Christmas Eve 2009 - going to babcia's and dziadzia's for dinner

Kathryn Jolly (maiden name Stepniewska) December 2009

Most recent photo of me. Another Christmas time has arrived, another Christmas photo done by Laura, who is a better photographer than Andrew.

Lemax Village 2009

Sleepover

Poor Rosie, so tired...hardly managing to keep her eyes open...keeping up with the big girls is quite a job...

Morgan Page Feat. Lissie - The Longest Road

Drama Queen

The Rasmus - October & April (ft. Anette from Nightwish) video + lyrics

November 2009

Why I look sleepy...

I was watching Tv downstairs. I thought the kids were sleeping in their beds for at least an hour or so. Rosie came and stood next to me.
'Guess, why I look sleepy, mummy...' she asked.
I thought, why did she come down, she looks like she was well asleep...
'Why?' I asked.
'Because I fell asleep in the dogs bed...'
Oh, oh...I looked closer at her...Her hair was very tangled and looked wet on the ends...yuk, the dog must have been chewing it...I came closer and took a whiff..YUUUUUUK...she reeked of dog...her lovely pj's smelled like the dog bed...
OK, off we went to the bathroom to get a bath and a hair wash at 11pm at night. She was so tired, but the smell was so bad, I just had to do it...
The dog must have thought all his wishes came true at once, having a bed buddy to lick and chew...

Halloween Party

Rosie dressed as Hannah Montana, apparently...

Peace man...
some of Laura's freinds came early to get make-up done...I think I did an OK job...

Basia and me. I dressed as a gypsy....

Basia i ja, przebralam sie za cyganke...

Games...

Laura said I look very scary here, with the watermelon and a big knife...I agree, I was a little crazed....

Laura mowi ze wygladam straszne z tym melonem i nozem w reku....no troche bylam zwariowana, tyle roboty....

Eat the doughnut on a string game...

Egg spoon races...wyscigi z jajkiem na lyzce...

Pumpkin throwing....zabawy z dynia...

Laura's school friends...

Guessing games...zgadywanki...

Men working very hard...panowie pracuja ciezko...

Then our Halloween tradition..the hose down! Nasza tradycja, zmoczenie dzieci na koncu...

Kayah, To nie ptak- muzyka i slowa po polsku i po angielsku

Slowa:
W kolorowej sukience krząta się
Raz po raz odwraca głowę
Uśmiech śle
Mógłbyś przysiąc że
Widziałeś wczoraj skrzydła jej
Jak je chowała pod sukienkę
Lecz ona

To nie ptak czy nie widzisz?
To nie jest ptak
Ona to nie ptak
To nie jest ptak czy nie widzisz?

Kocham ciebie mówi każdy jej mały ruch
Lecz ty wśród kolorowych falban szukasz piór
Bo jesteś pewien że
Wczoraj widziałeś skrzydeł cień
Dlatego klatkę zbudowałeś
Lecz ona

To nie ptak czy nie widzisz?
To nie jest ptak
Ona to nie ptak
To nie jest ptak czy nie widzisz?

Tego dnia, gdy ciemność skradnie serce ci
Ona w oknie będzie śmiać się lecz przez łzy
Rozpuści czarność włosów i
Zmieniona w kruka skoczy by
Za chwilę oknem tym powrócić tu
lecz jako

Rajski ptak bo tak chciałeś
Jako rajski ptak
Rajski ptak
Jako rajski ptak bo tak chciałeś!

tlumaczenie moje po angielsku:

She is hanging around in a
colourful dress
now and then she turns her head
and sends you a smile

You can swear that
yeasterday you caught a glimpse of her wings
that she hides under her dress
But she

it's not a bird
can't you see
she is not a bird
can't you see

Every little move she makes
says I love you
But you are looking for feathers among
her colourful skirts
Because you are sure that
Yesterday you saw a winged shadow
That's why you build her a cage
but she

is not a bird
can't you see
she is not a bird
can't you see

One day when darkness steals your heart
She'll be smiling at the window but swallowing tears
She will let the darkness of her hair down
She will leave you as a crow
then soon return changed into

a bird of paradise
because that's what you willed
a bird of paradise
is what you wanted.

Damien Leith, To get to you...

Rosie being a massage lady....all dressed up Hawaiian style...

Foot massage...yum...

Preparations for Halloween party on 31.10.09

Morgan Page, Longest road to nowhere....