As a kid, my dad’s watch seemed enormous. Clunky. With a heavy linked chain. Every so often he got a new watch. One watch fascinated me as it was water-resistant. He purchased the watch from Switzerland in the late 70s/early…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
The View: What’s on Tap and a Giveaway!
Today for the first time I watched The View live. I’m a DVR watcher. While I like watching live, I like the flexibility of rewinding and fast forwarding to favorite parts of the show. Tonight you know I will fast…
Sonny Is Not My Favorite GH Character…There I Said It!
Is it because I have a good sense of right and wrong? Is it because I loathe people who get away with murder (literally) over and over again? Is it because I take General Hospital too seriously? Probably, all of…
Prunes! Yes, Prunes Were a Hit!
Prunes? I have no clear recollection of eating prunes as a child. Prunes were something that my grandmother might eat. I might have had prunes and custard as part of my school lunch at the Catholic convent school. At my school…
Prunes! Yes, Prunes Were a Hit!
jPrunes? I have no recollection of eating prunes as a child. I did eat prunes as an adult. The prunes in question were in a jar of baby food. Note the use of “a jar.” My daughter ate only one…
The Real Housewives of New York Are Baaccckk!
Editor’s Note: Guess what? I will be an honorary hostess of tonight’s Real Housewives of New York City Premiere Twitter Party!! I will be helping the hosts: @coupondiva and @whosthatgirl44 Tune in to twitter at 11 p.m. EST to tweet…
Can a #nontechie Handle a Verizon Palm Pre Plus?
Technology and me do not go together like carrots and peas. I have more than my fare share of odd blips when dealing with a computer, or phone, or TV, or you name the gadget and I probably have a…
Taxes Stressing You Out? Let H&R Block At Home Help (Giveaway)
Let me start by stating: I am not the tax preparer in our family. The last time I did the taxes was in my single days. I had so few assets and deductions…I used the EZ form. I handwrote my…
Vote for Brandy!
As a young kid my parents covered my health insurance. In England, we used National Health Service doctors. No copays. No fees. All free health care. Of course, if you required a specialist the wait time could be lengthy. A…
The Dinnertime Struggle
I struggle to cook dinner for my family every night of the week. Breakfast and lunch I have no problem with, but dinner? Dinner is my nemesis. I cook from scratch one or twice, but with swim practice, karate, homework,…
