Focus Friday Putting away last of Christmas decorations. Still have It’s a Wonderful Life village and Charlie Brown’s Christmas set out, as well as assorted other items. Need to rearrange basement storage room to accommodate other all of the Christmas…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Musings on Thursday Nights
Thursday nights are rushed…and that’s an understatement. Kids get home from school at 2:50 and 3:20. The homework/snack/tantrum for 5-year-old/”can I play wii”/”why can’t I play wii”/”what shall I make for dinner”/”why didn’t I start dinner earlier”/”put your swimsuit on”/”we…
HARO — Funerals Update
A couple of days ago I posted about how excited I was to participate in various HAROs. For the uninitiated a HARO is a Help a Reporter Out call from a website run by Peter Shankman. I get e-mails about…
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KidiJamz
The box was huge! I placed a can of lemonade beside it to show the size. A week of two before Christmas I was sent the KidiJamz keyboard by a nice person at V-tech. I am embarrassed to say that…
Dear Clothing Manufacturer
Example of “fugly” shirt. Why all those circles? Why brown, beige, and orange? Dear Clothing Manufactuers: I’m not happy with the size and style of clothing that I need to wear. Three pregnancies and a largely nonexistent willpower have left…
Dyson, Hoover, Electrolux…I’m Not Picky I Just Need a New Vacuum
I just got a cardio workout vacuuming my entire house with the hose attachment since the main part of the vacuum is broken. Oh, my back, my aching back. And, to top it off I have two daughters, so when…
Fill in the Blank Wednesday
Mom on the Run Hits the Slopes New Years’ Eve…I swear the children only drank sparkling cider, so why then does my son look tipsy? My son teaches his godmother how to play Mariocart…both had great fun! My favorite Christmas…
Snuggie Update
At dinner last night my children and I started talking about the Snuggie. Well, actually I was still laughing about an earlier discussion and the conversation continued. We got to talking about other uses of the Snuggie: – Snuggie with…
Snuggie: Blanket, Dress, Robe?
You must have heard of the Snuggie…you know those commercials on TV for the blanket with sleeves? The blanket you can wear in your living room, or at the football game, or around a campfire while roasting marshmallows. I chuckled…
