Friday, May 25, 2012

Metamorphic Toys Review...


I am so excited to tell you about a great company called Metamorphic Toys! I got to review some of their awesome Eco-Friendly Educational Art Toys!

First check out this fun mailbox...

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Creative play the eco-friendly way. The Everrythingland Mailbox & Eco-Art U-Stick'ems are an art project and toy in one. Children can personalize the mailbox using paints markers and crayons and create patterns or themes using the colorable U-Stick'ems. Kids may choose any eco-friendly glue available or make their own with mom or dad using the enclosed recipe. Gone is the silicone backing sheet common to most stickers, which is NOT recyclable or biodegradable.
  • Customizable art toy inspires kids imaginations & encourages creativity
  • May be colored and decorated with glued on Eco-Art U-Stick'ems
  • Eco-Art U-Stick'ems provide more play value & an eco-friendly choice over ordinary stickers.
  • Eliminates non-recyclable, non-biodegradable silicone backing sheet.
  • Made in the U. S. A. using recycled materials. product & packaging are recyclable & biodegradable.
This would be so super fun to have for each member in our home and we would have a blast decorating them as well for sure! Next check out these cute signs below...


 
Creativity guides the way with Silly Signs.
Design your own Silly Sign on the blank reverse sides or imagine a world of play with our graphics.
Fun for home or school.  Made in the U. S. A. from sturdy corrugated cardboard that is 100% recyclable.  Easy 2-step assembly with no tools or glue.

Package Includes: 1 post, 1 base, 1 sign frame, 3 Reversible Sign Placards.

These signs are so much fun! We love that you can also use the blank back sides to make your own signs! What a great idea! I came home and my boys had the no girls allowed sign up, silly boys!

Check out these other fun signs as well...

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Creativity guides the way with Silly Signs.
Design your own Silly Sign on the blank reverse sides or imagine a world of play with our graphics.
Fun for home or school.  Made in the U. S. A. from sturdy 270# (44 ECT) corrugated cardboard that is 100% recyclable.  Easy 2-step assembly with no tools or glue.

Package Includes: 1 post, 1 base, 1 sign frame, 3 Reversible Sign Placards. 

My family has been having such a great time with these signs! There are so many things you can do with them. It has also been neat personalizing the backs of them! Metamorphic Toys designs toys that encourage creative expression and imaginative interactive play while reinforcing environmental responsibility. Make sure and visit their site and check out the amazing products they have! We love that all Metamorphic Toys are made in the U.S.A. using materials that are kind to the environment, safe for kids and 100% recyclable. 

Visit Metamorphic Toys on FB here and Twitter here!

Thanks Metamorphic Toys for the awesome customer service and products!

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

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Monday, May 21, 2012

THIS MEANS WAR REVIEW...




IT’S SPY VS. SPY IN THE ULTIMATE BATTLE
FOR ONE WOMAN’S AFFECTION


Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy Form the
Perfect Love Triangle in this Action Packed Comedy
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download May 22

They are the CIA’s best, trained for any situation…except one. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment plays the ultimate spy game as two best friends fight for the right of one woman’s hand in THIS MEANS WAR, coming to Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download May 22.

Starring Academy Award® winner Reese Witherspoon* (Walk the Line), Chris Pine (Star Trek) and Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises), the laugh-out-loud comedy gets even better on Blu-ray with three alternate endings that answer the question – what if she chose the other guy? The world's deadliest CIA operatives, FDR Foster (Pine) and Tuck (Hardy), are inseparable partners and best friends until they fall for the same woman (Witherspoon).  Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing their incomparable skills and an endless array of high-tech gadgetry against their greatest nemesis – each other.

THIS MEANS WAR DVD
Street Date: May 22, 2012
Screen Format: 16:9 (2.40:1)
Subtitles: English SDH / Spanish
U.S. Rating: PG-13
Theatrical Total Run Time: 97 minutes
Closed Captioned: Yes
 
I love movies that have romance, comedy and action all in one and this one has it all! Lauren (Reese Witherspoon) hasn't dated any guys for a while and when her best friend Trish (Chelsea Handler) encourages her to go out with two different guys the comedy ensues. It was fun watching FDR (Chris Pine) and Tuck (Tom Hardy) who are best friends try to win over Lauren. They are spies so they have all this technology at their fingertips and they use it to find out everything about Lauren so she will fall in love with them.

