot of use. A happy drier summer is wished for all. Have a safe and happy summer.

Happy Birthday Renee L. in Wisconsin

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday today. Have a great time celebrating with your family today June 26, 2010, in Black Earth Wisconsin.
STO LAT to you. Hope to get to see you this summer.

Happy Anniversary Jadzia & Staszek

Wishing you a very Happy Anniversary , STO LAT to you both on this happy occasion for you both on this June 23, 2010

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY to you 6-23-2010

A very Happy Birthday to the twins in "our" family, Lauren and Alex Grygo. They will be celebrating their 6th Birthday this year. Wahoooo Yeahhhhhh. Great, how time flies for us older folks....(?)


STO LAT to you Lauren and STO LAT to you Alex.

IRENA....HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you 6-22-2010

STO LAT to you. Hope that your Birthday is a special day for celebrating with the family and friends. Have a very Happy healthy and long life.

Eva & Joe ......... Happy Anniversary to you 6-22-2010

Eva and Joseph Bos......from (Colorado?) HAPPY 25th Anniversary to you both. STO LAT.

Wiesia Kw.....STO LAT to you on 6-22-2010

Wishing you a Happy Birthday and STO LAT. Hope that your Birthday celebration is a lot of good times with the family of children and grandchildren.

HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all 2010

Wishing all you Fathers a very Happy Day to celebrate with your families. Enjoy them , love them, and cherish them.

Karen's early Birthday Party on Tuesday 6-15-2010

We celebrated Karen's Birthday early this year(On tuesday).... so we all could be there for her celebration. We spend the day at the Shedd Aqauarium and then we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo. We enjoyed some ice cream from 31 Flavors and then we headed home. At home we had Tacos for dinner and the "the party" and candle and dessert again. Opened some gifts, enjoyed some laughs and it was late in the evening and the kids WERE tired. (As were the adults) Babcia included in that one.

Shedd Aquarium and Lincoln Park Zoo 6-15-2010

What a long day we had, but it was fun all the way.
Our first stop was at the Shedd Aqaurium.. Boy did we luck out getting in quick. On our way out the lines were 2 hours wait to get in at that time.

After that we drove to the Lincoln Park Zoo and found a spot to have lunch sandwiches from home. Then on to see the animals. Some were in there cages and some were right next to us, I think..... Then a quick stop for ice cream and then home. Party followed at Suzia's house to celebrate Karen's Birthday.

STO LAT STO LAT Karen 2010

Karen we wish you a very Happy Birthday today June 19, 2010 .
May all your dreams come true. Have a wonderful day with the family. Love you. STO LAT Karen, we love you.

Happy Birthday Christine F. 6-18-2010

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday today. STO LAT to you. How is the job working in the newspaper business going for you?

Happy Birthday Ela G. June 18, 2010

Sto Lat to you, may you have a wonderful day celebrating your special Birthday today, in Arlington Heights.

Happy Anniverary George & Meghan

Wishing you both a Happy 8th Anniversary. (George is Koy's brother in California)

Last year at this time....we were in ER 2009

Last year in 2009, we were in the Emergency Room with Stefan for his cellulitis of the leg problem. No recurrence since then (knock on wood). And how was your day today????

Happy Anniverary to DEE & KEN 2010

Happy Anniversary to you Dee and Ken (Karen's parents) on this your special day of your 39th year as man and wife. STO LAT to you both.

Happy Birthday to PAUL K in Florida

A very special Happy Birthday is wished for you on your Birthday today June 11, 2010.
Happy 39th? or should we not say how many this is, on this year. STO LAT Paul..

Christopher & Christine June 10, 2010

You thought maybe I forgot? Heck NO... Happy 10th Anniversary to you on this special day for you both and your mom and dad.

Happy Anniversary to Rich & MAry F. June 10, 2010

Wishing you a very Happy 38th Anniversary to you Richie & Mary. Sto Lat. Many many more years ware wished for your happiness together.

