Breaking Disney on Ice news!

I got a ticket code for you! wohooooooo!

Use code MOM by phone at 1-800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com to redeem your savings!
www.disneyonice.com
#FAMILY FOUR-PACK TICKET PRICE: $48 *$4 SAVINGS TICKET PRICES: $12 - $16 - $21
(Savings do not apply to Front Row and VIP seats. No double discounts. Service charges and handling fees may apply.) REGULAR TICKET PRICES: $16 - $20 - $25

how cool is that? 

Pop Chips winner!

thanks for entering my contest!  the get popped box goes to Brandy! yay! please send me your mailing information so i can get that box to you! 

thanks all for entering

I love POPCHIPS!

ok so you all know that i made some lifestyle changes right?  Well anyway i have changed what i eat and one of those things I started eating instead of greasy fried chips was Popchips!  These chips are not fried or baked at all they are so super duper yummilicious its not even funny!  So what makes these chips so special you ask?  Well here are the facts :  The chips are made with pressure and heat and pop a chip is born!  They only pop in flavor and you will not even notice its a healthy snack.  And here is some nutritional info :each single-serve bag of popchips contains just 100 calories and 3.5 grams of fat. And the popchips are made from all natural ingredients :)  how about them apples? 

plus they have all sorts of yummy flavors :
original potato
After one delicious chip, you'll get why we call it "original."

barbeque potato
The tangiest barbeque taste this side of the mason dixon.

sour cream & onion potato
Creamy onion dip plus crispy chip minus guilt trip.

cheddar potato
A bagful of reasons to smile and say, "cheese."

sea salt & vinegar potato
The tangiest paring of flavors since, well, ever!

salt & pepper potato
Sea salt & fresh ground pepper — the adam and eve of flavor without the guilt.

parmesan garlic potato
The ultimate marriage of rich cheese and roasted garlic.

So why dont you guys go over to facebook and "like" popchips.  And if you do i have an incentive to get you to like them.  IF you go over to facebook and click like i will enter you into a drawing for a popchips box.  What is in the popchips box you ask?  Well i got one and it had snack sized bags of popchips that i slipped into my gym bag for an after workout snack and it had a coupon book for a couple free bags of chips and a couple bogos and then a couple 1 dollar off coupons.  Seriously that is big.  So here is the facebook link  http://www.facebook.com/popchips?ref=ts&v=wall 
So go over there and like them then come back here and leave a comment so I can enter you into that drawing for a get popped box.   

And if you would like to get additional entries subscribe to my blog and leave a seperate comment telling me you did that.  and for an addtional entry follow me on twitter and leave a comment telling me you did that as well.  Anyway i have to tell you that  “I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of popchips and received a “Get Popped” box of popchips and a $30 gift certificate to thank me for taking the time to participate.”  I would have done it for free because I love these popchips!

So get poppin' enter this drawing.  i will pick a winner on Black friday!  so Good luck and have a happy Thanksgiving.  

Let's Celebrate Disney on Ice is coming to town!

 OK So I am totally excited about the new Disney on Ice show coming to the south land!  We love Disney and Disney on Ice is so much fun!  check out the show description and the dates and times at the different arenas below:

Make an ordinary day extraordinary when Disney On Ice presents Let’s Celebrate! brings more than 50 Disney characters to the Southland for one colossal party on ice! This all-new, high-energy show features a magical medley of holidays, celebrations and festivals from around the globe and is set to a blend of contemporary music and favorite Disney songs. Produced by Feld Entertainment, Disney On Ice presents Let’s Celebrate! is scheduled for performances throughout the Greater Los Angeles area including STAPLES Center, Los Angeles; Honda Center, Anaheim; Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario; and Long Beach Arena, Long Beach.
Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as they as they celebrate “the most wonderful time of the year” with a winter wonderland featuring Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear; plus other fun-filled holidays including a Very Merry UnBirthday Party with Alice and the Mad Hatter; a Royal Valentine’s Day Ball with the Disney Princesses; Mardi Gras with Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen; a Cherry Blossom Festival with Minnie Mouse; a Hawaiian luau with Lilo & Stitch; a Halloween haunt with the Disney Villains; and more in the celebration of the century! Disney On Ice presents Let’s Celebrate! will be a memorable and uplifting experience for the whole family to enjoy.

