I loved marbles when I was a kid. Marbles felt weighty in my small hands. I would roll marbles along the sidewalk cracks. My kids love marbles, too. They love balls and anything that rolls. The concept of rolling a…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
It’s the Summer of Fun! #Yoursphere #parenting #onlinesafety
As you know I am the Social Media Manager for Yoursphere.com. I have worked with Yoursphere from practically the start of my blogging career in some capacity or another. I clicked on a link — intrigued about a safe social…
Sun Sets on Summer
In our house summer is divided in to two parts. Part 1 encompasses May and June when the kids are still in school and the rest of June and all of July when the kids are out of school. May…
Giving Flex View the Once Over [Review]
The other day I did something for me AND I’m not sorry. That’s right I actually did something for myself instead of doing something for every member of my family first…and then doing something for me. You know what I…
Where Were You? #earthquake
I was in the dentist’s chair when the blinds shook slightly. Earlier in the appointment I made the connection that there was a window behind the dark colored wooden blinds. I thought at first that the blinds were covering faux…
Clutter…Back-to-School Edition
I’m not what you would call a super-duper housewife. I clean when I have to do. I declutter when the mood strikes. The problem is that I never know when a cleaning mood will strike. This weekend was one of…
I’m All About Kids and Reading
From the earliest days of parenthood, books have been my friend. I use books to solve parenting problems. I find books to help my kids do their homework. I seek out books that give instruction for making a craft for…
I’m Popping Up All Over the Place!
So, here’s the deal. I have wanted to write a book since I was about 9. I filled composition books, notepads, scraps of paper, and even those thin as onion skin sheets of typing paper. I can still feel the…
Uh…Is It Too Late To Write a #TypeACon Wrap Up Post?
TypeAParent Conference was less than two months ago. No review post from me until now. No tidy, neat as a pin wrap up post in the days after the conference. I even missed adding my wrap up post to the…
Itty Bitty Ice Creams [Review & Giveaway]
I have one picky eater. Lately I never know what she will decide to dislike. It’s a tad frustrating to be sure. I try to offer healthy choices at each meal. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. While dinner…
