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I Remember Nothing

by Nora Ephron

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Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall

by Anthony E. Wolf

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Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years

by Karen L. Coburn & Madge L. Treeger

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Shopping for College & Getting Ready For Move In Day

dorm shopping

Congratulations, your child is going to college! Now you must face the task of shopping for the dorm room. It is a special time for parents and their college bound kids and a wonderful opportunity for more bonding as they’re headed out the door. Some kids will be excited to shop for their new digs, […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Parenting Tagged With: college, college 101, college freshman, college tips, dorm, freshman, pottery barn dorm, teens, the container store

Hurray, You’re Now An Empty Nester

The days are warm, long and sultry, and my schedule is definitely looser, but that doesn’t mean life is without stress. For the first time in two years, both kids are living at home for the summer and while there are sweet moments of bliss having all the beds filled, it isn’t without turmoil and […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Midlife musings, Parenting Tagged With: college, college 101, college tips, empty nest, empty nester, Mega Million Lotto winner

An Uncommon Education

by Elizabeth Percer

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Her Fearful Symmetry

by Audrey Niffenegger

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Family Fun, Vegas Style!

Like every family we have our rituals. The summer is no exception. Just about every 4th of July we go to Sin City for fun and fireworks. That’s right. Las Vegas, Baby! We’ve been going since the kids were in preschool. Now I know, Las Vegas might be the last place you’d think to take […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Popular Posts Tagged With: las vegas, Mandalay Bay, pools, sharks, summer vacation, The Mirage, topless sunbathing, vegas baby

21 Things I Learned From My Dad

Father’s Day is always a little bittersweet for me. A holiday that reminds me of what I no longer have and everything I have missed over the last thirty years, and yet it is filled with great joy, excitement and the making of new memories now that we have children of our own. I love […]

Filed Under: Lists, Love, Parenting, Popular Posts Tagged With: daddy's girl, dads, Father's Day, fatherly advice, parents wisdom, what did you learn from your father

Summer Camp: It’s Not All Fun and S’mores

As the baby of three, I grew up watching my older brother and sister hop on the big yellow bus for day camp almost every summer morning, right outside our front gate. Mom would blow them a kiss and yell with a cheerful smile, “Watch out for the bees!”, while I waved excitedly and smushed […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: bees, day camp, homesick, smores, summer camp

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