Category Archives: the parenthood

Every Week Has A Tuesday

Posted on 1/23/2008 by cheesefairy

I have come to dread Tuesdays the way conventional working humans dread Mondays. Just to be different, I wear a bright smile on Monday mornings but grumpy-bear my way through the following day. My terrible Tuesday secret is that I … Continue reading →

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Now With Extra Cheese Sauce

Posted on 1/1/2008 by cheesefairy

I’m all turned around from the busy December and the holidays which have been remarkably holiday-like in that no one got very sick and we all had time off. Saint Aardvark has been off work for almost 10 days (including … Continue reading →

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My Day Was Kind of Nice

Posted on 12/11/2007 by cheesefairy

I stayed home from work today. Sadly, it was not a sick day for me. I was almost going to take a sick day today, just because the boss is out of the office and I have 24 sick days … Continue reading →

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Some Days I Am Painfully Aware that Motherhood Couldn’t Hope To Change Me As Much As I Feared It Might

Posted on 12/6/2007 by cheesefairy

I have been alone this week, well, since Tuesday noon. Saint Aardvark flew to cold, cold Ontario for a few days and I have been here, eating like a drunk bachelor but keeping the hours of a 82 year old … Continue reading →

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My Bad Habits: Some Preliminary Thoughts

Posted on 12/4/2007 by cheesefairy

I referred to someone, a stranger, as a “cockwad” the other day. Sunday. It was Sunday. It was an unpleasant day, for the most part, for many reasons. Though it snowed heartily and I claim to love the snow, I … Continue reading →

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