Chapel Hill's Glee Kids features clothing, gifts for kids

Usually when I feature moms here on Go Ask Mom, my interviews with them are planned weeks, sometimes months in advance.

Then I mentioned that I featured local moms every Monday. Would she be interested? Would she want to do it right then?

Happily for me, Russell was game.

"It's a great line, all inspired by a different country," Russell said.

You'll also find a nice mix of books and toys. There's a train table to keep your kids (including my two-year-old) occupied while you shop.

Glee Kids offers regular programs, including a monthly event with Kidzu, which is steps away. On the first Saturday of each month, Glee Kids teams up to offer a special storytime featuring local authors and storytellers, followed by an activity at Kidzu. It's designed for kids 3 to 8.

Every couple of months, photographer Abigail Blosser also offers photography sessions at Glee Kids. In January, she captured kids with their loveys.

For Russell, who moved to Chapel Hill from Boston in 2004, the business has been a perfect way to mix motherhood and career. Her daughters are 7 and 11.

"I've been very lucky," she says. "I work in the story from 10 to 2 everyday and I pick them up from school in the afternoon."