Author: Jill Berry

Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.

Reading on the Move

The books are piled. Piled high. Beside the couch. Near the bookcase. In the bedrooms. Mostly on bookshelves. What am I going to do with all these books? I move books all the time. My Teen’s books move from my…

Getting Through It

School needs to be done. Now. Why? Because I am done. Kids are antsy for school to be over. School-year activities are mostly done. Two of the kids stopped getting homework this week. I’m struggling to keep the younger two…

Get ‘er Done

Wells. Septic. Underground pipes. No waste disposal. Clogged toilet. These words/phrases sum up my plumbing woes. As we tromped around the property before we had even built our home, we discussed having a well and a septic field. My husband…

We’re Revving up for Cars 2

Are you like me? Do you remember everything about your child’s first movie experience? Did you fret over whether your child was ready for a movie in a theater? I’ll bet you waited until your child would sit still for…

100 Cars for Good

I have a teeny tiny problem. I leave a ton of posts in draft. Some I come back to. Others I delete. A few will be unedited. Why do I do this? What is it about a post that guarantees…

I Haven’t Had a Fuzzy Navel Since

By now you know that I like macabre, off-the-wall humor. Monty Python — check. The Office — check. My latest find is Childrens Hospital. Basically Childrens Hospital is my type of show…it is “based on the Webby Award–winning digital series…

Got Your Milk Mustache?

I never understood the power of influence until my son was about 18 months old. He and I were alone during the day while my husband and the older kids were at school. For lunch I would make him “toddler”…