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Throwing a #DisneySide Karaoke Party
For an afternoon, my tween and teen (and all their friends) actually acted like kids again and not little adults. I can’t thank Disney enough for that! When I first found out that I was selected by...
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Free Despicable Me Game and Song Credit
My daughter accidentally discovered a great free offer for you last night. Her friends were talking about this cool game, Despicable Me Minion Rush, and she wanted to know if she could download the app...
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Why I Love Zumba (and Stick With It)
I am not the kind of person who loves exercise of every kind. I’m not incredibly coordinated and I don’t play any sports at all. I spend pretty much all day every day working at a desk in my office. So...
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Watch Frozen with Your Disney Movies Anywhere Account
It’s finally here! Our copy of “Frozen” has arrived from Amazon (thanks to a birthday present to my daughter from her grandmother). I saw quite a few parents posting pictures of themselves buying...
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Age Appropriate? The Fault in Our Stars
With all of the talk about the movie coming out this summer, “The Fault In Our Stars” (by John Green) is getting a lot of attention. While it’s billed as “Young Adult” fiction, you may be wondering...
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Girls Night Movie Review: Labor Day
Some time late last year I saw a list of books being made into movies for release in 2014 and I grabbed a few on the list to read. One of those was Labor Day. I really liked the book and looked forward...
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Elsa and Anna Shirts for Adults
Frozen merchandise has become so hot that it is almost impossible to get your hands on it. In particular, there are very few products for adults. Given that my daughters are both around 5’7, the...
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Billy Joel on Howard Stern
I love Billy Joel. Hands down he is one of my favorite performers ever. Seeing him in concert literally made me pee my pants (TMI?). I had tickets to see him again on March 4, 2003, and unfortunately...
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Showing Off My Daughter
What kind of mom would I be if I didn’t use my blog to brag about my kids at least a little bit? Last week was the school talent show and my older daughter, Jillian, sang a song from Wicked with her...
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Tweens Show Their #DisneySide with Villains Party
Last year I was lucky enough to host a Disney Side party and we had an AMAZING time with the teens and tweens doing Disney Karaoke. I was afraid this year when we were chosen to host one again that we...
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The Selection Is Great Read for Mom and Teen
A couple of years ago my teen daughter and I started reading some of the same books. It was slow at first as I was trying to find things that were age appropriate for her and that I would enjoy as...
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Did You Get Your Free “Night at the Museum”?
Earlier today my husband forwarded me a message telling me to click it to get a free HD copy of Night at the Museum from Google Play. I was so excited! But when I clicked on it, it said that my code...
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Free Museum Tickets September 26
The Smithsonian Magazine is once again presenting Museum Day Live, where you can get 2 free museum tickets to select venues across the country. To get the tickets you just register for a free account...
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Review of George: New Transgender Book for Kids
I read a lot of books with my kids, particularly ones that have anything controversial in them that I want to talk to the kids about while they are reading or after they are reading the book. So I knew...
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Disney’s Descendants Costumes, Merchandise, and Gift Ideas
Now that my daughters are getting a little bit older, they don’t quite watch as much Disney Channel. I was surprised when they were talking about recording Disney’s Descendants. I was even MORE...
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How Cassandra Clare Helped Me Bond with My Daughters
I started reading Young Adult books while my girls were still reading Junie B. Jones and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. In fact, I wrote about The Mortal Instruments being my “New Favorite Book Series” 4 years...
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Free Disney Parks Vacation Planning DVD
Everyone who knows me knows that I am an absolute Disney addict. We own Disney Vacation Club, visit the parks at least once a year, and take Disney cruises whenever we can. Part of what I love is the...
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It’s Time to Read “Me Before You”
I just finished reading “After You” last night and realized that many of you still haven’t read “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes. The story revolves around the main characters of Louisa and Will. Louisa...
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Free Hamilton Audiobook Read By Lin-Manuel Miranda
If your house is as crazy over Hamilton as what mine is, I have a great deal for you. The Broadway Musical “Hamilton” was recently nominated for a record number of Tony Awards and is the hottest thing...
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“The Beginning of Everything” vs “Paper Towns” (Book Review)
I love that my kids are old enough that I can put them to work on my blog. This post comes courtesy of my older daughter Jillian. We read a lot of the same books and when she told me not to read “The...
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