I wish I had digital pics from the 90s. My oldest was about 1 years old when we attempted to have her sit on Santa’s lap. The photo that we got from the mall was a Polaroid — OMG, could I be any…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Catholic School Education
When I think of Catholic school, the following images from my childhood come to mind: school uniforms from Henry Barrie in Manchester’s St. Anne’s Square getting slapped on the back of the legs by Mrs. McDonald in 4th grade (or…
Review & Giveaway: McCormick & Schmick’s Reel-to-Reel
It is not often that my husband and oldest daughter go out together. She has her volleyball and he has his work schedule. When I go out my husband will make dinner and set up the Looney Tunes – Golden…
Back-to-School with Peter Walsh
It’s that time of year again. Time to get kids ready to go back to school. Time to clear out last year’s backpack of papers and binders in time for this year’s papers and binders. I’ll let you in to…
Who Am I and Where Am I Going?
My new bio: Some days I am a stay-at-home mom who is a writer and other days I’m a writer who stays at home — depends on my mood. I can tweet with the best of them. I blog on…
PostRank
Just joined PostRank…will let you know what I think of it. https://postrank.com/graphics/blog_claim.png?s=dzk22g0
Talking to Adults
When my children were babies and toddlers, I was not sure how my children should address adults. I had not given it any thought. It was not until my daughter was little that the subject was discussed at all. I…
SAHM Going Back to Work
I had my first child in 1996. From 96 through 2002 I was a freelance production editor for a health care publisher — the term WAHM had not been invented yet! Some weeks I was full time, other weeks part time.…
Review: Mrs. Dash Fiesta Lime
The Mrs. Dash bottle sat on the counter for about 0.5 seconds before my teen started talking about cooking with it. I did not ask my teen to test the product nor do I make her cook dinner. She’s just…
Did You Know I Write Somewhere Else?
I write for DC Metro Moms. I guess you could call me a DC Metro Mom. I’m trying to bring a bit of my geographical heritage to the site. My geographical background in reverse order would be Howard County via…
