I’m not what you would call a watcher of action/adventure movies. My dad is all about movies with fast-paced car chases while my mother is all about movies where nothing happens. My husband likes movies with action, and so do…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Holiday Gift Guide: Treat the Family to a Festive Feast [#Giveaway for $50 @KFC_Colonel Chicken Checks ends 12/14/2012]
The day after a holiday is tough. Getting back in to the swing of things after a holiday is sometimes trying. Sometimes the day after a holiday is a day back at work/school, as in the case of July 4.…
Holiday Gift Guide: Classic Family Kids’ Card Games with a Farmville Twist #holidaygiftguide #toys [#Giveaway ends 12/20]
When my oldest was three or four, I bought a Memory game. The Memory cards were simple. The images on the cards were pictures of animals, fruit, recognizable household objects, and toys. We played that game so many times. She…
Holiday Gift Guide: Jump in to a New World with Skylanders Giants #holidaygiftguide
When my son was in kindergarten, he told me MANY times that a kid in his class played a super violent role-playing game. I’d say “What?” And then say “Well, I’m sure X doesn’t play the game, but maybe his…
Holiday Gift Guide: Micro Chargers Launchers
The excitement of watching a kid open a gift is infectious. The eyes widen. The mouth goes slack. You can’t get the child’s attention. The kid is completely consumed by the package. “What is in the package?” “How can I…
A Weekly Roundup of Musings from Me and Winners! [Week of 11/25/12]
So were you ready for the kids to go back to school? I’m going to sound like a cliche, but as much as I LOVE having my children home for the holidays, I LOVE having them go back to school.…
Be the Next #XSREGirl and Win a Modeling Contract! Casting Call…Westfield Annapolis Mall (MD)
Can you strut your stuff? Walk the cat walk? Show ’em your best moves? Do you have what it takes to be the Next XSRE Girl? If you answered “Yes” to the…
Wordless Wednesday: Shiny Apples
Selling on ebay Is So Much Easier with the Mobile App #ebay
I’m not a hoarder. That said, I do have slight hoarder-like tendencies. I like buying books for myself. Toys and games for the kids. Video games for the family. While I’m a whiz at organizing all that we have on…
Do You Manage the Family Schedule or Does It Manage You? #goodnesstogo
My friend looking at all the papers tacked to my bulletin board said: “Your bulletin board is making me stressed out!’ Me: “Right!?” My friend: “How do you keep track of everything you have going on?” Me: [silence and a…
