The Reluctant Grownup – Page 72 – Growing old gracelessly.

The Littlest

This summer I have some potted flowers on the porch. In the dog days of July and August down here in the South, these little beauties need watered twice a…

July 17, 2015

Jack, Liam

Joy Comes in the Morning

There is a Bible verse I used to love back in the days when I was an evangelical, and though my ardor for daily Bible reading (i.e. self-flagellation and guilt…

June 29, 2010

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Awake

Inspiration has flown the coop, so it’s just me and this glass(es) of wine and a husband snoozing on the couch even though we were supposed to watch Slings and…

February 16, 2009

Checking In!

RG / June 17, 2015

It’s been nearly a month! We’re still here, still doing just fine, just very busy of late. I have a number of draft posts that I started but never got the chance to…

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Saturday Early Morning Meal Planning

RG / May 23, 2015

I had the strangest dreams last night. I was helping a laboring woman get to the hospital – and then suddenly she shrunk and was inside a chicken egg I carried, and she…

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School’s Out For Summer

RG / May 23, 2015

Yesterday was the boys’ last day of school – it ended a week of mid-day parties and awards ceremonies and parades, all the Last Week of School pomp and circumstance. At his awards…

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Recovery

RG / May 18, 2015

I have my feet up, after making a turkey sausage/green pepper/onion lasagna plus a batch of cauliflower chowder. Both are chilling in the fridge, ready to be re-heated for the week’s dinners. All…

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Gone

RG / May 8, 2015

Lachlan died last night, in his mother’s arms. I just came back from some business travel. I have a task list a mile long. I’ve been staffed on new matters and I have…

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