In the last 20 years I have had 6 general dentists… I left one because I did not like his manner–my parents still go to him — he was this loud guy who talked about Chicago and the Bears constantly.…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
HARO — Funerals
I’m on this e-mail list for HARO –Help a Reporter Out. A guy called Peter Shankman used to receive many requests from reporters and writers for sources for stories they were planning to writer. Shankman started compiling these requests in…
Jumpstart.com Adventure Giveaway Starts Today!
I wrote a post on Kids and Computers. Shortly after I heard from Knowedge Adventure that they had launched a browser-based virtual world https://www.jumpstart.com/ Many of you may remember the CD-ROM games: JumpStart Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade. My son has…
What To do with Argumentative 5-Year-Old?
I’m frustrated by my son. There I said it. I had planned to write a post about who I am or England, the place where I am from. But… I need to write about my son tonight. He’s having a…
Love Thursday: Diet Coke
I’ve said it before and I will say it again…I love Diet Coke. While pregnant all three times I gave up caffeine and diet drinks. It was hard. I would occasionally ask to sniff my husband’s Diet Coke. Before my…
Wordless Wednesday/Wordful Wednesday: Goof Off Leaves Stain That Cannot Be Removed by Goof Off
For more WordLESS Wednesday link action, go to https://www.5minutesformom.com/ So, if you set a can of Goof Off on top of your toilet tank and it leaves a stain… Why is it that the stain cannot be removed by Goof…
Tuesday’s Movie for Folding Laundry: Mission Impossible 2
This week’s Movie for Folding Laundry…Mission Impossible 2! So, pull out your laundry basket and round up your odd socks. Get ready for the second thrilling installment in the Ethan Hunt saga. Do you recall the old TV series? You…
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…
My Fruit Roll-Ups…Winner, Winner, Chuck E. Cheese Winner!
I picked a winner. The winner has been contacted by e-mail. Once I hear from her, I’ll e-mail the code to her so that she can customize her very own My Fruit Roll-Ups. Congratulations, msbabedoll! The birthday party stories were…
