Author Archives: cheesefairy

Thankful

Posted on 10/9/2011 by cheesefairy

Dear Children, Even when you get up too early and sing all the time I can see, intellectually, that it’s a good thing. Much as I might want to sleep longer and have the world be quiet, I can’t help … Continue reading →

Posted in | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Writing Like I Talk

Posted on 10/7/2011 by cheesefairy

I drink a lot of coffee. Well, not a lot. Two cups in the morning, sometimes a third if it’s a special day. Oftentimes I have a cup of tea in the afternoon. Black tea, that is to say, no … Continue reading →

Posted in | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Doom / Gloom / Begone

Posted on 9/30/2011 by cheesefairy

This week was better than last week, which was better than the week before. It’s a hard thing to remember, that it’s better, when you’re late for school because the week three Kindergarten child is practicing Operation: Stalling and when … Continue reading →

Posted in | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Control

Posted on 9/27/2011 by cheesefairy

I hate being read to. I know, I’m supposed to love it. People love it. I saw a facebook post years ago that listed ‘reading to your partner’ as the biggest turn on of all, even more than doing the … Continue reading →

Posted in | Tagged , , , , , | 12 Comments

Second Week of School — It Goes Deeper than Pants

Posted on 9/19/2011 by cheesefairy

This is a public service announcement if you, like me, had no idea that starting kindergarten would* turn your child, who was already challenging and testing you, into an Other Child. (An Other Child is when your child turns into … Continue reading →

Posted in | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments