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Mar
29

Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeakquel Soundtrack

by Brandy

If your kids are anything like mine, then they love Alvin and the Chipmunks! My girls are dying to see the newest movie with the Chipettes! It is so cool to have your kids enjoy the same things that you did as a kid.

I think everyone that reads my blog knows how much my girls love to sing and dance. They have been rockin’ it out to this CD ever since it arrived!

My favorite from the Cd is You Spin Me Round (Like A Record). I love that song! The girls love Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) the best.

My kids watched the Kid’s Choice Awards the other night and Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeakquel beat out New Moon, The newest Transformers movie and even my old bud Wolverine! Wow! That shows you just how cool the Chipmunks are! Years later and they have only gotten more cool!

The Squeakquel Soundtrack Check out the track listing:

You Really Got Me – The Chipmunks (feat. Honor Society)
Hot N Cold – The Chipettes
So What – The Chipettes
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) – The Chipmunks
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) – The Chipettes
Bring It On – The Chipmunks
Stayin’ Alive – The Chipmunks
Song – The Chipettes (feat. Queensberry)
It’s OK – The Chipmunks
Shake Your Groove Thing – The Chipmunks
Put Your Records on – The Chipettes
I Want To Know What Love Is – The Chipmunks
We Are Family – The Chipettes & The Chipmunks
No One – The Chipettes (feat. Charice)
I Gotta Feeling – The Chipettes & The Chipmunks

I’ll have to get some video of the girls listening to this CD and post it up for you guys. They sure do have some dance moves!

The girls have been blasting this every day in the living room. Dancing is good exercise for the kiddos! So not only are they getting up off their booties they are having fun!

You can get your own copy of the soundtrack by going to Amazon.com or iTunes. Your children will love you for it!

I was hired by Warner Bros. to help spread the word about Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeakquel Soundtrack. All opinions are 100% my own. You may or may not have the same opinions.

1 Categories : Around Our House

Nov
16

Flaky and Toxic Friendships!

by Brandy

In a recent episode of The New Adventures of Old Christine, I noticed a friend or two I used to have. Not like literally noticed them in the show, but what the episode was about was so them! Barb was complaining about how Christine is a flaky friend. Christine was supposed to get immigration papers notarized for Barb to avoid her being deported. Christine completely blew it off and put herself first.

My issues were not really a friend not following through, but basically a friend that did whatever they wanted without caring how it effected others around them. We all have had flaky friends and crappy friends. I myself am sometimes a flaky friend. Not because I mean to be, but because I am extremely forgetful!

My recent friend issue was a great lesson for my kids. The friend made me unhappy and stressed me and others around us out a lot. Instead of continuing the toxic friendship I cut it off. Flakiness I can handle, but toxic needs to kick rocks. It’s pretty sad really. Instead of taking it well she became something of a chigger…you know those little bugs that get under your skin and drive you batty? This taught my girls a good lesson in looking out for themselves and getting the negativity out of their lives! Life is too short to suffer through, be honest! Get rid of those toxic friends!

Have you kicked your toxic friends to the curve?

I have been hired by Warner Bros WB Word division to raise awareness for New Adventures of Old Christine on CBS

0 Categories : Around Our House

Nov
5

Fatherly Advice

by Brandy

hank The J-man is an awesome dad. He spends a lot of time with all of our girls and that time is priceless. So many dads are non existent when it comes to quality time. They are clueless on how to interact with their children. I feel very lucky to have a great dad for my girls.

He is very positive in the advice he gives the girls. I think his advice makes them self sufficient with an “I can do it myself” attitude! He doesn’t sugar coat and he doesn’t spoil. He teaches my girls the value of hard work and that they can do anything they put their minds to.

abc Recently I was watching an episode of Hank. In the episode he made his daughter get a job so that she could buy a computer. I thought this was great! When his daughter finds out that they need one more employee she puts her dad on the spot. T0 prove to his daughter that no job is menial, he takes the job! I thought this was a great lesson!

You can catch Hank on ABC.com Wednesdays 8/7 Central.

What great advice or lesson has your dad given you?

I have been hired by Warner Bros to help raise awareness for Hank.

0 Categories : Did You Know?

Oct
1

How I Shop With the Kids…

by Brandy

looney Our latest conversation is about making shopping fun as well as educational with the kids. For us I make it a goal with my older daughter to save money while shopping healthy. She knows that making things from scratch is usually the healthier and cheaper option. The little ones have fun by helping to pick out their very own special fruits and vegetables. They want to grow big and strong and know that healthy food will help them get there.

We always start in the Fruits and Veggies and work our way around. I usually skip the cookie and soda aisles.

How do you navigate the grocery store with your kids?

Remember all comments on the Looney Tunes Eating Right Kids Program posts enter you in the giveaway!

Don’t forget: Momlogic’s nutrition expert, Haylie Pomroy is answering questions about nutrition. Send her your questions to eatingright@wb.com. She will post answers starting this week.

Be sure to visit MomLogic.com

Disclosure: I have been hired by Warner Brothers to help spread the word as part of their WB Word of Mouth Program. All opinions I post are my own.

4 Categories : Contests

Sep
10

Healthy Equals Cooties?

by Brandy

looney It seems that some kids think that healthy foods are icky…ewwwww. Why is that? Is it from TV? Parents? Friends? I’m thinking it is mainly friends. Kids at school complaining about the good for you lunch their mom packed. Sometimes it’s not cool to eat an apple, it’s much cooler to eat a brownie. Do you think that is what they think?

My kids do not attend public school, but I have heard that they have vending machines there. Do they have these at your child’s school? Soda, Snacks and Candy? How are you to know what your child is eating?

