Month: March 2010

Disney’s Princess and the Frog Blu-ray Combo pack Review

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Product Description: Disney celebrates a modern-day classic from the directors of The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. Discover what really happened after the princess kissed the frog in an inspired twist on the world’s most famous kiss. This hilarious adventure leaps off the screen with stunning animation, irresistible music and an unforgettable cast of characters. Enter Princess Tiana’s world of talking frogs, singing alligators and lovesick fireflies as she embarks on an incredible journey through the mystical bayous of Louisiana. Spurred on by a little bit of courage and a great big dream, these new friends come to realize what’s truly important in life…love, family and friendship.

Bonus features:

  • Deleted scenes
  • Audio commentary
  • Music video by Ne-Yo “Never Knew I Needed
  • Princess Portraits game

Bonus features on Blu-ray disc

  • Backstage Disney
  • The Return to Hand Drawn Animation
  • The Disney Legacy
  • Disney’s New Princess
  • The Princess and The Animator
  • Conjuring the Villan
  • A Return to the Animated Musical
  • Bringing Life to Animation with an Introduction by John Musker and Ron Clements
  • Deleted scenes
  • Art Galleries

*****The Princess and The Frog is a lot different than any other Disney Princess movie, Not just the fact that this is the first African-American Princess. The setting for the movie is based on real life, no big castle on a hill in the middle of nowhere. My kids actually were a little scared watching this movie. The villain is really portrayed as evil and scary.  It has a lot of adventure and ia a great movie for kids over the age of 4 or 5.

Retail: Blu-ray combo pack $44.99

Release date: March 16, 2010

Running Time: 97 minutes

My rating:8

Disclosure:I did not receive compensation for this post. I did receive a product from Disney PR for review purposes.

Movin On Up With a Great News

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Okay I don’t know if that’s the best title.

graduation.jpg GRADUATIONS image by sissychrissy2008

So my hubby graduates in May, with a BS in Chemistry and a BS in Biology, double major. So this past year he has been applying and attending grad school interviews. He was accepted everywhere he applied, with the acception of two schools we have yet to hear from.

Our number one choice accepted him! Cold Spring Harbor(Watson School of Biological Sciences). We are super excited and will be moving to Cold Spring Harbor, New York in late summer.Cold Spring Harbor is on Long Island and about 30 minutes from Manhattan.

I’ve never been to New York City so I’m excited and it’s a great opportunity as a lot of blogging stuff happens in New York. I still will not be attending Blogher, I’ve just never been into spending more than my rent to go to a conference.

So those of you that have been to New York City or Long Island tell me what i have to look forward too good and bad?

John Deere Earth Mover action DVD GiveawayCLOSED

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Product description: Watch powerful John Deere machines excavators, loaders, graders, scrapers, backhoes, and dozers dig dirt, plow snow, load rocks, and climb hills. Play the Let’s Pretend game and imagine being the operator of an earth-moving machine. Laugh with Otto, who is once again up to his old tricks. Hop on for a sweet ride to the delectable Big Rock Candy Mountain Quarry. Plus sing and dance to award-winning singer/songwriter James Coffey’s original funny songs.

****My son loves cars, trucks, tractors etc. He was so thrilled to see this movie. He even got out his little dump truck, excavators, and tried to copy what was going on on the movie. This is such a great movie for kids to learn and see what happens on construction sights and farms.

Release date: April 13, 2010

Retail:$14.99

Running time:40 minutes long

My rating:10

I have one copy to giveaway

To enter tell me your childs favorite John Deere vehicle? tractor, hauler ?

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Contest closes 4/1/10

Disclosure: I did not receive any compensation for this post, I received a review copy from Hit Entertainment, who is also providing the giveaway.

World water Day Celebration Concert and Conservation

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March 22, 2010 is World Water Day. Crystal Light powdered beverages help women enjoy drinking water every day, which is why they are collaborating with The Nature Conservancy to protect America’s rivers and lakes, our sources of clean, fresh drinking water.

