And the winner is....

Jodee is Grand Family Fun's first winner!

Have fun at the movies Jodee!!

Keep checking back as we will be having more drawings, and of course all the goods on what is happening in the area.

I'm a bit under the weather so I think my family will be hanging out close to home and watching movies from the library for our weekend. Have fun with your family this weekend, take the time to make some memories!!

This weeks prize!!!

Hello Everyone!!

Today is the big day!!

For our first of hopefully many weekly giveaways we have a pack of FOUR tickets to the

River Cinema 12.

To enter all you need to do is leave a comment (click on the word "comment" at the bottom of this post) about your families favorite movie to watch together. You have until 3 pm on Friday to enter. At that time a random # will be drawn and notified! Make sure you leave an email address that I can reach you at when you leave your comment. (if you don't want to leave your email address there, you can leave a comment there and then email me your contact info at grandfamilyfun@gmail.com)

You can see what is playing at the River Cinema 12 by clicking here.

Make sure to tell your friends to come and enter as well!

This Weekend

There are several things going on in the community this weekend.

I will not be posting about all of the UND sports that are going on (there are just too many to keep up on :-)), but you can go here to see that schedule if you are interested. To join the Sioux kids club, go here, it is for kids age 3-14.

If you like High School Football, then head to the Alerus Center this weekend! The Dakota Bowl XVI State Football Championships are taking place there Friday and Saturday. Click here to get all the info.

Maybe you'd rather send the guys there and bring the girls to the ND State Cheer Competition. Head over to the Red River High School from 11-2 on Saturday for all the school spirit you can handle!!

Public viewing of the Space Shuttle Launch

There will be a public viewing of the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour,

NASA mission STS-126,

in the Clifford auditorium this Friday, Nov. 14 beginning at 6:00 pm.

The launch is scheduled for 6:55 pm Central Standard time. We will show NASA-TV's live coverage of the countdown and the launch. UMAC's AgCam is onboard the Endeavour, on its way to the International Space Station, so this is an exciting launch for us. Two of the AgCam team, Nate Ambler and Richard Schultz, will be present to narrate the event.

The public is welcome, so please bring your family and friends! Refreshments will be provided! If the launch is postponed by a day or more, we will reschedule the viewing accordingly. For updates on the launch visit:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

Thank you,

Karen Katrinak

Center for People and Environment University of North Dakota, Clifford Hall Room 3334149 University Avenue Stop 9011Grand Forks ND 58202-9011Telephone (701) 777-2482Fax (701) 777-2940katrinak@aero.und.edu

Mothers of Multiples

If you are mom of Multiples here is a great group for you! If not, then here is a chance to support those mom's who sure have their hands full!

NVMOMSHoliday Vendor Blender

Thursday, November 13th6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church319 5th St. S. Grand Forks, ND

Enjoy Stress Free Shopping with: Cute Cards & Gifts by Jen, Body Shop, Gold Canyon Candles, Lia Sophia, Norwex, Once Upon a Family, Pampered Chef, Shaklee , Signature HomeStyles, SlingsAndMore.com, Taste of Home, Tastefully Simple, Tupperware, & Uppercase Living.

Northern Valley Mothers of Multiples nvmomsnd@aim.com

This weeks ideas

Now that the cold weather has come to stay for longer than I am willing to put in writing, it is time to head back to open gym.

My family LOVES going to the open gym at Red River Valley Gymnastics. Their favorite thing is probably the foam pit, but my monkeys enjoy all of it from the many trampolines to the uneven bars.

I try to not go during good weather and let them just use the great playgrounds in the area to burn off steam. But, come winter it is so nice to have a place for them to run around and work up a good sweat!

That's where I'll be this week, hopefully I'll see you there! Click here to check out their site. The open gym info is also on the calender at the top of this page.

Money Saving Monday

Welcome to another new feature of

Grand Family Fun,

Money Saving Monday!!

I am always looking for a good deal when it comes to going "out" with my family. Here is a favorite that I have found recently.

In the Grand Forks Herald, Sunday paper there have been coupons for Canad Inn. I am especially excited about the 8 free token coupons to use at Captain Cook's Cove! If you couple this with a dinner at their Aalto's restraunt on Thursday which runs a Kids eat free with an adult buffet you could have a great family night out for under $20!!