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STEP2 Corvette Christmas Giveaway

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Welcome to the Corvette Christmas Giveaway!

Hosted by Mom to Bed by 8

Special thanks to our lovely co-hosts Mommy and Me Giveaways, JadeLouise Designs, Confessions of a Messy Mama and Barbara’s Beat!

Prize Package Includes: Corvette Toddler to Twin Bed with Lights, Corvette Dresser, Corvette Storage Chest and Corvette Room Organizer

One lucky reader will receive the Step2 corvette bedroom set that includes the following:

 

  • Corvette® Toddler to Twin Bed with Lights™
  • Corvette® Dresser™
  • Corvette® Storage Chest™
  • Corvette® Room Organizer™

This STEP2 Corvette Christmas Giveaway ends December 5th at 11:59pm, open to US and Canadian residents, ages 18+. To enter please use the Rafflecopter form below.

 

Good luck!

 

New Movies on Blu-ray This Month

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Since the weather has been finally cold, I got some time this past weekend to snuggle in my bed and watch two movies that were just released onto Blu-ray yesterday.

The first movie that I watched was Sweet Home Alabama. This was my second or third time watching this movie and probably won’t be the last. I am a fan of Reese Witherspoon and I just LOVE the plot to this story.

Synopsis: Melanie Carmichael, an up and rising fashion designer in New York, has gotten almost everything she wished for since she was little. She has a great career and the JFK-like fiancée of New York City. But when he proposes to her, she doesn’t forget about her family back down South. More importantly, her husband backthere, who refuses to divorce her ever since she sent divorce papers seven years ago. To set matters straight, she decides to go to the south quick and make him sign the papers. When things don’t turn out the way she planned them, she realizes that what she had before in the south was far more perfect than the life she had in New York City.

The second movie that I watched this weekend was Beaches. This was actually the first time I have ever seen this movie even though it originally debuted in 1991. When this film first came out I was in high school and didn’t have much time for much, never the less movies that had sad but happy endings. If you have never seen this one, it might just leave you in tears.

Synopsis: When the irrepressible C.C. Bloom and the shy and proper Hilary Whitney meet for the first time under the boardwalk, the 11 year olds have something in common, they both need a best friend. They continue to stay friends even thought they live different lifestyles and are worlds apart by keeping in touch through letters and phone calls.

These are two great movies that you will want to add to your Blu-ray collection! They also might make great gifts for those that are fans of Bette Middler, Reese Witherspoon or Patrick Dempsey. Both of these titles happen to be on sale right now on Amazon for under $15 too!

Disclosure – I received a copy of these Blu-ray titles to provide you with this coverage. This post is not a paid post and the opinions stated herein are 100% my own. This post does contain affiliate links

 

Disney’s Secret Of The Wings Review and Prize Pack Giveaway

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When it comes to all the different Disney characters, the one that I see the most around my house is Tinkerbell. When we found out that there was a new Tinker Bell movie, all of us girls got excited, even mom! We had to have a copy and to make thinks even better, this one is available on Blu-ray.

Journey with Tinker Bell and her fairy friends into the forbidden world of the mysterious Winter Woods, where curiosity and adventure lead Tink to an amazing discovery and reveal a magical secret that could change her world forever.

In this new Disney film “Secret Of The Wings“,  Tinkerbell makes a voyage into the Winter Woods that is strictly off limits to the fairies where she encounters Periwinkle, a frost-talent fairy that happens to be her fraternal twin sister.

My daughter Hannah was so excited when she watched this movie. She is the biggest of our Tinkerbell fans and has already asked to watch the movie again. Not only do we now have one favorite Disney fairy, we now have another! This movie has a cast of some other cute fairies too, like Silvermist, Fawn, Iridessa and Rosetta.

Take a peek at the trailer here:

 
If you have a fan of fairies on your shopping list, this would be a great gift idea ! What makes this film even more fun is that it is available in Blu-Ray 3D. Right now you can get the Secret Of The Wings Four-Disc Combo pack is on sale at Amazon for only $34.96!

To show my support for Tinkerbell, you can see me wearing some of the CUTE Tinkerbell wings in support for this film in this picture taken in August in New York City with some of my FAVORITE blogger friends.

Now it is time for you to have a chance to win something full of fairy fun…

Secret Of The Wings Prize Pack Giveaway

One of my LUCKY winners is going to receive a Tinkerbell Prize Pack that includes the following:

  • 1 copy of the Secret of the Wings Flitterrific 4-disc combo pack (3D Blu-ray/Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Download)
  • 1 Secret of the Wings zipper pull
  • 1 fairy-sized Secret of the Wings storybook pamphlet

To enter my giveaway, please use the Rafflecopter below:

 

Good LUCK!
Disclosure – I received a copy of this Disney film to provide you with this coverage. This post is not a paid post and the opinions stated herein are 100% my own. This post does contain affiliate links

 

Bejeweled 2 Game Review + Giveaway

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For years I have been playing Bejeweled. I started with the original PC version over 10 years ago which never seemed to get boring no matter how many times I played. For the last few years though, I have just been playing the Bejeweled Blitz version on Facebook when I feel the need to play.  This past weekend I finally downloaded Bejeweled 2 Deluxe.

If you have never played the Bejeweled, it is a game where you swap multi-colored gems to make a match of three. When you make a match, you gain points, the gems disappear and then move down for new gems to be placed on the screen. If you happen to get lucky and match four or more jewels, a special gem will appear that can be used to blast away all the surrounding gems, or zap all of the gems on the board that are the same color.

Take a peek at this short video I took of me playing:

 

For me, I have been used to playing the quick version of Bejeweled where you only have like a minute to match as many gems as you can. With Bejeweled 2, you can play untimed, timed, never ending and there is even  fun puzzle game. One thing I like about playing on the PC too is that it saves my high scores. I like to try to outscore myself.

If you want to play Bejeweled 2, you can download a FREE trial on the Big Fish Games website.

Bejeweled 2 Deluxe Game Giveaway

Two of my lucky winners are going to receive a code so that they can download Bejeweled 2 Deluxe too! To enter my giveaway, please use the Rafflecopter below:

I received game code and sponsored giveaway to provide you with this review. The opinions expressed in this post are are 100% my own and not influenced by monetary compensation.

 

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