Redbull Soapbox Race

I just saw a commercial about this race and it looked interesting to say the least! The race begins at 1 PM on Saturday, August 29, but the 'pits' open at 11 AM. It looks like most of the festivities will take place at Piedmont Park with the race on 10th street.

Click here for all the details.

Oak Grove Consignment Sale

For all of you newbies who are looking for a great place to buy quality children's clothing consignment sales are a great way to go and Atlanta has lots of good ones this time of year.

This is one of my favorites! You can find just about everything at this sale.

Here are my 'rules' for shopping:

Do not bring children - they are usually banned from the sales;
Bring a large bag or laundry basket to put all your goods in;
If you see something you like, grab it and then go through your items later and make a decision;
I always ask myself if I really LOVE it or am I just loving the price; if I don't LOVE it I don't care how cheap it is put it back!

Here are the details:

September 25 & 26 (click here for specifics)
Oak Grove UMC Young Children School
1722 Oak Grove Road
Decatur, GA 30033
Need directions?

Maddio's Pizza Joint

Nate has been working on some ads for Maddio's and I just wanted to pass a few things along. If you go to their website: http://maddiospizzajoint.com/ You can sign up to receive their emails. They have coupons in their emails for buy one get one free, as well as other deals. This week's ad is :

Buy any 9" pizza and 2 drinks at regular price,get a second pizza of equal or lesser value free.*Plus, kids eat for $2.99 everyday!Expires Tuesday, August 18. *(Maximum value is $6.49. Bring in this coupon to redeem. Not valid with any other offer.)

Also, starting this Tuesday they are starting Kids Eat Free Every Tuesday Night.

The address is:

Maddio's Pizza Joint · 3027 North Druid Hills Road · Toco Hills Shopping Center ·

Kid's Meal Deals

Many of you may already have this link, but I wanted to pass it along just in case. I've used it before and found some good deals.

Kid's Meal Deals

Kids Eat Free - IKEA

This will make Kai sooo happy! For some reason he LOVES eating at IKEA. Meatballs and red soda are his favorite and when I tell him we get to go this week - the smile will stretch for miles!

Anyway, now through August 16, kids under 12 can choose 3 items from the kids menu for free. No adult purchase necessary. This is a deal people!

Tubing in Helen - UPDATE

Rich took the youth tubing on Saturday and came back with two thumbs up! Apparently it's pretty popular because he said it was bumper to bumper (okay tube to tube). They floated the entire stretch which took about 3 hours. He said you can also put in a little lower if you don't want to float that long.

They didn't go to the water park so I can't report on that, but the tubing company they used was the one with bright green tubes.