When my oldest child, Molly, chose a college 500 miles from home, distance was the excuse I used for not…

I don’t hate Valentine’s Day.  Hating a love day – now, that would be too blasphemous even for me. Besides,…

             When my daughter was in first grade, I lost my job. I had been working at CNBC for…

When I was young I used to say, “If I’m not married by the time I’m 21, I’m going to…

I was once the envy of the Play Group, the Dr. Spock of the neighborhood, the Dear Abby of the…

Everyone loves a good birthday present. And I’m no exception. I love getting customized CDs from my daughter, even though…

My ever-loving spouse came home late one night and announced that he had found a new playmate for Griffey, our…

I decided, sight unseen, to go to Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The reason being, it was closest…

I boycott the mall at all costs. The only way I’ll go is if every possible online site has been…

We’ve been doing this college thing for a long time. We started when Molly, the oldest, decided that she was…