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Bring Trolls Toys Home for the Holidays

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Post sponsored by Mirum. Opinions are 100% my own.

If you have a young child in your home, chances are pretty good that you have heard about Trolls, the latest film from Dreamworks.

From the moment my kids saw the first trailer, they have requested to see the film, by the toys, and can we buy the movie when it comes out too??

Seriously, if you haven’t heard about this film, you are living under a rock. Do yourself a favor, scroll back to the top of this post and watch the trailer, Right.Now.

Now do you see what all of the fuss is about? Ellie has watched each of the trailers no less than 100 times each. She keeps telling me that she is Poppy, the happiest Troll, which couldn’t be more true!

Get Trolls Toys

Since the release of the film, our local Walmart has been filling up with all kinds of fun Trolls toys and Ellie has been dying to get her hands on some. While we are sure some will magically appear under our tree this Christmas, it was only right that she (and Joey) gets to experience a little magic from the film now.

Just Let Them Sing

My kids love to listen to music and they love to sing. The Trolls Rock N’ Troll Sing-Along Microphone from Walmart gives them the opportunity to listen to their favorite songs and sing along!

The microphone is a lot of fun for the kids. The love to use it to sing-along to the Trolls soundtrack on my iPhone. All they have to do it plug it into my phone, turn on my music, and the microphone becomes a speaker and allows them to sing along.

The kids have a great time playing and singing along

It’s Always Time for a Hug

Another toy Ellie has been enjoying is the Trolls Hug Time Bracelet, because, it’s always time for a hug!

This bright and colorful Trolls Hug Time Bracelet replicates the hourly tradition of “Hug Time” from the film. It features fun lights and sounds that are activated, along with the “It’s Hug Time” phrase at the press of a button! Ellie cannot get enough of hug time and I don’t mind it one bit!

 

You can find both of these great Trolls toys and many, many more Trolls items at Walmart! Be sure to get them in time for the holiday gift giving season!

Win

You can enter for your chance to win 1 of 75 – $30 Walmart e-gift cards, great for your Trolls toy purchase, using the form below!

Dreamwork’s Trolls Sweepstakes

Books, Entertainment

Head Behind Closed Doors with B.A. Paris

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Nothing is more relaxing on a nice summer day than curling up in a chair outside in the sun with a cold glass of water and a good book.

This summer, I have been trying to read whenver I have a free moment and I just finished my latest book, Behind Closed Doors, by B.A. Paris.

If you are looking for a great book to read this summer, one that you just can’t put down and have read until the end right away because you have to know just how it ends before you walk away, then Behind Closed Doors is the book for you.

Is it the perfect marriage or the perfect lie? That’s what you’ll be flipping the pages to find out while reading the new gripping psychological thriller Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris. As the #1 book in the UK with movie rights sold, it’s sure to be one of this summer’s hottest reads and will have you glued to its pages to find out what’s next. 

I was sucked into this book by the time I got to the third page. No joke. The story flashes from the present to the past and back and fourth throughout which really helps you to get to know the characters and their history as well as what is happening currently. Normally a book that flashes between the past and present drives me nuts but with this story, it made me want to read more.

The book tells the story of Grace and Jack, and their whirlwind romance. You learn about Grace’s sister Millie, their friends and their families and what happens behind closed doors.

As much as I would love to tell you more, I don’t want to give any part of this book away. I can tell you that once you crack the cover, you will be sucked in. I made the mistake of starting it while the kids were having lunch and I was not happy that I had to put it down to assist them after.

If you are into psychological thrillers than this book is for you!

Buy It

You can snag your own copy of Behind Closed Doors on Amazon. It will be available starting tomorrow, August 9th.

Join the Behind Closed Doors Twitter Party

Join SheSpeaks’ for the #BehindClosedDoors Twitter Party on August 9 at 2pm ET. 

Participants will have the chance to win Behind Closed Doors prize packs and chat with the author & other book lovers about summer reading and the book of course!

RSVP 

Participants must RSVP to be eligible to win. RSVP here.

 

Books

Turn Off the Games – – Turn on the Brains

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Here’s a great way to give your kids thumbs a rest, and get them to turn off the DS’s, X-Box’s, Nintendos, Tablets, Phones, and every other mind numbing piece of electronics.

I told you last week about Battlefield Earth – – the classic Sci-Fi novel from 1982 that was just re-released. Well, the hype surrounding the release has been unreal! A 25-foot tall alien spaceship from the planet Psychlo “crashed” onto Hollywood Blvd. The malevolent alien security chief for Earth, Terl, was captured by the story’s hero’s Jonnie Goodboy Tyler and Chrissie, led by a team of 10 Scotsmen, complete with drums and bagpipes.

The book lives up to all the publicity and it’s a great way to engage your tween or teen with reading and start reigniting their imagination, while giving them a little dose of history.

