Years and years and years ago, my then boyfriend/now husband sent me flowers at my office. I recall the receptionist calling me. I bounded down the hallway…trying not to appear excited and failing miserably. I was in my second job. Quite a…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Holiday Gift Guide: Boz, The Green Bear Next Door
I opened a package. The kids were clamouring to find out what was in the box. It was a DVD. Actually there were two DVDs. I didn’t recognize the title of the DVD. Boz? Who is Boz? Apparently, Boz is The Green Bear…
An Elephant Inflatable?
#snOMG is right. Our inflatables are partially covered. The Santa train has ground to a halt. The penguins in the igloo are worried the snow will come in the top of the igloo. Snowman is concerned that his Harley wil…
Holiday Gift Guide: BABW Hal & Holly Moose
We’re BABW fans from around the time my girls were 6 and 4. We were awaiting the arrival 0f our new baby. The girls were busy with school, friends, and activities, so I was not worried that either would be jealous…
Holiday Gift Guide & Giveaway: Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck
Here in the Musings from Me home we are Sesame Street fans through and through. My husband and I watched in the early days before Elmo, Zoey, Herrie, and Abby Cadabby. My kids all learned their ABCs and 123s from watching Sesame…
Holiday Gift Guide: Eco-Friendly Toys!
My oldest daughter attended a preschool that I thought was O.K. Adequate for her needs at the time, but not exceptional. In my area it was hard to find a part-time preschool for a 2-year-old. I had limited options. A…
Holiday Gift Guide: Books — Sam Saboura’s Real Style
I participated in a conference call a few months ago with Sam Saboura from the ABC’s Extreme Makeover. Sam could not have been more informative about how to be a “recessionista” in money conscious times. After about 5 years as…
Holiday Gift Guide — See Mom Run: Side-Splitting Essays from the World’s Most Harried Moms
I don’t know about you, but I live in a perpetual state of motion OR I am fast asleep in a chair/in bed/on the floor. There is no middle ground…I am either working and multitasking and crazed or I am…
What Do I Love More Green Works or Coupons? How About Both!
The facts: I hate laundry and anything associated with washing, drying, folding, and ironing(!) clothes. I love my cluttered, messy, piles in every corner laundry room with a passion. I value “alone” time in my laundry room. I know “alone”…
A Caroling We Will Go, A Caroling…
A funny thing happened on the way to our neighbor’s house… A couple of years ago we were caroling in our neighborhood. Let me set the scene. It is bitterly cold…freezing. We are a group of 8. Two moms. Two…
