One of my favorite people in the world (Laura) runs Playaway in Royal Oak. I wanted to invite everyone (on her behalf) of a new happening in Royal Oak for families:

We will host four Friday night, whole family gatherings in the playroom starting Friday February 2. We're calling them "Pizza Playtimes" and are gearing up to host families with kids of all ages (I'll be bringing my four along too). We'll make homemade pizza, a giant salad, play games, listen to music. (We're even planning to have live musical guests - TBA - at one or two of the Fridays)...Here are the details:Dates: Fridays, February 2 & 16 and March 16 & 30Time: 5pm - 8pmAges: 0-99 (bring, or send, grandpa and grandma!)Cost: $10/family of four + BYOB (non alcoholic, of course)Please let us know if you will attend 48 hours ahead of the Friday so we may shop accordingly...In other news, many of you may know that Belinda and her family moved back to England this past August. We miss them and how! What you may not know is that Playaway is about to officially turn 5 years old. We are going to throw a birthday party for ourselves (and everyone who helped grow us here) on Tuesday, June 12, 2007, time TBA. Please save the date if you would like to join us! Hope to see you soon!Laura Bodary and the Playaway Players 1545 E. Lincoln Royal Oak, MI 48067(248) 635-6756www.play-away.com