About 2 weeks ago, we celebrated my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. My sister and I were deep in planning mode from last summer onwards. We sifted through restaurants. Created the invitation. Pored over the guest list. Planned the menu. All…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Mariah Carey Rocks Out on Oz The Great and Powerful #Oz
When I hang out on Twitter and Facebook, I feel like I am the last person NOT to have seen Oz The Great and Powerful. I’ve posted about Oz, but had a scheduling issue and missed the local screening. Pout. And…
Birthday Parties Ideas for Home Parties for Babies and Toddlers
If I sat down I could add up the number of birthday parties I have held. So how many have I hosted for my kids? Since I have hosted birthday parties since the mid 90s, sometimes it is hard to…
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Due Out November 22, 2013
My children are readers, too. If my children are reading, I want to know what they are reading. Over the years, I have read books to my children…board books, children’s classics, the Magic Tree House series, the Junie B. Jones…
Wordless Wednesday: I’m Skiing in the Rain!
Mentioning Unmentionables
When I was last in an office…literally in another century. I was a cubicle dweller. I longed for a window, but had to make do with craning my neck to get a glimpse of natural light. I worked a short drive…
Today Was a Stay in Your Jammies Kind of Day
Day two of my “no morning carpool week” dawned. I could feel the weight lift off my shoulders. I didn’t have to leave the house at the crack of dawn with my two kids and pick up two other kids en route to…
Did We Do a Good Job on the Listerine #21-Day Challenge?
Two weeks ago I had one of those days where I rocked. I made breakfast and lunches quickly. All the kids were picked up or dropped off at school on time. I wrote two blogposts in short order. My day…
Method Acting Gone Wrong, Sing-a-Longs, and More #Oscars
Source: @RyanPBroderick of Buzzfeed. These gifs make me chuckle. Not high brow. I like Sandra Bullock. She’s a bit of a fixture at the Oscars. Has she ever won? I don’t think so. But she is in the group of…
Toy Fair: How to Plan And Why I Missed It This Year
I’m a creature of habit. If I do something and like it, chances are good that I will do it again. It is not that I don’t like change…I do…but I’d…