The story begins with Voyager, the actual NASA space probe that was launched in 1977 in order to study the outer Solar System and hopefully make contact with would-be alien lifeforms.

Check out the Trailer!

 

In real-life The Nasa Voyager Interstellar Mission carried a gold-plated audio-visual disc complete with photos of Earth, scientific information, spoken greetings in 55 languages, and a collection of music, and other information into deep space so that in the event that it was ever found by intelligent life forms from other planetary systems they would come to understand our planet and civilization. Having operated for over 38 years, the Voyager spacecraft still receives routine commands and returns data. In 2012 it became the first spacecraft to enter interstellar space. Conspiracy theorists believe Voyager actually did encounter extraterrestrial lifeforms (as depicted in the book) but then again it is unlikely we will ever find out.

Share and Get Up-To-Date Info

Again, please feel free to share this post on your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Linked, and any other social channel you can think of. The Facebook page for Battlefield Earth has a lot of up-to-date information, photos and videos as well (Click Here to visit the Battlefield Earth Facebook page.)

Buy the Book

AND…if you haven’t read Battlefield Earth you can purchase the book or audio-book on Amazon (Click Here to purchase Battlefield Earth.)

Books

The Relaunch of Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard

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Aliens Among Us?

If you’ve read the 1982 Sci-Fi book Battlefield Earth, you’ll probably remember that it talked about Voyager, the actual NASA space probe that was launched in order to study the outer Solar System and hopefully make contact with would-be alien lifeforms. The story was engaging, entertaining, and perhaps even a bit too realistic. If you have not read Battlefield Earth you will very likely want to after you watch this trailer that the publisher produced to relaunch the book on June 16, 2016, which is even more realistic and believable now than ever before.

In real-life The Nasa Voyager Interstellar Mission carried a gold-plated audio-visual disc complete with photos of Earth, scientific information, spoken greetings in 55 languages, and a collection of music, and other information into deep space so that in the event that it was ever found by intelligent life forms from other planetary systems they would come to understand our planet and civilization. Having operated for over 38 years, the Voyager spacecraft still receives routine commands and returns data. In 2012 it became the first spacecraft to enter interstellar space. Conspiracy theorists believe Voyager actually did encounter extraterrestrial lifeforms (as depicted in the book) but then again it is unlikely we will ever find out.

Rumor has it that followers and fans of the book are using the story line to create ‘life-like’ videos that show how the story of discovering an alien life form might actually unfold online, a medium that obviously didn’t exist when Voyager was launched. It is pretty likely that I will have access to those videos once the word gets out that I’m writing about it here (and hopefully you’re sharing this on your social channels). If I do get access to the videos, which rumor says they’ll be available around mid-June, I will post them here and on my social channels for your entertainment and ‘deep pondering’.

Share and Get Up-To-Date Info

Again, please feel free to share this post on your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Linked, and any other social channel you can think of. The Facebook page for Battlefield Earth has a lot of up-to-date information, photos and videos as well (Click Here to visit the Battlefield Earth Facebook page.)

Buy the Book

AND…if you haven’t read Battlefield Earth you can purchase the book or audio-book on Amazon (Click Here to purchase Battlefield Earth.)

TV

#WelcometoParenthood with UPtv

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I’ll admit it, I love to watch TV. 

There, I said it.

I love to sit down in my big comfy chair, put my feet up, cover up with a nice big blanket and turn on my favorite shows. 

Over the years, I have gone from watching soap operas to reality TV to comedies to dramas. Of all of the shows I watch, my favorite are dramas that center around family because those are the shows I can relate to.

One of my favorite shows in recent years was Parenthood. If you’ve seen it, I’m sure you love it. If you haven’t seen it, you are truly missing out.

I have been #TeamBraverman since watching the first episode. All it took was a little screen time with Zeek and Camille, seeing how they parent (yes, they still parent their adult children) and how their children parent and I was hooked. Of course, it didn’t hurt when they threw in Lauren Graham as Sarah and Dax Shepard as Crosby!

Seeing a family interact the way the Braverman’s do in Parenthood made me jealous and want to be part of their family.

Relive Parenthood with UPtv

If you haven’t seen Parenthood or you have and want to see it again, now is the time! Parenthood premieres on UPtv, today, May 30th at 7 pm CST and episodes will run through midnight.

Thanks to the great folks at UPtv and the care package they sent me, I am all set for an evening with the Braverman’s and yes, that is my name on that bag (and on the back of the sweatshirt), which means I am officially a Braverman!!!!

Are you ready to fall in love with the Braverman’s???

Connect

Be sure to connect with UPtv on Facebook and visit the show page on UPtv too! Don’t forget to follow the hashtag #WelcomeToParenthood on social media to follow along with others watching the show, sharing memes and more!