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we all scream for ice cream

July 27, 2010 in Shopping & Dining, your guide with 0 Comments

The Goods:

Remember those days when the familiar summertime chime could be heard out your window and all the neighborhood kids would drop everything and run to collect their coveted cones from the ice cream truck? Well, now you don’t have to drop anything: Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream and Treatery delivers right to you and you never have to worry that your favorite flavor will run out.

It’s a sweet treat to beat the heat, it’s Martha Stewart approved and it’s definitely the coolest idea to spice up your next event, or maybe cool it down…a Maggie Moo’s catered ice cream bar. Whether it’s a company party with hotheaded co-workers, a pool party with fired up kiddies or a wedding reception filled with burning love, Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream and Treatery delivers the goods to wherever you plan on chilling out.

Sprinkle on some fun and nostalgia to your next event and rest assured knowing that your party will not soon be forgotten! A personalized ice cream bar at your wedding, barmitzvah  or birthday party is too creative and too magical to not be memorable.

Maggie Moo’s caters ice cream bars, delivers cakes, cupcakes and ice cream pizzas and helps add a little childhood flare to your grown-up affair, all year round. Just don’t go thinking that your little ones won’t want in on the frozen treat trend, too!

The Guide:

Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream and Treatery

http://www.maggiemoos.com/home/index.cfm

2483 Cedarcrest Road Suite #209

Acworth, GA 30101

678-224-5681

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Play around for the 4th

July 1, 2010 in Happenings, Uncategorized, your guide with 0 Comments

The Gig:

Want to party like an animal for the 4th of July? You can!

Little Bears, along with Windsor wants you to come out to their ‘4th on the 3rd’ celebration on Thursday, July 3 at 7:30. Bring the kiddies for an economical night…just $10 a car will buy you hot dogs, drinks, a top notch fireworks show, and free admission to Little Bears indoor playground.

House of Brews will be offering Buy-one Get-one (hello BOGO!), on their iced brews and Aqua-tots will be handing out free, yes, free goodies! The early bear gets the goods in this case, so make sure you arrive early for first come first served and don’t forget your socks!

There are still good times to be had with Little Bears after the 3rd, too! A free music class for children 3-5 is being offered on July 6 from 10am-12pm, but more importantly July 6 is Mommies Morning Out from 10am-1pm.

You will also have the opportunity to pre-register for Music camp on July 6! So, if you think you’ve got the next Mozart, sign up for Music camp from July 13-16 and get a free tote bag! Hey, even if your child turns more into a one hit wonder than the Beethoven type, it’s worth it just for the free tote!

Last, but not least, July 9 is Parents Night Out – a whole night from 7pm-11pm for just the adults! Little Bears Indoor Playground is pulling out all the stops next week, so don’t miss out!

The Guide:

Little Bears Indoor PlaygroundLittleBears

2655 Cobb Parkway NW
 Suite 105

Kennesaw, GA 30152

770-429-0331

www.LILBEARS.com

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Hope for Nicholas

June 20, 2010 in Happenings, Local Nonprofits, Uncategorized, your guide, your soul with 2 Comments

A headache became an MRI. That MRI showed a tumor–racquetball-sized, on the right frontal lobe of Nicholas’s brain.

Nicholas Shannon is a happy, sweet, well-mannered little boy. His younger brother Gregory idolizes him, and a little sister Emery is due in August. The last thing this family expected was the diagnosis that Nicholas received. After invasive seven-hour brain surgery, Nicholas was diagnosed with the worst possible brain cancer a human can have: Glioblastoma Multiforme.

His tumor is extremely aggressive and does not respond well to medical interventions. Nicholas will now begin very intense chemotherapy and radiation treatments. His future will be determined by how his cancer responds to this therapy, but the odds are low for long-term survival.

Nicholas’s family is offering a great opportunity for you to show your support and help him live his life to the fullest.Nicholas

The HOPE FOR NICHOLAS BENEFIT CONCERT is being held in Dallas, GA, on July 24, and all proceeds from the concert will go towards the family’s unwavering fight for their child. The concert is family friendly and is a great chance to enjoy a night together while supporting a wonderful foundation.

Every day is a good day to give, but July 24 is an especially great day. A day that could help save the life of a little boy.

