Jan Galletta

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Sorry, Charlie, this grandma thing is new to me

Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008

My first month as the daycare provider for my granddaughter has ended and, so far, she appears unscathed.

Preparing for frat reunion takes tongue wagging

Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008

My husband, Fred, is gearing up for a big fraternity reunion in Florida this fall. I’m supposed to help him draft a recap of the past 40 years for the function-planning Web site and then to oblige as designated driver during the brotherhood’s four-day bacchanalia.

Retirement means new emphasis on thrift

Sunday, June 22, 2008

My recent exit from the work force has caused me to become more creative about finances. With a fixed monthly income near zero, I’ve had to modify my spending-and-earning mindset as though I were altering clothes after a significant weight shift.

Flustered Fred leads the charge to birth of grandbaby

Sunday, May 11, 2008

My granddaughter Charlotte’s recent arrival has made me marvel that my own children managed to reach adulthood, deprived as they were of so much modern equipment and parental expertise.

First month of retirement passes in cloud of dust

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008

My first month of retirement sneaked past me like an expiration date on a cottage-cheese carton.

Finding era-authentic components costly, time-consuming, worth it

Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008

As a Realtor with a keen eye for investment property, Wanda Vogt had helped her daughter restore a Highland Park home when the historic neighborhood was just beginning its 1990s renaissance.

Fred retires and goes out like an iron egg

Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008

Jan GallettaMy Life: 50s
My husband aims to retire next month, and I'm bracing for a big transition in our married life.
Fred has worked for the same employer 37 years, a special-education job he took two weeks after we got married and left

With kids so close, can we keep our distance?

Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007

My older son and daughter-in-law recently moved five doors down from my husband, Fred, and me.

With kids so close, can we keep our distance?

Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007

Jan GallettaMy Life at 58
My older son and daughter-in-law recently moved five doors down from my husband, Fred, and me. Now, I'm torn between ecstasy at their proximity and the apprehension of knowing that the senior Gallettas will surely make