I just want to thank the One2One Network for giving us the opportunity to review Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.  The new digital restoration and Disney Enhanced High Definition sound makes this timeless classic even better!  I know our family enjoyed the Snow White Diamond combo pack and thanks to the One2One Network one lucky CQ reader will get the chance to enjoy it too!  The Limited Edition Collector’s set includes the Diamond Edition combo pack, The Making of a Masterpiece collector’s book, 8 piece character pin set, 7 piece lithograph set, all valued at $250!

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What is your favorite part of the Snow White Movie! (I love when she sings at the well)

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Contest Ends 11/14/09 Winner will have 48 hrs to respond to email.

I am absolutely loving my Frigidaire Washer & Dryer that I got from being on the Mom Central Test Drive team! It has made doing Laundry so much easier! I can’t believe how much money it has saved us as well. Ladies,my husband is now doing laundry more than once a week!

Today I thought I would talk about washing your clothes in cold water! Are you reluctant to turn off the heat in your laundry routine?Did you know that 80% of energy used in washing a family’s clothes comes from energy needed to heat the water?Despite what your mother told you,washing your clothes in hot water is NOT the only way to get them clean. Washing your clothes in cold water will help reduce the energy being used and save you money in the long run. You may want to use a good detergent specifically made to enhance that. Tide Coldwater is a great one.It allows you to make the small change to cold water washing and energy savings in mind. It’s great for those HE washers just like my new Frigidaire set. Imagine how much money I may save using my new Frigidaire and switching to coldwater. I am making the switch and I am curious to find out! Using Tide Coldwater, families can do 3 washes in cold for the same energy in one wash in hot. They can also save up to 50% of energy used.

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Ever wanted to get your kids to clean the toilet? Now don’t laugh but my kids fight over who gets to clean ours. Yes it’s true! We use the Clorox Toilet Wands and the kids love using them and I don’t have to worry about them making a mess. The Clorox Toilet Wand is not intended for children’s use just wanted to make that clear but my kids are older and I feel comfortable with them using it. It’s so easy to use. Just use my 1-2-3 method.

1. Click it

2.Clean it

3. Toss it

The Toilet Wand disinfects your toilet bowl, killing 99.9% of germs and removes stains as well as the leading Manual Toilet Bowl Cleaner.To me it’s easier for my kids to use and I don’t have to worry if they got the manual brush clean enough when they are done. Goodbye manual toilet brush , hello Clorox Toilet Wand.It’s hands free, connecting and disconnecting the replacements. I now feel confident that my toilet is clean and germ free.You can go to Clorox.com to learn more about the Toilet Wand.

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Blue Bunny sent us some ice cream sandwiches to try. They sent us Birthday cake,vanilla,and neapolitan flavor. The Birthday cake flavor actually tasted like cake. It had little sprinkles and blue icing in it. YUM!!! The Vanilla tasted really good and so did the neapolitan flavor. My favorite one was the Birthday cake. I liked it because I really love cake and I never thought that ice cream sandwiches could actually taste like cake. Mom put them in our new Frigidaire Gallery Freezer that we got as a Mom Test Driver at Mom Central !

I’m very excited to tell you that Blue Bunny will be doing a give away. They will be given to lucky consumer readers! Here are the following prizes they are giving away. Read the rest of this entry »

You all know that we love “Family Game Night”  at my house from my last post that I wrote here. We continue to play even more so since the economy has taken it’s toll on our pocket books. I wanted to give you guys a comparison on how much you would spend for  a night at the movies for a family of 4 versus a family game night for family of 4.

Night at the movies for 4:

Movie Tickets for 2 adults $18

Movie Tickets for 2 kids $12

Combo #2 Lg Popcorn & 2 lg drinks $16.25

Total: $46.25

Family Game Night (using Walmarts prices):

$8 board games- Candyland,Chutes and Ladders, Yahtzee

$10 board games- Jenga, Monopoly,Trouble

$15 board games-Life, Operation and Twister

$18-Bop It, Monopoly Championship,Pictureka,Sorry Sliders

There are also tons of Family Movies for under $10  for example :

Little Rascals

A Goofy Movie

o       Air Buddies
o       Camp Rock
o       The Chronicle of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
o       College Road Trip
o       Dinosaur
o       Enchanted
o       Escape to Witch Mountain
o       Hercules
o       High School Musical
o       High School Musical 2
o       Homeward Bound 1
o       Homeward Bound 2
o       The Game Plan
o       National Treasure 1
o       National Treasure 2
o       Pollyanna
o       Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
o       Pirates of the Caribbean: The Dead Man’s Chest
o       Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
o       The Rescuers
o        Return to Witch Mountain
o       Snow Buddies
o       Treasure Planet
o       The Wild
o       Underdog

Snacks:

They have movie theater candy for only $1 each and Popcorn 3pks for around $3

So you could do a movie,a game and all the snacks for under $40. You could even do a theme. Here are some examples of some theme nights:

Example 1: Rock n’Roll Night
Turn your living room into a 50’s diner for Rock n’ Roll Night. The
family could play include Twister, watch one of the two High School
Musical movies, pull out those old tunes and serve diner themed foods
like milk shakes and classic hot dogs.

Example 2: Double Trouble Night
Turn family night into trouble fun by playing the infamous Trouble
game and bending the rules such as eating with your fingers.  Then
relax around the TV to watch your favorite Pirates of the Caribbean
movie and see how everyone’s favorite pirates get in and out of
trouble

Example 3:  Special Mission Night
This night is about solving puzzle and using your smarts to uncover a
mystery.  Create or solve puzzles, play Pictureka and consider adding
in a movie like National Treasure.  Secret receipts of creative snacks
might also be revealed!

Example 4: Day of the Week Family Night Kit
For a Sweet Tooth Sunday. Walmart would provide the board game
Candyland as well as the sugary sweet movie Pollyanna along soda and
makings for a homemade ice cream sundaes.

To get your creative juices flowing I want to give away a $40 GC for you to plan your special “Family Game Night”.

To Enter: Be creative and tell us what theme you couldcsome up with for your “Family Game Night” if you won.

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Contest ends 9/23/09 Winners will have 48hrs to claim their prize.