A few weeks ago I couldn’t bend my mind to this question. The question I was pondering was “What Is Your Word for 2013?” I had no clue. No words popped in to my mind. Why? I was too busy…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Musings on Little Ones: Starting Languages Early #LangStars
The other day I shared with the kids that I had once taken Spanish in school. My daughter was interested as she takes Spanish. My husband was astounded. Apparently I had never mentioned this before. Uh…I am sure I have…
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Do you remember a time when you bought what you wanted, when you wanted, and didn’t care what anyone said about what you purchased? In my 20s and single, I was never a shop-til-you-drop gal, but if I needed a…
I’m Ignoring My Drafts Folder So There!
I should scroll through my drafts. Find one that I like. Finish it. And finally publish it. I mean I have 30-plus posts in draft. Surely one of those is ripe? I could pluck it out of the drafts folder,…
Gifts for Preschoolers: LeapFrop Explorer Games (Giveaway ends 1/28/13)
One minute we were an entirely “video game free” home and the next minute we seemed to have a game systems in every room of our home. How did it happen? And I’m not talking about small electronic “busy” activity…
Swapping Kids’ Toys, Clothes, Media Made Easy with Swap.com Valet Service and Code for Free Shipping
One day, the piles around my house were of no consequence to me. I happily stacked one toy on top of the other. I stowed clothes in storage bins. I squeezed between bins of toys to get from one room…
Gifts for Toddlers and Preschoolers (Giveaway ends 1/28/13)
Once upon a time I volunteered in the church nursery. I helped another mom wrangle the one- through four-year-olds while their parents were at church. I thought that looking after little ones would be easy, especially since I looked after…
Are You a Mom On-the-Go?
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of No nonsense for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. My teen was surprised to hear me talk about all the trendy clothes I wore in college. She literally stopped…
Teaching Your Child About Spending with #virtualpiggy
I held the Disney art kit in my hands as my daughter rummaged in her purse. I was shopping at The Disney Store with my then 7-year-old daughter. She was so excited to spend her own money. For the first…
TCB Writing Prompt #1: What Kind of Writer Am I?
Either a writer doesn’t want to talk about his work, or he talks about it more than you want.– Anatole Broyard My first writing prompt of the year. Perhaps my first writing prompt ever?! First on my blog. I’ve done…