They also use all the technology to sabotage the others date. I loved it when FDR has Lauren on a date and is talking about art and has someone reading about the art on the internet and telling him what to say to Lauren to make it sound like he knew something about art but Tuck takes over the line to FDR's ear piece and starts telling him to say the wrong things and FDR starts repeating everything he says. I was cracking up. My hubby and I enjoyed watching this movie together.

The special features have deleted scenes and a couple alternate endings that are fun to watch. You have to watch the deleted scene of Lauren freaking out. It was hilarious!


About Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, LLC (TCFHE) is a recognized global industry leader and a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company. Representing 75 years of innovative and award-winning filmmaking from Twentieth Century Fox, TCFHE is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution company for all Fox film and television programming, acquisitions and original productions on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Digital Copy, Video On Demand and Digital Download. The company also releases all products globally for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to retail outlets from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce throughout the world.

Follow Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment on Twitter @FoxHomeEnt
 
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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Friday, May 4, 2012

THE AVENGERS ROCKS!!!


Today THE AVENGERS comes out in theaters! I thought this would be a movie just the boys would like when we went to the screening Tuesday night. I was wrong... I LOVED it!!!


THE HULK IS SO-OOO COOL! He reminds me of one of my boys that used to take his shirt off when he was little to flex for us and he would say... "See I have muscles just like the Hulk." haha (If you know me and my boys, then you will know which one of my boys that is :)


I'm not going to ruin it for those of you that have not seen it by writing spoilers, but this is a movie you will NOT want to miss! My hubby loved the fight between Thor and Iron Man. He is already wanting me to go see it again with him.


If you liked any of the other Marvel movies like Iron Man, Thor, Captain America or Hulk you'll love this movie!
 

It was amazing watching THE AVENGERS in 3D! The special effects are phenomenal and we loved the humor and action in it! Make sure you stay in your seats until after the credits because there is an extra scene at the very end. Let me tell you one more time... THE HULK IS SO-OOO COOL!
 


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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Pinhole Press Review...



Just in time for Mother's Day thanks to Pinhole Press we got to review several of their awesome products!


This great company has fantastic personalized gifts! We had so much fun spending hours on their site making fun things for Mother's Day. They have photo books, cards, calendars, day planners, and much more that you can make special with your own personal photos.


I am thinking about ordering some personalized calendars for Christmas gifts this year. We received grocery pads, magnets, cards, a journal and more. We are very impressed with the high quality and love everything! How exciting that we have personalized gifts to give out this year for Mother's Day!


The journal we got turned out so great! I love that in the first pages of it we could add a message and some pictures. It has a nice marker in it as well to help me keep my place when writing in it.


We also got some personalized swag bags with the Class of 2012 stickers above for our son's graduation party! What a fun and clever idea for any party or get together. I put black and white tissue paper in them to match the stickers. I know they will be a huge hit and everyone is going to love them! Make sure and check out Pinhole Press and all the great things they offer. Their website is a lot of fun!

Also visit Pinhole Press on Facebook here and Twitter here!

Thank you Pinhole Press for the amazing products and customer service!

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Flicka Country Pride Review and Giveaway...

THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE BELOVED FAMILY CLASSIC ARRIVES JUST IN TIME FOR MOTHER’S DAY...
 
 
Country Music Superstar Clint Black and his wife Lisa Hartman Black shine in the Heartwarming Family Adventure Arriving on Blu-ray and DVD May 1
Exclusively at Walmart, Sam’s Club® and Walmart.com

 
From the pages of Mary O’Hara’s popular novel My Friend Flicka, the year’s most inspiring coming of age story arrives just in time for Mother’s Day when Flicka: Country Pride gallops on to Blu-ray and DVD May 1 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.  Directed by Michael Damian (Flicka 2, Marley & Me: The Puppy Years), Flicka: Country Pride stars country music superstar Clint Black (Flicka 2), Lisa Hartman Black (“Knots Landing”) and Kacey Rohl (“The Killing”) in a heartwarming adventure for the entire family.
 
