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The Madness of March - E32
March 28, 2024

The Madness of March - E32

Why does Rick say it’s the most wonderful time of the year? How has the NCAA tournament controlled our schedules over the years? Texts(pages of the them) are from Tanner and Teagan. #relationships #marriage #recreation #podca...

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That's Life 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️ - E31
March 21, 2024

That's Life 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️ - E31

This week we discuss how life can be mundane in the empty nest. From clipping cat's nails to going to a kids movie-that’s life and with it comes ups and downs-laughs and loss. Text is from Tanner. #relationships #marriage #re...

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Spring Break Woo Hoo - E30
March 14, 2024

Spring Break Woo Hoo - E30

We recap our fun trip with Teagan to New York for her spring break week. We touch on Tanner's last spring break as a college senior. You will be HUNGRY after this one as we always talk about food when we travel. #relationship...

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EPISODE REPLAY Wide Open Spaces E29
March 7, 2024

EPISODE REPLAY Wide Open Spaces E29

Even Empty Nesters need a break so we hope you enjoy this episode replay. One of our favorite ones as we filmed on location at the Grand Canyon and Saguaro National Parks Filming On location! Coming to you from our travels to...

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Grey Divorce - E28
Feb. 29, 2024

Grey Divorce - E28

What is Grey Divorce? 10 Ten Causes for a Grey Divorce and 6 Ways to Prevent Grey Divorce Find out what's making Tanner feel old Top 10 reasons for Grey Divorce https://www.equitablemediation.com/blog/empty-nesters-divorce 6 ...

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Low Key V Day & Epic B Day - E27
Feb. 22, 2024

Low Key V Day & Epic B Day - E27

We’ll recap our true to form V-Day. Teagan’s text falls right in line with her mama’s heart. Rick’s 99 year old Nana tells us a story that has us saying, wait, what?? Do you know that man? Cut that guy off! Two things we neve...

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❤️❤️Valentine's Day Take It or Leave It - E26
Feb. 14, 2024

❤️❤️Valentine's Day Take It or Leave It - E26

❤️This will be our 27th Valentine’s Day together. Why did we say no to going out on this high pressure holiday? What are some of our favorite love songs? How has the day of love looked different over the years? Texts from bot...

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Friends, Fishbowls & Fossils - E25
Feb. 8, 2024

Friends, Fishbowls & Fossils - E25

🚗We are coming at you from the road-literally! We had a great weekend in Arizona with the kids and their friends but are we getting too old to hang with the college crowd? Did we see fossils or are we just calling ourselves t...

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Home Alone - E24
Feb. 1, 2024

Home Alone - E24

Clancy talks about how she handled Rick traveling this week. Rick took the initiative to plan an evening out-where did they go? Met Clancy’s parents for lunch and discussed some “not so fun” topics. Text is from Tanner.

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The 5 Question Empty Nest Check In - E23
Jan. 25, 2024

The 5 Question Empty Nest Check In - E23

Clancy and Rick go through 5 questions geared for empty nesters. How is this phase going, what are some needs and what does the future look like? Text is from Teagan.

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🎸I Want to See Them Before One Of Them Dies - E22
Jan. 18, 2024

🎸I Want to See Them Before One Of Them Dies - E22

What??? Listen to hear the answer. Rick and Clancy reminisce about their favorite albums during the dating/young married years. Our musical tastes cross several genres and will spark memories for many of you. Text of the week...

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2024 Big Events and Micro Enhancements - E21
Jan. 11, 2024

2024 Big Events and Micro Enhancements - E21

It’s the second week of 2024. There are several big events coming up for the Denton fam in 2024. We’ll fill you in on a few. We discuss our goals (not resolutions) and some micro enhancements for the next year. It’s on the po...

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🎄Fa La La Full Nest🍾 - E20
Jan. 4, 2024

🎄Fa La La Full Nest🍾 - E20

Clancy and Rick will recap the Holiday season with both kids being back in the house. We both agree this season was so much fun with no high school stuff controlling our schedules. Our New Year’s Eve was an obvious contrast w...

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Friday I’m in Love - E19
Dec. 21, 2023

Friday I’m in Love - E19

What do Fridays mean to you? How have Fridays changed over the stages of life? We discuss four different phases and how Fridays have changed for us in each one. 👀Watch for the surprise guest this week

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Todd and Margo-iykyk - E18
Dec. 14, 2023

Todd and Margo-iykyk - E18

Rick and Clancy talk us through some of their favorite and their family’s favorite Christmas movies. Shocker that they heavily fall in the comedic category and one may be a surprising choice for some. Text is from Tanner #rel...

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Pottery Class and Bedroom Bowling?? - E17
Dec. 7, 2023

Pottery Class and Bedroom Bowling?? - E17

We’ve been at this empty nester thing for one semester (using our college kids’ calendar). Clancy takes us through an article of the Top 30 Best Empty Nester Date ideas she found with some good and not so good ideas for empty...

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Feasts, Phase 10 and Football - E16
Nov. 30, 2023

Feasts, Phase 10 and Football - E16

We had a great time celebrating the week of Thanksgiving in Arizona. As always...lots of fun with the kids and their friends. 🏈Tons of football, 🍗food and no one threw any 👊punches during Phase 10. So glad that BiBi and PopPo...

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Taking Turkey Day to Tempe - E15
Nov. 16, 2023

Taking Turkey Day to Tempe - E15

Holidays look a little different as empty nesters. Hear what we did for Halloween and how we are changing things up for Thanksgiving. Text is from Teagan and shows how different college is for these kiddos. #relationships #ma...

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Next Play - E14
Nov. 9, 2023

Next Play - E14

How do we help our kids through disappointment with distance in between What’s our role with adult children and how do we deal with the new roles/boundaries? Giving them a virtual hug (gifting money to enjoy the World Series ...

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Push Play - E13
Nov. 2, 2023

Push Play - E13

📺TV is Clancy’s love 😍 language and she’s slowly gotten Rick to come to the dark side. We’ll talk about what we are watching now and discuss a couple of our go to oldies(from the 90s). The proclamation of our undying love of ...

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Travel is our jam - E12
Oct. 26, 2023

Travel is our jam - E12

🚗Take a ride (literally!) with us as we drive down memory lane. Travel has always been important and a necessity for us as a couple. Laugh along with us as we reminisce about our pre kid travels and hear about some LIFE CHANG...

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