When Grace finishes painting the house, the landlord decides it will never look better so it's time to sell it. The house of the recently-deceased neighbor is also for sale, for about half the price. Grace decides to buy it.

Wade inspects Grace's new house and says it's in bad shape. Russell lends her the money to take care of it. Jean also offers to lend the money for the roof and can be considered rent if Grace will let her move in. Grace discovers that Jean has been lying about her full social life, so invites her to move in.

Quentin returns from spending the summer with Jimmy in Ohio. He upset that his father made him return to Grace's and believes it's because Jimmy was tired of being 'daddy'. Grace tries to get Jimmy to repair things by talking to Quentin, but Jimmy has decided to move back to be closer to the kids.

Grace rents out her apartment to Dougie. Libby receives a package from her penpal, who thinks she's older, divorced and has three kids. Sailor Bob takes a trip to meet 'Libby'.

Russell and Grace think everyone's life is more exciting than theirs, so they decide to go on a date together. The refinery gets rid of everyone as employees, but hires them back as 'independent contractors', meaning a slight raise but no benefits. Grace makes plans to go out with the smarmy guy she met while out with Russell, but that's only his bar personality. He's actually well-read, nice, interested in kids, etc.

Mysterious occurrences prompt Grace to suspect her new home is haunted. Also, Grace dates a minister.

Grace and Nadine get an invitation to their twentieth reunion and they recall a trip to see Earth, Wind and Fire and decide to repeat the event. They borrow the pharmacy's delivery van (which is full of drugs), as Grace goes speeding down the highway.

Jimmy wants to turn his life around, so Grace gets him a job at the refinery.

Grace and Nadine accompany Libby to a poetry contest in New York, where they run into Rick who has returned from Alaska.

On Grace's last night in New York, she meets a firefighter who moonlights as a jazz musician.

Grace has to choose between her job at the refinery or continuing her education.

Christmas brings surprise for Grace about Quentin.

Matthew, Grace's first born that she gave up for adoption, is engaged to an older woman.

Grace rents her garage apartment to a classmate who also moonlights as a stripper to pay for her classes.

Wade and his partner arrest someone close to Grace.

Grace becomes addicted to pain pills. Russell accuses his friends of being disloyal when they shop at the new mall instead of his pharmacy.

Jimmy goes against Grace's wishes when he buys Quentin a car. Grace runs into an old boyfriend who wants to renew their relationship.

Grace brings Rob home to meet her kids just as Nadine announces that the baby's on its way.

Jean gets invited to Las Vegas to view a timeshare and Grace joins her. While there, Grace spends time with an older man and Jean gets jealous.

Jimmy offers to move into the garage apartment.

Grace is spending too much time focusing on herself. Quentin fires a gun at a suspected intruder.

Sam's dad has a crush on Grace.

Grace graduates college and is asked to give the commencement speech.

Jimmy begins to get jealous of Rob's relationship with the kids. Grace has a birthday.

Grace starts a job in advertising/marketing for a local company but hates the restrictive environment from her coworkers.