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The Help Prize Pack Giveaway Closed

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The Help hits theatres August 10th, 2011, It is a movie based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling
phenomenon, The Help is a provocative and inspiring look at what happens when a southern town’s unspoken code of rules and behavior is shattered by three courageous women who strike up an unlikely friendship.

 

I have a The Help Prize pack to giveaway to giveaway to US and Canada

You will receive

  • Female Adult Help t-shirt in s, m,l,XL (based on whats available)
  • Pocket Jotter and pen
  • Fan
  • Pocket mirror/nail file

To enter: Tell me if you will see this movie?

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Giveaway closes on 8/24

Disclosure:No compensation was received for this post, giveaway is being held by DisneyPR

iCarly The Complete 3rd season on DVD Review and Giveaway Closed

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Carly and the gang are back just in time for the start of the school year with iCarly: The Complete 3rd Season! Relive Carly’s awesome new one-of-a-kind bedroom for the first time, the return of Nevel Papperman, Penny Tees on the market, the ongoing saga of Creddie and Seddie and the epic TV event, “iParty with Victorious,” featuring the cast of Victorious and guest starring Kenan Thompson. Other guest stars in season three include Jane Lynch and Jack Black.

Episodes:

  • iGot A Hot Room
  • iDo
  • iSell Penny Tees
  • iGet Pranky
  • iSam’s Mom
  • iPity The Nevel

Disc 2:

  • iHire An Idiot
  • iStart A Fan war
  • iOMG
  • iParty With Victorious
*** My kids love iCarly, every time they watch they are laughing. Although we have got to see every episode on this dvd before, my kids have been watching it over an over. This dvd contains some of their favorite episodes, like iGot a Hot Room. Where Spencer tries to surprise Carly, but everything gets ruined as always, but in the end he gives her the best gift ever a new room (after he burnt her old room).   This dvd also contains iParty With Victorious, which has become one of my favorites. The cast of iCarly and Victorious come together after Tori and Carly find out they are dating the same guy.

Release date: Aug. 30, 2011

I have one copy to giveaway to a lucky reader

to enter:  Tell me your favorite episode on the dvd

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Contest ends 8/30/11

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post, Giveaway is being provided by Nickelodeon.

New Hair Cut

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I have not had a hair cut in 2 years, and I finally decided to get it done.   My hair was so long it was getting into everything.

Before:

 

After:

I cut off 5 1/2 inches and added some layers, it’s going to take some getting use to.

Makeover part 2:

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We live in a small duplex, and all of our bedrooms are upstairs. To keep the kids downstairs we have all the toys in the living room, but the kids have so many toys that it can be very messy and disorganized.  We want there bedrooms to be free of toys, since it is where they sleep.   So I got this idea from my daughters preschool classroom.

Before:

Just a big mess.

Here is what it looks like now:

After:

So much better and organized. I love it, and now it’s one bin out a t a time instead of just thrown toys everywhere.

Disclosure; No compensation was received in any form. I paid for everything myself, just wanted to share my makeover experience.

K’NEXpert Search 2012

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K’nex is inviting kids to design a creative, original model made entirely of K’nex parts. 3 children from the age groups of  5-6 yr. olds, 7-8 yr. olds, and 9-12 yr. olds will each win a $20,000 savings bond for college.  The winners will also represent K’nex during 2012, The companys 20th anniversary.

See last years winners here

The winners will get a trip for three to K’nex headquarters in Philidelphia PA. for a award ceremony, meet with designers and learn how K’nex are made.  Don’t feel bad if your not a big winner, 7 finalist will win a $1000 dollar savings bond and all ten winners will $250 worth K’nex sets.

You can enter now through September 6th here

Search is open to US and Canada, no purchase is necessary.

Summer Camp At Kindercare

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We received a free week at camp at Kindercare for a earlier campaign I did.  Kindercare is a daycare/school fot young kids, They have preschool and kindergarten. During the summer they dedicate each week to a new camp, like fiesta kitchen and Water play.

My daughter Alex is 5 and will be starting Kindergarten in the fall, but she has never been to preschool. So I was a little nervous about how she would react in the Fall when school starts. Luckily this opportunity for Summer camp came up and I thought it would be the perfect time to send her and let her get use to being away from me and interacting with others. She decided on Water Play week!  On her first day I was so nervous, but according to the Teacher, after I dropped her off she went straight into the classroom, grabbed a girls hand and started playing.

