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Here’s a handy diversion for your child: Teletales, a free audio recording of a children’s short story provided by the Hoover Public Library. Dial 205-444-7838 and hear a new story each week. This number is helpful for the wait at the doctor’s office, a long line at the checkout, or simple practice dialing a phone number. Save this number in your cell phone […]
Martha started the practice, followed by Emeril, Rachel, Wolfgang and now Paula: designer cookware. Before these guys, All-Clad cookware was the cook’s ultimate choice, but then the celebrity chefs decided they could have their own name stamped on the bottom of the pans they flashed on screen. If you’re less interested in the name than you are […]
Easter Sunday/season has got to be the time when a BirminghamMom gets to see all her childhood hours spent playing with baby dolls ”spring” to life. If you were the type who loved sweet dresses, ribbons, and bonnets, this is your moment. You get to dress your little ones up in the quintessential southern uniforms of john-johns and knee socks for boys or […]
Ulta is to cosmetics, hair care and skin care what Home Depot is to appliances, hardware, and garden tools. This comsmetics superstore has everything from common national brands (Revlon, Pantene) to those usually sold in department stores and salons (Smashbox, Urban Decay, Fekkai). Ulta frequently distributes coupons in the Sunday paper or in fashion magazines, and it’s not unusual to find an offer of […]
I mourn the passing of all good food establishments, and to this day still observe a moment of silence for the Texas Taco and Chilli Company, which passed from Southside over a decade ago. (The thin, crisp chips! The bits of cilantro in the bright, tangy salsa! Many a happy lunch hour…but I digress.) We'll miss […]
Most of us don’t have ready access to a large trailer and bales of hay (unless you count the two allotted to your fall yard decoration), but thats no reason the kids can’t enjoy a traditional hayride this time of year. The City of Hoover is hosting Family Night at Veteran’s Park on Saturday, October 29th from […]
Birmingham residents enjoy some of the best views anywhere, yet probably take them for granted as we go about our everyday business. You don’t have to be in a home perched atop Red Mountain or the crest at Greystone to enjoy the vistas all around the city. One of the best spots you’ll find for catching up with a friend or reading […]
Note: I was so excited to have a Quizno’s near a library where kids eat free, I overlooked the even better news that kids eat free at all Quizno’s right now! BirminghamMoms have another option for taking the kids out this summer: Quizno’s on Montgomery Highway in Hoover is offering kids eat free (with adult […]
Let’s list the equipment a BirminghamMom usually needs to get a mirror or artwork hung in the house: A hammer, heavy-duty picture hook, stud finder, husband, several sticky note reminders to said husband, and a moment when no one is napping or watching football to coordinate the installation. Emily, a BirminghamMom expecting her second child, decided […]
Most BirminghamMoms probably consider rearing children a boot camp in its own right, but there is another version in Birmingham. Adventure Bootcamp for Women is a program is for those who want to jump start their workout routine with a minimum of fuss and equipment. I recently attended – and survived! – a boot camp experience, and it was both challenging and fun. Boot […]