Why did the turkey cross the road??

Because..............

Thanksgiving was right around the corner!!! 

I thank you Lord for... corny jokes... Thanksgiving... AND... the beautiful weather this year! 

Ballroom City.....HERE

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Thank you for music and art!!

Why do we always wait for a Patriotic Holiday to play this type of music?

I Give thanks for Ray Charles acknowledging our beautiful country through his music!!

Ray Charles 1972 - AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

This is a photograph, not a painting!! It is so majestic and colorful. If I am down, I know that all I have to do to cheer up is look in the sky and thank God the GREATEST artist for painting me a new picture each and every day.  How can you look at this and be angry? It is awesome!!! 

Artists at Lucky Entertainment

Music at Ballroom City

BALLROOM CITY NEWS: Ballroom City News...........Did you know?....

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WHO IS FAMILY?

Family is.......

     blood relations

          the people around  you

               friends

                    church folks

                         neighbors

                              white or blue collar workers

                                   colleagues

                                        strangers?

Family is who YOU make it to be. 

I thank God for my family. 

I thank God for my extended family. 

I thank God for my Ballroom City Family

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I thank God for my Lucky Entertainment Family. 

Lucky Entertainment.....Press HERE  

Thank you Google!!!

Google is responsible for many self made millionaires.  Google was one of the fastest growing companies in industry today.  When the chips were down, Google never faltered.  Google has created jobs when there were none to be had. They offered insight to online work. So today I am thankful for Google.  

Google can not give you live entertainment like:
LUCKY ENTERTAINMENT

OR

Dance instruction face to face like:
BALLROOM CITY

 

I am thankful for laughter.....

We're gonna win..........

you stink, ............

JUST WATCH AND SEE WHO LOSES!

"A League of Their Own"

AND............Monk on Laughter.........

Thank you Lord for the GIFT of laughter.  

I do believe that Laughter is the best Medicine.

I also believe that the best medicine is .....

ENTERTAINMENT...press here

AND.....DANCING.....press here

The BEST entertainers in the WORLD.........right here

I made a pact to be thankful each day this month for something.
Today it is the Entertainers from Lucky Entertainment
I am blessed for knowing these individuals and I thank God they have come into my life.!!

1. Alex, Alyssa, Anne Marie, Bill, Brian
2. Dennis, Don, Ed, Eric, Helen
3. Luke, Maralgua (Maggie), Rob, Voytek

If you want to find out any more about these individuals, go to http://www.luckyrecording.com

If you want a social outlet and want to learn to dance, go to http://www.ballroomcity.com

Thank you for NATURE!!!

Thank You Lord for all of the animals in Nature!!

AND

BALLROOM CITY       /       LUCKY ENTERTAINMENT

Thank you for eagles.......

On Eagles Wings - Listen Here

Eagles remind us that we can soar!!

Remember when things seem bleak and sad, visualize an eagle.  They kind of make you sit up and take notice.

Try and go through life with an eagle mentality.  Fly to your next destination, only eat when necessary, and think about this...you never hear an eagle squawk. 

Fly to: LUCKY ENTERTAINMENT

            

 Soar to:BALLROOM CITY

Lord thank you for eagles and all of the animals of the earth.

I like thinking big.  If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big......  Donald Trump

I am thankful for Peter Paul and Mary.....

I was raised on Peter Paul and Mary!! 

Don't get me wrong, I was also raised on and LOVED...... Boston, Steve Miller Band, Pink Floyd, Journey, Three Dog Night, Elton John......., and the list goes on.

I listened to John Denver also.  

Peter, Paul and Mary and John's folk music was awesome!!!

It was not angry or rebellious.

It left you with a feeling of peace after listening to it. 

I am thankful for beautiful music, and the peace I feel  when looking at this picture...............

or listening to....... 

This Land is Your Land - Listen here

Lord THANK YOU for FOLK music as well as RAP, HEAVY  METAL, GOSPEL, and ALL styles of music as well as the beautiful pictures you paint for us every day when we look in the sky!!
Ballroom City                            Lucky Entertainment

A special thank you tribute...................

