The Reluctant Grownup – Page 83 – Growing old gracelessly.

A Weekend Away

Virgil spent his first weekend in the “pup hotel,” frolicking with other puppies and getting passed from arm to arm around the puppy-loving staff. When we called to check on…

September 17, 2007

I Can Haz Recession Angst

Burdens – Part 2 of a 3 Part Series

Maybe this whole “Series” thing was kind of silly, but I really just wanted to stretch out the telling of today’s announcement. I wasn’t sure how to do it. I…

February 5, 2011

Wonder Women Posts

My Precious Things

At first, I wasn’t sure how to answer this – so many of my possessions bring me joy. My piano is one beloved thing. My little container garden is another,…

August 29, 2007

From the Mouths of Babes

RG / August 28, 2014

I cannot even keep up with constant stream of ridiculously funny things that Liam is saying lately. I find all of this so charming – a large part of it is the perky,…

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Challenge Complete

RG / August 23, 2014

I explain to the boys what we are going to do, and Jack says “Ah. So when we dump water on your head, then the sick people will laugh, and the sickness will…

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Ice Buckets For Josie, Colette, Quinn, Lachlan, Calhoun, and Michael Brown

RG / August 23, 2014

The Professor and I enjoyed a bottle of really good Malbec last night. This morning I enjoyed the presence of my children by my bedside at 5:45. One of those terms “enjoyed” is…

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Robin Fly

RG / August 11, 2014

I grabbed the Economist out of the mail today and flipped quickly to the obituary, like I usually do, and wondered who would be the subject next week, next month. Who is alive…

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MILP Roundup # 358 – Naming the Baby

RG / August 9, 2014

The weekly Mothers In the Legal Profession Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis at the Butterflyfish, Grace, BJJ, Law, and Living, Mommy and the Sin City, Magic Cookie, The Reluctant Grownup, and…

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