The Reluctant Grownup – Page 155 – Growing old gracelessly.

Wind

A ferocious wind blew last night. We all slept heavily, and I dreamed. We were in a split level house, on the top floor, and I walked out of the…

February 12, 2009

Categorizing Things is Overrated

One Week Down, ??? To Go

It was exactly a week ago that we learned the boys would be out of school for the foreseeable future (likely the rest of the year, at this point). We…

March 20, 2020

Categorizing Things is Overrated

31 weeks

I was attending a class on water birth today, and you spent the entire time shaking my belly. The teacher could see from across the table. I left the room…

April 28, 2010

Vitriol

RG / January 9, 2011

I hope the Arizona shooting provides us with the opportunity to take it all down a notch and begin agreeably disagreeing. I’m not super hopeful, because it depends partly on a lot of…

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I Don’t Know How You Pronounce It But This Park is Awesome

RG / January 8, 2011

Some days, we do manage perfection, at least for moments at a time. We took a drive to the North Shore so that The Professor could attend a meeting. The kids and I…

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Santa Presents Coda – Subtitled, What a Non-Issue!

RG / January 7, 2011

OK, so the Santa presents things was, and will likely remain, a total non-issue. In practice, it was such a minor difference, that my husband’s and my argument seems nonsensical. At the heart…

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Another Resolution!

RG / January 4, 2011

I can’t believe I forgot this one! Also fun – 8. I resolve to work on my “look.” I got makeup this year for Christmas, and I’m going to use it. I’ve never…

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2011 – Planning Ahead

RG / January 1, 2011

I like making goals for self-improvement, and now’s as good a time as any, so here I go. 1. I resolve not to have a baby or get pregnant in 2011. This will…

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