THANK YOU ........

ACTIVE or RETIRED.....

VETERANS.....

FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY!!

One of the most touching songs I have been exposed to honoring our veterans was.....

Ann Jillian's version of " The Wind Beneath my Wings" sung at the USO show in 1991. Here is that video now........

The Wind Beneath my Wings

GOD BLESS YOU .....and.....GOD BLESS THE USA

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Entertainment needs.....Click here

Youth & Sleep

I thank God for youth & sleep today!!

Sunday is a day of rest, and who knows better how to sleep than kids. 

Do you remember being able to sleep till noon?

I DON'T!!! OK just kidding. Really, I do but that seems soooo long ago.

I always looked at my kids when they were sleeping.  

I would smile uncontrollably when I looked down on those angelic little faces.  That is also when I discovered that God had a sense of humor.   They woke up!!! Reality set in and we were back to normal once again.  When ever the kids were sick, I always told them, "REST IS BEST!"

"Rest is best"  has always been and always will be my motto.

Remember that when you feel ill.  Your body heals itself best when you rest!!  

To summarize, God, thank you for sleep and kids!

Ballroom City

Lucky Entertainers

What do I have to be thankful for today???

WOW...................

It is sometimes very difficult to be thankful for something on a daily basis.  

I am thankful that my internet just came back on so I can post this!!! LOL

Have a GREAT evening and be thankful for life!!

I am thankful for BALLROOM CITY - press HERE

I am thankful for LUCKY ENTERTAINMENT - press HERE

TGIF

Yes TODAY IS the old saying,"Thank God It's FRIDAY" !!!!

My November blog is to give thanks everyday for something. 

Not only do I TGIF, but I also thank God for a beautiful day!!!

About Mom.......

" I thank her for all her virtues, but mostly for never once having said, "I told you so.” 

― Erma Bombeck


Thank you ENTERTAINERS AT LUCKY ENTERTAINMENT FOR EVERYTHING!!
Lucky Entertainment Blog

Thank you TEACHERS AT BALLROOM CITY FOR EVERYTHING!!
Ballroom City Blog

Whom do I thank?

I thank God. For everything.  

Some people thank their pastor.

Some people thank their parents.

Some people thank their brothers or sisters.

Some people thank their teachers.......
AND.........some of the lyrics from an awesome song prove that!!

(Check it out)

"How do you thank someone who has taken you from crayons to perfume?........"

watch here --->>  To SIR with LOVE

NO matter what live with a grateful heart!

BE THANKFUL!!!!

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Need Entertainment? - CLICK HERE

Congratulations!!

When I was a child, I was told,

"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything". 

I was disgruntled to say the least about all of the bashing going on during the campaign on both sides of the fence. 

It sometimes made me embarrassed to be an American. 

No matter the outcome, I said, I would congratulate the winner of our election......................

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RETURNING PRESIDENT!

I have always held the highest regard for the position of the presidency. 

I personally would never want the job !!

God......... please watch over all of our political leaders so they make wise choices 
that will benefit OUR COUNTRY!!!

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Ballroom City - PRESS HERE

Thanksgiving Month

Look around, and ask yourself what have you given thanks for?  Everyday this month I have committed to giving thanks for something.

The gift of life is the one for today. 

Thank you Lord for this wonderful world, and the gift of life.

Lucky Entertainers

Ballroom City

I AM THANKFUL FOR:

GOD

FAMILY

FRIENDS

TEACHERS

MY PARTNER

ACTIVITIES DIRECTORS

RESIDENTS

LUCKY ENTERTAINMENT

http://luckyrecording.com

&

BALLROOM CITY

http://www.ballroomcity.com

GOD IS GOOD

TODAY :

THANK YOU LORD FOR LIFE and THE EXTRA HOUR of  SLEEP!!!!

http:www.luckyentertainment.blogspot.com

http://www.luckyrecording.com

GOD danced the day you were born!!!

