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Welcome to Sandy Springs Dunwoody Macaroni Kid

Giveaways: Butterfly Festival, Coca Cola Summer Film Festival

By Diana Cole August 10, 2013

First welcome all my new subscribers.  I am so excited you are joining my little nitch of Macaroni Kid! 

Are you ready to school to start?   I know I am.   I will be the blubbering mess of a Mom who sends her last baby to Kindergarten.   She has been going to preschool since she was 18 months.  Last year, she went to GA Pre-K, but this is KINDERGARTEN!! The official start of her educational career.   Plus I have to officially share her with the state.   I dohowever pity her teacher.   She has the same teacher as my older daughter did in Kindergarten.  I told her the other day, she's nothing like her sister except for in looks.  Good Luck Ms J, you will need it. <Insert evil laugh>.  My older two, are in third and fourth grade.   I'll be interested in seeing what my 4th grade reacts to the course work.  My 3rd grade daughter is at school for the social.  How do you think your kids first day will go?    

Giveaways this week are:

Butterfly Festival

Coca Cola Summer Film Festival

Please follow all the rules and remember to publicly share your facebook posts.  I need to verify them.  

I am starting a Birthday Club.  Your child will receive a special surprise in your e-mail on their special day!  I will also announce their birthday in my weekly newsletter.  To sign up go HERE.

If you are part of a Moms Club (Mom
's Club, Mothers and More, Meetup.com, MOPS, etc) Please let me know by emailing me, I would love to promote your organization.   When my kids were younger, I was a member and board member of a few. 

Have you thought about becoming a Publisher?   Here is some information

My sponsors for the week:
All for Kids Consignment Sale
Bean Head Toys
Dance Theatre at Sandy Springs
Dunwo
ody Beverage
Fitness Together
The Light
MJCCA Weinstein School
Southern Sitters and Nannies
Sweetgrass Babies


Congratulations to the winners of last week:
Sesame Street Live - Cant Stop Signing.  
Treetop Quest


Weight Loss Update:
 
  I went to my kid's school the other day and everyone said I looked AMAZING.   That made me feel awesome.   I still have a lo to lose, now that school is starting I can get on a regular exercise schedule at Fitness Together.  For those who are new to Sandy Springs Dunwoody Macaroni Kid, I had Gastric Sleeve surgery on May 15, 2013.   I am including my readers in my journey.  You can read all about it HERE You can also visit my pictorial progress on Pinterest.  Please feel free to ask questions, I am learning and am part of numerous support groups.    I am exercising at Fitness Together.  They will be providing you, my readers articles on tips on weight loss, exercise, and healthy food choices.   I am liking that its not monotous and the same excerise.  Plus the exercises I am doing, I can do at home.  But let me be honest, I wont do the exercises at home.  Thats why I need a gym.  I also like that I am making an appointment to go.     I have someone waiting and excpecting me there.  

Please visit the CALENDAR daily for the complete list of events including things not in the Sandy Springs Dunwoody area.  Many events are listed directly in the newsletter but be sure to go directly to the calendar for all the day's events!  Also please remember you can Submit an Event by clicking HERE.

Here is the
Storytime link.   Eventually all the storytimes will be here and not on the calendar.

Dont forget to add things My Macaroni.  It is the place where you can save upcoming events of interest and refer back to them. You can view them HERE on the site or even download them as a PDF document!

Once you open an article by clicking "Read more", you will find a "Pin it" button on the upper right. Just one click and you can save the article to your Pinterest page!   Dont forget to "follow me" on Pinterest.

There’s the Kids Eat Free directory.  If you know of a restaurant that is not listed, please email me.  Please let the manager know that I sent you!

Do you like to save money?   There are also Steals and Deals.  This is a great place for discounts for area venues.   Is shopping more your style?  Don’t forget to check out the Consignment Sale list.

I also have a Party directory.   Please email me to discuss how I can bring you more business.

I will also host an article about a local non-profit on our website and in our newsletter for free.  The article is written by staff of the non-profit, and highlights their services to the community.  Email me if you would like to feature your non-profit organization on Sandy Springs Dunwoody Macaroni Kid.

Finally, Macaroni Kid Sandy Springs Dunwoody loves Mom Entrepreneurs.  If you have an in-home business, please contact me.

If you tweet, please "follow"me on Twitter.  Please also "like me" on Facebook.   I post last minute activities on Facebook and Twitter, so join the party there too. 

Dont forget to "follow me" on Pinterest.   I just started using Instagram, you can follow me there too.  

Diana