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It’s common practice to receive a register tape with an offer for a gift card in return for completing an online or phone survey. Target, Home Depot, and Wal-Mart routinely offer a shot at a giveaways for your opinion. Those are okay, but it’s apparent the odds winning that $500 bounty are unlikely given the number of entries or the infrequency of the award […]
Some years the idea of hoofing it around the neighborhood for a bag’s worth of fun-size treats just isn’t appealing. Especially when the revelry falls on school nights, there’s just no way to let go and know that the kids can sleep off their sugar hangovers the next morning. Here are some options besides going […]
Every new mom imagines getting her young child off to a healthy start by providing the best possible diet and encouraging a life-long love of vegetables. Many of us begin with the ambition of eating better ourselves and even making our own baby food so we know exactly what he or she is eating (until we get behind schedule and decide […]
Forget the comb, the brush, and the bowl full of mush. There’s no little old lady whispering hush. When you have a colicky baby that won’t sleep, you aren’t whispering “Goodnight Moon,” you’re howling at it. You will make any bargain, pay any price, buy any product that promises to give you even a moment […]
So many of the events in our kids’ lives have paper programs associated with them: Dance recitals, commencement exercises, the school play, a baby dedication. Maybe you’ll simply keep the program in a scrapbook forever, but you should know there’s another option for creating a keepsake. Jewell Petras is a Birmingham grandmother and an artist with the […]
OFF! Clip On OFF! Clip-On bug repellents were introduced last year to great fanfare, so great that there were none to be found in Birmingham by mid-summer. Finding replacement pads wasn’t a problem, but the Clip-ons themselves were scarce. I personally went to several stores and was either told I was out of luck or […]
Lots of BirminghamMoms wouldn’t take anything for the sweet art projects and ornaments their kids have made over the years. They pack away these fragile little creations of construction paper and glitter as if they were made of the finest crystal. Trouble is, another summer stored away in the attic just accelerates the decay and brings […]
(1) Arrive early. The best produce sells first and it allows you time to visit a second Birmingham market if you are not pleased by produce at the first. It’s also much cooler!! (2) Bring reusable bags. While vendors have plastic bags on hand, the produce can become heavy. It is far more comfortable to […]
Take a look at these irresistible foldover notes in sophisticated, bold color. With fabulous look-at-me patterns like these, there’s certainly nothing shy about them. This is the kind of note that will stand out in any desktop stack. While they are saucy enough on their own, a bright monogram label would just pop on the front. With […]
No doubt you’ve noticed those tubs labeled “Two Bite Brownies” that menace you near the grocery check out line. One of the appealing things about anything labeled “two bite” is the implication that you would be satisfied with only two bites, which of course is not true. You will simply eat more of them, effectively […]