Ok, and to Bric too I guess. Since he is the one I am married to. I talked on Facebook about coming up with something for dinner for us and several people chimed in that we should just make reservations. Reservations. Ahhh the sweet sound of reservations.
Then reality hit. If we were to make reservations anywhere I could cook 3 meals by the time we got there and got home, that isn’t counting eating time. Then the comment was made that we should just have pizza delivered. No one delivers out here. They deliver closer to town, but not out this far. They laugh when I tell them where we live.
So, I cooked. It’s a good thing I like to cook…because I do so almost every day. We had grilled pork chops, rice, steamed vegetables and zipper peas. Nothing fancy but something we all love.
Now, we are going to veg out in front of the TV and I am going to pretend like I am enjoying watching TV. It’s a good thing I don’t get approached about doing tv reviews because if I did they would be pathetic. I can’t stand to sit still for that long, my brain goes ninety to nothing thinking of all the other things I could be doing. Now put a book in front of me and I can be content for hours. About the only time I truly watch television is late at night when I can’t sleep and it usually ends up being some weird true crime show.
I think one of my issues with watching TV is that it makes my eyes hurt and then my head starts hurting. Maybe if we had one of those huge lcd tv’s or something things might be different but I kinda doubt it. I think I would just rather be DOING something instead of sitting mindlessly watching something I am not interested in.
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Angelina Ballerina, friend to little girls everywhere has an all new look in her first CG animated DVD! So put on your dancing shoes and get ready to be enchanted along with your little princess as she watches Angelina pirouette her way into hearts everywhere.
Angelina Ballerina™: Love to Dance
Pirouettes Onto DVD August 31, 2010 From Lionsgate And HIT Entertainment to retailers nationwide with a suggested retail price of $14.98
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Angelina Ballerina™, the eight-year old mouseling who dreams of becoming a prima ballerina, enters a whole new stage of dancing delight with the all-new CG animated Angelina Ballerina: Love to Dance pirouetting onto DVD August 31, 2010 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. Angelina is an established, best-selling publishing brand with over 25 years of success and over 50 book titles! Fourteen DVDs have also been released, with over 1MM DVDs shipped to date. The all-new look in brilliant CG animation launched on PBS KIDS® in Fall 2009 in 100 million homes, and has landed on DVD for the first-time ever in Love to Dance.
New music, new friends and new dancing styles await Angelina Ballerina — a little star with big dreams — on her first day at Camembert Academy. Dancing in the lunch yard, making new friends while remembering her old friends and rehearsing for the big show, Angelina is passionate about dance, particularly ballet, and always tries to make the best out of every situation. When little girls share in Angelina’s experiences, they’re inspired to pursue their big dreams too.
DVD SYNOPSIS
Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to take center stage with Angelina Ballerina! On Angelina’s first day at Camembert Academy she discovers new forms of music and dance, like jazz, tap and hip hop, and meets new friends who have their own unique rhythm. Together with her friends new and old, like best friend Alice and the new Hip-Hop Kid AZ, Angelina realizes that becoming a prima ballerina requires collaboration and compromise, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun! Get ready to step, leap and groove as you discover your own love of dance in these fun-filled episodes!
“Angelina’s New School” – Angelina is excited, yet nervous, about her first day of school at Camembert Academy. When she finds her new classmates proficient in other styles of dance, she tries to copy their moves – without success. Angelina soon discovers that when she’s true to her own style of dance – ballet – she excels, and soon understands that everyone is different, and different is good.
“Angelina’s Dance Partner” – Angelina is ecstatic to have the opportunity to dance with her best friend, Alice, at Camembert Academy’s “Dance With a Partner Day.” Angelina likes to choreograph the routine down to the very last detail and Alice is happy to oblige! Unfortunately, when Alice gets the sniffles Angelina must partner with Viki, whose style of improvisation contradicts with Angelina’s style. Angelina learns the importance of collaboration, cooperation and adaptability when working with a partner.
“Angelina’s Oldest Friend” – Angelina loves her new Camembert Academy friends and also loves her old friend Alice. She expects that both sets of friends will love each other too. Unfortunately, their first encounter is not as smooth as Angelina would have liked so the new and old friends work together to find a new way to play so all can have fun.
