Atomic City Mom Did It - Earth Day 2009!

This past Saturday, I had the awesome opportunity to volunteer at a booth for Earth Day 2009 at the Civic Center. I went last year, and I am so glad I attended this time, because this year's venue was SO much better! Last year, the festival seemed a little flat. This year- the music, the people, the vendors- it was ALIVE and breathing! The kids were so in AWE of the face painter, the images were just MAGICAL!

To check out some of the cool things that you may have missed - go to Oak Ridge TN Earth Day 2009 for a list of vendors and links to other websites!

More Grits-n-Gravy... PLEASE!

The movie schedule for the 2009 Grits-N-Gravy Southern Film Festival has just been announced and is posted over at www.secretcityfilms.com. One of two festivals hosted by Secret City Films in Oak Ridge, the festival will feature short films by Southern filmmakers. The line-up sounds very interesting... A music video featuring Knoxville actor David Keith driving a van in a music video... Check it out!

Oscar Party Fun...

If you are planning on watching the Oscars tomorrow night, and maybe having friends over, or even if it's just you and your hubby kicked back on the couch with your feet up, I found two really cool ideas for some Oscar night fun...


Download free Oscar Bingo cards courtesy of Jessica Jones @ How About Orange. This looks like lots of fun! (Photo courtesy of JJ @ How About Orange)

Also, you can make some yummy looking Slumdog Snacks inspired by this year's Academy pick, Slumdog Millionare, @ Shelterrific. This includes a recipe by Lisa Cericola of adinnerparty.blogspot.com of roasted chickpeas & a mango lassi.