The Reluctant Grownup

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Everyday Adventures, Liam

The Fourth of July

Right now, Jack is sleeping soundly in his room.  Liam is hiccuping and flailing in my mother’s arms, as she rocks him in the glider in the corner.  The cat…

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July 4, 2010
Categorizing Things is Overrated

The Park

We took you to the park after cake and naps, so that we could ride you around in your new bike buggy. Which you didn’t like. But you do now!…

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May 13, 2009
Categorizing Things is Overrated

Faith Journey

In her 1993 book “Dakota,” Kathleen Norris describes growing up in a Methodist church where her father was choir director. From toddler age she sang in the cherub choir, and…

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January 16, 2024
  • 2022 Recap

    RG / February 5, 2023

    1. What did I do in 2022 that I’ve never done before? Drove the two youngest boys on an epic adventure across the Western states! This is what remote work has brought the…

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  • Quick Break in Vacation Recap

    RG / October 12, 2022

    OK I know this vacation recap is dragging on and it has clearly been months since we returned. However I did take contemporaneous notes and I do want to recall our epic Western…

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  • Dreams and Schemes and Circus Crowds – Sedona

    RG / October 9, 2022

    Sedona is a total stunner of a town – and I also couldn’t shake the feeling that it is a little silly. They take their woo-woo very seriously. You can get your aura…

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  • Leave ’em laughing when you go – Moab to Sedona

    RG / September 9, 2022

    Had I this trip to do again, I would stay in Moab longer. There are paths and discoveries all along the Colorado river – I could have occupied our time for a week.…

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  • And Feather Canyons Everywhere – West Trip Part Five – Arches National Park

    RG / August 27, 2022

    I settled in on the night of June 30 with a rough idea of where we would go the next day at Arches, but decided to do some google searching to make sure…

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