How do you ensure your kids are eating healthy at school. What are some of your kids favorite snacks?

Momlogic’s nutrition expert, Haylie Pomroy will be answering reader questions about nutrition. Your readers are welcome to submit their questions to her and she will post answers starting the week of September 14th. Users can submit questions to eatingright@wb.com

Don’t forget, commenting on this series (any post in the series) will get you entries for the gift basket giveaway!

Visit MomLogic.com

Disclosure: I have been hired by Warner Brothers to help spread the word as part of their WB Word of Mouth Program. All opinions I post are my own.

2 Categories : Contests

Sep
2

Making Healthy Eating Choices For Kids

by Brandy

looney I want to focus this post on starting a conversation with you guys about healthy eating choices for kids. I’m going to tell you to tell you what works for me and then I would love to hear what works for you.

At our house, I simply keep the junk out. Yes, I do buy some goodies. Trust me..the girls are not doing without. These are treats…not an every day occurrence. Some people add a desert to every meal they serve! This is not good for kids. It is teaching them very bad habits!

We also do not buy a lot of prepared convenience foods. We cook most of our meals together. Kids are much more interested in trying a new food if they helped prepare it. When we had a garden, the girls were also more interested in eating the foods they helped to grow and pick. It really does work.

Another way they try new and different healthy foods in Bento! Bento is so much fun to make and eat. If you have a picky eater this might be something you should give a try. It is basically turning food into edible art! It’s pretty awesome!

83671bb2a4_MediumBasket MomLogic has some great ideas posted on healthy lunch, snack and dinner ideas for your family. Be sure to check it out. Also check out the Grand Prize Gift Basket they are giving away.

As a reminder…as part of the program I am happy to announce that they will be providing one of my readers with a gift basket! The basket is a $100 value! It is filled with Looney Tunes products like DVDs, plush toys, green shopping bags and non-perishable Eating Right products.

To be eligible for the gift basket just comment and participate on this 5 week series. I have a conversation starter question below.

What works for you?

Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Safeway, Inc. have teamed up to create a better-for-you line of food products for children, uniting flavor and nutrition with the iconic Looney Tunes characters. The Eating Right Kids food line featuring Bugs Bunny, Marvin the Martian, Daffy Duck and others offers more than 60 items across 18 categories including breakfast foods, produce, portable meals, dairy, snacks, beverages and frozen entrees – making it easy for moms to spot healthier food and beverage items for their kids that taste great.

Items in the basket include:

Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1

Tweety T-shirt from Junk Food

Looney Tunes plush item

Looney Tunes stationary or home good

Eating Right Kids “green” shopping bag from Safeway

Eating Right Kids post card

Eating Right Kids Products (non perishable) in a branded lunch box

Canned Ravioli with Daffy or Microbowl with Tweety

Tri-color Wheat Rotini with Sylvester and Tweety

Apple juice with Taz

Chewy Bar with Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner

Please note: If an item listed in the giveaway prize is not available, it will be replaced it with a similar item of equal value.

13 Categories : Contests

Aug
25

Do Your Kids Eat Healthy?

by Brandy

looney I’m one of the lucky ones…my kids love healthy, good for you foods! They love fruits and vegetables. Of course, they love candy and junkie stuff too. Things like that are not an every day staple though. I try to keep a fresh choice of fruits and vegetables for the kids on hand at all times.

As things kick off with school and 4H more time is spent out of the home. This can cause some challenges in providing healthy foods. Unless of course I plan ahead. Sometimes things are in such a rush that I don’t have time to plan ahead. What am I supposed to do then?

For the next 5 weeks I will be working with the Warner Brothers “WB Word of Mouth Team” who have hired me to take part in the Looney Tunes Eating Right Kids program featured on Momlogic.com. You can visit the Eating Right Kids page on Momlogic.com. There you will find healthy recipes and more! 8bff8a9018_SnkPk_GrpsChz

Overview of Looney Tunes Eating Right Kids Program:

Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Safeway, Inc. have teamed up to create a better-for-you line of food products for children, uniting flavor and nutrition with the iconic Looney Tunes characters. The line includes categories such as breakfast foods, portable meals, dairy, snacks and beverages. Each product will feature such world-renowned Looney Tunes characters as Bugs Bunny, Tweety, Taz, Sylvester, Wile E. Coyote, Roadrunner, Marvin the Martian and Daffy Duck, who serve as ‘Mother’s Helper,’ making it easy for moms to spot better-for-you food and beverage items for their kids that taste great.

Be sure to head on over to Momlogic.com to check out the Eating Right blog from Haylie Pomroy. She will be posting healthy recipes, expert tips and Looney Tunes Eating Right product recommendations(available at Safeway stores**) to help us moms save time when creating healthy meals for our families.

As part of the program I am happy to announce that they will be providing one of my readers with a gift basket! The basket is a $100 value! It is filled with Looney Tunes products like DVDs, plush toys, green shopping bags and non-perishable Eating Right products. To be eligible for the gift basket just comment and participate on this 5 week series. I have a conversation starter question below.

Momlogic will also give away a grand prize basket valued at $500 which you can also enter to win. Please visit Momlogic.com for more info on that giveaway.

“Tasty Tip” I know that I can get my kids to eat anything if they can dip it!

What are your favorite ways to get kids to eat their fruits and veggies? I would love to hear some of your tips in the comments section!

**Safeway also owns Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Dominick

14 Categories : Contests

Archive for Warner Brothers

Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeakquel Soundtrack

Flaky and Toxic Friendships!

Fatherly Advice

How I Shop With the Kids…

Healthy Equals Cooties?

Making Healthy Eating Choices For Kids

Do Your Kids Eat Healthy?

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