The cherry was a topic for discussion after my oldest tried the Libby’s 6-ounce Jumbo Cups. You remember the cherry don’t you? I don’t mean a maraschino cherry from the top of an ice cream sundae. That was far too sickly sweet. No,…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Book Review: She Still Calls Me Daddy
I recently discovered through my good friend, Mariana, that publishers have programs for bloggers. I love this idea. I quickly signed up with Thomas Nelson. My first book for review was a good one: She Still Calls Me Daddy: Building a New Relationship with…
Birth Day: SV Moms Book Club
When I meet a fellow mom for the first time, it is not long before the conversation comes around to the following topics: – how were your pregnancies? – how long was your labor? – morning sickness — yay or nay? As a…
Review: Parentsconnect.com
Have you checked out ParentsConnect.com from Nickelodeon? As a parent of a kid, a preteen, and a teen, I found lots to interest me. Message boards. Tips. Advice from other moms and dads. Expert advice. To get the best out of www.parentsconnect.com,…
Consignments R Us
I recently entered typeamom.net’s That’s Ingenious Challenge. The challenge was to come up with an invention/solution to a sticky problem — this is not quite the wording, but that’s my interpretation anyway. My answer: I’m a consigner. I might even call myself…
Review and Giveaway: zpizza
I don’t have to be told twice to go try a pizza place, that is for sure. Pizza has been my downfall for years. I can remember my first slice as if it was yesterday…a heavenly single pizza at the Metuchen Fair…
Musings on England Trip: Taxi!
After a 7 hour transatlantic night flight we walked out of the nightmare known as the Heathrow customs and arrivals lounge. I was hot and sweaty after standing in line to go through passport and customs. Heathrow has been under…
Musings on England Trip: Hope for Youth
Editor’s Note: I will post on our trip to England in a series of short posts. So much to write about, but I want to make it manageable for myself to write. Stay tuned. Today: Hope for Youth I was…
Gather.com: A Review
I joined Gather.com some time ago. I find this site very helpful. I was able to: – Meet people who share my interests — Mom to a kid, a preteen, and a teen. – Connect around life experiences – Talk about the news…
Practical Jokes and Pranks
To the best of my knowledge I have never done an April Fool’s Day prank. My kids have. We have had the “every sock in the drawer is mismatched” and the “piece of plastic over the end of the toothpaste tube.”…
