The Reluctant Grownup – Page 112 – Growing old gracelessly.

The Five Environments

I read a blog post about The Five Environments that I really enjoyed, as much for the pictures as the topic. The blogger reprinted a comment from a commencement speech about the five environments, and determining how they…

July 7, 2009

Holidays and Celebrations

Easter Continued

Sunday morning came early, as a bunch of little children were eager to see what the bunny had brought, and to find the dyed eggs he had hidden. The Easter…

April 11, 2015

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Groundhog Day

It’s been a difficult, anxiety-filled day. I spend several hours over the past several days job searching, and today it caught up with me. Several of my friends have told…

February 2, 2020

Verbal

RG / September 16, 2012

You tee teed on the potty today at home. Jack helped you. He asked me to leave the room, and when I came back you were splashing in the pee in the potty.…

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Home Tour – Part 1 of 2

RG / September 15, 2012

A tour through our home, in pictures. I felt obligated to caption each one, but the captions are neither scintillating nor particularly informative, so feel free to just scroll through the pictures. This…

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First “normal” day

RG / September 11, 2012

Today was the first day that I awoke in my home, showered and got ready for work, woke the children, fed and dressed them, drove them to school, and then went to work.…

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Pinball

RG / September 5, 2012

Birmingham, training. My first week of work, but it does not feel like it, because I am not in my city, staying in a downtown hotel. Orientation is all forms, and small talk.…

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housewarming/housedrenching

RG / August 31, 2012

Well, one move, one delayed closing, and one hurricane later, we are here, safe and sound, if a bit wet. We left Nashville for our new home near Mobile, AL on the 18th,…

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