Example of “fugly” shirt. Why all those circles? Why brown, beige, and orange? Dear Clothing Manufactuers: I’m not happy with the size and style of clothing that I need to wear. Three pregnancies and a largely nonexistent willpower have left…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Dyson, Hoover, Electrolux…I’m Not Picky I Just Need a New Vacuum
I just got a cardio workout vacuuming my entire house with the hose attachment since the main part of the vacuum is broken. Oh, my back, my aching back. And, to top it off I have two daughters, so when…
Fill in the Blank Wednesday
Mom on the Run Hits the Slopes New Years’ Eve…I swear the children only drank sparkling cider, so why then does my son look tipsy? My son teaches his godmother how to play Mariocart…both had great fun! My favorite Christmas…
Snuggie Update
At dinner last night my children and I started talking about the Snuggie. Well, actually I was still laughing about an earlier discussion and the conversation continued. We got to talking about other uses of the Snuggie: – Snuggie with…
Snuggie: Blanket, Dress, Robe?
You must have heard of the Snuggie…you know those commercials on TV for the blanket with sleeves? The blanket you can wear in your living room, or at the football game, or around a campfire while roasting marshmallows. I chuckled…
Dental Floss or Thread
What items around my house have different purposes. Let’s go on a scavenger hunt…. Dental Floss — We went skiing MLK weekend and my daughter was asking me why the bag for our boots had green thread on the zipper.…
New Post over at MomSpark — Garmin nuvi 260w GPS
I posted my “Saturday Can’t Live Without It over at www.MomSpark.net on the Garmin nuvi 260w GPS device. Love it.
Dentist — My Revolving Door Policy
In the last 20 years I have had 6 general dentists… I left one because I did not like his manner–my parents still go to him — he was this loud guy who talked about Chicago and the Bears constantly.…
HARO — Funerals
I’m on this e-mail list for HARO –Help a Reporter Out. A guy called Peter Shankman used to receive many requests from reporters and writers for sources for stories they were planning to writer. Shankman started compiling these requests in…
Jumpstart.com Adventure Giveaway Starts Today!
I wrote a post on Kids and Computers. Shortly after I heard from Knowedge Adventure that they had launched a browser-based virtual world https://www.jumpstart.com/ Many of you may remember the CD-ROM games: JumpStart Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade. My son has…