So did these penguins!!

Heidi Lucky: Is your life a dry desert?

Heidi Lucky: Is your life a dry desert?: Give thanks for the deserts in your life!! If you stand back far enough and take a look at them you can find beauty in even the dries...

Is your life a dry desert?

Give thanks for the deserts in your life!!

If you stand back far enough and take a look at them you can find beauty in even the driest place!!

Or 

just learn to dance!! 

Check us out at........................

http://www.ballroomcity.com

Heidi Lucky: Give thanks in ALL you do!!

Heidi Lucky: Give thanks in ALL you do!!: Are we blessed to do what we do? OMG - Lord thank you for the dance shows on TV which have kept our industry alive.  Thank you for all of ...

Give thanks in ALL you do!!

Are we blessed to do what we do?

OMG - Lord thank you for the dance shows on TV which have kept our industry alive.  Thank you for all of the instructors in the business who have done the same.  

Most of all THANK YOU for all of the STUDENTS whom without them some of us would not have a job!!! 

KEEP DANCING AND LOOK LIKE THESE WOMEN!!

GOD BLESS the USA and GOD BLESS YOU!!!

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WOW LIFE IS GOOD

THE Best Ballroom, Country, Swing, Zumba and Bollywood Teachers........

THIS SIDE OF THE ROCKIES!!!!

THE Best Entertainers in ALL of CHICAGO........&..............

THIS SIDE OF THE ROCKIES!!!!

Happy All Saints Day. This video is a prayer of Thanksgiving from me to all of YOU.... the most wonderful people in my life.  God, husband, kids, family, friends, entertainers, teachers, students, staff, residents, political leaders,..............and the list goes on.
Thank you for who you are and all that you do.  The whole month of November will be devoted to giving thanks for all I have.
I hope your Halloween was Spooky, and FUN!!

Ballroom City Rocks

I truly believe that......
our Dance Studio has the finest instructors in the Midwest.

We have everything from 

Ballroom to Country, Swing (ECS or WCS) to Irish, Salsa to Zumba, Bollywood to Bangrah.

We teach everything from class to private lessons, workshops and choreography. 

Our dance teachers can teach you for your wedding, any social event, or take you from the very beginner dancer to a top qualifying competitor.

If you are from out of town, we are located approx 
20 Miles West of State and Madison Street in Downtown Chicago.

Please visit our website:

http://www.ballroomcity.com
or

e-mail ballroomcity@aol.com

Check us out on Facebook 

call (630) 834-7994

or simply drive in person to:  207 S. Villa Ave. Villa Park, IL  60181

my favorite website outside of www.ballroomcity.com is:

http://www.luckyrecording.com
HAVE A BLESSED DAY !!!!

TIme to write again!!

SOOOO much is happening in my life these days. I just noticed I hadn't written since last year!! Whoa.......
Luke will be 19 next week, Eric and Jackie are married for 1 year and 1 week, the business is going in so many directions, I don't know which way to go.......and so on and so on.  Our entertainers are PHENOMINAL, our life is hectic, GOD is AWESOME......that is all for today!

New beginnings.

Goodbye old. Hello new!! Great new era beginning in work life and personal life.  Look for new beginnings and with God's grace, alot of new starts for some very talented people.

I am so proud to announce VOYTEK!!! He was born in Poland and is here in the USA dazzling us with his fabulous music every Wednesday night @ Ballroom City in Villa Park, IL. (630) 834-7994. He is like the best one man band you will ever experience and just an all around nice guy.  He plays all of the favorites for ballroom dancing with a little bit of country for those country enthusiasts.  You have to hear him to believe it and his voice is like butter!! ONLY $ 5  per person for an evening of REAL entertainment.

Eric is now a married man!

