Community Blog

September 6, 2010

The business office here at the apartment community will be closed this Monday, September 6th, for Labor Day. We will re-open on Tuesday with our normal business hours.

We hope everyone has a fantastic long weekend and great Labor Day!

We hope you enjoy your much deserved R & R everyone!

image courtesy of flickr: dierken

I have a love-hate relationship with after-schools snacks.  I would love to eat candy and cookies and plop down on the couch and I hate to think of healthy fare because usually it is soooo boring. Needless to say, the healthy after-school snack was long dead in my house until recently.  But, eating healthy is about both how much you eat and what you eat.  The healthy after-school snack is my new friend- albeit we’re still getting to know each other- and I’ll keep her around as long as she’s interesting.

So I started looking around for interesting, easy and healthy after-school snacks.  Kids get bored easily, so you have to be creative with their food choices.  I mean really, how many times have they stood with the fridge open complaining there is nothing to eat and all you see is a fridge stuffed full of food.  It’s not that there is nothing to eat, it’s just there is nothing interesting to eat.  So whether it be a healthy and quick alternative to cheesecake or the cucumber yogurt boats, these recipes have sweet, savory, creative and easy nailed.  The best part?  They’re healthy.

Everyone, as best as I can figure, works outside the home- even if it is just part time or volunteering.  And once your kids get old enough to stay home by themselves, you lose a lot of say so in their food choices.  So what are your tricks?  What unique tastes and flavors convince your kids to eat the healthy after school snacks when you have to compete with “super max, chilli, cheese” and what-not and you’re not there?

Who’s up for a little amusement this weekend?  Six Flags over Georgia has a free concert this Sunday, August 29th- well free with your season pass or your park admission, that is.

Six Flags is hosting the MTV-U VMA Tour with three new up and coming band Never Shout Never, 2AM Club and The Ready Set.

MTV-U is the online MTV platform for school-age music fans.  It is geared towards new bands and innovative multi-media video and social networking.

Wanna see a few bands before they hit the big time and charge outlandish ticket prices for concerts held in huge stadiums and ride some really cool roller coasters?

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Labor Day in Newnan is going to have a full docket with everything from merchants to music to a road race.

The Labor Day Sidewalk Sale starts Friday September 3rd at 9am and goes through Saturday evening.  The downtown merchants will have all their lovely wares out for your perusal.

Saturday starts with the 7am Sunrise on the Square Road Race.  This is an one-mile fun run through the streets of Newnan. Registration is only 20.00.  And they’ll have cash prizes to give away.

Saturday will also be the Market Day where you can buy home grown goodies.  From 11am through the afternoon there will be Pickin’ in the Square where musicians will be jamming (it is open to everyone) in the Courthouse Square.

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I think I'll eat the cookie dough raw

Publix over on Bullsboro Drive has several really good coupons on their website that you can print up.

• If you buy 2 packages of Pilsbury refrigerated cookie dough you can save 1.00
• You can save 75 cents on the purchase of three Larabars
• Save 1.00 of any sized box of Peace Cereal-found on the natural food aisle.
• Save 2.00 on Nature’s Bounty multivitamin
• You can save 1.00 on a box of Newman’s Own Sweet Enough cereal
• Get 2.00 off the purchase of one Hormel Party tray
• Buy five Totino’s party pizzas and save 1.00
• Buy two Betty Crocker brownie mixes and save 75 cents
• Save 1.00 on Wisk laundry detergent
• Save 3.00 on Huggies (60 count) diapers

So here’s how the weekend is looking like it is going to shape up.  I’ll be eating frozen pizzas and lots of brownies and cookies.  But don’t worry, I’ll eat some cereal from the natural foods aisle and take my multivitamins come Monday morning.  Oh and I might do some laundry, so if you see me at the laundry center I might be on a bit of a sugar high.

It is going to be hot with scattered thunderstorms this weekend so a trip to the movies may be a great way to spend the weekend.  I don’t know about you, but the price of movie tickets is a little high lately so I think a matinee may be the best way to spend the weekend as far as my wallet is concerned.

So here’s what’s playing at the Regal Georgian Stadium 14 on the Newnan Crossing Bypass

There’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World at 2pm

The Other Guys is playing at 1:30pm and at 2:15pm

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore is playing at 1:55pm

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is playing at 1:50pm

Despicable Me is playing at 1:45pm and in 3D at 2:25pm

Predators is playing at 2:20pm

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is playing at 1:40pm

Grown Ups is playing at 2:35pm

Knight And Day is playing at 1:35pm

Toy Story 3 is playing at 1:25pm

Iron Man 2 is playing at 1:15pm

I’ve seen Knight and Day (it was awful), Iron Man 2 (twice, it was fabulous), the Sorcerer’s Apprentice (it was okay) and Twilight Saga: Eclipse (it was great).  So

I’m thinking the Other Guys:

Fall baseball registration with the Newnan Youth Athletic Association will be Thursday, August 12th, Monday, the 16th and Thursday, the 19th from 5:30 to 8pm at Jefferson Parkway Elementary. The cost is 75.00 for the entire season.

The draft will be held on Friday August 20th and the first practices will start that Saturday. Games will be held September 13th through October 29th.

You can email the league at information@nyaa.us with inquiries about ages, teams and scheduling.

…take me out to the ball game…take me out with the crowd…

image courtesy of flickr; Edwin Martinze1

Getting ready to send your student back to school can be stressful.  Whether it be immunizations, PTA membership, sports or club registration or the mere fact that many students don’t want to go (I confess I was in the latter category), you’ve got your hands full.  With everything that is going on, buying green school supplies are probably pretty far down on the list.  I mean how toxic can a pencil really be right?

Well the Daily Green feels your pain.  They’ve compiled a back to school list of green pens, pencils and paper as well as shoes, book bags and lunch containers that can all be purchased online. How nice is that?  No need to drive all over town looking for schools supplies only to find them totally picked over or in the midst of the riot because the store didn’t order enough.

You can order them online and have them delivered faster than you can say “the tardy bell rings at 8am”

Here’s the supply list for the local schools: Jefferson, Madras and Northgate so you know you’ve ordered the right stuff.

Athens is not only the home of UGA, it is also a musical mecca for independent bands from all over the country.  The B52’s, Drive By Truckers and REM have paved the way for innovative bands to cut their teeth in a hot house of venues and eager audiences.  So it is only appropriate that next week, August 10-14th, would be Athens Popfest.

They’ve got an incredible line-up arranged at a variety of venues all over Athens. Seeing bands in Athens is always a good time and next week’s event will take the typical Athens live music experience to a whole new level.

There are some well-known bands playing, like Mission to Burma on Saturday night at the illustrious 40 Watt Club and lesser known bands like The Gary, Afternoon Naps and The Humms.

Popfest is not a music festival of bubble gum pop and teenage girls with bare-midriffs.  Instead, it is popular music and pop culture all woven together for four great days of tunes.  It’s an easy drive to Athens and it will make for a great musical getaway, especially before football season starts.

The Newnan Saturday market is this Saturday and there’s a list of in-season produce compiled for just this occasion.

So here ya go:

Fruits:

• Blackberries
• Blueberries
• Peaches
• Cantaloupes
• Raspberries
• Watermelon
• Grapes
• Figs

Vegetables:

• Collard Greens
• Butter beans
• Corn
• Pole Beans
• Eggplant
• Onions
• Peppers
• Green Beans
• Squash
• Peas
• Cucumbers
• Okra
• Tomatoes
• Sweet Potatoes

Just print this up and take it with you.  You’ll be able to get all the good stuff.

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