Cheesy Chicken Cordon Bleu Meal Makeover

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This is an old favorite recipe of mine that underwent a “meal makeover” with the Meal Makeover Moms Janice and Liz, making it not only easy and tasty, but healthy, too! I won a meal makeover consultation a month or two ago, and I had a blast chatting with Janice and Liz on the phone [...]

Sneak Peek at Disney/Pixar’s BRAVE: “Fergus Shares a Legend”

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I’m getting more and more excited about my upcoming trip to LA for the premiere of Disney/Pixar’s newest movie BRAVE. I love this new clip that was just released over the weekend: BRAVE arrives in theaters everywhere on June 22nd! Where will YOU be on June 22? I’ll be taking my kids to see Brave, [...]

Marvel’s The AVENGERS #Giveaway

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While I am still a little bummed that I couldn’t make the premiere of Marvel’s The Avengers this weekend, I am still so excited for it to come to theaters. I am hearing tons of amazing things about The Avengers, and the previews and trailers have me itching to see it in the theaters as [...]

Barclaycard Ring – The Credit Card That Gets Community

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Transparency. Community. A place where the customer has a voice. These are factors that are important for me when I am getting to know a new business, whether it’s a restaurant, a house cleaning service, or a bank. Before this week, however, I never expected to find those things – transparency, community, and customers with [...]

A Mom’s Review of the 2012 Honda Odyssey

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Talk to me about transmissions and engines and you’ll lose me pretty quickly. When I am shopping for a new car I am looking for a few very specific things: space (does it hold my family of seven?) features (does it have a DVD player? GPS? Bells and whistles?) comfort (how do I feel driving [...]

The McClain Sisters – Family Comes First

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I instantly felt a connection with these three beautiful sisters – Sierra (18), Lauryn (15), and China (13) McClain – better known as the McClain Sisters. There was something about their interaction with one another that endeared them to me and let me know right off the bat that they would fit in with my [...]

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Yesterday, I attended the red-carpet premiere of Disneynature’s newest movie CHIMPANZEE (more details to come later, I promise!). The movie is funny, endearing, and exciting. I can’t wait to take my kids to see it. If you haven’t seen this new clip from the movie, check out how adorable Oscar is. I am in love [...]

The BULLY Project

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Thanks to The Bully Project for sponsoring my writing. Visit their website to join the movement and learn more.   I’ve never talked about bullying here before. I was one of the lucky ones, somehow escaping the bullies through my school years. I didn’t understand the magnitude of so many children’s suffering until I heard [...]

The Time I Made Armie Hammer Speechless…

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One of the highlights of this past month was the chance that I had to get on a phone call with Armie Hammer, the incredibly handsome actor who plays Prince Alcott in the movie Mirror Mirror, which opens in theaters today (March 30). Armie totally won me over in the movie, but after I had [...]

McClain Sisters Perform ‘Rise’ For Disneynature’s Chimpanzee

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Attention A.N.T. Farm Fans! I am excited to share this music video of the McClain Sisters performing the new song ‘Rise’ from DisneyNature’s upcoming movie Chimpanzee: I’m excited to be able to see the McClain Sisters perform ‘Rise’ live AND interview them when I’m in Florida for the red carpet premiere of Chimpanzee in just [...]