Her first day she said that they played throuth the sprinkler and were making different things with water. She was so proud that she finally realized she loved oatmeal, which they were given for lunch. I thought that was so funny, considering I’ve tried to give it to her so many times.

Throughout the week, they played outside in the water and did various water activitys (which is good because it was hitting 90 degrees).  Then after camp they would play games and draw pictures.

The came the last day, she was so sad to go but had learned a ton. She was singing songs, telling me the name of all her new friends and actually had a bit more confidence for being away from mom and playing with others.

She loved being able to do this, and the teachers and director were so nice.

Disclosure: No compensation was received at all for this post, I had no obligation to write about my experience with Kindercare. Just wanted to share.

Makeover

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Now that we have decided to stay in Long Island and my husband continue with his PHD studies. We are making over our living room. Everything we have ever bought furniture wise has been from a second hand store or given to us by family.  Well we bought a futon when we first moved in together, but that broke in a few months and was so uncomfortable.

So we have been saving up and now are starting the process of remodeling.  Our new furniture isn’t set to arrive for another couple of weeks. Here is what we have done so far.

We bought a 22 inch tv with VCR about 5 years ago, and the Vcr broke after a couple months( the kids sticking things in there).   It’s a big bulky tv and we really needed to upgrade.

Before:

After:

It kind of clashes with our entertainment center, but HD is so much better. We found the Westinghouse 40″ TV on sale at Target

Disclosure: No compensation was received in any form for this post. I paid for everything myself, just wanted to share my makeover experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Bunny Ice Cream

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We recently got to try some Blue Buny Ice cream treats Thanks To Mom Select. We tried mini ice cream sandwiches, Champ mini swirls vanilla, and Champs birthday party cones.

The ice cream was very delicious! Ice cream sandwiches came in chocolate and vanilla, so you could enjoy either flavor.  The mini cones were my favorite, the vanilla swirl has a chocolate outside and vanilla inside. I almost ate the whole box it was so good. LOL!  My kids loved the birthday cones, they were almost like the vanilla swirl, but instead of a chocolate outside they had sprinkles. All the variety are mini so they are great for portion control. My family and I loved these.

Disclosure: No compensation was received, products were provided by Blue Bunny through Mom Select.

Rio DVD Review and Giveaway Closed

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Captured as a young bird from the wild, Blu is a domesticated Spix Macaw living thousands of miles away from his homeland, Brazil. When his human owner Linda discovers that he is the last male of his kind, they head south to Rio de Janeiro to meet the only other female. But it’s far from love at first sight between the socially-awkward, flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely independent, high-flying female, Jewel. Shortly after Blu’s arrival, the two rare birds are captured by greedy animal smugglers and find themselves lost in the Brazilian rainforest. Unexpectedly thrown together, they embark on a hilarious and clumsy adventure where they learn about friendship, love, courage and spreading one’s wings to fly.

Special Features:

Explore the world of Rio

  • Beach
  • Jungle
  • City
  • Stadium

Blu shows the way (introduction)

Boom Boom Tish Tish, the sounds of Rio

The making of Hot Wings

Saving the species: One voice at a time

The real Rio

Welcome to Rio music video

Deleted scene: Fruit Stand

Carnival Dance O Rama:

  • Intro
  • Blu
  • Jewel
  • Luiz
  • Monkeys
  • Nico and Pedro
  • Raphael
  • Samba line

Rio De Jam-eiro Jukebox

Taio Cruz: Telling The World music video

Angry Birds Rio trailer

Angry Birds Rio-Nigel mash up

Angry Birds Rio-instructional video

**** My kids and I absolutely love this movie, it is hilarious.  We have watched it like six times in the past few days. The movie is set in Rio and of course everything is colorful and musical.   Blu os captured as a baby and raised by a human, he and a female bird in captivity in Rio are the last blue Macaws on Earth. They are trying to mate the birds, but they are stolen they end up escaping into the wild.  It’s a fun journey that of course has a happy ending! Of favorite characters are Nico and Pedro, we love the drop it low song.

Release date: August 2, 2011

Running time: 1 hour 35 minutes

Retail:

I have 1 copy of Rio on dvd to giveaway to US and Canada

To enter: Tell me what kind of bird Blu is? (Hint: read the synopsis above)

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Contest closes: 8/21

Disclosure: No formal compensation was received for this post, I received a screener copy for review.

 

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