Crystal Light will Be donating 100% net profits from Crystal Light powered drink mix sold, to The Nature Conservancy. The lake project helps save 5 lakes and rivers including ., including: the Colorado River, Great Lakes Basin, Meramec River (part of the Mississippi river), Potomac River and Southern Rivers.

Here are some tip son how you can save water at home:

  1. Reduce your shower time by two minutes – save up to 150,000 gallons of water per month
  2. Turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth – save 25 gallons of water per month
  3.    Defrost food in the fridge instead of under running water – reduce water inefficiency and increase food safety
  4.  Run your dishwasher and washing machine only when they’re full – save up to 1,000 gallons of water per month
  5. Share water conservation tips with your friends, family and neighbors – spread the word to others

In honor of World Water Day, Crystal Light is offering fans a unforgettable experiance-for one night only, World Water Day Celebration Concert with internationally acclaimed recording artist and nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. 100 percent of the ticket price will go to The Nature Conservancy.

For more information please go to www.facebook.com/CrystalLight

Disclosure: I did not receive any compensation for this post, sharing the love of Crystal Light.

Prima Princessa Presents Swan Lake DVD review

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Product Description: Put your dancing shoes on, and enjoy the show! Prima Princessa features the world-renowned Paris Opera Ballet performing excerpts from Swan Lake, narrated by the adorable Prima Princessa, herself! Between acts Prima Princessa guides you through ballet steps performed by School of American Ballet students so you can become a Prima Princessa ballerina too!

****My daughters were really excited about this movie as they want to be dancers/ballerinas. Watching The Paris Ballet perform Swan Lake was exciting, but the student excerpts were a little fast and confusing. My girls couldn’t keep up with the dvd, which was a little upsetting. It was fun to watch though, and made my daughters even more interested in ballet.

Retail:$6.99

Release date: March 2, 2010

Running time: 40 minutes long

My rating:6

Disclosure: I did not receive any compensation, a product was provided through my partnership with N Circle Entertainment.

Ragu Recipe challenge

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I am not the best cook, in fact I can barely cook. i have a routine and cook the same things every two weeks. I try though, and I make sure that I make healthy foods for my kids. One of my favorite Recipe websites is Ragu, My kids love pasta and will eat anything with Ragu sauce on it. Plus they offer quick easy solutions for dinner like no boil lasagna, and they are inexpensive.

Ragu is teaming up with actress Molly Ringwald to promote the Recipe for a Good Start Contest, asking moms to share their recipes using Ragu that makes your family come running to the table. Three winners will be selected and flown to New York, where they will compete for a 5,000 dollar college scholarship.

This is a great contest and perfect for you foodie bloggers, so please go enter.

“Disclosure: I was entered for a chance to win a Ragú family package in exchange for this post.  No monetary exchange took place

My Job Chart

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My Job Chart

My Job Chart is a free online chore chart, that teaches kids to work in a fun productive way. Using an easy and fun online system, My Job Chart inspires kids to do their chores on time. An interactive point system tracks your child’s progress, creating excitement and enthusiasm among kids. And the fully customizable chore chart allows you and your child to decide upon mutually determined rewards, fostering communication and developing responsibility. You even get an email or text message when your kids finish their chores or they earn a reward.

**** This is a fun system for the kids, my daughter was so proud of herself being able to see everything she accomplished.  The only difficult part is having to get online to check everything off that your child has finished. We usually just have a chart and the kids get a sticker when they complete their assignment.  We started using the point system on My Job Chart, and the kids earn our special rewards for their accomplishments, and they really like it.  They race to get things done now!

Go sign up for My Job Chart, Plus if you click this link you can help me win  a $100 Target Gift Card.

Disclosure: I received this information from Mom Select, Who is providing me with a Target Gift Card

Contests 3-10-10

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Game blogs 4 u-activision how to train your dragon/3/21/10

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Pure natural diva-seventh generation home starter kit/3/27/10

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Pure natural diva-vitamin b12 lollipop/4/10/10

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