At 5’3″ I’m not what you would call basketball material. In school in England we played a version of basketball called netball. Anyone ever played? You pass the ball to each other, shoot in to a low basket, but don’t…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Playing Doctor
Recently, I was asked whether it was appropriate for kids to play doctor. You know the game where one kid is the sick kid and one the doctor. I’m not even going down the path of the “playing doctor.” Get…
PreciousGirlsClub.com: Review & Giveaway
Are these pets cute or what? According to my daughter these are cutest little stuffed animals out there. And, my daughter should know. She’s somewhat of an afficionado of stuffed animals. To her no stuffed animal may leave our house. Ever.…
What Happened to the Girl I Married: A Review
I had two reactions to What Happened to the Girl I Married?: excitement that I get to participate in my first SVMoms Book Club and disappointment that this is the first selection. Now, don’t get me wrong. This is not a bad book…
DC Tweetup Was Sweet
It was like the DC/MD/VA version of the bloggerati. For me it was also my first big blogging gathering. Oh, I have been to a few press briefings and a coffee tweetup or two, but never anything this fancy. It…
National Hot Dog Day
Did you know that July 23 is National Hot Dog Day? It is appropriate that National Hot Dog Day is smack dab in the middle of summer! Hot Dogs for me are as American as apple pie. Here’s my history…
Preteen Issues Explained…
Did you know that I write about preteens? I’m not an expert. I don’t play one on TV, but I do have a preteen. In fact I have a current preteen and a former preteen. In a few years I…
Musings on the Beach
Not a beach person. Don’t like sand mixed with sunscreen. Not a fan of eating sand infiltrated food on the beach. Definitely do not care to apply sunscreen to wet, sandy appendages. But, there is one thing I do like…the…
Wordless Wednesday: FishCap
There are days when I would like to be cute enough to rock a yellow fishy swim cap.
Childhood Obesity Is at All-Time High
With childhood obesity reaching an all time high across the country, many parents struggle with how to help their children maintain a healthy weight with proper nutrition. Dr. Joanna Dolgoff, the official doctor of Camp Shane and a board certified pediatrician,…
