In the early days on the drive home from school with my twins, Kat and Elena, I avoided the inevitable monosyllabic “Fine” in response to “How was school today?” I’d cleverly ask, “Tell me one fun thing, one funny thing, and one thing you learned today.” That primed the conversation and Big Discussions were had. …
This post is written by first time Guest Adventurer, Jon L. – Our longtime friend who is a dad, husband, lawyer, author and all around great guy. You will enjoy this first post of a three part series. During the Golden Years when Kat and Elena breezed through ages 3 through 10, I couldn’t imagine …
This post is written by a first time Guest Adventurer, Karen B. and she has created a new category: Grand Empty Nester Our story is similar Suzanne. Joe started when Steve was 9 in Little League in Arcadia (back then that was the earliest you could play – no T Ball) and continued …
“There’s no cryin’ in baseball” – Tom Hanks’ character in A League of Their Own. Here we were, Empty Nesters, with a young puppy standing on the fields where our son had played baseball until high school. I was moved by the realization that we were now the spectators. I saw my devoted baseball husband standing …
Are you currently a member of a book club? Chances are most of you understand what a book club does and perhaps have been a member of one or two over the years. Recently, I was invited to my friend Barbara’s book club as a guest. Barbara came up with a creative idea and was …
It seemed appropriate to write about Seattle today,since the whole world watched them win the Super Bowl. SPOILER ALERT: THIS POST IS NOT ABOUT FOOTBALL 🙂 SO… if you are still interested in reading about Seattle, this is an empty nester story: Our daughter went to college at the University of Washington in Seattle and …
“I see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator…I just love going to the movies.” -Daniel Day-Lewis Oscar season starts in the fall; usually sometime in November when the “really good films” start to hit the theaters. My husband, Jon, and I live for this time of year like some people live …
This post is part of the Happy Wives Club Blog Tour which I am delighted to be a part of along with hundreds of inspiring bloggers. To learn more and join us, CLICK HERE! Recently I discovered a special website called The Happy Wives Club. I loved the positive message Fawn Weaver is sending out to …
The experiences of life are what matter most, don’t you agree? A spectacular (almost 3 hours) with The Eagles. The Eagles concert las night at the Los Angeles Forum was perfection. Our wish to be carried back in time was granted and those memories of listening to them as kids came to the surface so easily! The …
Music for Empty Nesters: The Eagles Hotel California Tour- At the risk of totally aging myself…my very first concert as a teenager (age 15) was The Eagles Hotel California Tour at The Forum in Inglewood, CA. Tomorrow, I will visit the same venue for the same concert tour 38 years later! Kate Atkinson of Entertainment …
