Tag Archives: trombone

In My Arms

Posted on 1/6/2009 by cheesefairy

I hold my babies while they go to sleep. Not Trombone, anymore, but when he was wee and now Fresco. I was thinking today, imagine if I was someone who refused, who put her babies in bed to sleep (and … Continue reading →

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Great News!

Posted on 1/3/2009 by cheesefairy

Got a call from UBC daycare yesterday. They have a spot for Trombone, 2 years later! Sure, I’d have to go back to work full time to justify the expense. Oh and do something with Fresco in the meantime. But … Continue reading →

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Around the Corner And Down the Way

Posted on 12/26/2008 by cheesefairy

“We’re coming,” I told my mom on the phone Wednesday morning. Snow dumping from the sky, incessant. Children running madly around the house, cabin-fevered after days of impassable sidewalks. “OK,” she said, “Your father is worried you won’t make it … Continue reading →

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First Day of Winter

Posted on 12/21/2008 by cheesefairy

It was a snowy day. It looked like this: I talked to our neighbour who was carrying several loads of food and party-type supplies from his house. “Are you going away for Christmas?” I said. “No,” he said, “It’s our … Continue reading →

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Graphic Tales and Mixed Blessings

Posted on 12/17/2008 by cheesefairy

1. Trombone likes to poop on the potty. No! I am not complaining. But he likes to poop on the potty so much that he won’t leave it until the poop comes. I see why people put this off, this … Continue reading →

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