What are you doing on June 6? Quick check your calendar! I’ll wait. Oh, good you’re back. Are you free? Yes? So, am I? Good. Head on over to your local Friendly’s Free Ice Cream Day. Excited Ice cream lovers…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
Yesterday I desperately wanted to post, but cleaning had to happen. Late in the day I wanted to post, but an end-of-the-year volleyball party happened. When I got home I wanted to post, but zzzzzzz happened. Today I’m posting about…
Volleyball Tournament: We Survived
Have I mentioned that we live at volleyball tournaments? That I am constantly washing volleyball uniforms? That I am in a constant panic about whether or not I washed the right uniform shirt or not? That I trip over knee…
California Tortilla Is Open in Mount Airy, MD!
About 2 months ago I drove down Main Street in Mount Airy and almost crashed my car. Okay, Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration — no crash, but I might have slapped my hands on the steering wheel. Folks…
Snuggie as Disguise for Criminals
Here’s agreat story Coach Dad sent me. Click for story: https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,520345,00.html
One of Those Days
Today was a day. Teacher Professional Day. No school for any of the kids. Kids thrilled. Me…not so thrilled. I knew that I was conflicted about the day going in to the day. By the end of the day I…
Final Swim Practice of Year until…
The younger two have been swimming since September…twice a week with only a missed practice here and there. I’ve used the time to workout most Tuesdays and Thursdays. Until April both swam in back-to-back sessions. I would workout the first…
Kindergarten Field Trip to the Library
Sometimes simpler is better. In years past the Kindergarten classes have visited the zoo. I’ll let that idea sit for a minute. I’ll wait. Ready? The zoo. 70-80 kindergartners. 3 teachers. 2 aides. About 1 parent per every two children…
Got Inertia?
Inertia? Inertia would be sitting at the computer desk at 8:34 a.m. when I know I should be showering to be able to get to school for a 9:15 field trip. Inertia would be knowing that any minute my husband…
A Man of Few Words
My husband does not say much. But when he does — Listen! At 3 p.m. I was in a fog of kids flying in from school, backpacks tossed to ground, wondering what to make for dinner, and pondering how in…
