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October 15, 2013 · 7:05 pm

Celebrate Halloween With A Warner Bros.,Spook-Tacular Movie GIVEAWAY!

What’s your favorite part of Halloween?

The pumpkin carving? The costumes? The candy? All are amazing, but whether you favorite part is dressing in costume and scaring the neighbors or you plan to stay-in, Warner Bros. has a line-up of Spook-Tacular Movies to get you in the holiday spirit. From classics like It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown & Scooby-Doo The Goblin King to Adventure Time – Jake the Dad, you can count on a spook-tacular selection that the entire family can enjoy!

Before you and the kids take the neighborhood by storm, get in the mood by sharing some spooky stories! Download copies of the Spook-Tacular Story Time PDF, fire up the flashlights, and gather in a circle….. this Halloween it’s STORY TIME! Perfect for kids ages 7 to 73!

Warner Bros. Spook-Tacular Blog App:

• Which Spooky Family Are You? QUIZ – Is your family all about the candy and costumes? Or are you pumpkin-carving crazy? Take the quiz to find out which spooky family YOU are!
• Spook-Tacular Story Time PDF – It’s simple… Halloween is not Halloween without spooky story time! Print out a copy for everyone, sit in a circle, and have everyone craft their own spooky story!

Do you want to win one of these great movies to share with your family? One lucky blog reader will win a randomly picked DVD from the list below. Enter using the Rafflecopter widget. Good Luck!!! Open to US and Canadian resident.

• Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Run for your Rife!
• Regular Show – Fright Pack (V4)
• It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition
• Tom and Jerry: Tricks and Treats
• Bugs Bunny’s Howl-oween
• Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King
• Tom and Jerry: Halloween Hijinks
• Sesame Street: Elmo Says Boo!
• Adventure Time – Jake the Dad (V5)

Each household is only eligible to win 1 WB Spook-Tacular Family Movie [CHOSEN AT RANDOM] via blog reviews and giveaways. Only one entrant per mailing address per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification.

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October 14, 2013 · 9:06 pm

Celebrate Halloween With Hershey’s Candy!!! #HersheysHalloween

We’re a family of chocolate lovers and Hershey’s is the go-to candy choice in our home. My little guys think there’s no better treat than a simple Hershey’s kiss. They work so well for bribery, lol. Who can resist , Kit Kat, Rolo, York Peppermint Patties, and of course the classic Hershey Bar, such an important component to the tasty S’mores we make at our fire pit. I grew up with these candies and we are true Hershey fans. One of our favorite places is Hershey Park-The Sweetest Place on Earth. It’s only a few hours from our home and many family vacations have been spent there. Our Christmas tree is filled with treasured ornaments we brought home from our trips and include a replica of the Hershey kiss street lights adorned with their festive garland, the Hershey Park Carousel, a family of bears holding a huge Hershey’s Bar, a silver plated Hershey’s Kiss type of cage that can hold and trap delicious Hershey Kisses for holiday snacking and many more.

Halloween is a perfect time to have delectable Hershey’s chocolates on hand. Have you see the new unwrapped Reese’s minis they are absolutely adorable and delicious. Another of our favorites are the pumpkin shaped York Peppermint Patties. The Kit Kat bar is sporting festive orange coating, Reese’s, Rolos and Kisses are wrapped in the colors of autumn and you need to check out the new Halloween Scream Eggs!

The Celebrate With Hershey’s website has great ideas for parties, crafts, recipes, costumes, videos and loads of other fun stuff to explore. A great recipe we tried was the Hershey’s Kisses Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies (recipe below), they were a huge hit and my sweet four-year old came in and said, “Mommy what are you making for us?” He was thrilled to see a cookie with his favorite candy all unwrapped and sitting with pride in the middle of a delectable peanut butter nest. They are absolutely a family favorite we have made for years in our home. There is a similar recipe for one using the Pumpkin Spice Kiss Here.

Ingredients

48 HERSHEY’S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup REESE’S Creamy Peanut Butter
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Additional granulated sugar

Directions

Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates.
Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a chocolate into center of each

cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

Makes about 48 cookies.

Earlier this year I made the ultimate in decadent desserts with a brownie bottom, peanut butter, chocolate,Reese’s peanut butter cup cheesecake. It was a birthday cake for my son and is filled with cut up Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups as well.

So get ready for all the little and big ghosts, goblins, princesses and superheroes who will be stopping by for a treat on Halloween with a variety of Hershey’s candy. If you do you are certain not going to be the brunt of any tricks.

This post is SPONSORED by Global Influence with PRODUCT provided by Hershey’s but the opinions expressed are my own.

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October 12, 2013 · 12:00 pm

Check out NickMom.com & Get Your MotherFunny Laugh On!!!

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So many people ask how I do it with 5 kids, a husband and all the jobs I juggle. I always tell them you must have a sense of humor. If you take things too seriously you are bound to be disappointed. Motherhood is full of twists and turns and if you think it’s going to be a smooth ride, you are in for a bit of a shake up. So when the perfect family dinner out turns into a three-ring circus or the relaxing family vacation gives you more stress than anticipated just drop all the expectations and learn to laugh and love your family for keeping it real.

