Turkey, stuffing, and side dishes is what most love about Thanksgiving. I love all the holiday foods too. I can sink in to a turkey-induced coma as quickly as the next person. However, I am a strategic eater. I gorge…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Meeting Friends on Connecting Flights Is an Unexpected Treat #connectingflights
My husband shakes his head whenever I run in to someone I know. I can’t help it. I have a good memory for faces. A very good memory. If I meet you, I will likely remember you when we next…
A Little Me Time and Discovering New Toys for the Holidays #MomMixer
I hate to come right out and say that I have no time for myself. But really it is true. I have no time for myself. Every moment of the day I am answerable to someone else. In the mornings…
Stumped for Weeknight Dinners? Try Green Giant Seasoned Steamers #myblogspark [Giveaway ends 11/26/12]
If you dropped by my house any weekday evening, you would see a blur of people rushing around doing homework or chores or napping or playing with toys or playing video games or dressing for sports practices or rushing out the…
Powering Down
What started as a busy day. Volleyball tryouts. Swim team practice. Soccer game. Ended as a lazy day. We are all about extremes in the Musings from Me family. All go or all stop. Today was a mix of both.…
Seizing Family Time with New Dip’ems from @kfc_colonel
I’m not ashamed to admit that when my children were babies, toddlers, and preschoolers I LONGED for them to go to full day school. The school bus would appear on our street each morning and afternoon. As I was talking…
A #Sandy Update, Roundup of Musings from Me for the Week of End of Oct./Beginning of Nov., and Winners!
I would be remiss for not mentioning the events of the last week or so. I have not written about #Sandy, largely because I don’t usually write in real-time on this blog. And by “real time” I mean that I…
Test Driving @Carbonite: How Secure Are Your Digital Memories? #seizingfamilytime
I’m not what you would call technically savvy. I have dubbed the system comprising 3 remote controls, a DVD player, a wii, a PS3, a FIOS box, and a TV…an incomprehensible mess. Why I cannot easily turn on the TV and…
Don’t Hit the Doggie with the Apple
There are those phrases. Sayings that are said in your family. Perhaps the phrase is said so many times that it becomes tedious. More likely the phrase is said so many times because it is a much-loved phrase from a…
AT&T Mobile Safety Schools and a Twitter Party! #ATTMobileSafety
The kids and husband are off school. We’re stocked up on water. We have food. The outdoor toys are stowed in the garage. The electronic devices are charging. The wind is starting to kick up. The rain is about the…
