Sheri & Bob's Marriage Blog May 2006 Archive

Newsweek Magazine wrote about the "Marriage Crunch" twenty years ago. In the June 5, 2006 issue, the magazine reflects on what was said then and what is being said now ... Read More

Emily and Topher have been busy as their wedding date approaches. She's found a wedding dress she loves. They've are tasting cakes and cupcakes and have found a photographer. Check ... Read More

Barry Bonds is said to be a verbally abusive prima donna with a holier-than-thou attitude, a sense of entitlement, and an independent streak. So, why has Liz stayed married to such ... Read More

Sheri's dad was stationed on the U.S.S. Raleigh at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked by a torpedo on December 7, 1941 around 7:55 a.m. He had purchased an engagement ... Read More

Continuing his practice of attending all of Danica's races, Paul will be at the Indy 500 with Danica. Reportedly "less impetuous and more patient" since her November 2005 marriage to Paul ... Read More

Brad and Angelina's first biological child, daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, was born in Namibia on the evening of May 27, 2006. People Magazine reports that with Brad Pitt by her side, ... Read More

From the Marriage Forum: "OK, I know a lot of people here think Dr. Phil is a hack, but every once in a while he comes up with something good. ... Read More

05/26/06: In a typically worded joint statement about being friends and having respect for one another, Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe announced through their attorney that they are getting a ... Read More

In his upcoming book, The Audacity of Hope: Reclaiming the American Dream, Sen. Barack Obama makes a statement about politics that could also describe many marriages in our society today: "No, ... Read More

The fairy tale marriage of James and Dina McGreevey quickly came to very public end when he announced his gay affair in 2004. Now James and Dina McGreevey are in ... Read More

Compare two pop quizzes on marriage with your own opinions. The quizzes were written by Stephanie Coontz and Maggie Gallagher. Both are experts on marriage and have differing opinions about ... Read More

The mysterious women in Dan Brown's life are not just in his novels. His wife Blythe is also mysterious and reclusive. Here's information concerning Dan and Blythe Brown's marriage. Read the ... Read More

The Smart Marriages Conference reports this importance notice about marriage grant tele-workshops from Dennis Stoica of the California Healthy Marriages Coalition: In addition to the "Overview" marriage-related Grants Opportunity Workshop I ... Read More

Believing in second chances, this colorful couple from "Dog the Bounty Hunter" decided to tie the knot. Arriving to his wedding ceremony in a canoe, Duane "Dog" Chapman married his ... Read More

Although Bob isn't surprised at the uproar that The Da Vinci Code book and movie have created, I sure have been. Until I read Lisa Taylor Huff's May 13, 2006 ... Read More

With the recent announcement of the ACF (Administration for Children & Families) marriage-related grants, Dennis Stoica of the California Healthy Marriages Coalition is giving a free 90-minute tele-session about applying ... Read More

After Jennifer Wilbank's faked kidnapping a year ago, John Mason, the fiance of the "Runaway Bride", took her back and bought a new home for the two of them in ... Read More

David Popenoe, the co-director of the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University, writes about ten marriage myths about marriage. The article covers myths about cohabitation, divorce, marital sex, domestic violence, ... Read More

After having a successful long-lasting first marriage that ended with the death of his wife, Linda, Paul McCartney married a much younger woman, Heather Mills. The couple announced they are ... Read More

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone of the Vatican stated in March, 2005, that Christians should not buy or read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Bertone, the Cardinal of Genoa, was ... Read More

Sheri, reporting in from HOME! -- We had a wonderful day on our last day of the trip. I hadn't realized how green and pretty parts of eastern Oregon are. We ... Read More

Sheri, reporting in from the Pendleton, Oregon -- Even with trains passing by our hotel room on a regular basis, we slept pretty soundly last night. The sense of being on ... Read More

Sheri, reporting in from the Wells, Nevada -- The mountains of Nevada were spectacular today. Our time in Las Vegas was spent visiting with Bob's ailing parents. We also spent time ... Read More

For the April, 2006 edition of Glamour Magazine, Kristin Armstrong wrote "What I Wish I Had Known About Marriage" which advises women to not "leave their true selves behind at ... Read More

Looking for an informative book as a Mother's Day gift for your wife? Mother Nurture covers everything from stress relief and balancing home and work, to keeping love alive in ... Read More

Warren Jeffs, a polygamist, has been wanted for several years for several charges "related to arranging marriages between underage girls and older men within the church." He has been added ... Read More

Even though they believe they are soul mates, getting married so quickly after being divorced is a red flag for the marriage of Tori and Dean. It would have been better ... Read More

Sheri, reporting in from the Las Vegas, Nevada -- Brief update: We arrived in time for the memorial service for Jim. It was at 4:00 p.m., and we arrived at our ... Read More

Bob, reporting in from the Parachute, Colorado -- Noticing Sheri's zombi-like status late this afternoon, we stopped and walked through a big antique store. We also had some ice cream cones. ... Read More

Kansas changed the law regarding teen marriages on May 5, 2006. It would be great if more states agreed with Kansas' decision to make it more difficult for teens to ... Read More

Sheri, reporting in from the Coralville, Iowa -- This very long day of driving on toll roads for nearly 15 hours started with a grumpy Bob and ended with a grumpy ... Read More

Sheri, reporting in from the Village of Weedsport, New York -- If you are wondering why we are in New York State and not in Canada as planned -- to quote ... Read More

After 30 days together on the road, we've figured out how to handle the possible need for private space now and then. Remember that it is okay and natural to want ... Read More

Sheri, reporting in from Machias, Maine -- It's been quite a day. We started out having to drive in rain again, but our day ended with beautiful blue skies. We only ... Read More

Bob, reporting in from Portland, Maine -- In the midst of cold, windy, pouring down rainy weather, we got lost four times today. My patience was wearing thin, and Sheri was ... Read More

Sheri, reporting in from Boston, Massachusetts -- We've had a great visit with the kids even though they had us walking everywhere in Boston! Our first day was spent out at Cape ... Read More