My son IS the ultimate Skylanders fan. How do I know this? He plays the game whenever he gets the chance. He talks about Skylanders all the time. He knows miniscule details about Skylanders that he tells us…and then quizzes…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Family Dinner Prep: Shop for Pork at Costco #PorkParty
Earlier in the week I told you about the great deals on pork at Costco. It’s also National Pork Month, so Costco members can find a sweet…uh…tasty deal on pork tenderloin and boneless loins. Until October 28, whole boneless loins…
Spending Habits Teen through Working Girl through Mom
As a teen I loved shopping with my best friend. We ventured in to our city’s shopping district many, many weekends. We browsed. We tried on clothes. We looked at clothes that were way out of our budget. We laughed…
Family Dinner Prep: Whole Boneless Pork Loin at Costco #PorkParty [Giveaway ends 10/29/12]
Did you know that October is National Pork Month? I must admit that I don’t keep track of National month of this or National day of this. So, for all of you out there who like me only realize it…
A Roundup of Musings from Me: Week of October 14, 2012
October 21? How can October be almost over? Wasn’t it September not too long ago? Summer doesn’t seem that long ago, does it? Yet, here I sit on a Sunday night contemplating that November is on the horizon. Thanksgiving not…
Focus on What Matters Most as You Drive with the Safely Go App
You’re driving to pick up your kids. Enjoying the last moments of relative quiet before the kids pile in the car. And you hear a beep. Is it the radio? Or is it a police car? Instinctively you reached for…
Toy Collections: When You Can’t Have Just One
I am the Queen of Toy Collections. If I see a toy and one of the kids likes it, I have to have the whole collection. I don’t collect every single, solitary toy out there in ToyLand, of course. My…
Teach Your Kids and Yourself at AT&T Mobile Safety School [Giveaway ends 10/20/12]
I read about the election. I form my opinions on the candidates. I talk to my kids about the election process. I’ll vote. But, I’m not bombarding your Facebook feed with my political views. That’s just not me. But get…
Wordless/Wordful Wednesday: Winning IS Everything When You Are a Kid
You walk the halls of the elementary school during the Fall Festival and don’t see a familiar face. How can this be? You have been a parent at this elementary school since 2001. How can you know no one? Where…
Finding Time in the Family Schedule
You look at the schedule. You gaze at it hoping to find an opening. An open space. A small corner where an activity can squeeze in. After a bit you realize that tweaking won’t work. Rearranging activities won’t work. Looking…
