Author: Jill Berry

Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.

e-beanstalk Toy Giveaway!

I receive lots and lots and lots of e-mails. Sometimes I find myself hitting delete, delete, delete on the MLM scheme ones and the “You have won a $1 million dollars, but it is in Nigeria.” I exaggerate, of course.…

LeapFrog Text and Learn

Have I mentioned that I’m a winning machine? Yes, just about every week I win something or so it seems. I know I sound braggy, but if it were not for winning prizes and getting free stuff to review I…

Moms and Drinking

What is your stance on moms and alcohol? I’m not teetotal or antialcohol. After a day with kids I’ve been known to open up a can — uh bottle — of rum and make a RUM with a splash of…

Mom’s Nite Out

Mom’s Nite Out, a venture between MomSelect/Maria Bailey and many vendors, was a raging success. The event held in early May was a fun night for moms to get out with friends and have a much-needed rest from the day-to-day…

Umbrella Hat or Not?

This might possibly be the most ridiculous item I have seen in quite some time. Not only it is an absurd hat…but look at the model. Why the crossed eyes and the tongue sticking out? Is the hat not enough?…

You Might Be an 80s Girl If You…

Hands up if you remember the following: Kodak Disc Cameras 5 1/4″ floppy disks Macintosh computers that were a rectangular boxy shape record players with flimsy wooden speakers but wihout a tape deck Sony Walkmans — so bulky that you…

As Sands Through the Hour Glass

I look at my 13 yo daughter with whom I have clashed with, fought with, been driven to frustration with, but ultimately love with a fierce strength — and wonder where has the time gone. Where is the skinny, squawky…