May 14 2013 Update: The Wish Collection has relocated to a different state, so the Sample Sales are no longer available in Birmingham at this time. I love you guys, because you are the best Life Informants that a girl could wish for. Anytime I have a question, at least a dozen of you have […]
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On Impressing My Seventeen-Year-Old Self.
We started using a babysitter in December 2011. Previously, we had just utilized the Grandparents, but Chris had been prodding me to find a babysitter I liked and get used to it so we could have more date nights and so that I would have options for the daytime. So, with much trepidation, I agreed. […]
50 Restaurants in Crappy Photos: Tampa Edition.
So I realize that this series is supposed to be strictly Birmingham restaurants. But I’m a rulebreaker, and we went to Tampa. Therefore, you get a Tampa edition. But really, this is just an excuse to tell you about the most curious restaurant experience we’ve ever had – you won’t want to miss restaurant # […]
Stepping Stones of Early Readers: What to Read and When.
The past year has contained a magnificent breakthrough in Ali’s reading. At the beginning of the school year, Ali despised reading. We would painfully make it through two pages of a super simple book before she and I were both exhausted. We kept at it, and finally made it to the promised land. I now […]
When My Friends Told Their Marriage to Take a Hike.
Let’s talk about Chuck and Lydia. You might recognize Lydia, as she has had a long history of influence on my blog, being both the catalyst and cohort of my very first denim adventure. So basically, she’s to blame for my entire jeans obsession. Chuck and Lydia just happened to get married exactly one year […]
On Heroes and Makeup.
Hi! Noah Here. So something really great has happened since I last wrote to you. And I mean run-through-a-sprinkler-naked-on-a-hot-day good. You know that feeling. The Servant Who Calls Herself Mommy has started allowing me to go upstairs and play with The Sister Who Calls Herself Ali. Alone. Unsupervised. With the freedom to come and go […]
While We Were Out.
Chris and I weren’t the only ones who vacationed for our anniversary. The kids went to my parents, and from the photos my Mom sent me, they relaxed in exactly the same manner that we did. I mean seriously. What the heck?? WHY DON’T MY CHILDREN STAY THAT STILL WHEN THEY’RE WITH ME?? I realize […]
Save Our Souls. And Our House.
MY DAUGHTER IS OUT TO KILL ME. Not the easy way, like, say, giving me poison-laced dark chocolate. I’d eat that. No. She is trying to chip away at my sanity, tiny piece by tiny piece, by casting off her previous overcautiousness and OCD sensibilities and taking on a new persona. The persona of Ali: […]
Vacation, Greek-Style.
So. I could punish you with a “look at all of my sunset photos and toes in the sand and long walks on the beach” post. But you’ve seen those before, right? Instead, I’m going to introduce you to a little town called Tarpon Springs. It was one of the main reasons we chose Tampa […]
The Chuck.
I go back and read this post regularly just to remind myself – Never falter. Never fail. Never step foot into Chuck E. Cheese. E. Cheese, that is. Chris and I made it four years, ten months, and three days into our parenting career without crossing his threshold. And we were well pleased with ourselves. […]