My morning was rushed, rushed, and more rushed. Everything went not quite according to plan. Got kids off to school. Check. Got some work done. Check. Cleaned up house for interview. Uncheck. Mapquested directions to dr. office…intended to use GPS…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Our TV Debut — WBFF Fox 45!
Tonight my family will be on TV…not national TV, but Batimore’s Fox station WBFF45. The TV crew will come to our house to interview all of us. I have no idea what I will wear today, my house is not…
I Have No Words for Violence Against Women
Tonight — after an absolutely delightful Easter Sunday we witnessed an absolutely un-delightful event. Driving home from my in-laws house my husband and I spotted a person lying beside the road. The road is tree-lined, dark, and not very well-travelled.…
Chocolate + Spa = Mommy Nirvana
The idea of going to a spa sounds absolutely delightful to me. As a mom of three trying to juggle the family’s activities AND write this blog, review products, and start an at-home writing business, a spa weekend sounds like…
Sara Lee Fresh Bakery: Win a Heart Healthy Cookbook
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States. Sara Lee Fresh Bakery knows the first step to a healthy heart is maintaining a healthy weight and getting the nutrition women need in order to live…
Odd Socks
I’ve twittered about odd socks. I’ve Facebooked about odd socks. I found a post on odd_Socks. And, now I’m blogging about odd socks. Odd socks are the bane of my existence. I should state at the outset that we have…
An Easter Egg Hunting We Will Go!
3-year-olds love hunting for eggs — sometimes they have trouble finding eggs that are “hiding in plain sight”! 3-year-old and 7-year-olds scampering for Easter eggs. Where’s the 10-year-old you might ask? She OPTED out of the Easter egg hunt! She…
Easter Egg Dyeing
Growing up in England…I have no recollection of dyeing Easter eggs. I remember eating chocolate. Giving my sister a Cadbury’s chocolate egg, but not dyeing Easter eggs. So perhaps it is an American tradition. We started dyeing Easter eggs when…
What’s Your Edu-Parent Style?
DreamBox Learning just released a fun interactive quiz that you may enjoy, “What’s Your EDU Parent Style?” The quiz asks a series of questions concerning different teaching situations parents are likely to face. Then, based on your answers it tells…
WalMart After Christmas Sales Rock
I may not be a WalMart 11 Mom, but I do know a thing or two about Walmart. For the last 4 Christmases I have shopped the WalMart after holidays sale. I went on a whim and was astounded at…
