Author Archives: suziecreamcheese

Snowing, blowing, yuck!

Posted on January 8, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Probably within 5 minutes of meeting me, you’ll know how much I hate snow. Yesterday we got about 4 inches of white yuck. I had nowhere to go so I made the Bear take the Benz because it’s the “f … Continue reading →

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Joy and sadness

Posted on January 7, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

My dear sweet neighbor is in her 80’s. I want to be her when I grow up. Affectionately known as “Momma Joan” to all my friends, she is an amazing woman. Although you would never know her age if you … Continue reading →

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I lost the Christmas card list

Posted on December 17, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

The dining room table – aka, the black hole – gets hosed off twice a year, maybe three times. (*Disclaimer – housekeeping is not my strong suit) It’s where I study, do school stuff, play on the computer, craft, and … Continue reading →

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Because Maverick insists

Posted on December 11, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

In an absolutely shameless attempt to gain followers, I’m going to post this for Maverick He has his own facebook page so if you’re on that hell hole of daily drama, and you want to get his version of events, … Continue reading →

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is it over yet?

Posted on December 10, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Christmas, the semester, the hot mess in Washington? Just be over with all this mess and move on? Today was “just ignore it all ” day. Maverick and I walked in the rain. We got completely drenched and had the … Continue reading →

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Dear Amazon

Posted on December 1, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

you are not my friend I think I have a problem It’s not hoarding if you actually read the books, is it? I mean, okay, the TBR pile is 12 deep in this room but I WILL read them all. … Continue reading →

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Holiday blues

Posted on December 1, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

They’ve hit hard this year. I’m not sure why this year is worse than others, last year was darkened by the sudden death of my brother in law but even then I wasn’t nearly as sad as I am this … Continue reading →

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Slackerishness

Posted on November 20, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

In my infinite wisdom, I helped the department chair choose a new text book, from a new publisher, this semester. I spent the summer reading and making notes and creating videos from this new text book. When the semester began, … Continue reading →

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Catching a cold and other fun stuff

Posted on November 17, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

It’s bad enough to be catching a cold – WHERE THE HELL IS MY VITAMIN C?????????? – but hubby is right there beside me, sniffing and sneezing and he won’t take THE DAMNED VITAMIN C! Maverick thinks that this is … Continue reading →

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Things I don’t understand

Posted on October 5, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Why did I write out detailed directions for a semester long project, and make sure those directions are in at least three places in the course, only to have students turn in anything but what those directions tell them to … Continue reading →

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