The Reluctant Grownup – Page 136 – Growing old gracelessly.

First Birthday

I have never planned a kid birthday before. Hmmmm. It’s going to be no big deal and he won’t remember a thing, but I will remember my first kid’s first…

April 4, 2009

Categorizing Things is Overrated

My Cheerleaders, and Pondering L&D

Got a call today from my insurance company nurse’s health line. Basically, you sign up (it’s called a Member Health Partnership), and they have nurses check in with you every…

November 19, 2007

Domestic Bliss, Holidays and Celebrations, Jack, Liam, Like a Horse and Carriage, This One Time I Broke My Back

Late October Weekend

Solid weekend doings around here, solid. A better fall weekend there never was, I would argue. Friday saw me tooling in the hybrid down I-10 solo towards our little pied…

October 29, 2012

Magical Thinking

RG / October 18, 2011

Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, Jack goes to the nearby Children’s Hospital for his half hour speech therapy session. Incidentally, if you ever want to feel blue, hang out for a while at…

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This Small Child’s Entire Life, Brought to you by Vaccines!

RG / October 10, 2011

There’s a huge whooping cough outbreak at a local daycare here. The child who brought it to school was un-vaccinated, and several very little babies now have it, including a 2 month old.…

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Super!

RG / October 9, 2011

The husband and I got to watch a football game (not the Saints) in the Superdome this week – from the sidelines! It was pretty cool. We went back in the locker room…

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Spook

RG / October 8, 2011

The boys received their annual Halloween packages from two of their aunts today. Every single year since I gave birth to my first little monster, two of my sisters have sent boxes of…

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Tune Up

RG / October 5, 2011

Ah, bein’ old. My old thyroid thing is acting up. The diagnosis was just within the last year, so it makes sense that it takes time to normalize things. It also makes sense…

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