Anne is a 30-something full-time SAHM mom of 5 ranging from 3 to 17 and grandma of 1 who resides in Ashwaubenon (Green Bay) Wisconsin. She started blogging in 2008 as a way to regain her sanity. She enjoys coffee, chocolate, cheeseburgers and vodka along with spending time with her husband and kids.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of this DVD for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Shopping for a TV or movie lover this holiday season? Check out these great titles from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and snag a copy for your friend or family member today!
Vampire Diaries: The Complete Series
The Vampire Diaries is yours for eternity! This 8-volume collection traces the supernatural vampire love triangle between Elena Gilbert and the Salvatore brothers Stefan and Damon. Relive this pulsing, action-packed series that grabbed vampire-loving viewers worldwide by the heart…and never let go.
Pretty Little Liars: The Complete Series
Every threatening text, shocking twist and suspense-filled thrill is yours in The Complete Seasons One through Six of Pretty Little Liars. Join Rosewood’s most buzzed-about best buds Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer as they search for the truth about the disappearance of their best friend Alison.
We will definitely be doing some binging after the holidays!
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of this DVD for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Our family loves holiday movies, especially the classics! It is a tradition to watch It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on Halloween as well as A Charlie Brown Christmas on Christmas Eve.
Peanuts fans can now enjoy their favorite animated holiday classics in 4K Ultra HD resolution with High Dynamic Range (HDR), for the ultimate home entertainment viewing experience. This compilation is comprised of nine Peanuts TV specials, including classics It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown; A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas, which will be offered together in a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray™ Combo Pack. The Combo-Pack includes a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray™ disc with the episodes in 4K with HDR, a Blu-ray™ disc and digital version of all nine specials
With this set, you get the following featured Specials:
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown – This Emmy® Award-nominated special, finds the Peanuts gang outfitted in costumes, ready for trick or treating and crashing Violet’s Halloween party. Charlie Brown is in a ghost costume (with more eyeholes cut out than needed), Lucy dressed as a witch and Snoopy in a World War I flying ace costume. Linus decides to steadfastly hold vigil in the pumpkin patch as he awaits the Great Pumpkin.
It’s Magic, Charlie Brown – This bonus episode finds Snoopy putting on a show after he checks out a book on magic tricks from the library. With Marcie and Sally as his assistants, he performs many tricks (some that work and some that don’t) before an audience. The grand finale features the biggest trick of all, making Charlie Brown disappear. To everyone’s amazement, Snoopy makes him invisible but doesn’t know how to bring Charlie Brown back. Will Snoopy find a way to reverse the trick?
Charlie Brown’s All-Stars – Nominated for two Prime Time Emmys®, in this delightful special, Charlie Brown is faced with a difficult moral dilemma; should he accept brand new uniforms and give the rest of the gang a chance to be part of an official little league baseball team even if it means that due to policy, Snoopy, Lucy, Patty, Violet and Frieda must be kicked off?
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving – In this Emmy® Award-winning special, Peppermint Patty invites herself to Charlie Brown’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. Marcie and Franklin are soon added as dinner guests. Charlie Brown admits that his culinary skills are limited to “cold cereal and maybe toast.” Snoopy and Woodstock transform the ping-pong table in the backyard into a dinner table. As the guests arrive, they are each served two slices of buttered toast, some pretzel sticks, popcorn and jelly beans. Peppermint Patty is outraged at the meal and berates Charlie Brown until embarrassed and dejected, he leaves the table and goes back into the house.
The Mayflower Voyagers – In this bonus episode from the This is America, Charlie Brown series, the Peanuts kids become pilgrims sailing to the New World aboard the Mayflower and endure the first hard winter on Plymouth Plantation.
