The Reluctant Grownup – Page 127 – Growing old gracelessly.

Alabama, Holidays and Celebrations, Jack, Liam

Sunset in Fairhope

There is going to be a picnic in the park, we’re told. Blankets spread out on the grassy bluff overlooking the bay, the Baldwin County Pops, plenty of kids. After…

May 29, 2013

Categorizing Things is Overrated, Holidays and Celebrations, New Orleans

Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras – Wrapping Up the Best Mardi Gras EVER (with a lot of pictures)

Lundi Gras (Fat Monday) was another day of day parades. We missed pretty much all of them, because they don’t run past my house and they DO run during naptime…

February 23, 2012

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Thish

So, on Wednesday the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles nearly destroyed my will to live. I’ll spare you the narrative, I’ll merely give you a smattering of details and let…

August 14, 2009

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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