Grammy with the twins

These were taken just as Elijah & Elizabeth were warming up quite nicely to "Grammy" We had such a good time with them , as always

Happy Birthday DeEtte !!! Yesterday :)

This would be so much funner if I knew what I was doing, Scanning pictures doesn't work very well, they are so little, I will have to get some schoolin from John maybe, I hope you all can see them. I think they enlarge if you double click on them.

I have no idea if I have these in order, I am the worst at trying to remember ages. These are obviously School Pictures from Elementary, My favorite is the second one, so serious :) just precious.

DeEtte in various group's pre school age

Sometime during this age group, I had all 4 of my Wisdom teeth pulled and DeEtte came to take care of me, such a sweetie, one of my fondest memories of her as a child.

And as an adult, looking as happy as anyone I have ever seen on her Wedding Day. Jason & Jordan seem to have found something more interesting to look at. The last one of DeEtte looking really annoyed and seeing the reflection of the annoyance in the car window is by far the funniest I have of her.



In all seriousness..is that a word? I hope you had a great Birthday. Mom and I were talking about how absolutely beautiful you have become...not that you were ugly before, it was so nice to be able to spend some time with you. Hope Lily is feeling better....Love you

My Favorite Christmas Decorations

Hi Everyone,

I know it's been a long time, and you may have noticed my blog is a mess. I got so annoyed with it and haven't had time to really fix it. Anyway Sarah tagged me a while back so here goes.



This is our favorite and we received it from Jamie one year that he spent Christmas with us. It seriously is the crowning jewel of all our decorations. Below you get a better idea of how it looks above the fireplace :)


Next is an ornament that Jeremy made in elementary school !

This next one of the Last Supper, it was a Christmas Gift that Jason, with the help of one of his friends made for me in Middle School. I realize it's not a Christmas Decoration, but I love it, and I think I may have just inadvertently expanded the qualifying tag items to include gifts:)

Who could resist this one of my precious little Jordan at 6 years old

I don't remember who gave me this next one so we are going to pretend it was Rachel.

This next one we received from Terry's Brother Gery's Wife Karen

The "LI BIEN" ORNAMENT
In Chinese, the phrase "Li Bien" means "inside". The Li Bien Ornament showcases the age-old skill of inside painting. Through a small opening in the ornament, the artist repeatedly inserts a miniature brush to paint the artwork. The process is painstaking and time consuming requiring two days to paint each ornament. The resulting ornament is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind keepsake we will treasure for years to come.

I think my sister Lori gave me this angel, if not it was Bonnie, Terry's sister. Sorry...the memory is failing me.

This Santa & Mrs Claus belonged to my Dad's girlfriend Eddie and the kids, Jeremy & Rachel just loved them so she gave them to us :)


I don't remember who gave this to us either, nativity ornaments are by far my favorite.


So there it is, sorry there are so many. I tag Jamie. I think everyone else is out of town already, I also challenge the Perkowski's/Bank's to start blogs so we can stay in touch better.

I am sorry to link everyone by their relationship but it helps people to know who is who, like Terry's family if they log on to see what's up, which they do, but they don't comment.

Random Old & New

Talked to Mom this morning and she and Lori went to see Grandma Carrie, who if you didn't hear had a nasty fall and possibly a mini stroke, details are a little sketchy at this point, but she is in a Nursing Facility as she can not get up by herself. Mom said she was in good spirits but pretty frail looking, said Jamie, Cory & Naomi went with Lori last week to see her, and Naomi sang a song for her. If Lori had a blog she could bring us all up to date...hint hint. Just kidding, I know you are busy and I am so thankful that you are visiting with her so much, we all appreciate it.




This is Jason at last years prom, that tells you how long it takes me to figure things out, He's so handsome :)



This is a picture from last Christmas with "Nothin but love" in Jason & Jordan's eyes for their mother and sweet little Elijah in the middle :)



Jordan my little Rock Star in his most Polish of outfits. Jammies with collared shirts are all the rage in Poland !!



Our Christmas Lights, Jordan Terry and Jonas put them up, can't really tell how superb they are in my photo.



Jonas after the hard work :)



Jonas at the Park several months ago...FYI - I did not dress him. He was looking at a little girl :)


Showing off for Gramma



The Birthday Party !!!!

I know I have been tagged but we are really behind this year, haven't put up the tree or any inside decorations at all. The boys...All of them, went to get the tree so I should have something by Wednesday or Thursday as I will be out of town on Business for a few days.