Grace begins work at the refinery and is set up for a date with Russell.
Grace can't be a father figure to Quentin, who's been acting very moody lately.
Libby is acting up;Grace and Russell agree to go on a double blind date.
Grace steps up her efforts to get child support upon learning that her ex sued for thousands after falling down the stairs.
Wade's not satisfied working for the phone company, and Grace suggests he find a new calling.
Grace gets promoted---and switched to the night shift, which will mean missing Libby's play.
Grace shuts out a guy who wants to date her, but opens her door to a woman who seeks sanctuart from her abusive husband.
Grace tries to create some personal space for herself.
Grace agrees to take off for the Windy City with Ryan, but he blows it by not showing up in time to catch their flight.
Grace invites Ryan over for dinner, and Quentin isn't pleased.
Grace allows Libby to enter a beauty pagent with her friend, whose mom is brutally frank about Libby's chances.
Grace takes Quentin to a psychologist to find out why he's getting into fights.
Faith takes the kids to grandma's and the refinery's shut down, leaving Grace and Ryan to rekindle their passion.
Faith unloads some emotional baggage on Grace and her mother.
Quentin runs away when Grace won't let him visit his hard-drinking dad.
Flood waters are rising, and Grace hunkers down to weather the storm--but then in drifts her ex.
A new woman on the crew files a sexual-discrimination grievance against BIll.
Grace dates a minor-league ballplayer; Faith demands a commitment from Russell.
THe Kelly clan inades Grace's after Libby ditches thier family's Thanksgiving feast.
A deadly refinery explosion rattles grace, who lands in the secretarial pool wile the tanks are being inspected.
A holistic massage therapist helps Grace work out her feelings about Wade and Nadine.
Included in Grace's Christmas package: an ex-mother-in-law with the holiday blues and an invitation to a dance with Dougie.
Grace allows Quentin to live with Jimmy for a bit. Meanwhile, her short story gets published.
Russell and Grace attend a real-estate seminar advertised on TV.
Grace's relationship with her massage therapist, travis, doesn't seem to be working out.
Grace is contacted by the son she had as a teenager and gave up for adoption.
Grace takes the kids camping, but she's not a happy camper when Quentin hits a girl from a neighboring campsite.
When Jimmy's father suffers chest pains, Grace insists he be taken to the hospital.
Grace decides to introduce Matthew to the kids.
Grace prepares for a night at the opera in St. Louis. Meanwhile, Russell visits his curmudgeonly father.
Grace and Faith head to Memphis for Evie's wedding, and Russell goes along to see Graceland.
Grace becomes angry when she learns that Quentin's fight at school was caused by his racial slur.
Grace locates Matthew's biological father, but the man doesn't want to meet Matthew.
It looks like Grace is on a hot streak when various men---from her ex-boyfriend Ryan to Quentin's soccer coach---ask her out.
Grace finds it too hard to balance a long distance job with her family life.
D.C. gives Grace a job on the construction site; Grace advises Wade to vent his anger about Nadine.
Quentin leads Grace to believe that he's not sexually active, but Grace makes a discovery that suggests otherwise.
Grace's mother visits for Christmas and has alot of advise for Libby on how to be a "lady", which isnt well recieved.
Jean complains to Grace that the bridge will block the view of the river from Emmet's cemetery plot.
The family is blown away when a bag of money lands on thieir doorstep during a storm.
Grace coaches D.C. for a business dinner with the developer of a riverboat hotel, and something unexpected develops.
Libby leads a protest against plans to cut down a historic tree that stands on the contruction site.
Grace takes on Uncle Sam when a snafu prevents her from getting her paycheck.
Rumor has it that Grace and D.C. are hot and heavy.
Despite herself, Grace is attracted to Wade's old buddy from the military.
Grace gives lazy Vic a job at the construction site
Quentin dates a girl whose wealthy parents provide him with expensive gifts.