The MOMS Market Springpalooza is only a couple of weeks away.. Are you ready? We are! The Springpalooza will be held at the Pelham Civic Complex on Sunday, April 3rd, from 1pm – 5pm and will feature over 100 extremely talented Moms from in and around our area. There will be Facepainting, Balloon...

This month we are focusing our giving attention on PADS (Parent Advocates – Down Syndrome) Down Syndrome Alabama seeks not only to advocate for the needs of individuals with Down syndrome, but to offer support, acceptance and encouragement for parents and families of persons with Down syndrome. They...

By Harmony Hobbs: Ladies, we need to make time for ourselves. It’s vital to our survival. Recently, I had a bit of a meltdown. Okay … fine. I completely and totally LOST IT. I reached the end of my rope. I took a trip to crazy town. I was, in sum, burned out. My husband recently got a new...

Think back for a second to what it must have been like back in the day when our Moms didn’t have technology to keep us busy on road trips, in long car pool lines, in the waiting room at the Doctors office or even at a restaurant where you so desperately want to just finish your meal while it’s...

With gas prices on the rise many families will be sticking close to home over spring break, but not to worry! There are plenty of things to do in and around Birmingham that will keep you busy, allow you to have some fun, possibly learn something new… (Shhhh, we won’t tell the kids they’re...

Nonno and his gal This is one of those topics that no one really talks about much.  Hopefully it doesn’t happen often enough to require too much thought, but it does happen. Right before the holidays, our family lost my husband’s grandfather, a great man.  My 5 year old son took it very...

BirminghamMommy recently had the opportunity to talk with the star of the new Reality show Bethenny Ever After. Bethenny Frankel may have started as a Real Housewife of NY, but she has become so much more.  Women love her because she is real and she takes ownership of who she is. (She also created Skinny...

By Kate Agliata: The weather is warming up, the leaves on the trees are budding, and hints of green are sprouting up from the ground—signs of spring are showing up everywhere here in Birmingham. Spring’s arrival means the luxury of getting to spend a lot more time outdoors (making most of us giddy),...

We absolutely love Homewood library for 3 reasons: It’s close to our house They have a fantastic children’s library They have wonderful storytimes I took my girls to the Rhythm and Rhyme Storytime. An all ages storytime filled with music, instruments and hands on fun. The storyteller knows...

By Kate Agliata: In the face of a growing debate regarding lax versus ‘helicopter’ parenting, more and more mothers are beginning to question the fundamental cause and effect of their own parenting style. Much of the controversy comes on the heels of a recent Wall Street Journal piece written by...