I tweeted with a friend today about keeping track. She keeps track of when she does reviews. I NEED to keep track of when giveaways end. Most of the time I run the giveaway. Once the giveaway ends, I choose…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Getting Science-y for WhyMommy
I lay in bed yesterday morning pondering what science experiment we would do later in the day. The kids are on Spring Break. I have to admit that my pondering did not get very far before I fell back to…
Dove Chocolate: I’m Not Sharing It!
If you read my blog, you know that I have my entire family participate in review process. How can I tell my readers about a toy, DVD, CD, or game, without mentioning how much my family enjoyed playing with it?…
Autism and Vaccines Discussion in Rockville at Universities at Shady Grove
Thought this event might be of interest to my readers… The Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, MD, is hosting a free panel discussion about the recent controversial findings about the link between vaccines and autism on Wednesday, April 7…
Welcome to My OpenSky Store!
When I was little, my family would visit my grandmother every summer at her home in a suburb of Manchester in England. My family was English, too, but we had been living in New Jersey for a few years. My…
Blockbuster Express Kiosks Make for a Cheap Family Movie Night
Aaarrrgggg!! I wrote a post about our Top 5 Movies for Cheap Family Movie Night. It was a good list, too! Cut the list to move it to another post and promptly copied something else without realizing that I never…
I Miss Easter Dresses
Yesterday we dyed eggs. We decided not to attend a neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt as we were at Arundel Mills Mall for my son’s 7th birthday outing and lunch. He chose to have lunch at the Johnny Rockets and visit…
Blockbuster Express Kiosks Make for a Cheap Family Movie Night: Giveaway
I have mentioned before that our family watches movies. Not every day or even every weekend. But, when we have an hour or two when we are all home we load up the DVD player, park ourselves in front of…
Off to a Good Start
Fell asleep in front of TV. Major oops. Woke up early. By 9:30 a.m. I had put out trash. Assembled Purple Heart donations. Started laundry. Folded laundry. Sorted socks. All before I had a cup of coffee. What will the…
CyberBullies Need to Pay for Their Actions
I recently wrote about my shock over the Phoebe Prince case. I get so mad thinking about the kids who committed this crime. The nine kids who have been charged with her murder may not have killed her, but they…