There is only one thing better than being a mom. It's being a mother-in-law. When you have raised your children and they choose well, there is nothing on this earth that makes you more proud! A most glorious day was had by all and I can not thank God enough for stepping in and clearing up the day the way he did. Some think it was a miracle.  I am grateful and blessed for my husband, my sons. my family, my new family, especially Jackie and I want to share it with the world.  Thank you all so much for coming and thank You Lord for being ever present in my boy's lives.  Luke made a funny and thanked everyone for coming on such short notice!! That was great. I am going to collapse right now after a very long joyous day. Lord I love you and am ever grateful for all of my blessings!

 

Ballroom City welcomes BRITTNEY BARTLER !!!!: Phenomenal Waltz Technique and Steps !!! Please jo...

Ballroom City welcomes BRITTNEY BARTLER !!!!: Phenomenal Waltz Technique and Steps !!! Please jo...: "Thanks for a GREAT CHA-CHA CLASS yesterday Britt!! <a href='http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-4189960-10582973'&a..."

Phenomenal Waltz Technique and Steps !!! Please join us!!

Thanks for a GREAT CHA-CHA CLASS yesterday Britt!!

BRITTNEY BARTLER @ BALLROOM CITY: Cha-Cha Sunday August 14, 2011

BRITTNEY BARTLER @ BALLROOM CITY: Cha-Cha Sunday August 14, 2011: "6:30 PM Class - 7:30-9:00 PM OPEN DANCE @ Ballroom City!!!!! ONLY $10 per person Finally a chance to meet Brittney in person and attend on..."

Cha-Cha Sunday August 14, 2011

6:30 PM Class - 7:30-9:00 PM OPEN DANCE

@ Ballroom City!!!!! ONLY $10 per person

Finally a chance to meet Brittney in person and attend one of her fun informative lessons!!!

 

(630) 834-7994 or www.ballroomcity.com

BRITTNEY BARTLER @ BALLROOM CITY: WELCOME BRITTNEY!!!

BRITTNEY BARTLER @ BALLROOM CITY: WELCOME BRITTNEY!!!: "Brittney wants to meet you!!! Join her tomorrow 8/13/2011 at 9:00 AM for a FREE Z UMBA CLASS one time only!!!! Sunday she will be teachin..."

BRITTNEY BARTLER @ BALLROOM CITY: WELCOME BRITTNEY!!!

http://www.ballroomcity.com

BRITTNEY BARTLER @ BALLROOM CITY: WELCOME BRITTNEY!!!

WELCOME BRITTNEY!!!

Brittney wants to meet you!!! Join her tomorrow 8/13/2011 at 9:00 AM for a  FREE ZUMBA CLASS one time only!!!! Sunday she will be teaching a Cha-Cha class and hosting open dancing afterwards!! For more info on Brittney and our other FABULOUS teachers at Ballroom City, check out our website!!! www.ballroomcity.com

Heidi Lucky Here!!: VOYTEK IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!

Heidi Lucky Here!!: VOYTEK IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!: "Finally you just got what you have been waiting for!! LIVE music @ BALLROOM CITY!!! TONIGHT!!! & EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!! Beautifully Air..."

VOYTEK IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!

Finally you just got what you have been waiting for!! 

LIVE music @ BALLROOM CITY!!!

TONIGHT!!! 

& EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!!

Beautifully Air Conditioned!!

This is your chance to dance, or just sit and relax and enjoy

The Sounds of  VOYTEK 

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM. 

Admission is ONLY $ 5.00 at the door. 

FREE Coffee!!

Ballroom City
207 S. Villa Ave.
Villa Park, IL  60181
(630) 834-7994
ballroomcity.com

Heidi Lucky Here!!: MOTHER-IN-LAW????? ME???

Heidi Lucky Here!!: MOTHER-IN-LAW????? ME???: "WHAT ?? I am thrilled.  Haven't posted for a while but am happy and excited to share with the world that my son is getting married.  God wor..."

MOTHER-IN-LAW????? ME???

