By Country-Fried Mama Ten minutes into our most recent visit to The McWane Science Center, I realized I had never had the talk with my three-year-old. No, not the one about the birds and the bees. The one about men who try to give candy to children or strangers who invite little girls to come play with...

Birmingham Bargain Mom had this great idea to blog about 52 new things you try in one year.  We got so excited and so she invited us along!  And then, we find out one of our readers Brandi is going to do it too and voila’…..a phenomenon has begun! We’ll be trying one new thing a week. ...

Auburn fans, please look away now.  Bama fans (there’s only one of us here at Birminghammommy! And it’s ME!) – we’re getting ready to make history again and we all know that those of us who won’t be in Pasadena will be at home throwing the ultimate game party.  But there’s...

So you want to start the year off with some order amongst the chaos?  We’ve got the scoop on the best efficiency websites for planning your days.  After all, we want to be more efficient, not keep stirring the chaos, right? So get yourself organized (you know, if – like me- you’re not and want...

We thought it’d be fun to round up some resolutions from local Birmingham moms.  We’d love to hear yours as well, so comment away! Devon, soon-to-be mom of 3 had this to say: If I had to make one for next year it would just be to stay sane through the transition from 2 to 3 kids We can...

We have a wonderful assortment of content headed your way for January, including monthly columns from several contributors, some fun features and of course, our up-to-date weekly calendar!  We also have a few surprises in store!  Can’t wait to share them with you!

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” Edith Lovejoy Pierce We have had a wonderful 2009 – filled with excitement, joy and love.  We hope you’ve had the same...

*This post first appeared in June 2008.  We loved it so much we decided to share it again, in case you missed it! Project: Memory Bear We all have baby clothes that we can’t seem to part with… maybe we’re saving them for future babies, or someone special gave them to us, or we think our grandkids...

I think we’d all love a night out on the town every now and then.  And New Year’s Eve would be a great night to spend out in Birmingham.  But, if the sitter’s busy and you just can’t leave the house, why not throw your own New Year celebration in the comfort of your own home! ...

Merry Christmas to all of our wonderful and cherished readers!  We hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends.  We’ll be taking some time off as well to do just that! We’ll be back Monday, December 28, 2009. - Angie, Jamie & Trish at Birminghammommy.com