The Reluctant Grownup – Page 47 – Growing old gracelessly.

NOLA Spring

The magnolias are in bloom, already. Early each morning I am woken by a cacophony of birds twittering. The windows in this temporary apartment have no insulation – even when…

February 18, 2016

Sometimes I Get Hepped Up and Think I Know a Thing or Two

Another Open Letter Post

So I’m sure you’ve all read that open letter that has almost certainly by this point mortified the teenaged sons of the mother who wrote it (side note – as…

September 6, 2013

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Bookish

Do it if you want to! Here are my answers. 1) What author do you own the most books by?Margaret Atwood or Anne Tyler 2) What book do you own…

May 15, 2009

Mardi Gras 2017 – Picture Post 2

RG / March 5, 2017

After a full day of parades two weekends before Mardi Gras Day, Liam woke up unable to walk. He couldn’t come down the stairs – he couldn’t bend his left hip or leg…

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Mardi Gras 2017 – Picture Post 1

RG / March 5, 2017

So picture me a little frazzled, with a varied and lovely network of tan lines (because who remembers sunscreen in February?), wading through drifts of cheap plastic beads, moon pies, empty Bud Light cans, fried…

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Sleepless

RG / February 2, 2017

I’m sleeping not so well these days. I’ve instituted some mental health “rules” for myself, but truly what I need is to exercise. Unfortunately, dealing with several kid issues plus taking one day…

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WMW – and Thursday Evening Meal Planning

RG / January 28, 2017

Last Thursday, my colleague and I worked furiously through the morning to finalize some items, and then we gathered up our small overnight cases, headed to a big box store parking lot, and boarded…

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A French Quarter Story

RG / January 15, 2017

509 Saint Croix Street* – there we are. I stand in a lather of indecision on the damp, grotty cobbled street, while my six and eight year old boys fiddle and jangle their…

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