• Holiday Attractions

    2009: Children?s Holiday Fashion Trends Traditional Classic Colors, Prints and Designs Take Center Stage

    As budget conscious families look to get more wear from their holiday frocks they turn to fashions that can be worn by their children much longer than the parties or one time family photo. This year, holiday fashions stay true to traditional looks. The classic dress of First Lady Michelle Obama and her girls and a more conservative approach to holiday shopping put traditional looks center stage this year, with a few twists. Look in any children’s store this holiday season and you’ll see argyles and plaids in traditional reds and greens. From large department stores to chic boutiques these traditional prints make a huge presence this year and they’re…

  • Holiday Attractions

    Children?s Novel Tackles Deployment; Courage Needed on Homefront as Well

    Spring, Texas (PRWEB) December 8, 2005 Allie’s dad will be spending Christmas in Iraq. He will also miss out on an entire year of Allie’s life. This separation generates frustration as Allie, her pregnant mother and her brother leave their home at Fort Hood and move to “Hicksville”—her mother’s hometown of Edna, Idaho—to prepare for the baby’s birth. Allie soon learns about living with Nanna, her great-grandma who has Alzheimer’s disease. With a new perspective on fading memories, Allie finds purpose in a letter from Dad. “Write down all that happens—you can make me a memory, since I can’t be there to make one myself.” Throughout this time…