College Campus Tours Conjure Concern: Will I Still get that Call?
Last week I had an awesome trip with Number 3 . We visited some universities and went on the first of several college tours to see where...
Dad Night Nurse Gets Time Off, but Mom Not Sure Why?
As a ZagZig Parent, I thought I had trained the kids early on that for midnight tummy aches and ailments they went to dad. While I...
Pass on What Brings You Passion and Share That With Your Kids
For the past nine days, I have volunteered countless hours at the College World Series as a way to fundraise for Number 4 and his dance...
Zaggy Father’s Day: The Zag and Zig of family celebrations
As a perpetual planner, I should have looked ahead to see the potential looming challenge that I would face. At age 16, however, when...
A Dad’s Dream: Noboby Puts Baby in a Corner
Confession…I have not always given my full attention when my wife, a well-read news and research junkie, gets excited about some...
Graduation Parties, Pomp and Circumstance and the Parental Paradox
You are not alone, post high school graduation, if you are counting the days until they have to live on their own. The love is uncondition
ZagZig Memories of Ziggy Zagging at the Zoo
The zoo is one of my favorite places to go, and not just because it reminds me of our house with four kids, three dogs and at one point...
It Just Takes One Voice for Others to Sing
Even before we met, at age 16, Mike and I had something in common. Our moms were both Barry Manilow fans. If you don’t know Barry, aside...
Crabby Hat Communication Curtails Constant Conflicts
This week I began a much needed deep clean of our kitchen, as I prepared for guests to visit our home, and found a communication piece, a...
Buffalo wings, buddies, beers and burgers beckon boasting…and baggage
For more than twenty years, the majority of our married life, I have come to hold a grudge against my husband’s annual guys' weekend, but...
