The Reluctant Grownup – Page 131 – Growing old gracelessly.

Brighter Mood

The mood today is brighter. It’s been a good week for the two oldest boys. Craig, on the other hand, has had a terrible week – copious drool + complete personality change…

August 23, 2015

Carolina, Poems

Warm up already

In honor of this May, which is dragging its feet into summertime, when temperatures dip into the 50s, and we are all just READY for June. SEASONS Oh the wily…

May 13, 2006

Categorizing Things is Overrated, Dear Friends, Domestic Bliss, Parents and Siblings and Cousins, Oh My!

Recovery

I have my feet up, after making a turkey sausage/green pepper/onion lasagna plus a batch of cauliflower chowder. Both are chilling in the fridge, ready to be re-heated for the…

May 18, 2015

Angry?

RG / January 2, 2012

A couple people asked – on NYE, I drank a lot of wine and wrote something about being angry. I did not remember typing it. I don’t know what I was angry about.…

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Aught Eleven

RG / January 1, 2012

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? Wrote a Motion to Sever. (It won!) 2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for…

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

RG / December 20, 2011

The other day we put the kids in the car after supper and we drove them through the twinkling streets of uptown New Orleans to marvel at the lights. We pointed out the…

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Christmas Commercialism – DEFENDED

RG / December 19, 2011

I’m bucking the trend and saying yes, I love the buying of Things at Christmastime. For me, Christmas is the “gratification” part of “delayed gratification.” I don’t buy stuff for my kids, myself,…

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IRRITATION

RG / December 16, 2011

Frustrated by a minor situation with a project I’m doing at school. This guy could give lessons in how not to do things. Lesson 1 – do not assign something to a middle…

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