Monthly Archives: November 2009

It was nice 4 day weekend. We were really busy most of of the days. Thursday we made dinner and had guests. Crystal’s dad, step mom, and half brother came over and stayed a while. It was a fairly benign … Continue reading →

I finally updated michaelhradek.com and it’s got some basic info on it. Nothing amazing but hopefully I’ve have some time soon to give it a further update. Hopefully my “straight to the point”, “keep it simple”, and “don’t repeat yourself” … Continue reading →

No, not burghers. I wish there was an uninvited crowd of those showing up at my parents house while they were gone only to remain when they’ve returned. My parents house was burglarized last week. Fortunately, they only ran off … Continue reading →

Crystal had her ultra sound yesterday and my goodness was it hard for her to insist that we don’t know the sex. We’re really excited about the idea of a surprise and the minor inconvenience of not knowing, we think, … Continue reading →

This is a rough morning requiring a quick jaunt to Top Pot across the street to grab a donut and coffee. I felt the oncoming headache and my tiredness was overwhelming. I had very sad ride replaying and processing the … Continue reading →

This family recipe has been around for a couple generations. It is my favorite recipe for potato salad. 6 large potatoes 3 carrots 3 celery stalks 1 parsnip 2 pickles 3 eggs 1 apple 1 onion 1/2 cup of mayonnaise … Continue reading →

Time for another classic recipe from my family’s past. This one is loaded with saturated fat but for those that appreciate the old world flavor this is one to jostle those culture feelers. In Czech this is know as Škvarky. … Continue reading →

This is one of our family’s staples. I think we had it about once a month growing up. I finally figured it out after ten years of trial and error. 3 cups of white rice 1 roast chicken * 3 … Continue reading →

Sometimes I just want to just go away. I hate everything. I am horribly bitter. What a waste of life. I’ll hang in there for my three children.