You made it! Summer 2017 is thisclose to being in the books and you’re still standing. The house, might be a different story, but now that their Summer Bucket List is complete, how about a list of things for you now that the little darlings are headed back to school.
- Brunch! Brunch with your best Mommy friend who somehow fell by the wayside during the summer. Catch up, have a mimosa and tend to only your plate, your food and enjoy not having ketchup smeared down your sleeve.
- Clean a room and soak in the glorious neatness that will actually last longer than 30 seconds.
- Nap
- Eat a candy bar standing out in the middle of the kitchen where anyone could see you, only they can’t because you have the house to yourself!
- Purge. All those things you threatened to get rid of over the summer but couldn’t because they were watching.. Now’s your chance!
- Make a business call without having to hide in the closet
- Check your watch obsessively waiting on the 3 o’clock school bell to ring so you can pick up the little rugrats you actually, kind of, sort of missed all day.
What’s on your Mommy Bucket List for the start of school?
One of our favorite things to see at the zoo are the elephants! Visit the Birmingham Zoo on Saturday, August 12 for a day full of activities to celebrate the Zoo’s largest animal! Guests are encouraged to “go grey for elephants” by wearing grey to the Zoo on August 12. Please see below for a list of activities:
If there’s anything my wonderfully southern Grandmother, Mama Lil, taught me, it’s to send a card for every occasion. And if there’s anything any southern lady knows it’s that you’ve got to have the right colors. To quote Shelby in Steel Magnolias “my colors are blush and bashful”. The right shade is important.
Not only that, Basic Invite allows customers to order a printed sample. This allows you to see exactly how it will print and feel the paper quality before you place your order. And while you’re excited to send out the announcement of the arrival of your precious baby, life with a newborn can be overwhelming and hectic, but fear not! Basic Invite offers a free address collection service. In three easy steps, you share a link, collect addresses and get free envelope printing. Yes, Please!
As you may have heard, a total solar eclipse will hit the skies on August 21st, 2017. While Birmingham isn’t in the total phase of this solar eclipse, it can be observed here as a partial eclipse. Total solar eclipses occur when the New Moon comes between the Sun and Earth and casts the darkest part of its shadow, the umbra, on Earth. A full solar eclipse, known as totality, is almost as dark as night.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.
Bailey written and illus. by Harry Bliss (Scholastic)
Oh No! Not Again!: (Or How I Built a Time Machine to Save History) (Or at Least My History Grade) written by Mac Barnett; illus. by Dan Santat (Hyperion/Disney)
Have you noticed beautifully painted rocks in random places this summer? You’re not the only one! It is becoming a very popular hobby to paint rocks and even add encouraging sayings and hide them in parks, outside of stores, or restaurants in hopes of brightening the finder’s day. Once you find a rock, you can re-hide it to pass along the fun. There are several Facebook groups dedicated to showing off the rocks you have painted and the rocks you have found. There is Alabama Rocks, 
3. Paint a primer coat on your rocks.
Join the Birmingham Museum of Art in Bart’s ArtVenture for a free family-friendly, drop-in art-making activity on portraiture on July 29 from 10:30am-1:00pm. Learn about drawing portraits from local artist Hannah Adamson, and view her new collaborative portrait installation in Bart’s ArtVenture. After you learn techniques and draw your own portrait, you can help them color their new collaborative portrait mural!
Twice as Nice Sale
2nd Hand Heaven
Whale of a Sale
Market on the Mountain