When it has been a rough day and let’s face it motherhood has a lot of them, a good laugh can help so much to lighten your mood and lift your spirits. Laughing with other moms who face the same issues and challenges can be super comforting too and that’s why I love NickMom.com. There are so many great ways to laugh there. I love looking at the photos, I actually laugh out loud looking at some. I want to share some of my favorites I found there today with you:

Something seems really off here doesn’t it.

Okay all you moms who have to name your child an unusual name or a common name with an unusual spelling,..This is for you!!!

Okay this is too much, makes me want to join the YMCA just to do this.

You might not get why I think this is so funny. If I tell you we have our older son’s friend Keith living with us for the last 3 years you might understand why I LOL at this big time!!!

This definitely is fitting for our family!!!

This is funny because it is and because it is so close to Halloween!!!

Besides funny photos, you can browse through lots of side-splitting content on the site. See what your shoe choice really says about you. I did not see one for flats so I chose Crocs because I wear them around the house and I’m insane! They hit that nail right on the head, Muhahahaha!

What your shoe choice says about you.

Feel free to share what your shoes are saying about you in the comments. Another great thing to check out is stand up comedy short videos like this one you can watch here about the mom that makes you feel guilty, or here for the mom who gets other mothered. There are so many others that I am sure you will find you can relate to as you lose some stress and laugh.

So I hope you all check out NickMom.com and you can watch every night at 10 pm ET. Check out the TV schedule Here to see what’s on. You can also stay connected with NickMom on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest. Now go get your laugh on and stop fretting that you are not crafty, knits her own sweaters out of Alpaca yarn she spins herself after shearing her herd and making her own soap while homeschooling her 17 kids mom; because you know there is more to that story than what makes it to Instagram right?

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October 10, 2013 · 1:05 pm

Lovable Labels 10th Anniversary Sale Happening Now!!! 50% Off Popular Products!!!

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October 9, 2013 · 11:02 pm

Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bitty Mysteries on DVD Now!!!

Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Mysteries
Get ready for mischief, mystery and marvelous good times in Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Mysteries. You’ll follow the clues to fun and adventure as Strawberry and her pals learn to face their fears, become real-life heroines and find some missing VIP’s (Very Important Pets)! It’s glimmery girl power to the rescue in these stories of friendship!

Special Features
• Printable Coloring Pages

Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Bitty Mysteries DVD + Digital Copy to watch anytime anywhere!

Total Run Time: 66 minutes

Pick up your DVD now at retailers everywhere and get ready for some Berry Good Mystery Fun!!!

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This Fall, the eagerly anticipated conclusion of Hasbro Studios’ Emmy® Award-winning series will finally unleash in a special TRANSFORMERS PRIME original feature presentation for home entertainment. On October 8, 2013, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios, invite kids, families and loyal fans to further venture into the awe-inspiring world of TRANSFORMERS PRIME when TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS – PREDACONS RISING debuts as a special original feature on Blu-ray™+ DVD combo pack and on DVD.

Brimming with spectacular CG animation, a captivating storyline and unforgettable characters from the TRANSFORMERS PRIME lore, this 90-min epilogue to the final season delivers entertaining cinematic adventure the whole family will enjoy. Wrapping up the series that chronicled the epic battle between the DECEPTICONS and the AUTOBOTS, the Blu-ray+DVD combo pack and DVD edition contain insightful bonus content, taking viewers behind-the-scenes. Available in stores everywhere, TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS – PREDACONS RISING is an essential home entertainment collection for TRANSFORMERS fans of all ages. The deluxe Blu-ray+DVD combo pack is priced to own with a suggested retail price of $24.97; and $16.97 for the DVD.

TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS – PREDACONS RISING Synopsis:

A resurrected UNICRON has taken over the now-lifeless body of MEGATRON to seek vengeance on the AUTOBOTS and ultimately, the destruction of Cybertron. This formidable enemy forces an unlikely alliance between the AUTOBOTS, DECEPTICONS, PREDAKING and two new PREDACONS, who come together in an epic battle to help protect their newly restored planet.

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ONE Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters PREDAKING toy
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October 8, 2013 · 8:57 pm

Pacific Rim On Blu-Ray Giveaway!!!

Go BIG or go EXTINCT!

Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Pacific Rim is an epic science fiction film set in the 2020s. Earth is at war with Kaijus; colossal monsters from an inter-dimensional gateway on the Pacific Ocean floor. Humanity unites to fight these huge monsters by creating the Jaegers: gigantic humanoid robots that are controlled by two pilots whose minds and memories are linked. The story takes place in the later days of the war, following Raleigh Becket, a former Jaeger pilot called out of retirement and paired up with newbie pilot Mako Mori in a final effort to defeat the Kaijus!

Pacific Rim will be released on Blu-ray & DVD Oct.15!

PartnersHub is sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings. One lucky blog reader will win Pacific Rim on Blu-Ray! Thanks To PartnersHub For This Awesome Giveaway on Mommy Ramblings!!! Open to US and Canadian residents.

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October 7, 2013 · 12:00 am

ETY•Kids Safe-Listening Children’s Earphones Review & Giveaway!!!

