I never did a Science Fair project when I was a kid. Not at any level of school — elementary, middle, or high school. My school — an all girls school in the north of England — was wholly focused…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Musings on Babies: Tracking Your Baby
The scraps of paper. Notebooks purchased with the best of intentions. Writing on my hands and arm. Telling my sleepy spouse the time and praying that he remembered when I started nursing as I knew I was too sleep-deprived to…
The English Major in Me Wants to See Gnomeo & Juliet [Giveaway] [Closed]
A few months ago we saw Tangled. We missed the official screening due to traffic. You would think after living in the D.C. area for over 20 years that I would check traffic BEFORE driving to an event AFTER learning…
I Play Chef for My Kids
It should come as no surprise to people who know me that I put things off. My procrastinaton genes run deep. Very deep. In the fall I said I would do roundup posts for all the articles I have written…
Date Nights…Western Howard County
Date Nights? Do you remember them? I have vague memories of when going on date nights was very easy. Lately with kids in a multitude of activities and general family exhaustion from our hectic schedule, date nights are few and…
Date Night? I Vaguely Remember…
Date night? What’s that? I thought when my children got older that we would be gadding about all over the place. So not true. Even with a built-in babysitter — my teen is a very responsible 15-year-old — we rarely…
Overcoming Connection Problems to Make It Work
Connectivity is golden. This weekend I did not take my internet connection for granted…not for a minute. It started Friday when FIOS was down for the count at my house. I have daily tasks that need to get done —…
Clean and Tidy Is Fleeting
Saturday and Sunday while the family or some parts of the family at least were out I broke down Christmas in our family room. Packed up our silver Star Trek tree. Yes, we have an entire tree devoted to the…
Oyster Locals: The Search for Gourmet Food Trucks in D.C.
I’m at it again! I’m over at Oyster Locals Blog dishing on gourmet food trucks in D.C. and the role twitter plays. ___ You have to be living under a rock to NOT know what Twitter is. This townhall meeting/news…
Holiday Gift Guide and Giveaway — Dora’s Christmas Carol DVD and CD [Giveaway] [Closed]
When my daughter was 2, she loved all things Dora and Diego and Boots. She had the backpack and a range of Dora DVDs. I remember several car trips that were more bearable for all of us with a Dora…
