"Being Settled" Dog Ownership
Wow the summer sure flew by! In the midst of all our chaos, my blog writing has taken a hit and for that I am truly sorry. Now that...
Memories Without a Plan
So last week Number 4 turned 17. We have this whole tradition we do around everyone’s birthday. There is the regular “Happy Birthday”...
Families Should be Fun
Kori is always looking for that next thing to help us connect and give us new stuff to talk about. She is great with coming up with new...
Have a Conversation, You Might Learn Something!
Number 2 has been living her dream performing all around Japan for the past 4 months with The Young Americans. For the past 4 weeks, we...
Everybody Needs Somebody Sometime
Last week when Number 1 was home for Thanksgiving, I offered to keep her two dogs over the three weeks while she was back at work leading...
Milestones, Memories and Moving On
So this week, there were a number of firsts in the Reed-Becker family. Number 1 is graduating from college next month and this week she...
I Have to Check in Before I Can Check Out
Having high school kids at home has its advantages. No longer is there a bedtime routine or long, chapter books to read so the kids go...
A Series of Events: Grateful Interrupted by the Little Things that Matter
From our ZagZig family to yours, we hope the Thanksgiving, holiday weekend and the official holiday season kickoff finds you blessed in...
The Big Dipper, Dr. Spock and a Bout of Doubt
This week has been a convergence of situations, salient points and sage advice, and each bright star – seen in retrospect – is getting...
Reflections From a Trailblazer
It had been years since attending the annual Stay-at-Home Dad Convention, now called HomeDadCon (but I can honestly say it didn’t take me...
