I have everyone to spend time with, but no one to do nothing with. What would you do if your spouse died leaving you with a child? What if you were living in Australia, but your family was in England? What if…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
#snOMG or #Snopocalyse or #Snomageddon
Whatever way you slice it today will live on as the biggest snow in DC history. …until the next bad snow…maybe. Until that time we can enjoy…or bitterly accept that the snow was extraordinary. The children were on edge toward the…
Watch Time Fly in Style…Giveaway, too!
I wear very little jewelry. Scratch that. I wear no jewelry save my wedding ring and my watch. Over the years, I have been given…by my husband…several necklaces that are lovely. One is even sparkly. But, I am more comfortable…
Car Seats? Forward or Rear Facing.
I am an olde fogey. With my tween and teen I had both rear-facing in an infant car seat. The rule then was rear-facing until 20 pounds or 1. Both girls reached 20 pounds before turning one, so I switched…
Grease Is the Word
Grease! I may not be the biggest Grease or musical theater fan, but Grease: the Soundtrack was the first album I ever purchased. I bought it from Woolworth’s in Wilmslow…a small town outside Manchester, England. It was a double album…yes,…
My Morning Routine…zzzzzzzzz
Husband tells me it is time to wake up…I sleep like the dead. I lie in bed until 6:20 a.m. when I know I need to get up or kids will be late for school. I get up and stagger…
How Old Is That Mattress in the Window?
Is there a magic number for when you buy a new mattress? 10?15? 20 years? Our mattress is pushing 20 years old. It still works…and by works I mean all the springs are functional and the mattress cover is not…
Refresh: Pepsi Gives Back
The earthquake in Haiti was so tragic. I know this is stating the obvious. But, it bears repeating. The devastation of the earthquake led to tragic loss of life and damage to the infrastructure of Haiti. The loss of life…
Pucker Up for the Neosporin 3-Day Challenge
Winter is wonderful if…there is snow on the ground. And the snow must be pristine, white, freshly fallen snow…not slushy, brown, bracken-ish snow. With snow on the ground, I can survive low temperatures, wind chill, and bone-chilling cold. But, take…
The Scent of Chanel
Speaking of scents, were we? Well, no we weren’t speaking of scents, but when I think of France my mind settles on the scents of France. France was our vacation spot during my preteen years. It may sound exotic and…
