Like most children, my children have their times when they don’t want to go to bed. Overall we have had an easy time of the bedtime woes, but every now and then we have a night of excuses. In random…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Like American Idol, Sunday Was a Winner
Sunday Blast from the Past — My 9-year-old with her Monkey Toaster Strudel circa 2005.Sunday could not have gone any better. Let’s review shall we… Kids let us sleep in. Kids did not argue — too much — while downstairs…
What a Difference a Day Makes..
I posted yesterday about my frustrations with my son. Well, two things happened: (1) today was a huge improvement over yesterday, and (2) I got two great suggestions on how to help him “get with the program.” One suggestion was…
A 5-Year-Old Boy Needs His Daddy
Kind of wondering if a Dyson could clean up my 5-year-old’s behavior? Struggling today, really struggling with my son. He is in that “knows what he wants to do and Will do whatever he wants to do phase.” I am…
The Circus Is Coming to Town!
There are circuses, and then there is the CIRCUS. The RinglingBros. and Barnum_&_Bailey_Circus is quite simply spectactular. Three rings of high wire acts, death-defying motorcycle stunts, and an exotic array of animals…not to mention the clowns. We took our children…
Laundry Alternatives: Wonder Wash and Mini-Countertop Spin Dryer
ResourcefulMommy has challenged me to post about my laundry situation. Truly this post was tailor made for me — pun intended. Of all my household tasks I love doing laundry the most. There is something quite satisfying about having a…
Cool Mommy Guide: Blog Swing
Fitness Friday: Reflection by CouponCoupJenn I’m struggling to write a Fitness Friday post. I’m not sure which aspect of my life to write about right now…it all seems very fitness and health related. I’m not clever enough to think of…
Guest Post at Geezeo.com
I wrote about teens and finance over at the geezeo.com blog: https://blog.geezeo.com/2009/03/how-much-is-that-shirt-in-the-window-teaching-teens-about-money/
Good News and Bad News
The good news I am quite healthy per the doctor. The bad news I need to lose weight per the doctor. No surprise there. Yay for honesty of medical professionals. Boo for cold hard truth. I do need to lose…
Wednesdays R Us: Multitaskers
Multitasking at its best…coloring a Simpsons poster from Burger King while watching The Simpsons Movie. Excuse my messy family room…it was a snow day. Submitted to Wordless Wednesday, 5 minutes for Mom, The Not-So-Blog Blog, Punky Monkey’s, Wordful Wednesday, Go…