WHAT ?? I am thrilled.  Haven't posted for a while but am happy and excited to share with the world that my son is getting married.  God works in mysterious ways and I believe in my heart of hearts that my new daughter-in-law was truly God sent. The Blessed event takes place on August 20, 2011 and everyone is busy getting ready.  I want to congratulate them and Pray that God wraps His arms around them and protects them from all evil.  I pray that He showers them with the Holy Spirit and fills their lives with Love, Friendship, Patience,Warmth, Tenderness and Compassion for each other and the world.

 This one is for you kids.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1v84WKC6Pg

Heidi Lucky Here!!: Have you ever wanted to dance with DANCE INSTRUCTO...

Heidi Lucky Here!!: Have you ever wanted to dance with DANCE INSTRUCTO...: "Were you to afraid to ask? Did it seem too intimidating? TONIGHT IS YOUR LUCKY NIGHT!!! EVERYONE IS DOING IT!!! Tonight at BALLROOM CI..."

Have you ever wanted to dance with DANCE INSTRUCTORS???

Were you to afraid to ask? Did it seem too intimidating?

TONIGHT IS YOUR LUCKY NIGHT!!!

EVERYONE IS DOING IT!!!

Tonight at BALLROOM CITY in Villa Park, IL

207 S. Villa Ave, Villa Park, IL (630) 834-7994

$5 General Admission

$2 per dance coupon-(Present coupon to any instructor for a dance and keep them dancing from 6-9 PM!!!)

Help the Ballroom City Family raise funds for our new window treatments to keep the air cool all summer!!!

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!
Sincerely,

Heidi & Mary

 

Heidi Lucky Here!!: BALLROOM CITY is THE place to go for all of your d...

Heidi Lucky Here!!: BALLROOM CITY is THE place to go for all of your d...: "OUR SATURDAY PARTY FEATURED TEACHERS FOR JUNE ARE: <a href='http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-4189960-10582973'&amp..."

BALLROOM CITY is THE place to go for all of your dancing needs!!!

OUR SATURDAY PARTY FEATURED TEACHERS FOR JUNE ARE:

1ST Sat - Bob Urbon - SAMBA

2nd Sat -  Hania Richmond - COUNTRY CHA-CHA

3rd Sat - Vito Magrone - Waltz

4th Sat - Alex Arteaga - Rumba

GREAT JOB TEACHERS AT BALLROOM CITY!!!

Remember to mark your Calendars for our JUNE 12, 2011 6-9 PM Fund Raiser!! 

DANCE WITH OUR FABULOUS TEACHERS @ BALLROOM CITY!!! $ 5.00 ADMISSION AT THE DOOR AND ONLY $2 PER DANCE WITH YOUR FAVORITE INSTRUCTORS ATTENDING THE EVENT!!!

Cant wait to see you there!!

(630) 834-7994

Heidi Lucky Here!!: HAPPY GRADUATION LUKE!!!

Heidi Lucky Here!!: HAPPY GRADUATION LUKE!!!: "... Is this the little boy at play? ... When did he grow to be so tall? Wasn't it yesterday when they were small? These are a few of t..."

HAPPY GRADUATION LUKE!!!

...Is this the little boy at play? ...When did he grow to be so tall?  Wasn't it yesterday when they were small? 

These are a few of the lyrics from "Sunrise Sunset".  

It is so true!! It seems like yesterday you were small. I have only one prayer for you today Luke. I pray that God's face shine upon you and watch you now and forever. The goodness in your heart and the man you are becoming is quite something.  Remember that I love you very much and from this day forward you will do great things.  School is only a stepping stone to greater things and you are now on that new road. Congratulations on your graduation!

ALL MY LOVE, Mom

(Reprint) 1969 Yearbook: Montini Catholic High School, Lombard, Illinois

Fiddler on the Roof (1971 Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Heidi Lucky Here!!: FAMILY COMES FIRST!!

Heidi Lucky Here!!: FAMILY COMES FIRST!!: "Remember that when the tough get going, family comes through. If you are going through rough times right now, go to your family they will b..."