Play It Again, Charlie Brown – Nominated for an Emmy Award ®, this special focuses on Lucy’s undying and unreciprocated love for the piano playing child prodigy, Schroeder. In an effort to win Schroeder’s affection, Lucy, under Peppermint Patty’s advice, invites him to perform in a concert at an upcoming PTA meeting. Schroeder accepts and immediately begins rehearsing. Lucy, delighted with Schroeder’s acceptance, thanks Peppermint Patty. Peppermint Patty however, mentions she forgot to tell Lucy that only rock music will be featured in the program and that Schroeder won’t be able to play Beethoven. Lucy is left in anguish, knowing Schroeder will refuse to perform anything other than classical music and tries to find a way to break the news without his dropping out of the program.
A Charlie Brown Christmas – In this Emmy® and Peabody Award winning classic, Charlie Brown is upset by how commercial the Christmas holiday has become. To coax him out of his holiday blues, Lucy suggests he direct the school’s Christmas pageant and decorate a glorious tree. Charlie Brown concedes. The tree he finds however, is puny, prompting everyone to ridicule him.
It’s Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown – This bonus episode is the second Christmas-themed Peanuts episode since A Charlie Brown Christmas. Holiday preparations include Charlie Brown selling wreaths door-to-door to make extra money, Peppermint Patty sweating out an important book report and the entire crew appearing in a Christmas pageant.
It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown – Originally broadcast in 1984, this special is comprised of several clever parodies inspired by popular early ‘80s dance trends ranging from disco to break dancing as well as a series of top 40 hit songs from the era. It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown earned an Emmy® Award nomination for Outstanding Animated Program.
The Peanuts Holiday Collection is available for purchase now and you can order below.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of this DVD for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
If you know me, then you are aware that I have a *slight* obsession with Gilmore Girls. I’ve watched the original 7 seasons through, from start to finish, over 60 times. I can recite episodes, in their entirety, while watching along. I often quote my favorite lines and use Gilmore-isms, almost daily. To say I am a fan, is an understatement.
When Netflix announced they were giving us 4 new episodes, I swear I heard the heavens open and the angels sing from above. It was the best.news.ever. I started a countdown on my Facebook page and shared a Gilmore meme each day until Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life hit Netflix on 11/25/2016. When the episodes hit the air at 2am, there I was, in my living room with my cup of coffee in hand, wearing my Luke’s t-shirt, surrounded by Pop-Tarts, Red Vines, Mallomars, Twinkies and more.
Hearing my favorite voices and seeing my favorite characters come back to life, I was glued to the TV from Winter and binged right on through to the end of Fall.
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life takes you back to the nostalgic Stars Hollow for the ultimate revival of the adored series, Gilmore Girls. The coffee-loving, fast-talking, mother and daughter duo are back just as you remembered!
Nearly ten years after the original series ended, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life begins, Lorelai still runs the Dragonfly Inn (and chugs coffee like it’s water) and Rory, now 32, has experienced some career success. As Rory works through job-related struggles and Lorelai deals with some unresolved issues of her own, Emily Gilmore has been handling the loss of her dear husband, Richard. Emily is at a major crossroads in her life, recently widowed and trying to figure out what to do next. Richard’s death forces Emily and Lorelai to finally reexamine their own fraught relationship, which hasn’t changed much since the beginning of the series.
As a diehard fan, I have to say that I loved this revival, I loved everything about it. I cried and I laughed, and I just loved it. It did leave some unanswered questions, like the original series did, however I am remaining hopeful that there will be another revival!
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life consists of 4 – 90 minute episodes, titled Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall and is available for purchase on DVD and Blu-ray on 11/28. You can preorder it below!
If you have a Gilmore Girls fan on your shopping list, I guarantee this will make the perfect gift!
This post is sponsored by BLUE Santa Snacks® and the BlogPaws® Pet Influencer Network™. I am being compensated to help share information about Blue Buffalo Santa Snack, but The Megalomaniac Mommy only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers. Blue Buffalo is not responsible for the content of this article.
Just over a year ago, we welcomed our sweet little morkie, Pancake, into our home. Since the day he arrived, he has been spoiling us with kisses and snuggles, and oodles of love. In return, we’ve been pretty good at spoiling him with lavish spa treatments, toys galore, all the treats and snacks a pup could ask for, and of course, snuggles a plenty.