Los Angeles - Staples Center: Wednesday, December 15 – Sunday, December 19 1111 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles 90015
o Wednesday, December 15 – 7:30pm
o Thursday,December16–7:30pm
o  Friday, December 17 – 11:00am, 7:30pm
o Saturday,December18–11:30am,3:30pm,7:30pm
o Sunday,December19–11:30am,3:30pm,7:30pm

Orange County - Honda Center: Wednesday, December 21 – Sunday, December 26 2695 E. Katella, Anaheim, CA 92806
o Tuesday, December 21 – 7:30pm
o Wednesday, December 22 - 1:00pm, 7:30pm
o Thursday, December 23 – 11:30am, 3:30pm, 7:30pm
o Friday, December 24 – 1:00pm, 4:30pm
o Saturday, December 25 – 4:30pm
o Sunday, December 26 – 12:00pm, 3:30pm, 7:30pm

Inland Empire - Citizens Business Bank Arena: Wednesday, December 29 – Sunday, January 2 4000 Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario, CA 91764
o Wednesday, December 29 – 7:30pm
o Thursday, December 30 – 1:00pm, 7:30pm
o Friday, December 31 – 11:30am, 3:30pm
o Saturday, January 1 – 3:30pm, 7:30pm
o Sunday, January 2 – 11:30am, 3:30pm

LongBeach-LongBeachArena: Wednesday,January5–Sunday,January9 300 E. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802-4825
o Wednesday, January 5 – 7:30pm
o Thursday, January 6 – 7:30pm
o Friday, January 7 – 11:00am, 7:30pm
o Saturday, January 8 – 12:00pm, 3:30pm, 7:30pm
o Sunday, January 9 – 12:00pm, 3:30pm, 7:30pm


So that sounds fun right?  Well tickets are on sale NOW!  So get your tickets by calling 1-800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com
www.disneyonice.com

Stay tuned for more Disney on Ice news as I get it and I am going to the show :)

Listerine oral care challenge

Being that Halloween is right around the corner, Mom central sent out information about this oral care challenge that Listerine and Reach are doing to make October Oral care month and I said where do I sign up because I have been there done that with big dental bills.   Here is what I received from mom central as far as information goes:

Moms worry more about cavities. A night full of sugar and it's endless days of leftover candy may seem like harmless fun, but statistics show kids miss 51 million school hours each year because of dental-related illness, and pediatric dental disease is the #1 chronic childhood illness.

To help with the candy frenzy this month, Listerine and Reach created "October Oral Care Challenge" for kids 6 and older to take with their parents—a great tip to get kids to imitate good oral hygiene routines. To complete the challenge, kids and  Moms have to brush, floss and rinse every day, twice a day for three weeks—a key step in building a strong oral care foundation. We all hear about the importance of regular brushing and flossing for your oral care routine, but rinsing with a therapeutic mouthwash for 30 seconds twice daily, an additional but essential activity, helps reach those other parts of the mouth that harbor germs.

The makers of Listerine and Reach have also teamed up with America's Toothfairy to launch "Trick or Treat for America's Toothfairy," a campaign to raise awareness of pediatric dental disease and help provide life changing care to underserved children. You can visit www.AmericasToothfairy.org  to learn more. 




I know that there is a dentist here where I live that takes the candy kids bring in after trick or treating and will pay 1 dollar per pound of candy up to 5 pounds plus they get a toothbrush and the candy goes to our troops in Iraq.  How cool is that?  That is what we will be doing with our candy.  


