Author: Jill Berry

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

Taming School Papers

I thought I was drowning in paperwork when my two children were in preschool together. Looking back I had no idea just what it felt like to deal with paperwork from elementary school and middle school. Each day I am…

One Minute Is A Long Time

I am posting here in response to a giveaway on MommyBloggers. The question was about what my family could do in a minute to change the world. Hands down…my first thought was that we could say “hello” or “good evening”…

Eight Facts About Me…

So the mrs. tagged me in a post… Here are the rules: 1. Each player starts with eight random fact/habits about themselves. 2. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post…

Gray Hair Does Not Equal Grandma

When my oldest started kindergarten I was a 30-something mom. I had a younger child in preschool. I instantly meshed with most of the other moms. We set up playdates with each other’s kids and socialized outside school. I found…

5 Years Old and Shows It

My son is 5 and, boy, is he giving me a run for my money. He is a burping, talking back, argumentative, defiant ball of 5-year-old “ness.” He started kindergarten in late August. All was well for the first week.…