When Toby (Black) takes on a job at a stable with Flicka in tow, the owner’s teenage daughter Kelly (Rohl), quickly bonds with the wild horse. A budding equestrian rider, she hopes to break Flicka for an upcoming competition, despite her mother’s (Hartman Black) disapproval. With the competition approaching, a rival trainer stealing business, and a growing fear they may be forced to sell the stable, Toby steps in to turn things around for Kelly and her mother.
 
Grammy Award® Winner Clint Black is one of country music’s superstars with over 20 million albums sold worldwide.   Having written over 100+ songs including 23 #1 songs Clint is an active philanthropist overseeing numerous charities.
The Flicka: Country Pride Blu-ray and DVD has two behind-the-scenes featurettes on the making of the film and a never-before-seen music video. 
  
Flicka: Country Pride Blu-ray and DVD Special Features
· The Making of Flicka: Country Pride – The Legend Continues
· Black is Back – The featurette focuses on the character of Toby, played by Country Music Superstar Clint Black, his return to the Flicka franchise and how Flicka: Country Pride truly became a family affair.
· Full-Length Music Video 
Follow Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment on Twitter @FoxHomeEnt
 
Flicka: Country Pride DVD: 
Street Date: May 1, 2012                    
U.S. Rating: G       
Total Run Time: 111 minutes
Closed Captioned: Yes

Our Review... 

It was amazing to visit the Flicka Country Pride movie set! I really enjoyed seeing parts of it being filmed! The horses, scenery and actors were incredible! I loved being able to interview some of the cast. It was awesome how passionate they each were about their characters. Come visit my post HERE of my exciting trip. My family was excited to watch this movie! 

We loved seeing Clint Black, his wife Lisa Hartman Black and their daughter all work together in this film. We have loved all the Flicka movies. It's fun to see how Flicka bonds with Kelly (Rohl) so fast. Flicka basically tells Kelly she wants to train to be a show horse so Kelly starts teaching her to be a jumper. Toby (Black) is a really good guy and helps Kelly and her Mom with their problems. There are a couple romantic parts in the movie too. This is a good family movie, we liked watching it together.

The making of the movie on the special features is pretty cool too. You get to see where they made the film and listen to some of the actors talk about the movie. It has beautiful scenery, I know first hand because I was there!

 
From Country Stage to Silver Screen
Arriving on Blu-ray and DVD May 1
Exclusively at Walmart, Sam’s Club® and Walmart.com

Clint Black is known around Nashville as a country music star, but he’s been spotted in film roles as well, including Flicka 2 and Maverick. But Black isn’t the first country star to find his footing in films! Here, we will count down the top southern singers in film, including Tim McGraw (The Blind Side), Dolly Parton (9 to 5) and Taylor Swift (Valentine’s Day).


Enter at the bottom of this feature to win a copy of Flicka: Country Pride on DVD!

Tim McGraw in The Blind Side
Tim McGraw is a celebrated country artist, with hugely successful albums and a multitude of award wins. But his first starring film role was actually in 2006’s Flicka! Since then, McGraw has appeared in many successful television shows and movies, the most celebrated of which is 2009’s The Blind Side. In The Blind Side, McGraw played Sean Tuohy opposite Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock.

Dolly Parton in 9 to 5
We all know Dolly Parton for her hit songs like “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You,” but she is also a fantastic actress! Parton’s very first film role was as buxom secretary, Doralee Rhodes in 1980’s 9 to 5. Not only was Parton nominated for two Golden Globes for her role, but she also wrote and recorded the film’s theme song (also called “9 to 5”), which went on to become number one on both Billboard’s Country and Hot 100 charts. Parton has since starred in many successful films, including The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Steel Magnolias.

Taylor Swift in Valentine’s Day
Taylor Swift is, at the young age of 22, a beloved country artist with multiplatinum-selling albums and numerous Grammy Awards under her belt. Swift made her film debut in 2010’s star-studded film, Valentine’s Day, as the love-struck high school student, Felicia. For Swift’s comedic role she won the Teen Choice Award for Movie Female Breakout. Swift followed up Valentine’s Day by voicing Audrey in 2012’s The Lorax.

