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Supernanny Seeks Alabama Parents
I received a notice that ABC’s Supernanny is casting for parents from Alabama to be on Season 6 of the show (I cheerfully presume I received this notice due to BirminghamMom.com and NOT because a neighbor tipped off the producers to my dubious parenting skills).
You’ve probably seen the show, [...]
Find: Snoozy’s Kids for Kid Gifts and…Mom Gifts
Every few months you’re probably caught wondering what gift to buy for a birthday party, wondering how you’ll get it wrapped, or just wondering where you parked your car after a trip to a big toy store.
Wonder no more. In Birmingham, we have our own version of a Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, only our [...]
Best Halloween Date: Phantom of the Opera at the Alabama Theatre
Maybe Andrew Lloyd Weber’s musical score has helped make Phantom of the Opera a long-running hit on Broadway, but I’ll tell you a performance that’s just as thrilling with no plane ticket required. Alabama Theatre’s showing of the classic silent film is a unique Halloween date or evening out that lets [...]
Delegating to Dad: Halloween Costumes
Some of you BirminghamMoms wouldn’t dream of leaving the Halloween costume to anyone else, and I’m certain many of you had your little dumplings’ attire selected before the first leaf fell. For next year, though, I’m going to recommend that you let dad handle costume selection for [...]
Teacher Conference Time: Preparation Tips from Teachers, Plus a Bonus Idea
It’s time for teacher conferences and I took the opportunity to ask a few captive teachers on the bus en route to a field trip for some ideas. I got some excellent suggestions and am passing along these insider tips. My favorites are in italics:
*Remember that [...]
Digital Immigrants Raising Digital Natives
I’m struggling a bit with raising wired children (and thriving myself) in a wired society. Maybe you share my issues. Do any of these sound familiar?
Your son is playing Club Penguin on the computer in the kitchen; your daughter is simultaneously playing Club Penguin in the same “virtual world” from a computer in the [...]
Find: Humor for the Couple You’ve Become (Thanks to Kids)
When you have kids you can’t maintan the luxury of personal illusions. When our daughter casually pointed out my husband’s mildly thinning hair, there was no malice intended. Likewise, when my son noticed one of my strained buttons, I knew I couldn’t keep blaming the dryer for shrinking all my clothes when we continue [...]
Find: Make (Most) Anything Into a Pen
As the memory keeper for the family, most of us have hung on to objects for sentimental reasons even though there is no hope of them ever having a practical use for us again. Here’s a novel way to retain an item in a tangible form without cluttering up a [...]
Mommy Money Worries
Patti Black is a Certified Financial Planner and BirminghamMom of twins who advises high net worth individuals. She has some practical advice for rest of us as well.
It’s no surprise that moms of average means are having to carefully budget and allocate resources during [...]
Cone of Silence
The Hoover Library has installed a “Cone of Silence” for cell phone uses to have a brief telephone discussion without disturbing patrons. It’s about time we started using an invention like this for something besides beauty pageants during the final question to determine the winner [...]