With the holidays right around the corner, and my want to start decorating for Christmas, NOW, along with our sponsor Blue Buffalo and BLUE Santa Snacks®, I thought it was a great time to get my crafting on and create a little special snack storage for my sweetie.
BLUE Santa Snacks are baked, crunchy dog treats that feature your favorite holiday spices like cinnamon and wholesome ingredients like oatmeal, barley, pumpkin and flax seed and they come in fun shapes like Christmas trees, stars gingerbread men and bells. As an added bonus, there is no chicken or poultry by-product meal, no corn wheat or soy as well as no artificial preservatives, colors or flavors.
Pancake has been a fan of Blue Buffalo products as long as we have had him. We love Blue Buffalo products because they contain the finest natural ingredients combined in perfect balance for holistic nutrition for our little guy and it is packed with all the essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
Create Your Own Santa Snacks Jar
I’m not a big crafter so I try to keep my projects quick and easy. For this project, all you need is:
jar with lid
construction paper
scissors
mod podge
foam brushes
string or ribbon (optional)
fine point permanent marker
BLUE Santa Snacks
Step 1:
Take a piece of red construction paper and cut it the height of your jar.
Step 2:
Apply mod podge to one side of the paper and then wrap it around your jar and slide it into place. Next, apply mod podge over the front, making sure to cover all edges.
Step 3:
Cut a strip of black construction paper to form the belt around the middle of your red piece. The width of this piece depends on how thick you want the belt to be. Once you have it cut, apply mod podge to the back, put it in place on the red, and mod podge the front.
Step 4:
Cut out a bone shape using yellow construction paper to use as your belt buckle. Apply mod podge to one side of the bone and center it on the belt. Once you have it in place, apply mod podge over the front. After everything is in place, check for any spots you may have missed and cover with mod podge and allow it all to dry, about 15-20 minutes.
Step 5:
If you would like, wrap string or ribbon around the top of the jar and secure it in the back.
Step 6:
Using the fine point permanent marker, add your pet’s name to the belt buckle.
Step 7:
Fill you new Santa Snack jar with BLUE Santa Snacks!
Now you have a cute Christmas themed snack jar for your pup favorite snacks!
You can find BLUE Santa Snacks for dogs at Kroger, Meijer, Target, Chewy, Pet Smart and select regional retailers.
Enter the BLUE “Naughty or Nice” Holiday Contest
Pet parents can submit a photo of their pet as naughty or nice and they will receive an overlay image card that can be shared on social media. Each week there will be winners for a BLUE stocking with Santa Snacks and potential to win the grand prize of a $500 gift card.
This post is sponsored by BLUE Santa Snacks® and the BlogPaws® Pet Influencer Network™.
This post is sponsored by BLUE Santa Snacks® and the BlogPaws® Pet Influencer Network™. I am being compensated to help share information about Blue Buffalo Santa Snack, but we only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers Blue Buffalo is not responsible for the content of this article.
Vacation is a time to kick back, let your hair down, and not worry about cooking a whole lot while away from home. You want to spend your precious time exploring the destination instead of making food. It’s understandable that you’d want to not put effort into thinking about food. However, if you don’t want to gain weight, you have to get proactive with your eating habits. You don’t have to put a halt to enjoying dining out as much as possible — just be more careful and don’t overdo everything.
One of the most common mistakes people on vacation make is underestimating calories. Restaurants are under no obligation to print out the caloric weight of their food, which leaves it up to the diner to figure it out. You’re far more likely to underestimate calories than overestimate. You wind up taking in more calories than you think. If you find yourself in a situation where you want to enjoy your food but not gain weight, use a calorie counting app on your smartphone by entering in the ingredients. It gives you a better idea of how much you’re taking in and lets you enjoy your food without the guilt. You want to return from your vacation the same weight you left, not more.
Take the quiz below from health IQ to learn more about how taking a vacation has the potential to help you gain weight. You might be surprised at how the change of pace and consumption of food and drink adds to your caloric intake.
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