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What to Make with All Those Holiday Leftovers #HormelFamily

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I have never been a big person on eating leftovers, but they have to get eaten. I always look to create new and great recipes with the leftovers.
This holiday season we had Ham galore.

We had a ham dinner for Christmas and another for New Years Eve dinner. We had leftovers both times.
The kids weren’t to thrilled about all the leftovers, so we made the next best thing for them. A big breakfast.

Ham and Eggs!

Ham and cheese omelet!
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I love the omelets they always turn out the best, paired with Hormel bacon, it makes the best breakfast.

 

What do you do with your leftovers?

 

Disclosure: I’ve partnered with Hormel Foods as part of the Hormel Foods Extended Family Blogger Program. Throughout the year I’ll be receiving product, coupons, giveaways and promotions. However, no payment was given or expected for posting about the program, and as always, all opinions given here are fully my own.

New Products From Kraft for the New Year

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Kraft sent me some new products they have coming out in 2013 or that came out the last few months of 2012.

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The products range from new Jello molds, tons of peanuts and different dipping sauces. I can’t wait to share all this with you guys.

I did get to try one thing so far. The A-1 Roasted Garlic and Herb marinade.  It came out so delicious with Chicken.

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The A-1 marinade sauces are available in select retailers now and nationwide in May 2013 for $1.29

 

Disclosure:   No formal compensation was received for this post. Products were received By Kraft. All opinions are my own.

Holiday Gift Guide: Cabbage Patch Babies

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When my daughters were born, their first Christmas each one of them received a Cabbage Patch Doll with their name. Baby McKenzie and Baby Alexandra, They still have and play with them today.

Now that my son is a little older, he started asking for a ” Baby Patch doll” as he calls them. There is nothing wrong with a boy wanting a doll! Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find any Cabbage patch Babies in the past couple years, until this year. I was invited to Jakks Pacific Toy Fair Preview, and saw the Cabbage Patch babies that would be released this year in August.

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When the holidays started getting closer, I started looking for the new Cabbage patch Babies and found them at Target. They had a blonde baby boy with blue dressings with the name Star. I waited to long though and they sold out.

I didn’t know that you could buy dolls on Cabbage Patch Dolls on their website.  You can even name the doll yourself for $3 extra.

I received this doll and am so in love with it. I can’t wait to give it to my son for Christmas.

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The Cabbage Patch doll is so cute, it comes with a blanket, bottle, pacifier, and birth certificate. Since I could not find one with the name William, I changed the birth certificate when I ordered. So now his baby has his name William Jack.

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Disclosure: No compensation at all was received for this post. All opinions are my own.

Holiday Gift Guide: The Odd Life Of Timothy Green Combo Pack Review

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Disney brings enchantment home with The Odd Life Of Timothy Green, an inspiring, magical story for the whole family starring Jennifer Garner. Cindy  and Jim Green are a happily married couple who can’t wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like. When young Timothy shows up on their doorstep one stormy night, Cindy and Jim – and their small town of Stanleyville – learn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of life’s greatest gifts. 

Bonus Features:

  • Documentary- Bringing The Odd Life of Timothy Green to the screen
  • Glen Hansard: Behind This Gift
  • This Gift Music Video
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentary

**** I started to really enjoy this movie, although it seems the plot bounces around a lot.   Cindy and Jim long for a child so they put everything they want in a child and bury it in the garden. Timothy arises from the garden and is everything they had hoped for, they learn so much about him and about themselves.  While trying to be good parents they need to face their own insecurities they had themselves as children.   I think the movie was a little to mushy for Disney, my kids could not get into it at all.

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Retail: $29.99

Release date: December 4, 2012

Running Time: 105 minutes

Rating: 7

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post, a product was provided by Disney and will be donated for the holiday season. All opinions are my own.

Great New Books For Christmas GiveawayClosed

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My kids absolutely love reading, they ask for all sort of books for Christmas. They also love reading about Christmas. They were so thrilled when we received 2 new books in the mail.

