Author Archives: cheesefairy

Annual Review: Year Four

Posted on 7/1/2010 by cheesefairy

I never knew how badly I wanted you until I saw that first positive pregnancy test, that first faint line. I went off to a meeting that day, an all-staff meeting. I was bored, but smiling. I had a secret. … Continue reading →

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Just Like A Vacation

Posted on 6/30/2010 by cheesefairy

You know that Blue Rodeo song? It’s pretty, isn’t it. When I used to work out of the home, I took vacations very rarely. In part, because the days before the vacation were so whirlwind, chock-filled with tasks and lists … Continue reading →

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Who Invented the Shower: A Question I Ask (Almost) Every Day But Am Too Lazy To Google

Posted on 6/22/2010 by cheesefairy

Today in the bathroom at the berry farm, while I was holding the stall door closed with my foot for Trombone and feeling very highschool because of it, another mom with a babe in arms said something about regretting wearing … Continue reading →

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Notes From Mother’s Journal: 1,000 Words

Posted on 6/16/2010 by cheesefairy

Dear Fresco: Are you trying to kill us? Because if you kill us, there will be no one around to get you blueberries from the freezer. Trombone is not tall enough. Also, he can’t read so who will read you … Continue reading →

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The Revolution Will Be Noisy

Posted on 6/9/2010 by cheesefairy

It is how I picture the fallout of a natural disaster; people running around without any sense of reason, arms flailing, mouths open and screaming. Some grab for wheeled objects and try to ride them, others simply pick up the … Continue reading →

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