Editor’s Note: I will post on our trip to England in a series of short posts. So much to write about, but I want to make it manageable for myself to write. Stay tuned. Today: Hope for Youth I was…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Gather.com: A Review
I joined Gather.com some time ago. I find this site very helpful. I was able to: – Meet people who share my interests — Mom to a kid, a preteen, and a teen. – Connect around life experiences – Talk about the news…
Practical Jokes and Pranks
To the best of my knowledge I have never done an April Fool’s Day prank. My kids have. We have had the “every sock in the drawer is mismatched” and the “piece of plastic over the end of the toothpaste tube.”…
EASportsActive Challenge Is Over
Almost two months ago I participated in the #easactive challenge as an at-home tester. I was borderline obsessed about getting my grubby paws on a copy of EASportsActive by EA. I wrote about my mission to EASportsActive here. The best part of being…
Del Monte Fruit Chillers: Review
On a hot summer day, nothing hits the spot more than something cold and refreshing. I find ice pops to be too sugary and sickly for the most part. You know the ones I mean…the ones with 50 pops that…
Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters: Review
My friends at MyBlogSpark.com sent me a selection of Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters to try. Now I will say that while none of my family is allergic to nuts, we also don’t eat very many nuts. I don’t cook with nuts.…
Getting Back in the Saddle
“Are you just now trying to find a job back in the workforce after spending several years home with the children?” — question posed to me by national women’s magazine The above category is me. I had my first child in…
Do you have a security item?
Do you have a security item? Something that gives you comfort? My teen had a woolen, knitted blanket….””Ba Ba.” Ba Ba went everywhere with us. I was smart enough to have two or three identical versions that I could give…
10 Pet Peeves about the Beach
I’m giving my blog a bit of “love” by clearing out old drafts. I won’t tell you when I wrote this… Enjoy! 1. Smoking on a beach. 2. Loud music. 3. Families arguing loudly on the beach. And why is…
Snikiddy Snacks
There are snacks and then there are SNACKS. I prefer SNACKS to snacks any day. A SNACK leaves you satisfied and happy, while a snack leaves you with the feeling that you shouldn’t have wasted those precious calories. Snikiddy is…
