The Reluctant Grownup – Page 95 – Growing old gracelessly.

This Is Not A Freakout Post . . .

. . . but only because I am exercising extreme self control. I’m not going to tell you how: the thought of moving to a babysitter-less town is freaking me…

July 21, 2009

Poems

Sonnet

I wrote this today for a sonnet competition. It was fun. In dull and muffled light the quiet two Digest the morning cereal and news He, cradling a cup of morning brew…

February 16, 2007

Bitchin in the Kitchen, Domestic Bliss

Autumn in NOLA

At last, we have modestly autumnal weather. Our back doors and windows are flung open, the boys are shirtless, playing Legos at the kitchen table. The Prof is paying bills, I’m…

October 1, 2017

Disney Day Three Part Two Plus Some of Day Four Because I Got Confused

RG / November 3, 2013

As you may recall, we spent the morning of our third day at the Magic Kingdom. As we were heading out at about 3 pm, back to the hotel for naps, we came…

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Disney World Day Three, Part One – Revisiting the Magic Kingdom

RG / November 2, 2013

It takes a full two minutes for each single picture to upload to this blog, because our internet is thaaaaat slooooooow. (No cable or fiber optic laid on our 5 year old upscale…

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RG / November 1, 2013

I just ate a Baby Ruth at 9:18 am. Must be the day after Halloween. Halloween brings out the “wistful” in parents, I think, perhaps more than any other holiday. Last night, we…

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Mothers in the Legal Profession Roundup No. 324

RG / October 27, 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 October 21-27, 2013…

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Disney World Day Two – Hollywood Studios

RG / October 26, 2013

On Friday, we went to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. We made plans to go to Hollywood Studios on this day because my sister had arranged for us to attend a character brunch at 11.…

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