The Reluctant Grownup – Page 175 – Growing old gracelessly.

Silliness

“Sumpin'” instead of something. You’re my best mama. I peeped! (That means you peed. If you accidentally drip some on your pants, you peeped your pants.) You coached Liam into…

September 16, 2012

Alabama, Domestic Bliss, Everyday Adventures, Jack, Liam, Tex

Jrol Pecrs

I wanted, by the way, to say hi how are ya, thanks for reading. I’ve gotten lots of comments from new folks lately, and it makes me happy. I mean,…

May 18, 2014

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Sing it, Dolly Parton

It was a frantic day, a day of a mad dash towards first-payroll-of-the-new-year deadline, and I had little time for breaks or lunch or even mooing. I had to make…

January 7, 2009

Hot

RG / May 2, 2010

It is hot, and the AC does not work, not in our house, not with a mouse, not in our car, makes me go RAWR. (Sorry, Seuss.) Angus (not his real name) is…

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A Mother’s Rosary

RG / April 30, 2010

I am sitting on the front porch with my laptop, running through my outline, preparing. The door opens and Jack marches out, followed by his morning nanny. He is wearing a green and…

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31 weeks

RG / April 28, 2010

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 and said –…

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Two!

RG / April 28, 2010

Your second birthday was pretty low key, but I loved the aquarium cake I made for you. You didn’t – it made you a little scared for some odd reason! But you got…

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Two Boys

RG / April 27, 2010

At the end of I See You Everywhere, a * novel by Julia Glass, a pair of teen boys gallops through her final chapter. Their names are Luke and Max. They make their…

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