The Reluctant Grownup – Page 167 – Growing old gracelessly.

Travel

Lilypad 1 – Texas Trip

We decided this year to kick off the summer with a short vacation to Texas Hill Country. Our trip, from Friday through Tuesday, would include a couple of nights in…

June 9, 2018

Domestic Bliss, Everyday Adventures

Since Rio . . .

The first weekend I was back in town, I left town to go camping. It was just an hour away, but still a fun first trip for Liam. (If you…

March 22, 2012

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Saturday Morning Meal Planning

Spending the morning trying to get motivated. Things to do, but the couch is cushy and blanket is warm and the latest Louise Penny novel is so fun. The children…

January 8, 2022

Snap

RG / July 6, 2010

And just like that, as of about halfway through the day on the Fourth, I’ve snapped out of it. Still a little bored, still a little listless, but the depression has lifted. Weird,…

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The Fourth of July

RG / July 4, 2010

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 is hovering over…

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Joy Comes in the Morning

RG / June 29, 2010

There is a Bible verse I used to love back in the days when I was an evangelical, and though my ardor for daily Bible reading (i.e. self-flagellation and guilt over my not…

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Bundle of Blues

RG / June 26, 2010

We have a lovely apartment, and I’ll be happy to get the hell out of it for more than 20 minutes. Which will happen at some point in the future. I know it…

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Moot Court and Potties and Journals, Oh My

RG / June 24, 2010

I can officially make the following comments: The newborn stuff is SOOOO much easier the second time around. I have almost no anxiety this time, I am managing his feeding better, and I…

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