So if you're in the "under seven" crowd and still find noodle necklaces de rigueur, this statement necklace will be on your "must-wear" list for Valentine's season this year. If you're a mom who just wants a cool Valentine craft...
One winter day in 2003, my friend Chrissy and I sat outside Starbucks on our college campus.
"Kristin," she said, "did you know that some women get Brazilian waxes? They pay someone to wax the hair in their butt-cracks."
"No," I...
Of course there now exists The Mensch on a Bench.
And of course I bought one.
In a moment of parenting desperation, my husband and I discussed using an Elf on the Shelf this year as a bribery tool to discourage...
Don’t be jealous of me you guys, but my Halloween Pinterest board has 247 amazing pins on it right now!
To start, I’m making a quaint pennant banner to hang from my mantle that spells out, “Trick or treat, smell...
This ghostly garland is super simple to put together and perfect for little hands to help with.
You'll need white yarn, black yarn, baker's twine, scissors and something to wrap the yarn around.
I used the side of an oatmeal box...
Random acts of kindness are a wonderful way to brighten someones day - and sometimes it seems that after the winter holiday season passes the enthusiasm for RAKs (as random, or planned, as they may be) dies down. Vivi...
Dudette and I have a "secret forest" that we love to explore together. It's our special place where we walk, explore, and have some girl talk. We stumbled upon this hidden gem in Alamo Heights during one of Dude's...
There is a certain level of panic involved as a parent when you are used to your child/children being in school - be it full-time or part-time - as Spring Break approaches. There is suddenly an entire week of...
When I was a kid I used to look forward to Spring Break as soon as Winter Break was over! What kids doesn't love a week off from school with nothing to do? As a parent however, I don't...
Valentine's Day is here and the cards are being given out, candy and chocolate eaten. Today I stopped and thought of a movie. I thought about A Muppet Christmas Carol. Yes a Christmas movie. Why? I thought about how Scrooge learned to make every day like Christmas. He...
Oh, date night. How I love thee. A couple of hours dedicated to a meal where you aren't up and down out of your seat chasing children, trying to order while wrestling a toddler, or praying that your waiter...
Even though I've been looking forward to it since Christmas and started decorating at the end of January - I feel like Valentine's Day totally snuck up on me this year. Raise your hand if you feel the same...
When I hear the words “kids” and “crafts” in the same sentence, I confess I always cringe a little. Many projects that are supposed to be fun quickly lose their luster when I discover that either (1) my child...
Working Mom or not, us moms do not have a lot of free time in general. Here's a quick way to whip up a "homemade" Valentine's Day treat. For a classroom of kids. In under an hour. These candy-coated...
GET TO KNOW SAN ANTONIO
Viva San Antonio: How Fiesta Unites Us
I once proclaimed that Fiesta really isn’t my thing. Yes, right here on Alamo City Moms, I put this shocking news into the world...
