Last time I did a substantive update, I had nearly completed the recap of my fortieth birthday trip. I had just had a truly glorious massage at the La Cantera spa. We immediately left the spa and headed to Bandera, home of the Medina River Company, where we had reserved two kayaks to take down…
Boy Vignettes
Liam was in a foul mood the other day, because he misbehaved at piano lessons and thus was grounded from screen time. I think self soothing is a good skill to learn, so while we didn’t cave on the screen time, I tried to coach him into thinking up something else he would enjoy that…
RESOLVED
WHEREAS, Reluctant Grownup (hereinafter, “RG”) has recently turned 40 years old; and WHEREAS, the resulting infirmity in the body as RG enters her fifth decade is causing some deterioration in quality of life and productivity; and WHEREAS, RG is responsible for the welfare of numerous additional individuals (hereinafter, “Dependents”); and WHEREAS, RG is an employee…
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 a rheumatologist. Sewed a dress after watching sewing machine tutorials on youtube. 2. Did you keep your resolutions? I do not appear to have made…
Texas
Finally, I am able to start posting my recaps of my fortieth birthday week in West Texas! I wrote most of this as it happened, saving it to a Word doc on my laptop. I’ve pasted it in here and tried to edit enough so my tenses are consistent, and then spent wayyyy too many…