Happy Easter!

A little SonRise service in the park started our Easter off! We all shared in a great breakfast after our Celebration of Christ's Resurrection!

We made babka. I don't like this recipe. ( and it appears to have eyes)

Michelle rolled out some pierogie dough and we made some potato-cheese ones! Yum.

My family helps me celebrate my birthday while we are all together!

Traditional egg cracking contest. Here are the youngest and oldest pitted against each other.

Molly hasn't a clue, but she will learn quickly.

Every year our household hosts the Easter dinner for my family. We have about 20 of us.

This year I decided to go against our tradtional meal of turkey/ham, etc...

I decided to be a little more ethnic. Polish side doesn't have a traditonal Easter meal, aside from getting the food blessed on Sat. (we didn't do that) So, we just had traditional polish food; all homemade except the sausage; kielbasi, pierogi, babka, galumpky(cabbage rolls). For the Italian side, they have a big multi course meal which included a lot of fish; so we nixed that and added lasagna, pasta salad, field green salad, and an anti pasta called "benedetto" or blessing. This is strictly a Battista (Vin's mom's side) dish. Layered orange slices, egg slices, genoa salami, lemon slices and ricotta salata. I didn't remember this dish. I asked Vin's aunt about it, and searched high and low for the ricotta salata (a hard ricotta that you can slice), found it at Whole Foods. Vin was super excited and I am so glad I can bring a favorite taste bud tickler to him. That was fun to see.

What traditions do you all have and do you ever switch it up?

Happy 4th of July

Family in service right now.... soon to be nephew-in-law J. McLaughlin USAF(Tech school,
San Antonio,TX)
AMN P. Grassi Nellis AFB (son)
SPC D. Tope (Iraq) (nephew)

2 Chronicles 7:14 (New International Version)

New International Version (NIV)

14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Remembering that our nation was built upon the foundation of religion and morals. God and His laws are TRUE.

Praying for our soldiers, airmen, sailors, c.guard, and marines as they are on the front lines and here at home working towards the goal of preserving our FREEDOMS.

After watching FV fireworks last night, we are off to a family meal at my brother's in Morrisville!
Hope you all have a great Independence Day!

Love Day

Happy Valentine's Day!

Of course we should be thinking of loving every day....

Happy New Year 2008!

Well, here it is, the end of one year and beginning of another. Resolutions or goal planning; hoping you all have a terrific year! I know I have been blessed so much more than I deserve... I am looking forward to what the Lord has in store and hope that I do my part to His Glory!

good times

I went swimming with the girls to practice snorkeling and tried some old moves...but with my increase in buoyancy, it really was a work out. So, next day some sore muscles. Then we went to July 3rd celebration at South Park in FV. What a crowd. It was fun.After all that we went to Ken and Jeany's for some yummy cake and fellowship. There was only about 50 people who stopped by! It was fun, hope you all enjoyed your week. Shout out to those serving in the military. Pat has a date now. Oct 19 for basic!

Calling all kids!

Anna Jarvis wanted to have the nation celebrate Mother's Day. ( I think I heard she was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh)
So Celebrate and give your mom a hug and tell her you love her!
Because some of us can't do it anymore....
It has been 12 yrs since I got to do it, but I still have Vin's mom. I am thankful for that. ( and a Step mom who is cool)

Happy Mother's Day, to all you moms!