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By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I love the week after Thanksgiving. We’re still fat and happy from an inappropriately sized meal, and it’s not close enough to Christmas to start panicking […]

Nothing gets us in the mood for the holidays faster than super cute pictures of kids excited about all the holiday hoopla. So send us some of your favorite photos of your kids (or the […]

Dear Tom, My husband and I divorced about two years ago. We have two kids, both in elementary school. He remarried very quickly, and I’ve been dating regularly since the divorce. My mother thinks that […]

By Jade Stone I hope you had the opportunity to sit down with your friends and family this Thanksgiving and truly enjoy one another.  I know we dodged a close call this holiday and will […]

Stephanie Laney was still shaking a few hours after she got the great news that she had won the brand new fridge from Metro Appliances & More. By the time the gorgeous French door beauty […]

By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode.com beauty editor I woke up Saturday morning and was convinced I was having an allergic reaction to something because my face was swollen (true and pathetic story). But after a Benadryl […]

Thursday is December 1st, y’all, and that means Christmas is just a hop, skip and jump away. It also means lots of company for some of us! Wouldn’t it be awesome to get your carpet […]

If you’re a mama or a grandmama, chances are you’ve spent quite a bit of time reading Eric Carle books to your little ones. It’s been three years since my youngest kid was in diapers, […]