“Do you eat out in the High Country of North Carolina?” Local dad and and Main Street Marketing owner, Ben Cox has asked that question more times than he can count. Because if you do eat out-even just a couple of times a month, then you can save a lot of money with [...]

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Since starting the Mom Squad, I’ve loved meeting other people in the community. I also love participating together with others who are writing great content and providing services for the High Country. There is a little space on the sidebar called Great Websites, which will be rotating some other websites you should check [...]

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We have had a fun Wednesday routine for a while now, and I thought I’d share it with you, so you can join in.
Last Wednesday, we actually added a new leg to our Wednesday rounds, when we went to the Watauga County Farmers’ Market. They are open Wednesday mornings through Sept. 10, and you [...]

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After reading our Birthday Party post, my daughter’s awesome Girl Scout leader, Jennifer, scheduled the end-of-the-year party there. Not very many people can successfully put 18 kids, 7 years old and under, in a pizza kitchen and let them make their own pizzas! So when the kids did just that at CiCi’s, I [...]

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If you haven’t noticed, Chick-Fil-A has joined the Mom Squad as a sponsor. I’m really excited, because, as you know, we are at Chick-Fil-A often.

The Boone Chick-Fil-A is offering an awesome Summer Fun Pack to one winner this week.
The prize includes:

Kite
Beach Mat
Mini-Cooler
Beach Ball
2 Sport Water Bottles
a Gallon of Sweet Tea

Chick-Fil-A has recently revamped their [...]

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There’s nothing worse than being in a store or restaurant, and having your toddler give you a smelly, runny, surprise! Wait - there is something worse! Having no changing table in the place!
Many of you thought it would be neat to have a reference of places with changing tables in the High Country, [...]

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Feel like eating out tonight? (Tuesday) You could be served by a local celebrity, and benefit a worthy cause at the same time! ASU star athletes Dante Minter and Trey Elder will be at Mom Squad Sponsor, Blimpie, at the corner of hwy 105 and hwy 105 by-pass.
The proceeds from the 2008 [...]

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Chick-Fil-A in Boone has lots of “Spirit Nights,” which raise money for local schools. If you go on these nights, your bound to see lots of other families there. Chick-Fil-A gives 20% of the sponsor’s sales to the school. Remember that in order for the school to get the 20% donation, you [...]

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Growing up, it was always a treat to go visit my grandparents in NY. One of the things we always loved was eating fresh NY style bagels! For some reason, that authentic bagel taste is so hard to find anywhere else!
There’s a new restaurant situated right across from the Wellness Center in [...]

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Working through our list of “Kids Eat Free” Restaurants, we decided to try Beef O’Brady’s one Tuesday night after dance class. Now taking three young girls out to a sit-down restaurant at 5:30, after spending 2 hours at the dance studio, can sometimes prove disastrous!
I was also skeptical. What we do NOT need [...]

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