Faith Hill in The Stepford Wives
Faith Hill is well known for having sold more than 40 million records worldwide and for winning five Grammy’s and myriad of other awards. Her first acting role was in a 1995 episode of the television show “Touched by an Angel,”  and Hill made her one and only film appearance to date in 2004’s reboot of The Stepford Wives alongside Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick and Glenn Close.

Dwight Yoakam in Sling Blade
Dwight Yoakam has been popular since the early 1980s, and in that time he has sold more than 25 million records and recorded over 20 albums. Though Yoakam has appeared in 25 films and numerous television shows, he is probably best known for his acclaimed performance as the abusive Doyle Hargraves in the 1996 film Sling Blade. Since Sling Blade, Yoakam has starred in many successful films such as Panic Room, Crank and Four Christmases.


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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

$25 BURGER KING GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY...

With an expanded menu that includes classic items, along with a wide range of exciting, new offerings, BURGER KING® is giving you even more reason to HAVE IT YOUR WAY®! Sure to appeal to WHOPPER® lovers, as well as those seeking more choices, the enhanced menu includes a variety of made-to-order Garden Fresh Salads, Snack Wraps, Real Fruit Smoothies, Frappés and Crispy Chicken Strips.


New Garden Fresh Salads at BURGER KING® are made fresh daily with premium ingredients that can be topped with your choice of TENDERCRISP® or juicy TENDERGRILL® chicken. Varieties include:
  • Chicken BLT Garden Fresh Salad ~ made with a three cheese blend, thick cut bacon, tomatoes and red onion, served with Ken’s® Avocado Ranch dressing
  • Chicken, Apple and Cranberry Garden Fresh Salad ~ made with crisp apples, dried cranberries, bleu cheese and Ken’s® Apple Cider Vinaigrette
  • Chicken Caesar Garden Fresh Salad ~ made with 100% romaine lettuce, tomatoes, shaved parmesan cheese, and home-style croutons
New Snack Wraps at BURGER KING® provide quick, flavorful snacks for less than 400 calories each. Snack Wrap options include:
  • Honey Mustard Crispy Chicken Snack Wrap ~ A flour tortilla filled with crispy, marinated white meat chicken, a three-cheese blend,  and a combination of spring mix, romaine and iceberg lettuce, all topped with Ken’s® Honey Mustard Dressing
  • Ranch Crispy Chicken Snack Wrap ~ A flour tortilla filled with crispy, marinated white meat chicken, a three-cheese blend,  and a combination of spring mix, romaine and iceberg lettuce, all topped with Ken’s® Ranch Dressing
New Crispy Chicken Strips at BURGER KING® are made with white meat tenderloin chicken, marinated and lightly battered in seasoned home-style breading. The new Crispy Chicken Strips are perfect for dipping in one of eight BK® classic or bold new sauces and are available in 3 or 5 piece servings
New Real
Fruit Smoothies at BURGER KING® are offered in 12, 16, and 20oz. servings, and are made fresh to order with real fruit, low-fat yogurt and juices blended together. Each smoothie provides a full serving of fruit and is offered in the following varieties:
  • Tropical Mango
  • Strawberry Banana
Rich and smooth Frappés at BURGER KING® are made to order and provide the perfect combination of sweet Mocha or Caramel flavors, a hint coffee and ice. Offered in 12, 16, and 20oz. servings, frappes are available in the following varieties:
  • Mocha Frappé ~ The perfect combination of sweet flavor, a hint of coffee and ice all topped with whipped topping and a swirl of fudge
  • Caramel Frappé ~ The perfect combination of sweet flavor, a hint of coffee and ice all topped with whipped topping and a swirl of caramel
*At participating restaurants, nutritionals available upon request*

We went out for a great dinner as a family to try some of the new menu items above. My personal favorite was the Chicken, Apple and Cranberry Garden Fresh Salad. I love that it even had bleu cheese! My hubby loves the Mushroom and Swiss BK toppers. Make sure and check out all the new awesome items they have, you will be glad you did :) Thanks BURGER KING for the amazing dinner!

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

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