I stopped the Washington Post a few months ago. It was a sad day for me. I was the only one who read the paper. I never read it on a daily basis, but I looked forward to reading it.…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Take Your Daughter/Son to Work Day — April 22
My middle child came home from school abuzz with “Take Your Daughter/Son to Work.” Her friends were abuzz with talk about who would be going with mom or dad. She had never participated in Take Your daughter/Son to Work before.…
Family Communication with the Verizon Palm Pre Plus
My husband and I have a checkered past when it comes to communication. We try to talk to each other but work, life, kids, technology get in the way. We have conversations like a normal couple. From time to time,…
Do You Use “Air Quotes” When You Talk About Work?
Oh boy! As a mom, this question is a doozy. If I have been asked this once, I have been asked the same question in a different way many times before. By my kids. My family. Old coworkers. Neighbors. I…
Everyone Gets Their Reward
If I could turn back time…I would. When my oldest was 3 or 4, I was working many, many hours per week. Raising kids. Managing books. Doing the bare minimum in the housework/laundry/cooking realm. I never enforced any type of…
Eureka! Tweet Photo on the Verizon Palm Pre Plus
I may have mentioned that I am #notatechie. I know just enough about my blog to know that I should avoid doing ANYTHING with the code. My husband has set up our TV/DVD/Surround Sound in a such a way that…
What is a SEED? My Whrrl Story
I created a Whrrl story to explain what SEED means to me. I submitted my Whrrl story for the SEED BlogHer contest sponsored by Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom. Come check out my story: Powered by Whrrl If my Whrrl doesn’t show up…sometimes…
When Is the Right Time?
When is the right time to start a family anyway? Should I buy a house now or in a year? A vacation? When is a good time to go? At one time or another we have all pondered these types…
Rolling with It…
Yesterday started well. Cloudy but warm. Sunscreen was applied to be on the safe side. Fun times at Gatorland. Highlights: Alligator wrestling…not alligator on alligator but alligator with a zoo keeper on top. My son sat on a gator…not a…
Holding Down the Fort
Friday’s conversation with Coach Dad was brief. You see Coach Dad was driving back and forth to pickup and dropoff kids at the middle school for the Midnight Madness basketball tournament. He was rushed. Stressed. Beset by cellphone connectivity problems.…
