Author: Jill Berry

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

Skiing at Seven Springs, PA

We survived skiing at Seven Springs. PA. No broken bones for any of us! It is official my daughters are now better skiers than I am! I am proud of them. My oldest crushed a blue/intermediate run several times. Her…

Stocking the Shelves at Sainsbury’s

My job was stock person at Sainsbury’s supermarket in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England — Summers 1984 and 1985. I was a freshman home from college in the United States (Franklin & Marshall College). My uniform was a blue plaid dress with…

Eating By the Decades: My Children

Crafty Daughter in her “hat phase,” Adventure Boy in his “squirming to get out of the photo” phase, and Sporty daughter as a Cat (I don’t recall which one) from Cats. My three children were born to the same parents,…

Love Thursday: Coach Dad

My husband is a big fan the Idiot’s Guide books–no jokes! My Love Thursday post is about my husband, known on this blog as Coach Dad. He’s a good husband, good dad, and all-around good guy. He has turned a…

Pediatric Cancer Sucks

There aren’t words to describe how absolutely awful pediatric cancer is. Natalie shared her thoughts. Sums up my feelings entirely. https://canicontrolmylifeificantcontrolmyhair.blogspot.com/2009/01/anguish.html A friend of a friend’s son has neuroblastoma, possibly the pediatric cancer with the worst prognosis. I keep up-to-date…