The Reluctant Grownup – Page 93 – Growing old gracelessly.

Jackisms

The cow takes the castle, the cow takes the castle, hi ho the derry o the cow takes the castle – this is a song you sang the other day…

December 6, 2011

Everyday Adventures, Like a Horse and Carriage

Life Threatening Experience

Oh my gosh. I had a life threatening experience today. At least, my body sure thought it was. My heart pounded so hard I could barely hear. I got nauseous…

September 27, 2006

Categorizing Things is Overrated

It's Official

Today I felt what could only be a baby movement. It was a one-two punch, a ba-dum-pum down in my lower abdomen. Like someone took a couple of tiny stuffed…

November 28, 2007

Phil Robertson, affluenza, and the War on Christmas

RG / December 20, 2013

What do these trending topics all have in common? They all make me want to quit facebook. Jeezy Creezy. I’ll spare you my thoughts on these trending topics – I’m sure that if…

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Who Turned Up the Heat?

RG / December 17, 2013

I don’t know who cranked up December, but holy hell, ya’ll. I’m probably going to bill my first 200 hour month – in DECEMBER, with, like, CHRISTMAS and holidays and stuff in there. …

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My three year old is systematically destroying my will to live, one morning at a time

RG / December 11, 2013

The Professor is on his last sojourn out of town for work for the foreseeable future, meaning I am no longer a single mom 3 weekday mornings a week. This comes about a…

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Mothers in the Legal Profession Roundup No. 330

RG / December 8, 2013

The weekly Mothers In the Legal Profession Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis at the Butterflyfish, PT Law Mom, Attorney Work Product, BJJ, Law, and Life, The Reluctant Grownup, and Magic Cookie blogs. Week of December 2…

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Christmas Ham

RG / December 6, 2013

I am carrying one around, in mah belly. He’s close to fiveish pounds at this point – a guess based on ultrasounds which we all know are + or – 2 pounds on accuracy,…

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