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Revenge Season Two Starts Sunday 09/30

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Just this month I watched the entire Revenge Season One on DVD in just a few days. There was an actual day where I watched the show from when I woke up until it was time to go to bed. I don’t normally get hooked on TV shows, but this one is good. It is these kind of shows that make me love being able to buy the whole season on DVD. When I am watching something on TV, I normally don’t like the “To Be Continued” kind of shows so I like to be able to have access to all of the episodes and watch them all at once or at my own leisure.

The Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo inspires this modern-day drama about a lovely young woman who moves to the Hamptons and charms the pants off her new neighbors — while plotting their downfall for sins committed against her family.

This show has me hooked and I am really anxious for season two to start this Sunday. I have my DVR set to record. If you are looking for something new and good to watch, be sure to tune in on Sunday too!

If you have never heard of this show, take a peek at this video below and you might be a little intrigued to watch it as well.

 
I can’t wait to see what will happen on Sunday! Now that the new season is starting I guess I will have to wait each week for a new episode but it will be worth it.

Will you be watching too?

Disclosure – I received a copy of Revenge Season One to provide you with this review. This post is not a paid post and the opinions stated herein are 100% my own.

 

Frankenweenie Tale – Victor and Sparky

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I have to say that am a little excited! Tonight I will be attending a screening of Disney’s new film “Frakenweenie” that I have been waiting to see.

In anticipation for this event tonight, I thought I would share this fun clip from the movie with you that I thought you would enjoy:

 
For those on Facebook, be sure to “Like” FRANKENWEENIE on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Frankenweenie

Will you be watching Frankenweenie when it comes to theaters October 5, 2012?

 

Doc McStuffins – Friendship Is The Best Medicine DVD Review

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Earlir this year I was at the Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida and seen a billboard for a cute show I had not heard of yet, Doc McStuffins and remember pointing it out to my friend who said she had heard of it. Just looking at the advertisement for the show, I knew my 4 year old son was going to LOVE it.

I was right, this past month my little doc in the house has been watching Disney Junior’s Doc McStuffins Friendship Is The Best Medicine almost every night. When we received a copy of the DVD he was really excited and asked to watch it. Now this has to be one of his most FAVORITE DVDs that he owns. He asks to watch it almost every night before bed and I would be lying if I said I haven’t watched it several times too! It is actually a really CUTE show and let me tell you why.

“Doc McStuffins” is an imaginative animated series about Doc McStuffins, a six-year-old girl who communicates with and heals stuffed animals and broken toys out of her backyard playhouse clinic. Assisting Doc with the day-to-day operations at the clinic are her much-loved friends: Stuffy, an overly proud dragon; Lambie, her cuddly best friend; Hallie, a jolly and caring hippo nurse; Squeakers, an alarmist squeaky toy fish; and Chilly, a snowman who spends a lot of time getting check-ups at the clinic.

Whether it’s a case of loose stitching, low batteries or a blow-up toy who’s sprung a leak, Doc and her pals are always there to lend a helping hand, while imparting to young viewers the importance of taking care of oneself and others. Each episode features two 11-minute stories and an original song and showcases the hallmarks of great Disney storytelling – fantasy and wish fulfillment.

My little doc above recommends this Doc McStuffins DVD for all of your little ones too! I have even caught my eight year old daughter watching it, so this one is fun for all ages!

The Friendship Is The Best Medicine DVD features five full length episodes, each consisting of two 11-minute stories, that highlight some of Doc’s favorite toys.

  • ENGINE NINE, FEELIN’ FINE! – Doc and her toys learn a lesson about dehydration after discovering that Donny’s toy fire engine has run out of water.
  • THE RIGHT STUFF – Stuffy rips his tail and tries to hide it from Doc and the other toys and learns that anyone can get hurt – even brave dragons.
  • CAUGHT BLUE-HANDED – When a mysterious rash of blue spots breaks out among some of the toys in the clinic, Doc traces the “Mystery Pox” back to Donny’s toy monster, Glo-Bo who had been finger-painting earlier in the day and forgot to wash his hands. Glo-Bo is voiced by Jim Belushi.
  • TO SQUEAK, OR NOT TO SQUEAK – Doc helps a plastic toy duck get his voice back after his squeaker pops out.
  • BEN/ANNA SPLIT! – When Doc’s huggy monkey doll Ben loses the velcro patch that attaches him to his sister Anna, Doc glues it back on and tells him that he will have to stay in the clinic overnight while it dries.
  • THAT’S JUST CLAW-FUL – Doc prescribes physical therapy for her crab bath toy Hermie after she reattaches one of his claws that has fallen off.
  • THE RIP HEARD ROUND THE WORLD – While dancing with Lambie, Doc accidentally rips a hole in her fur.
  • WALKIE-TALKIE TIME – Doc diagnoses a toy walkie-talkie with “Staticosis” and helps find his missing antenna so he can communicate clearly again.
  • DARK KNIGHT – During a sleepover with all of her toys, Doc discovers that Sir Kirby is afraid of the dark and prescribes a night light to cure him of the “Dark Willies.”
  • HALLIE GETS AN EARFUL – When Hallie is having trouble hearing, Doc gives her a hearing test and realizes that she has extra cotton stuck in her ears.

Right now you can order the Doc McStuffins Friendship Is The Best Medicine on Amazon for only $14.85 and comes with the DVD + Digital Copy + CUTE activity booklet with stickers.

Disclosure – I received a copy of this DVD set to provide you with this review. This post is not a paid post and the opinions stated herein are 100% my own.

 

Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey “Dragons” Show Review

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Last week the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus was in Sacramento performing their new show “Dragons”.  I was able to attend the opening night with my two youngest children and my mother in law and we had a blast. If you plan on going to The Greatest Show On Earth, I would suggest arriving early for the pre-show.

As always, you got to start the evening off with buying a circus program and getting the clowns autographs. This is really one of my mother in law’s FAVORITE parts of the circus. She really wanted the signature of a cute clown that was hiding in the back. Luckily another friendly clown went back and got her to come out from behind the curtain for an autograph and some fun photos.

We didn’t stop at just this clown’s signatures. We tried to get as many signatures as we could. It was fun going around the arena floor searching for the clowns pictured in the Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus Program. Check out the autographs that I was quick enough to take a picture for:

Once the pre-show was over we were asked to take our seats. I am not sure who was more excited about the show, my mother in law, me or my children. I always let my children pick out a souvenir before the show starts. I was happy when my son picked the cute Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey blue dragon stuffed animal.

Once the show started, we were all glued to our seats. This show had some amazing performances and kept our attention the whole time. I will have to say that are a couple parts where the big dragon comes out to blow out FIRE. I think that was our favorite parts of the show, although we enjoyed all the performances. I was really excited to see some cats doing some tricks too!

One of my all time favorites of any circus is always the elephants. Watching these BIG animals do tricks is always something amazing to see.

Another very exciting part of this show is the stunt that involves this round cage. You should see just how many motorbikes they have driving in this cage at one time.

All four of us definitely had a good time at this show. I am going to save all the rest of the details of The Greatest Show On Earth for you to find out.

To find out when the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus will be in your area, visit their website at: http://www.ringling.com.

Disclosure – I received complimentary tickets to watch the show with my family. These opinions expressed are my own opinions and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation.

 

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