Author Archives: suziecreamcheese

Election confusion and Maverick

Posted on May 21, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

One thing has little to do with the other but they were a day apart so……… PA allows people to “cross file” which means that you file paperwork to run as both Republican and Democrat and are thus on the … Continue reading →

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abundance

Posted on May 20, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

JoAnn Fabrics is nearly completely dead. (That’s a kind of backwards Princess Bride reference, by the way. “He’s only mostly dead!” ) One of my dear friends shopped yesterday and messaged me about some quilt batting that was marked down … Continue reading →

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Three steps forward, forty seven back

Posted on May 7, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

Or so it feels. I was making great progress. I don’t know what happened this weekend, if it’s stress or something else, my left hip has decided it doesn’t want to play nice anymore. It hurts. It’s not a screaming … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Maverick

Posted on April 30, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

My crazy boy turned 7 today. For his birthday, he got two hot spots. On his face. And he won’t leave them alone, so he’s currently wearing the cone of shame as his birthday hat. He is less than impressed … Continue reading →

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Distractions

Posted on April 5, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

I would be finished grading if I weren’t so easily distracted. This is one of the problems with all the class work being done online – I have 4 browser tabs open and I really only need two – one … Continue reading →

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Update – because I should be grading

Posted on March 31, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

and you all know how much I love grading So the meeting last night started out with one person talking over me. Wanna piss me off? Talk over me. As the youngest of 5, and one of the youngest of … Continue reading →

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Why why why?

Posted on March 30, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

So, as you all know, a few months ago I was talked into running for the local school board. My school district is deeply in debt for a variety of reasons. We’re facing a $3 million deficit in the next … Continue reading →

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It’s been a long, been a long, been a long, been a long time!

Posted on March 14, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

Hopefully you’re singing by now! Yes, it’s been awhile. I keep thinking, “I should blog” and then I get distracted. Four classes and all the other stuff in my life has kept me super busy lately. So what’s new? I’m … Continue reading →

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I should be grading

Posted on February 26, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

But I’m not. My students are working together on a project, in groups, and they don’t really need me so I’m not bugging them. The powers that be (AKA the idiots in charge) changed the curriculum a few years ago … Continue reading →

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Reset button

Posted on February 1, 2025 by suziecreamcheese

This day has not started off well. Saturdays are always challenging, Maverick doesn’t quite grasp days of the week and can’t understand why he isn’t going off to play with his buddies today. To express his displeasure at my apparent … Continue reading →

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