The Reluctant Grownup – Page 138 – Growing old gracelessly.

Counting Sheep

I spent most of July not in New Orleans, which was wonderful as it is very hot and miserable here. We were cavorting with sheep in bucolic green fields in…

August 6, 2023

Parents and Siblings and Cousins, Oh My!, Travel

Disney World Day Three, Part One – Revisiting the Magic Kingdom

It takes a full two minutes for each single picture to upload to this blog, because our internet is thaaaaat slooooooow. (No cable or fiber optic laid on our 5…

November 2, 2013

Everyday Adventures

Plano is Plain-o

Woo! Word play! I’m in Plano for the week, at a conference. I’m staying in a depressing extended stay hotel, which reminds me of my 2011 summer at my firm,…

May 9, 2013

That Other One

RG / September 7, 2011

He is up to my knee already. I used to lay him across my forearm – bum in palm, head in the crook of my elbow, nuzzled in close and sleeping. That seems…

read more
Expletive Deleted, As This Is A Family Blog

RG / September 3, 2011

Dear Tropical Storm Lee, I hate you. Signed, Me ******************************************************* I was supposed to fly to NC today, to join my sisters and mother on a fun jaunt in Brevard. Instead, I’m stuck…

read more
Twiddles Thumbs . . . Checks Email . . . Writes Blog Post

RG / August 31, 2011

. . . realizes she has nothing new to report, closes New Blog Post window, goes back to twiddling thumbs. (T-minus 7 days til Jack starts school, and I can actually do work…

read more
Jack and Me and Doctors

RG / August 30, 2011

I want to begin training for October’s half marathon, but I’m forcing myself to wait until I’ve been to the neurological clinic about my broken back. That appointment is this Thursday. Also this…

read more
August

RG / August 27, 2011

August is a month in which I have accomplished pretty much zero. It’s dumb when you pay nearly a grand for your baby to go to a babysitter, but you still get nothing…

read more