The Reluctant Grownup – Page 127 – Growing old gracelessly.

Mrs. Baggins and the Pregnancy Hunger Monster

“A normal hobbit day might include breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, lunch, tea, dinner and supper.” – wisegeek.com, lifted from J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy books Just call me Bilbo. I was…

December 7, 2007

Domestic Bliss, Holidays and Celebrations, Liam, Parents and Siblings and Cousins, Oh My!

Birthday Parties – 2 of 2

When Jack turned three, all friends and family independently bought him Play Doh. Three appears to the be Year of Play Doh. (Four, by the way, is the Year of…

June 21, 2012

Domestic Bliss

Ten

This month marks ten years of writing on this blog. I am going to attempt – and probably fail – at one of those write-every-day-for-a-month things. I cannot guarantee the…

October 1, 2015

Parade #1 – Cleopatra the Queen Made Us Wait

RG / February 16, 2012

Our first parade of Mardi Gras 2012 fell on a rainy, chilly night. We almost skipped Cleopatra, but a last minute glance at the radar showed that the rain had moved on, and…

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Valentine’s, Updated

RG / February 14, 2012

I was going to do a survey of Valentine’s days with my Valentine, when I retrieved from the dusty recesses of my brain the memory that I had already done that. (It was…

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MILP Roundup #239

RG / February 13, 2012

Magic Cookie dazzles with her first go at the MILP roundup*, and solidifies her status as overachieving multitasker! *MILP Roundup = a weekly look-see at what all the Mothers In the Legal Profession…

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CDing

RG / February 12, 2012

This here is going to be a (short) primer on cloth diapers, so if that ain’t your bag, then I’ve provided this link as an alternative activity for your next few minutes. (Hat…

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Distracted

RG / February 9, 2012

I just read an article about being a distracted parent. It was a bit overwrought in my opinion – MAN, do twenty first century parents really know how to beat ourselves up –…

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