Author Archives: cheesefairy

Enjoying the Ordinary

On regular to bad days, life at home with small children is drudgery. It is boring, routine, hard work. It is not the parenting that is hard, though. It’s just the trying to do anything else other than parenting that … Continue reading

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Analogies a Specialty of the House

This is my 1,707th post. It has taken me six years to write 1,707 posts. I have tweeted (on twitter) 1,712 times. It has taken me less than a year to write that many tweets. 1,712 times 120 characters (140 … Continue reading

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Thrills, Chills, Etc.!

Before I went away, the night SA came back from his trip, I was tucking Trombone in to bed and he had his head on his pillow all sweetness and light and I leaned in to kiss his cheek and … Continue reading

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I’m Everywhere You Want To Be

I made a couple of fatal errors in my vacation plan: 1. Switching hotels for the third night of my stay. Originally we planned 2 nights of solitude for me and then 3 nights with Saint Aardvark (how’s that for … Continue reading

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In Victoria, Unencumbered

After the first few minutes of excitement, I realized something: hotel rooms are depressing. I put my things down, took off my boots, turned on the lights. Big bed. Cabinet with TV. Window overlooking other windows. Desk with gold lamp. … Continue reading

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