Category Archives: my life

One step at a time

Posted on June 6, 2026 by suziecreamcheese

I just bought a toaster oven/air fryer. It’s okay, I used my Amazon points so it didn’t cost anything. I never buy anything big like that without asking Bear about it. So I asked him I know he’d say “buy … Continue reading →

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The wall of numbness

Posted on May 25, 2026 by suziecreamcheese

It’s strange – well, most things are the past couple of weeks – I know what I have to do, I make a list and I start out with good intentions. I get a couple of things done, today I … Continue reading →

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Grief begins

Posted on May 22, 2026 by suziecreamcheese

I thought I knew grief. I’ve lost so many people in my life, one of the joys of a big family is having a lot of people to love, and one of the worst parts is having a lot of … Continue reading →

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Heaven is waiting

Posted on May 15, 2026 by suziecreamcheese

The Bear is going home. The battle is almost over, the party is being prepared in Heaven. The Princess is broken and filled with grief – and gratitude, for 20 years of love and caring. Was it always easy? No, … Continue reading →

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Answered prayers

Posted on April 24, 2026 by suziecreamcheese

Bear lost his voice when this all started. He can talk but it’s a whisper and sometimes difficult. Lately it’s been better, raspy, but a voice. Today he got up and said, “how’s the weather?” I said, “I haven’t been … Continue reading →

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Why am I blogging?

Posted on April 20, 2026 by suziecreamcheese

One guess. I should be grading. Bleah Also, I was going to CVS and Tarjay but then I got a call that our neighbor is gonna come up with his Mennonite friends to see about putting up a railing on … Continue reading →

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More student drama and I hate grading

Posted on April 18, 2026 by suziecreamcheese

I teach accounting. If you don’t know that, you must be new here. I assign a comprehensive problem to my second level class. It requires them to do journal entries, t-accounts, trial balances and financial statements. Is it a lot … Continue reading →

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Students, seriously?

Posted on April 14, 2026 by suziecreamcheese

I teach accounting. My college decided a few years ago to split a 14 week course into two, 7 week courses. I do not approve. I do not get to choose. So. We now have 4 separate courses, where we … Continue reading →

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And now we fight

Posted on April 12, 2026 by suziecreamcheese

It’s been a roller coaster, my life has, since last September. FIrst, my adult nephew ran away from home because his soon to be ex wife is, and I mean this with all my heart, bat shit crazy. We’re talking … Continue reading →

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I’m a Boomer

Posted on April 4, 2026 by suziecreamcheese

I should be grading but I’m really good at procrasting that particular task. I’ve been reading Threads and X and “news” articles and seeing a lot of stuff about GenX and how feral they were and how they grew up … Continue reading →

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