Breakfast at Charly’s

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Oy vey, such a long day!

I am definitely ready for some shut-eye so this will be quick.
Bullet points:

Waterproofing is expensive
Had lunch with mom and it was a pleasant experience
Found out what border paper was for
Kelly, she still likes you
Went to the mall to buy an outfit for a funeral
Clothes are expensive
Went to a funeral <– now it’s on my blog, [...]

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Laundry saves lives

I spent much of the weekend either stressed or numb or both depending on how the wind blew. It started out innocently enough but it seems when you give a woman too much time to sit by herself and work herself up, you get to see good old-fashioned Eastern European crazy in action. Now, some [...]

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Progress . . . sort of

If you’re from a traditional, old-world family you’re familiar with the unwritten rule of family called the “we get very pissed and then pretend it never happened five minutes later” rule. Many of you probably associate this behavior with the Italians or perhaps those of Latin descent but rest assured this is also a Hungarian [...]

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Tornadoes and a Technicolor yawn

First I want to send out good wishes to my friends in the Chicagoland area and hope their homes and families fared the storms okay. Jen lost power and Internet access in Oak Park but luckily still had electricity. I also have friends in Oak Lawn, Plainfield and other areas and I’ll be checking in [...]

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Father-in-law to the rescue!

Last Wednesday I wasn’t sure if Gracie’s morning violin class ended that day or if she had another week left so I told my father-in-law that we might not need him anymore this year. He said that he’d come anyway to walk the kids to school but since we hadn’t talked about it since, it [...]

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Focusing on the special

I’m excited. I’m nervous. I’m a touch scared.
This would probably be a good time to give you all a little background on what Breakfast at Charly’s really means so I can fully explain what the hell I’m talking about above. You see, there is a Charly’s and I do have breakfast there. Once upon a [...]