Uh-oh! It’s Christmas Eve and Santa Claus is under the weather! Can Mrs. Claus save Christmas?

***This book is so cute, and very easy to read for the little ones. It’s mainly about Santa Claus having the flu and Mrs. Claus having to come to his rescue and do everything herself, including sending the reindeer off. Although it never mentions anyone being on the sleigh as it takes off. LOL!

We also received:

It’s Christmas Eve, Have you been good? Santa’s packed up all the presents and is headed your way! With the help of a certain red-nosed reindeer.

***Living in New York, I thought this book was so fun to show the kids. I said maybe this is really the way Santa comes.  This book also references most of the popular tourist attractions in new york. Santa Flies over Times Square, Ny Public Library, Statue Of Liberty, and gets stuck on the Empire State Building, plus more fun attractions.

Both books retail for $9.99

I am pleased to be able to give a copy of these books away.

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Contest ends 12/22/12 at 12pm

Disclosure: I received samples of the books above for review, and I will be donating them to schools ruined by Hurricane Sandy. All opinions are my own.

 

 

 

Holiday Gift Guide: My Little Pony Castle Review

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Celebrate the royal MY LITTLE PONY wedding of Princess Cadance and Shining Armor ponies with the Pony Princess Castle playset. All the excitement of the pony wedding comes alive with this castle playset featuring an elegant staircase, swinging bench, and balcony for the prince and princess, and lots of fun wedding accessories!

*** My daughter is a My Little Pony Fanatic, and as soon as she saw the pony wedding, she was begging for the castle toy.   My daughter was really excited about getting Princess Cadence, and her first boy pony Shining Armor.

The set has a lot of pieces, but is very easy to put together. Only took about 10 minutes. The placing of the stickers is a little tricky as there are so many. The set is beautiful when put together. After a couple times at play when we went to move the castle, it started falling apart. Nothing broke, but it’s a pain having to put it together over and over.

Even after all that it is my daughters favorite toy.

You can pick up the My Little Pony Castle at retailers nationwide or at Hasbro Toy Shop.

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post. All opinions are 100% my own.

Holiday Gift Guide: Taylor Swift Red Album

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I can’t get enough of Taylor Swift, I love her music and what she stands for. Whenever she has a new album come out, it soars the charts.

The album songs are:

  1. State Of Grace
  2. Red
  3. Treacherous
  4. I Knew You Were Trouble
  5. All To Well
  6. 22
  7. I Almost Do
  8. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
  9. Stay Stay Stay
  10. The Last Time
  11. Holy Ground
  12. Sad Beautiful Tragic
  13. The Lucky One
  14. Everything Has Changed
  15. Starlight
  16. Begin Again

**** This album is awesome, and I truly mean that. Three of my favorite songs from the album are of course ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together ‘, ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’, and ‘Begin Again’. These songs are so catchy and fun to sing and dance too.

You can get Taylor Swifts album at retail stores nationwide

Disclosure: No compensation was received for this post.

Holiday Guide: Holiday Gifts with Personal Creations

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Personal Creations is a website where you can find the best personalized gifts for any occasion. They have Christmas, birthday and anniversary gifts.

I love personalized gifts they make the gift so much more special. I decided to get a few gifts for my kids as well as for myself.  For my kids I bought Personalized character placemats. Disney Cars, Princess and Fairies all personalized with their names.

 

I love these placemats, my kids say they make mea time so much more fun.  They seem a little flimsy, but they seem to be holding up so far.  They are laminated which is great, it makes them easier to clean and wipe down.

I also got my son a personalized t-shirt with his name and Spongebob characters.

This shirt is so much fun.  My son loves Spongebob and to be recognized. Now whenever he wears this shirt and we are out everyone says Hi, William I love your eyes. LOL!  It can also be a little scary though I guess. Either way he loves this shirt.

I also ordered a personalized ornament. My favorite thing about this ornament is it is personalized for my whole family.  I absolutely adore this ornament, my whole family loves it. It is so detailed from every little head with a name to the blanket.

