03 September 2007

On holidays, birthdays and sometimes on just ordinary days when we are all together, the family photo albums are dragged out. We gather around the collection of pictures, flip through the pages, share our memories and make disparaging remarks in jest to one another: “What were you thinking wearing that?” Or, “You look like a total dork there!”

04 June 2007

As our younger child rapidly approaches the end of her undergraduate studies, it has been interesting to watch her sort through the next steps in her life. One thing has become abundantly clear to her in our conversations: The college fund will be depleted, so she needs a job to sustain her lifestyle!

02 March 2007

My daughter has this thing about wet paper. For some reason, probably related to the time when her older brother threw wads of toilet paper into her bath water when she was 4, she is "grossed out" by the texture and thought of wet paper.

By Nancy Dickenson-Hazard, 01 December 2006

In November 2007, 14 years will have passed since my family packed up the minivan and U-Haul truck to make the trek from suburban Washington, D.C., to Indiana, so I could pursue my dream of serving as chief executive officer (CEO) of a renowned nursing organization.

By Nancy Dickenson-Hazard, 01 September 2006

Like many fathers and sons, my husband and son share a love of sports, particularly football.

By Nancy Dickenson-Hazard, 02 June 2006

Conversation at our family dinner table is always stimulating and full of interesting revelations. As “rents,” which I understand is the current lingo for parents, we enjoy listening to our young adult college students tell their stories, relate experiences and reveal lessons learned.

By Nancy Dickenson-Hazard, 03 March 2006

If I remember correctly, our children were introduced to the concept and practice of collaboration in sixth grade. It began with group projects in science and history ...

By Nancy Dickenson-Hazard, 02 December 2005

By Nancy Dickenson-Hazard, 02 September 2005

Did we really learn it all in kindergarten? Robert Fulghum’s book, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, contains a great many lessons on ethics and morality. This has certainly been true for my family.