The Reluctant Grownup – Page 273 – Growing old gracelessly.

May 13

Jack recently turned 17. He’s driving now, applying to colleges. I wish you all could meet him. It is such a blessing to be present in this house with him.…

May 13, 2025

Bitchin in the Kitchen, Domestic Bliss, Lawyerin'

Family Game Night and Other Pleasantries

I’ve had several insane weeks in a row at work – mostly because there was a bit of a snafu re: overstaffing. There is a central staffing office but several…

September 24, 2017

New Orleans

A Beautiful Mess – Part One

We. Are. In! And boy was it a Herculean effort to get here. It involved a bat bite and ill-timed rabies vaccinations, an ER trip after a household accident plus…

August 14, 2016

Late

RG / November 19, 2007

Very late sunday night – may have technically missed a day in Nov, but ahh, the world turns. Date night tonight. We finished up some Christmas shopping, and then went to dinner at…

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Cozy

RG / November 17, 2007

Early on a Saturday morning – the dog does not sleep in, so neither do we. The day is chilly and golden, the trees are brilliant, not for much longer. The dog affectionately licks…

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Let's Play Name My Baby

RG / November 16, 2007

I just checked out Meghan’s blog today (see her in the blog roll – internet explorer takes an absolute age to upload her but the beautiful pix are worth it!) I’m stealing her…

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Evolution, with Tires

RG / November 15, 2007

After a very frustrating and cross-eyed afternoon perusing Monster dot com for a replacement manager, I took a break and wrote a blog on Wonder Women. Check it out.

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Evolution, with Tires

RG / November 15, 2007

In high school and early college, I was a VW bug (new model). Small. Unassuming. Kind of cute, kind of perky, but not really overbearing, or particularly sexy. Nothing superlative, in a good…

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