STO LAT Diane & Bruno June 10, 2010

A Very Happy 37th Anniversary to you Bruno & Diane. Wishing you the best year for you both, and many more years of happiness in your future together.

STO LAT to you both.

STO LAT Monica B. (K.) June 10, 2010

Happy Birthday to Monica K. B. on this special 21st Birthday (Right?) STO LAT to you Lady.

Diane Maca has a birthday today June 7, 2010

Today Diane will be celebrating her 39th Birthday (?) sure,..we know about those few years that you removed from your birth certificate....Anyways have a HAPPY BIRTHDAY today Diane. STO LAT. Hope that your trip to Florida was quick and a fun one for you and Payton, as she celebrated HER Birthday on Sunday.

STO LAT Christopher 2010

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Christopher Fed........ June 7, 2010 STO LAT to you.

Julie in St. Louis Happy Birthday June 6, 2010

Karen's sister Julie is celebrating her Birthday today. Happy Birthday to you. STO LAT wishes from us all here up north from you.

June 6, 2010 4th Birthday....PAYTON

Happy Birthday to Payton in Florida, on your 4th Birthday. Hope that you have lots of fun and cake with your Babcia Diane there for your party. STO LAT to you. Did you get my card?

STARVED ROCK STATE PARK May 30, 2010

The weather today was very hot and humid muggy. Our plan was to have fun today and FUN we had. Sorry to have not been able to share this day with Koy and Stefan. I am sure they are hard at work at the cabin making a lot of progress for our vacation up North soon.










































We took a trip to the State Park, all of us except Stefan and Koy. (They were up North working on the cabin). We packed a lunch of sandwiches and a grill to make some hot dogs, Brats, etc. later on. We got there early in the morning, yet the parking lot was packing up quick. We did find two spots in the parking lot in the Main Lodge area. Our morning hikes consisted of a lot of stairs and trails. This was not a favorite of the kids, (which we found out later....) After the lunch on the grill, the kids got their second wind, especially Lily and off we went to see the other waterfalls and canyons. During our quick lunch break Maddie and Lily sure encountered a lot of daddy-long-leg spiders, which THEY did not care to meet.
Babcia carried some of the essentials that would be needed on this trail...like drinks, towels, snacks, apples, oranges, a knife, band aids, a few szmatki (washcloths) and my ever present trustee(?) camera. Suzia led the way with her puppy Copper, followed by the quick as lightning Lily, "Come on Mama",(Karen) then Ela, Julia, Maddie,Stevie K, Stevie M, Stef and on the caboose Babcia. This trip was fun and very dirty to say the least.
At one point Babcia was holding on to a branch to get to a lower level and the branch was NOT holding me. I almost fell into the mud, but survived. Suzia at one point was trying NOT to walk into the water but Copper dragged her in and she slipped on her butt. A casualty for the seat of her pants. Suzia's sandals leaked dark patches on her feet, (sure it will come off ha ha in a few months.) Karen's sandals were caked in mud, as were the shoes/sandals for all of us. Ela was a guardian angel for Lily quiet a few times, catching her just before......There also was a lot of... Hey Steve, catch Lily, or she would walk across the logs and then there was Julia catching a bullfrog with her hands, to keeping and taking it home and putting it in the bathtub.... Babcia do you have something I could put the frog in? Of course I said.....Then there was standing under the waterfalls which fun and cooled you off also. Stef made sure the path to the back of the waterfall was even and steady to walk on before the kids all joined him behind the falls.
Finding rocks that would crush so easy because they were sandstone. We did get bitten by some bugs a few times, but you are in the forest,....what did you expect.

After this long day we ended up at a Pizza place, because we were all hungry again. The trip home was very quiet as MOST of the occupants were fast asleep. We made it back home around 11pm. Safe and sound and tired.


We had so much fun this time that we plan on coming back here again.