Author: Jill Berry

Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.

Orthodontic Visit: Observations

I took my 10-year-old daughter (Sporty Daughter) to the orthodontist today. Here’s my thoughts: Taking one child anywhere is so relaxing. I could talk to my daughter and not have to listen to my son’s incessant talking. Picking my daughter…

Progresso Gift Basket Winners!

I was a contacted by a representative of Progresso Soup about doing a giveaway of a kitchen gadget basket about a month ago. I love soup, so I was sold on the giveaway! The giveaway generated a whopping 117 comments…

Tomorrow Is the Day…

The children have been home for over two weeks. Tomorrow is the day all three are dreading. Back to school for all of them. Crafty Daughter’s bus time is awful at the best of times, but throw in many late…

The Last Gasp of Christmas

Razor ride-on…here comes Crafty Daughter! Pajamas on Christmas Eve. Two-wheeler time for Adventure Boy. Toe socks and flip flops, but of course. Christmas will officially conclude tonight as Crafty Daughter has her volleyball Secret Santa dinner. It has been a…

Giveaway and Love Thursday

Wow! I am overwhelmed at the response. 117 comments! I need to go through the comments and pick three winners. Hopefully I will have time tomorrow to do that. Once I have the winners I will e-mail all three and…

Books and Children

I LOVE Books! Plain and simple. Some of my best Christmas gifts through the years have been books. When I was in middle and high school, I would look forward with great anticipation to my Christmas books. The only problem…I…