The Reluctant Grownup – Page 278 – Growing old gracelessly.

Alabama

First “normal” day

Today was the first day that I awoke in my home, showered and got ready for work, woke the children, fed and dressed them, drove them to school, and then…

September 11, 2012

Holidays and Celebrations, Parents and Siblings and Cousins, Oh My!

Mini Lilypad – Memorial Day Weekend

The park where we camped with my husband’s family was three hours’ drive into the mountains. We took the fun pickup truck which we rarely drive anymore because of gas…

June 8, 2007

New Orleans

Friday Evening WTF

We glanced at our bare cupboards last night, and decided to drive to a nearby Pizza Hut to pick up some greasy dinner and bring it home. Pizza Hut is…

March 26, 2011

October

RG / October 29, 2007

Have I mentioned that October is my favorite month? Here’s why. Last weekend I was trotting about the beach in a bikini shooting pictures and frolicking in general. This past weekend I wore…

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Subway Sandwiches and other Mundane Things

RG / October 26, 2007

Another craving – Subway sandwiches. Oh. Man. Don’t tell my husband this (Professor, stop reading now), but I’ve probably bought 2 Subway sandwiches a week for lunch in the past month. Before being…

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Cause for Pause

RG / October 25, 2007

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 than half of…

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One Sentence Story – The Light Goes Out

RG / October 24, 2007

A lamp in another room goes out, and though it did not illuminate this room at all, today this room is darker – and a selfish part of her wishes she hadn’t been told…

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DUM dumdum DUM dumdum

RG / October 24, 2007

**The Wonder Women discovered today that they lost a sorority sister this week. Too young, too soon. Send uplifting thoughts to a small wee family in Lynchburg, Virginia that lost a mommy, wife,…

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