I was blogging along minding my own business when I tried to add my own blog to Bloglines. I searched, selected, click on feed icon, found feed, and gasped when I saw that my post was from June 3???? What????…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Holiday Gift Guide: Girls — Barbie B-Smart Learning Laptop
Oregon Scientific Barbie B-Smart Learning Laptop Join Barbie for some learning fun with the super stylish B-Smart Learning Laptop. The learning laptop offers young fashionistas 80 activities in math, spelling, logic and memory – 70 in English, 10 in Spanish. …
Hi! My Name Is Musings from Me and I Am Addicted to TV
You will never hear me say “You know I could give up TV and not notice at all.” TV is my source of all things entertainment plus a healthy dose of reality TV with a dash of news. Probably should…
Is it O.K. to Bash a Preschool?
I have three children. The older two attended two preschools each. The youngest only went to one preschool. My oldest’s first preschool and my middle’s second preschool had major problems. I pulled my oldest from her preschool, but opted to…
World’s Biggest Baby Shower!
Mom-to-be or know a mom who is expecting? Tell them about the Largest Virtual Baby Shower hosted by Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect. Sign up here. Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect.com will celebrate winter mommies-to-be with a virtual online baby shower on Dec. 16th. Led by…
Holiday Gift Guide: Kids — Oregon Scientific PC Trainer
Oregon Scientific PC Trainer With this updated family of Oregon Scientific learning laptops, little learners use a QWERTY keyboard to gain real-life keyboarding skills while actively participating in up to 92 different games. And with the authentic look of a “grown-up”…
SVMomsGroup Book Club: Close Encounters of the Third Grade Kind
As the mom of two former 3rd graders and one future third grader, Phillip Done’s Close Encounters of the Third-Grade Kind was spot on. Done, a veteran teacher, wrote the book as a how-to guide for his niece. His booklet…
Staples + Husband + Black Friday = Bargains!
Laptop. Laptop. Laptop. Can you tell I want a laptop. I covet laptops. I drool over netbooks. Heck, I’d even love an iphone. Apologies to my “Little Engine That Could” Samsung Rogue phone. “I’ve seen an iphone. You’re no iphone.”…
The Dulcet Tones of Music in the House
As a child my parents did everything they could to avoid having a violin player in the house. In fact, I never picked up an instrument until I was in 6th grade. That year I tried trumpet, guitar, and flute. None…
Washington, D.C.: Home Grown Knowledge
I wonder how many of my posts start out with… “I was trolling around on twitter and found [fill in the name of cool project]” ? So, I was trolling around on twitter and saw a tweet about… Wait a…
