Browsing all posts in May, 2009.

Summer is Time to Vacation, Play, and READ

Before you abandon your (finally) perfected daily schedule for the pleasures of summer, get the kids registered for the summer reading program at the library. This is absolutely one of the best activities you can enjoy with your kids, not only to maintain reading skills over the summer but [...]

Find: Aqua Globes are Life Support for Houseplants

When I was pregnant for the first time, I realized my hormones had hijacked my own mind when a potted plant actually made me burst into tears.
We were getting ready to go a performance by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra (I talked my husband into this under the [...]

The Bible Belt Tradition: Vacation Bible School

When I was a young kid, my family attended a church where there was not yet a kids’ program (other than Sunday school) and we kids had to endure an hour of fire and brimstone sitting on a hard pew alongside the adults. I had been content [...]

Coupon Fairies Pay It Forward

It was a rare occasion when, for some reason, my husband was in the grocery store with me as I scrambled to gather a few things. I had a great coupon – any coupon of $1 or more rates four stars with me - that would expire [...]

Recruit Your Family to See What’s IN Birmingham

Your folks have no excuse not to come visit you for a long weekend this summer. The Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau, through its “In” Birmingham promotion, is doing its part to see that your family and friends have great lodging, deals and activities to entice them to the city.
The “IN Birmingham” promotion [...]