I recently responded to a HARO request on preschools. My response was lengthy. Here it is…How did you conduct your preschool search? For my first search, I looked in the phone book (yes, we still had those back when my…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
What Was It Like To Go to School in England?
Senior Year or “Upper Sixth” in English Speak 1. Did you date someone from your school? No2. Did you marry someone from your high school? No3. Did you car pool to school? No–I walked to the train station from my…
Musings on Kids Sports, Kids Sports, and More Kids Sports
I read a post at www.stopdropandblog.com on a 3-year-old playing in his first basketball clinic. Firemom’s post brought back memories of my own kids and their experiences with kiddie sports. All three learned valuable lessons and skills from playing sports.…
I Love Photography — Wonder of Kids
Wonder is that a 10-year-old could stir an icing-covered marshmallow in a cup of hot chocolate and still declare the drink not sweet enough.
Musings on Getting Kids to Clean Their Rooms…
I’m pretty sure that if I had a Dyson all my household cleaning nightmares, child disciplining problems, and general disgruntled-ness would disappear! Musings on Getting Kids to Clean Their Rooms… I get tired of sounding like either a “broken record”…
Capitol Hill Volleyball Tournament on Channel 9 Washington D.C. News!
My daughter played in a volleyball tournament this weekend in our nation’s capital. Her team joined 355 other teams — yes, I said 355. That’s a lot of teams. Over 4,000 girls from 12 through 18 competed on 48 volleyball…
Javier Bardem, Gene Simmons, Sammy Hagar: Does a Singer or an Actor Need to Be Attactive?
Musings from Me on Music and Movies: On Kristie’s blog she posed the question David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar — Who is the best lead singer for Van Halen? My answer was “Uh, is the answer ‘none of the…
Not Me Monday — A Recap of What I Did/did Not Do This Week — Huh? I Know I Don’t Get It Either, Just Read on
Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week. — I did NOT frantically search through mountains…
Volleyball and Teen Girls and Mary Poppins and Twilight
There is a nesting thing that happens at volleyball tournaments frequented by teenage girls. The girls arrive at the court with huge backpacks or duffle bags. The bag looks like a small holding device, but in reality it is the…
Best Laid Plans — What Happens When You Have an Appointment and Your Kid Is Sick?
So, today was planned out months in advance. Volleyball tournament, dental appointments. The only teeny tiny problem is two children have strep. My son still seems under the weather — fever last night of 101.7. I cannot in good conscience…