My last name is so long that I could only put my last name instead of The Walleshausers.

 

Disclosure: I received a gift card in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are 100% my own.

 

Holiday Gift Guide: Brave, The Best Princess Movie Ever

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One movie that I waited all year for was Brave.

Set in the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland, Disney Pixar’s Brave follows the heroic journey of Merida, a skilled archer and headstrong daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Determined to change her fate, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the unruly and uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin, surly Lord Macintosh  and cantankerous Lord Dingwall, unleashing chaos in the kingdom. When she turns to an eccentric Witch, she is granted an ill-fated wish and the ensuing peril forces Merida to harness all of her resources including her mischievous triplet brothers to undo a beastly curse and discover the meaning of true bravery.

Blu-ray Bonus Features:

  • La Luna Theaterical Short  (also on Blu-ray 3D and dvd)
  • The Legend of Mor’Du: short (also on dvd)
  • Brave Old World
  • Merida and Elinor
  • Bears
  • Brawl in the Hall
  • Wonder Moss
  • Magic
  • Clan Pixar
  • Once Upon a Scene
  • Extended Scenes
  • Director Commentary (also on dvd)
  • Fergus & Mor’Du” an alternate opening
  • Fallen Warriors Montage
  • Dirty Hairy People
  • It is English sort of
  • Angus
  • The Tapestry
  • Promotional Pieces
  • Art Gallery
  • Wee Gaffes
  • Teasers and sneak peeks

*** I am Scottish so I grew up knowing the clans and tartans. So when I heard that Disney Pixar was coming out with a Princess movie based in Scotland, I was so thrilled and couldn’t wait to see it. I was actually following along with the clans as I was watching and learning. Every detail of this movie is on key with what Scotland looks like, I just can’t get over the detail. If you don’t know what Clans and Tartans are you will definitely find out in this movie. Clans are based on your last name, and your tartan is how you identify yourself during ceremonies.

For Ex my Clan is Cunningham and this is how you would identify

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Another reason I really like this movie is it’s a Princess movie, but not a typical Princess movie. Most Princess movies are the same, evil step-mother or sister that hates her. Then she finds love and they live happily ever after. the end.  In Brave, there is so much adventure and she is not girly at all. She loves to use a bow and she loves adventure.   This is the perfect holiday movie for anyone, it’s funny, scary, exciting and so much more.

 

Disclosure: No formal compensation was received for this post. A product was provided for my review.

Gift Guide: Tinker Bell Secret Of the Wings DVD Review

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 For Tinker Bell and the other warm season fairies, the Winter Woods remains a mysterious and forbidden place. “Secret of the Wings” takes audiences on an amazing journey of discovery with Tink, into this forbidden world where she discovers a magical secret that changes her life forever.

Bonus features:

  • Pixie Hollow Games Bonus Adventure
  • Great Divide Music Video
  • Dig Down Deeper Music Video
  • Pixie Preview: Fright Light

*** I would have to say this is the best Tinker Bell movie by far. I loved everything about it. Tinker Bell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods, when her wings light up. She is determined to find out why, she sets of to find The Keeper (of all fairy knowledge) to find out.   When she finds him, she also finds Periwinkle and discovers she is her sister. Thy were both born from the same laugh.

I really don’t want to spoil the rest of the movie, because it is so good. It is a must see for any Tinker Bell lover! My kids love it, as we have already seen it 4 times in the past 2 days. LOL!

Also in the sneak previews they offer a glimpse of the newest Tinker Bell movie set to hit theaters in Spring 2014. I didn’t see a name for it, but by the preview it will be good.  Something happens with the fairies, they all look dazed. when they go to use their powers, they realize they have all switched powers. Tinker Bell is a water fairy, Rosetta an animal fairy etc.   My kids are now eagerly awaiting 2014.

Release Date: October 23, 2012

Running Time: 80 minutes

Retail: $49.99 but as low as $29.96 on Amazon

Rating:9

Disclosure: No formal compensation was received. A product was provided for my review from Disney. All opinions are 100% my own.

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