The Reluctant Grownup – Page 165 – Growing old gracelessly.

Cause for Pause

Our bowling work party is this weekend. First of all, more than half of the people who voted to go to this place are not coming. That means that more…

October 25, 2007

Holidays and Celebrations

Snippets of Summer

To honor Lachlan and Grandfather, we decided to plant a tree in our yard. The boys and I went to a garden center and after much perusing, selected a plum tree, along…

June 30, 2015

Wonder Women Posts

I wonder what my hair looks like from the back? And other questions.

One of the deepest questions I know for an egotistical actor such as myself is – how do other people see me? What am I like? Would I like me,…

June 25, 2007

A Much Needed Date

RG / July 24, 2010

I had a date last night with my favorite guy. We pulled into City Park, and called our friends who didn’t answer. I left a message. “We’re here, we’ll just drive around…

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5 weeks

RG / July 22, 2010

Your eyelashes have grown in much thicker, cutie, and you really are starting to grow into your own person instead of generic newborn. You have recently started smiling at us, and it kills…

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Talking at last!

RG / July 22, 2010

Paradoxically, as your development speeds up and you get more interesting, I am writing less and less about it. But here goes. Liam was born recently, and you were kind of a terror…

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Twenty Five

RG / July 22, 2010

This is the number of pounds I have to lose to get to my pre-baby weight. SUCK. I gained the same amount with each boy, but with Jack I had way less to…

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He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother

RG / July 20, 2010

Jack asked to hold the baby today. And then my heart exploded. He did really well. God knows why he wanted to do it suddenly today, but he kept insisting “Hold baby, hold…

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