“Angelina’s Sleepover” – Angelina, Viki and Gracie decide to have a sleepover the night before a rehearsal for the big performance, but they do everything except sleep! The next day they are too tired for the morning rehearsal and have to choose between an afternoon rehearsal or attending the annual Silly Hat Carnival, a fun tradition in Mouseland. Angelina and her friends decide to rehearse and learn that being prepared is the best fun of all!
“Angelina and the Hip Hop Kid” – Angelina is very excited to be directing her very first Hip Hop Show when suddenly her star, AZ, falls and hurts his foot! Who can step into his shoes at the last minute? Marco is the number one choice. However, though he can play Hip Hop music, dancing Hip Hop is another thing. The show is in danger of not going on… unless Angelina can come up with a solution in time!
DVD BONUS FEATURES
“Angelina Says” Game
“Get Up and Dance” Music Video
“I Will Be A Star” Music Video
Rating: NR
Genre: Children/Family/Animated
Age Target: 2-7 years old
Closed Captioned: English
Format: Widescreen
Feature Running Time: 62 minutes
DVD Audio Status: 2.0 Dolby Digital
Program Website: www.angelinaballerina.com
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Recently I had the wonderful opportunity to go to New York for a preview of a new family friendly movie that will show on NBC on Friday July 16, 2010 at 8:00 EST/7:00 CST. It is such a fabulous movie! You may already be seeing the commercials announcing the movie, I know I am. My whole family can’t wait until the 16th. They have heard me rave about the movie so much.
“The Jensen Project” follows the overwhelming success of “Secrets of the Mountain”, if you haven’t seen that movie…you really should. These movies focus on providing quality entertainment that the whole family can enjoy without “the lunge”. What’s the lunge? Oh, you know…the lunge is where you have to lunge for the remote to change the channel or mute the TV really quick because of a non-family friendly scene or language.
Walmart and P&G have done a fabulous job through their commitment to deliver quality family programming. I am so thankful that they recognized this need and acted on it. We like watching movies as a family but there aren’t many out there without horrible language or some form of nudity and if they are family friendly, they are usually cartoons.
“The Jensen Project” has a thrilling and fun science fiction plot that focuses on the Thompson family, who are reintroduced to The Jensen Project – a secret community of geniuses conducting advanced underground research to solve the world’s most difficult problems. The family finds themselves forced into a frantic pursuit to keep a potentially dangerous technology from falling into the wrong hands. As the family races to stop the group’s rogue faction, they rediscover the importance of honesty, courage, and being there for one another.
My family is going to love all the technology, gadgets and gizmo’s that this movie offers. We are huge Sci-Fi buffs and this seriously appeals to our tastes. My favorite part? The plane ride. You will just have to watch it to see what I am talking about…I don’t want to post any spoilers. It is Laugh Out Loud Funny because it is so much like something my Tate would do/say.
I adore Kellie Martin(ER, Life Goes On) and was thrilled when I heard that she plays one of the leading characters in the movie. Also in the all-star line up is Brady Smith (ER, NCIS), Justin Kelly (Saving Grace, The Latest Buzz), Levar Burton (Star Trek, Roots), David Andrews (Hannibal, Terminator 3, Apollo 13,), Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement, West Wing), and Alyssa Diaz (Ben 10, CSI:NY).
I hope that you will all plan to tune in on July 16th to watch “The Jensen Project”. And to make it even more fun for 2 lucky readers…you can enter to win:
The Jensen Project Gift Pack!
Complete with a tote bag, calculator, popcorn, light-up ball, and a copy of “Secrets of the Mountain”
To Enter: Simply leave a comment. Some suggestions…Will you watch “The Jensen Project”? What do you think you will like most about this movie? Did you see “Secrets of the Mountain”?
All entries must be received by July 12th at 5PM EST. All entries must have a valid US mailing address. Winner will be selected via random drawing and will have 3 days to respond to the verification e-mail or another winner will be selected.
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Walmart and P&G provided me with transportation to preview The Jensen Project and with a gift pack to enjoy. They are also providing the gift packs for this giveaway. This has in no affected my positive opinion of The Jensen Project. It is a great movie that families can enjoy watching together with a great cast and quality content. All opinions stated are those of my own and were in no way influenced by any outside source.
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