We’ve been fans of Yoplait kids yogurt for as long as I can remember. My oldest started eating Yoplait Kids yogurts as one of the first couple of nonbaby foods I gave her. She ate very little as a young…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Question: Should 12-Year Olds Watch PG-13 Movies?
My 12-year-old daughter wanted to see The House Bunny. Let me back up a bit… I didn’t know she wanted to see it until she told me a group of friends saw the movie over the weekend. I immediately went…
What Is It About Facebook, Anyway?
I am late entrant to the Facebook world. Had heard about it. Did not want to join. Joined Friends reunited instead…so that I could get reacquainted with friends. Soon discovered that Friends required a monthly fee. Realized I did not…
Out of the Mouths of Babes
Today I volunteered in my son’s kindergarten art class. Currently I am in his class twice a week. It really is too much, but I cannot help myself as this is the first year I have been able to volunteer…
When Is a Child Too Old to Trick-or-Treat?
Should a child stop trick-or-treating at 12, 13, 14?? I have definitely heard the deep voice of a teenage boy behind a fright mask. Or the high-pitched voices of a group of girl friends out trick-or-treating. I have wondered why…
SAHM Looking for Work
So I am now in the second month of staying home all day with kids in school. I hate to admit it but I am enjoying myself. From 8:20 until 3:20 p.m. it is me and whatever I decide to…
I Suck at Sports
I don’t let my children use this word…ever. But tonight the word is appropriate. I feel guilty that my son is in school all day. Once he is home, I swing in to “insane homework person who needs to get…
My World
So, what is happening in my world: 1. Spending too much time on PC…twitter…Facebook. 2. Searching for part-time jobs that would fit school schedule. Applied to 2 jobs. 3. Dealing with school nonsense.5th grader: needs to learn how to write…
Venting in 1, 2, 3
I must vent a moment… We live in a school district in one of the top 3 counties in the country for high quality schools. So why am I complaining? Perhaps because my kids’ school seems to go out of…
My Daughter Is The Creative Type
My 12-year-old is one of those creative types who can do anything with construction paper, scissors, and tape. What is her creation above? A drink cup/hat/storage container. of course. As a small child she would make cartoon books out of…
