So, I have some big news for you!  After freelancing as an attorney for the past six years, I have just officially accepted a new position as the Client Services Coordinator at Update Legal in DC.  While I am a little nervous about this new career path, I am so excited about the challenges it will bring.  This will be my first "permanent" job in six years, so I know it will take some adjusting to, but I can't wait! 

And, I will still be publishing Mac Kid Rockville-Gaithersburg and keeping several of my direct sales (such as Willow House, Vantel Pearls, and Discovery Toys)...and yes, I work best when busy...  BUT, I will be training for my new position for the first three weeks of May and traveling all over the East Coast, so I am not sure when, or even if, I will have access to the internet or the newsletter.  Because of this, I am going to jam pack the plan ahead section and while I will *try* to publish over the next several weeks, it may just be an updated list of events with few (or possibly even no) articles.  Please bear with me and know I will be back with a full newsletter a few weeks from now, but in the meantime, hopefully all these great activities will keep you and your families VERY busy!

Ok, I know some of you are anxiously awaiting our winner announcements, so here we go:
The winner of the Toydozer is Lisa Bixler
The winners of the Phantom of the Opera on Blu-Ray disc are Stacey Derrick, Trisha, and Laura Roth.

All winners- please e-mail me by 10am on Friday, April 27th with WINNER in the subject line and your shipping address and phone number in the body of the e-mail.  If I do not hear from you by 10am, a new winner will be drawn.

I am so excited about how close we are to our 100th newsletter!  When I started Mac Kid Rockville in July 2010, I had NO idea just how far we would come in less than two years.  Thank you all for joining us on this journey, sharing Mac Kid Rockville with your family, friends, co-workers, colleagues, networks and more.  We have now grown to just shy of 3,000 subscribers and we cannot wait to break that goal! 

Along those lines...we are ready to reach even MORE local families!  But, we need YOUR help!!  To help give you a little more incentive to share our site with everyone you know.  For each NEW, local subscriber you refer to our site*, your name will go into our referral fish bowl and one name will be drawn at 9pm on April 30th to receive a very special prize pack from Mac Kid Rockville and some of our site sponsors!

*Please note, the new subscriber must sign themselves up, you cannot do it for them and they must list your name or e-mail address when they initially subscribe.  Please be sure to tell them to actually list your name and not just put "friend" or "parent" to ensure you receive credit

Once again I would like to say a very special THANK YOU to our site sponsors who allow us to bring you this free newsletter and website every week!  We could not do this without their support!  Please be sure to show some super Mac Kid love to My Gym Kentlands, Sabrina at Pixie and Pirate Destinations and MarVaTots'n Teens!  We have a few other new sponsors I am thrilled to introduce you to over the coming weeks and we still have a few spots for more site sponsors.  If your business would like to be showcased, please e-mail [email protected] for a copy of our media kit.

Remember that in addition to the event listings, remember there are LOTS more events listed in the updated weekly events article including open gyms, story times at the local libraries, craft workshops and more.  We also have a Kids Eat Free or Cheap section, a Now Showing section with current productions at local theaters, and a Macaroni Kid Saves section.

Just in case you do not hear from me before then, have an absolutely fabulous Mother's Day, a great few weeks, and as always, until next time...Peace, Love and Macaroni!

Lani

P.S. Be sure to "like" our facebook page to be the first to find out about special last minute giveaways and events in Rockville & Gaithersburg as well. Also, come back and check the website at least once a week as I add more events, and sometimes even more giveaways throughout the week.