Tag Archives: family

Collisions

Posted on 3/21/2010 by cheesefairy

I can’t remember how old I was the last time I traveled to Italy, but I do remember: being desperately bored, listening to my Sony Walkman, scribbling in my journal, eyeing the cute Italian boys. Wishing I could talk to … Continue reading →

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Five Days In December

Posted on 12/27/2009 by cheesefairy

Five days off is the perfect amount. Could every weekend be five days? That would be so great. Because it takes one day to freak out about routines changing. The kids freak out, I freak out, SA freaks out. Then … Continue reading →

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Enjoying the Ordinary

Posted on 11/23/2009 by cheesefairy

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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I’m So Over It

Posted on 9/8/2009 by cheesefairy

Yesterday I was melancholy. It was raining and cold and at first I was melancholy because we were going to the beach for a week and while YES it is fun to play on the beach whether or not it … Continue reading →

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When You’re Gone

Posted on 6/24/2009 by cheesefairy

You know when you take a vacation and it’s so complete – so separate from your regular life – that you forget what happened before it, even how long it has been since you were home? It sounds, when I … Continue reading →

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