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Making the Most of Precious Holiday Time Off
The holiday break begins and you mentally start the timer. How will you fit in family, hostessing, relaxation and couple time during a few short days?
With young children, you’ll be up with the roosters just like usual. Plan to load up the mornings. You can get in [...]
Find: Gifts for Friends Who Miss Christmas in Dixie
The neighbor who moved away and the cousin who is off at school probably have an occasional pang of homesickness for Alabama. They may occasionally bundle up and wonder whether the weather is mild enough in Alabama for us to still be going without coats [...]
Find:Fun Seasonal Necklace $3.98
I’m a sucker for anything that’s cute and different, and this is fun little necklace is right on trend for you or a sweet girl in your life.
The usual holiday motifs can seem a bit trite. If you’re in the mood for something other than [...]
Find: Tiger & Houndstooth Christmas T-Shirts
Take a look at these fun holiday T-shirts and sweatshirts (obviously the cell-phone photo does not do them justice).
Tiger Santa looks tailor-made for all the girls who just want a National Championship for Christmas. Of course, crimson remains the timeless Christmas color. If you want to [...]
Sucker Moms: Are You Housing the Class Pet Over the Holidays?
If ever you wanted to add a new dimension of terror and intrigue to your holidays, I highly recommend you foster the class pet. If there is anything more frightening than the specter of mishandling your own pet animals, it has to be that of [...]
The Origin of the Holiday Elf According to Mom
Sandy brought up the question, “Why? Why did the elves come into our lives?”, and I have debated this theory with several moms. Based on their input, I submit the following usubstantiated but entirely plausible theory:
Once upon a time, (probably during the ’90′s), there [...]
Elves Gone Wild
As if four kids weren’t a house full for Birmingham Mom Sandy, she also has FOUR ELVES that orchestrate household fun and mischief during the holidays. If you think you’ve got some elves that are a handle, listen to what Sandy’s elves have done:
Our elves, [...]
Is Your Elf Famous?
Kari Kampakis is a writer and Birmingham mom of four girls who – as she points out – has “forty little fingers” to keep watch after. Kari began her career in public relations, but after some freelancing (ie, work without the corporate binding called pantyhose), [...]
Find: Cute Ornament for Your Texting Tween
If your kid leaves the table with a muffled “BRB” and you have to keep reminding her that there is a word – “because” – that preceded “CUZ”, here is your ornament for her this year.
Norton’s Florist has all kinds of cute text message ornaments [...]
Find: Scholastic Book Sale through Dec. 14th
Every Birmingham Mom should know about the Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse Book Sale that takes place each year in Pelham.
You’re familiar with the book fairs that take place at schools and work places, which are always a great source of current books at attractive prices. The annual warehouse sale is [...]