Category Archives: my life

Full moon and other woes

Posted on June 18, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Dear Mr Judgy McJudgypants Thank you for standing there, staring at me, instead of moving on, while I was trying desperately to get my dog’s attention away from yours and back onto me. When I was yelling “leave it!” and … Continue reading →

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What I should be doing

Posted on June 9, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

I should be checking on the students who have done nothing or close to it since the summer semester began a couple of weeks ago. I should be reminding them that they have an exam that closes tonight at midnight … Continue reading →

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Walking and walking and walking some more

Posted on April 19, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

I remember a few years ago, my best friend told me that her husband one night, totally frustrated with the behavior of their puppy – who was about 11 months old and full of energy, announced that he was taking … Continue reading →

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Progress

Posted on March 13, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Today I went to the dentist for the seemingly umptee-twelfth time (that was my mother’s expression, by the way) and he ground off a bit of the troublesome tooth, then ground off a bit more and a bit more. I … Continue reading →

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root canal part three

Posted on February 27, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Off to the dentist I went today. More x-rays reveal that there’s nothing wrong with the tooth, or the teeth around it. My dentist, who is a very nice guy and wouldn’t lie to me, says there’s still infection there … Continue reading →

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root canal part two

Posted on February 25, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

I am seriously frustrated right now. I guess my expectations were too high, I thought that the root canal would take care of the random jabbing pains in my tooth. I was wrong. I called on Thursday because it was … Continue reading →

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Drama

Posted on February 23, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Yes, I’m a drama queen. And I’m better at it than most, so trying to draw me into your drama won’t work because I’m gonna make some drama of my own that will out-drama anything your little peewee brain can … Continue reading →

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Root Canal

Posted on February 21, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

After experiencing jabbing pains in a lower front tooth, off I went to the dentist to learn that the nerve as dying (and apparently not going down easy) and I needed a root canal. A week of antibiotics later, I … Continue reading →

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A year ago

Posted on February 18, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

You told us you didn’t feel well, that something was wrong, that you were tired and just couldn’t get up. I knew, in my heart, that time was short. I knew you would soon be leaving us. I wouldn’t allow … Continue reading →

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Remembering

Posted on February 8, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Today was one of those days when Maverick looked at me like I was the most horrible person he’d ever met, simply because I wasn’t amused with him playing tug of war with his leash in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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