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How Do You Celebrate Your #DisneySide?

Disclaimer: I was compensated with some items for this post; however, no monetary payment was given to me. All opinions are mine and mine alone. How do you celebrate your Disney Side? Here is our recipe for a perfect Disney Side celebration: 5.0 from 5 reviews Print How Do You Celebrate Your #DisneySide? Author: Kristin Wheeler Recipe type: Educational and Fun Prep time:  2 hours Cook time:  2 hours … [Read more...]

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It’s Been a Year and I Love My Family at Collective Bias! #cbias

Mid-February of 2013, I received a call from Courtney Velasquez offering me a full-time position at Collective Bias. I was excited beyond belief to be joining the Community Management Team with Kim Janocko, Mel Lockcuff, and Brandi Jeter (now Brandi Riley). What an amazing offer to be able to work at home and with such a fun and innovative company. Prior to blogging on Mama Luvs Books, I was a teacher for eight years. I had always thought after … [Read more...]

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Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Pound Cake #Sponsored

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Hood. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating. As I discussed in my Beef Stroganoff Lasagne post, wintertime in New England can be harsh and people gravitate to eating more comfort foods. Comfort foods are those described as foods eaten that provide sentimental or nostalgic feelings and bring about emotions of … [Read more...]

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Beef Stroganoff Lasagne with Hood Sour Cream #Sponsored

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Hood. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating. During the winter months in New England, it's always nice to warm up with a great comfort meal on those chilly nights. When I think of comfort foods, I think of dishes my mom made for us growing up. Beef Stroganoff was one of my very favorite meals my mom would … [Read more...]

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LEGOLAND® Florida: Fun for ALL

Get a quote on a Universal Orlando Vacation Package Disclaimer: I won this trip to Orlando from @VisitOrlando, and I do not have to post about it. I am posting on my own because I want to! We were very excited to visit LEGOLAND® Florida this past week. It was in Winter Haven, about a 35-40 minute drive south of Orlando where we were staying at the Nickelodeon Suites Resort. At first, we were not sure what to expect. Did it have rides? Were … [Read more...]

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Toopy and Binoo Twitter Party 2/20 #ToopyandBinoo

You are invited this Thursday, February 20th at 1:00 PM EST to learn more about Toopy and Binoo, the adorable animated series! Already a phenomenal hit TV series in Canada, Toopy and Binoo is now available for the first time ever to US audiences exclusively on the Toopy and Binoo TV YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/toopyandbinootv.  The Toopy and Binoo TV YouTube channel features more than 100 full, five-minute episodes, each with … [Read more...]

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Nickelodeon Suites Resort in Orlando, Florida

Get a quote on a Universal Orlando Vacation Package Disclaimer: I won this trip to Orlando from @VisitOrlando, and I did not have to post about it. I am posting on my own because I want to! As part of my prize winning package from Visit Orlando that you read about in my Universal Orlando post, we were able to stay at the Nickelodeon Suites Resort for four days, three nights. It was an absolutely fun and amazing place to stay! We got really … [Read more...]

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Monster Jam Coming to the Dunk in Providence! {Ticket Giveaway}

Who is ready for more Monster Jam excitement in Providence, Rhode Island? We went last year and loved it! It's a fun show for the entire family. Make sure to remember your headphones though; it can get loud! Monster Jam® is coming back to Providence and it’s going to be the biggest Monster Truck show yet! Kids’ tickets are just HALF PRICE to all shows PLUS adults can SAVE $5 to the 7:30pm shows with code FAMSAVE! It’s perfect for an awesome … [Read more...]

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