The Reluctant Grownup – Page 165 – Growing old gracelessly.

Year in Review, and New Years’ Resolutions, 2019

1. What did I do in 2018 that I’ve never done before? Kayaked the Medina River. Turned a two digit age with a 4 in the first digit. Went to…

January 4, 2019

Law School, Liam, Sometimes I Get Hepped Up and Think I Know a Thing or Two

Wasted Day

Sitter couldn’t come today, and the Professor is occupied at school from morning til well after dinner. I have about 35 pages of a paper to write, 35 difficult pages…

November 12, 2010

Bitchin in the Kitchen, Domestic Bliss, Holidays and Celebrations, Parents and Siblings and Cousins, Oh My!

Reaching for the Christmas Spirit

My mood these days remains uneven, as I deal with the anxiety brought on by the election. So many people at risk now, both from foreign and domestic policy. I…

December 3, 2016

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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