It’s about children.
It’s about hearing for a lifetime.

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I was selected to receive a sample of ETY•Kids safe-listening earphones. I was really eager to try them because I have not let my youngest kids have earphones or buds yet due to the possibility of hearing loss from turning the volume up to high without me ever knowing. These headphones prevent that danger by never letting the output get past the safe sound levels no matter if the volume is turned up on the device. That sure gives this mom peace of mind as a young child just playing around with buttons or dials would not even understand what they were doing. I tried the earphones with my little guys and they both liked them, they stayed comfortably in their ears and they had a ball using something like that for the first time. They are definitely recommended by Mommy Ramblings for safe, listening fun!!!

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Today’s tech-connected kids live in a high-def world. They experience Blu-ray, surround-sound, life-like computer graphics and 3-D movies. They are bombarded by sound from television, toys, game consoles, music players and in-vehicle entertainment systems.

ETY•Kids safe-listening earphones are engineered for safe sound output while maintaining Etymotic’s exceptional sound quality.By controlling earphone sensitivity, it is not necessary to restrict the volume setting on the player.

Sound heard through ETY•Kids earphones will not exceed safe levels, so parents can rest easy. Even at the maximum volume setting on portable players, kids can listen safely for up to four hours per day. And because ETY•Kids earphones block background noise, and provide high-definition sound quality, kids will be able to hear every detail, and won’t complain that the volume is too low.

Features

For ages 4+ and anyone overly sensitive to loud sound
Engineered for safe sound output*
High-definition sound experience
ACCU•Fit eartips ensure a good fit in small ears
CUSTOM•FIT option
AWARENESS!® HD for Etymotic for Android Google Nexus 7
Programmable noise-isolation app keeps kids aware of their surroundings

*Assuming 4 hours or less per day listening at full volume.

What can parents do?

Parents choose gear for young children. Many parents understand the importance of limiting sound levels and exposure time, but most are unsure how to manage their kids’ listening. While children are young, one thing parents can influence is the kind of earphones kids use with their portable players. Stock earbuds supplied with portable devices can produce damaging levels of sound.The main reason listeners of all ages turn up the volume is to block out distracting background noise. ETY•Kids earphones seal the ears so volume levels stay safer. With an adequate seal plus the safe sound output of ETY•Kids earphones, parents are assured their kids are listening safely.

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October 5, 2013 · 12:36 pm

Pear Tree Greetings, Halloween Inspired Photo Cards, Invitations, Labels & More!!!

I just received the cutest Fall/Halloween Cards from Pear Tree Greetings the other day. I made a great card using a photo of my kids and it was very easy to personalize. I chose the Glittery Boo Vertical photo card and it went perfect with my picture. There are so many different styles of Halloween photo cards to choose from. You can also make custom invitations for a spooky party or spooktacular announcement cards. There are even holiday themed address labels and stickers!

You should head over to Pear Tree Greetings and see all the great cards and products. Follow Pear Tree Greetings on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter to keep up on the latest news!

GLITTERY BOO VERTICAL

With all that exciting October spook in the air, it’s the perfect month for a party or announcement. Pear Tree Greetings offers a unique collection of high-quality cards and stationery to help. Made from 100% recycled material (and 100% thoughtful creativity), Pear Tree is dedicated to the power of connection and of customizing the story of you, shared. Check out their Halloween collection to see haunted party invites or adorable photo cards showing off your little goblins and festive stickers and address labels, complement October’s “boo!” with some personalized stationery style.

To keep up on the latest news from Pear Tree Greetings follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

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October 4, 2013 · 8:59 pm

Check Out Tiny Prints 2013 Holiday Cards & Gifts!!! Win a $50 Tiny Prints Code In Our Giveaway!!!

I know you may be thinking it’s not even Halloween, but it’s time to start thinking about Holiday Cards.! I have already taken the pictures I want to use for mine this year. You have to make sure you start early when you have a big family since it is such a challenge. I love the new Holiday Cards. for 2013 at Tiny Prints. There are so many new styles this year! New trim options like square, rounded, bracket, ticket and scallop to choose from. New designs styles featuring Contemporary, Classic, Vintage, Full Bleed Photos, All That Glitters, Bold Expressions, Simply Chic, Woodland Wonder & The New Tradition. There are matching address labels and envelope liners available to have a fully coordinated look.

I am so thankful they have so many styles that allow you to use multiple pictures because I love to use several in our card. It is so difficult to decide with all the great options but my top five are:

BLOCK BLESSED: TOMATO

SHEER CONFETTI: SIREN

PIECED PRAISE: COBBLESTONE

BLOOMING TIDINGS: PINE

BRIGHT MOMENTS: SLATE

There are so many options that I have not seen anywhere else like changing colors that make designing an original card fun and easy! There are also great Photo Gifts. available that would make treasured gifts for the people on your Holiday Gift List. iPad Cases, Photo calendars, mugs, planners and photo books are all available along with many other custom photo gifts.

Join in Tiny Print’s Holiday Cheer Pinning Party™. #TinyPrintsCheer on October 8 at 2 PM ET!

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