For more information click the link above, or visit http://www.hopefornicholas.org/

UPDATE from Hope for Nicholas, posted on 8/6/2010:

Hello,

I want to thank you again for publicizing the benefit concert we hosted for Nicholas. The Paulding County Sheriff estimated we had at least 1200 guests in attendance! It rained from 4:30 to 6, but they came anyway! In just 8 weeks, we raised $42,000.

Nicholas is home now and doing great. He has an MRI on the 16th and a Duke consult a few days later. We just paid his medical bills (and housing out in OKC) from the first 6 weeks of treatment — $8,000 out-of-pocket. I’m so thankful we raised enough money to cover those expenses.

I thought you would like to know the results of the campaign. Thank you again!

Janice

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If There Were Two of Me

February 28, 2010 in Motherhood Matters, your family with 3 Comments

Wouldn’t it be great if you could clone yourself? I cannot tell you how many times IN A DAY I wish that there were two of me. For my husband that is a nightmare. Two of my opinions. Two of my debit cards. Two of my never-ending-things-I-want-to-do-to-the-house lists. I just don’t think the poor boy could take it.

But for me and my kids it would be fantastic. Think of what we could do, ladies! We could take one kid to ballet AND take the other one to soccer. We could be folding laundry AND be emptying the dishwasher. Better yet, we could be making the bed while also sleeping in it!!!! Or spending “quality time” (read between the lines here) with our husbands AND be getting a relaxing spa pedicure.

Oh, just the thought of it makes me giddy. Never again would there be that guilt for the thing that has to give. Sometimes it is one of my kids. Mom, you always take care of Baby. You never play with me. Can you hear my heart breaking through your speakers? OMG. Never again would you have to TIVO Glee because your husband wants to have relations. I know I already mentioned that one, but let’s be honest about that issue! Never again would you have to drag your family from one Christmas day event to the next.

With all the double dipping that could be done, something really strange might happen. You might actually have time to do nothing. I know that seems far fetched. The earth is flat, global warming is real, Victoria Beckham has fat cells, Mommy has time to chill. All of these things are equally ridiculous. But it sure would be nice…

P.S. Check out the picture at the top of this post. If we could clone ourselves, we would ALL be this hot. Why? Because we could vacuum the house AND go to the gym.

Allison is a mother of two…almost three, and will probably have up to five if her sanity holds. She and her hubby live in Atlanta, Georgia, and are enjoying the joys and pains of being parents. Mostly, they just laugh a lot. To read more by Allison, click here.

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everything i ever wanted.

February 22, 2010 in Soul Care, your soul with 7 Comments

The other day, I time traveled. Here’s what happened: I was just driving along with my 3-year-old and 3-month-old in the backseat of the SUV when all of a sudden, a song came on the radio. You know those songs that have such strong links to the past that they immediately transport you back in time? The songs that remind you of eighth-grade dances, old boyfriends and summers at the beach? Well, this was one of those songs.

It came on the radio and BAM! I was 16 again, driving down the road with the tape blaring from the tape deck of my black Chevrolet Cavalier, windows cranked down, unglued red ceiling upholstery rippling in the breeze.

I can remember this scene clear as day. I remember feeling free, unfettered– the world was mine for the taking.

I snapped back to the present and glanced in the rear-view mirror at my two children, both of whom had fallen asleep in the backseat. “I’m definitely not unfettered, now,” I thought, looking at my sleeping fetters. And that’s when I had a rare moment of clarity.

At 16, when the world was mine for the taking, do you want to know what I wanted to take? Everything I now have: loving husband, son, daughter, cozy home, energizing career, car with upholstery intact.

In other words, I have everything I always dreamed of. Which was quite a moment of clarity, considering I tend to keep a constant tally of what I’d like to have but don’t (new couch, granite countertops, trip to Italy). Looking in that rear-view mirror, I was honestly overwhelmed with the reality that I am absolutely, unequivocally, without a doubt BLESSED.

And I realized that if, at age 16, I had been able to time travel forward, into that exact moment of time, and seen myself, driving down the road in my big ol’ SUV with my two precious fetters, I would have been blown away by how incredible my future was going to be. (Not to mention the complete awe I would have felt at my six-disk CD changer.)

The truth of my life–and I bet it’s the same for yours–is that we are WAY more blessed than we generally take time to acknowledge. So, go ahead. Acknowledge it.

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