As far as the Oral care Challenge, my kiddos and I have been competing to complete the oral care challenge where we brush our teeth twice a day.  We already have been doing that as per our dentists advice for the kids.  At the end of the three weeks, the people who have followed the challenge honestly will get a prize from mom and dad :).  Follow my lead and join the challenge and better yet trick or treat for Americas toothfairy too.  


“I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of LISTERINE and REACH and received products to take the Oral Care Challenge. Mom Central Consulting also sent me a Global Giving gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

DISNEY LIVE! PRESENTS MICKEY’S MAGIC SHOW COMING TO THOUSAND OAKS & LONG BEACH

I can't wait for this Disney live show!  We love Mickey Mouse a lot and the twins love him more now that they can appreciate who he is :)  if you want more information on this neat show coming to the Los Angeles area check out what Feld Entertainment says about this show:
 In a captivating combination, Master Magician Mickey Mouse and the always-dazzling Minnie join forces with professional illusionists for a magical production on stage.  Disney Live! presents Mickey’s Magic Show features grand illusions and favorite Disney characters, including Donald and Goofy; Cinderella and her Fairy Godmother; Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter; and beloved Disney princesses Jasmine, Belle and Snow White. 
From Feld Entertainment, the producers of Disney On Ice, this unforgettable production is performing at the Fred Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza and the Terrace Theater, Long Beach. Tickets are on sale now.
From the breathtaking levitation of Minnie and Jasmine to the transformation of Cinderella’s rags into riches in a split second, Disney Live! presents Mickey’s Magic Show gives families a whole new way to experience Disney magic.  Adults and children alike will delight in this stunning spectacle that will keep them in awe from opening act to curtain call. 

THOUSAND OAKS 
Fred Kavli Theatre at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza (2100 E. Thousand Oaks, 91362)
Friday, September 24 – 3:00pm & 6:00pm

LONG BEACH
Long Beach Terrace Theater (300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802-4825)
Saturday, September 25 – 3:30pm & 6:30pm
Sunday, September 26 – 12:30pm
Ticket Prices:             $65.00 / $35.00 / $25.00 / $20.00
To order tickets by phone:     800-745-3000
Online:                 http://www.disneylive.com OR  http://www.ticketmaster.com

Breyers Ice cream that I can eat and not feel guilty about!

I scream you scream we all scream for ice cream!  That was the popular chant when I was a kid growing up!  Now that summer is in full swing, ice cream is something my kids have to have in the freezer at all times!  As I sit and watch my kids devour their ice cream which I have decided I do not need because I am trying to lose weight.  All I can think of is I want some!  But I do not want to have to add an extra workout to my 5 workouts a week to burn off the extra calories I take in from a small bowl of my favorite full fat ice cream.  Well I can now rest assured because Breyers aka my new best friend has come out with a great ice cream novelty that will aid in my calorie counting so i can be happy with ice cream again!  wohooooooo!

So here is the skinny:   Breyers Smooth and Dreamy ice cream bars and sandwiches

from the Breyers website http://www.smoothanddreamy.com 

Bars and Sandwiches that are so delicious and indulgent, you'll be amazed that
they have less fat and calories than regular ice cream bars and sandwiches. That's
right, flash that big happy smile because we’re bringing back the joy!

I searched every package in the store and found that they use real sugar not some splenda that tastes awful or some other fake sweetener!  That is why I have not been eating the ice cream or if I did splurge it was a 90 calorie bite size version of another ice cream novelty!  Now that I have tasted these ice cream sandwiches and I got the Chocolate Carmel Brownie Sandwiches and they were so good!  They tasted like they were full fat ice cream bars and they weren't!  I love them so much and i want you to love them too!  That is why I am giving away 5 coupons for the smooth and dreamy ice cream bars and sandwiches to 5 lucky readers of my blog!  So leave a comment on the bottom of the post for one entry and tell me what flavor you are looking forward to trying out or one entry.  For additional entries follow me on twitter, or subscribe to my newsfeed.  if you do the addtional entries make sure you leave another comment for each thing you do.

The contest is over August 20th and I will use random.org to draw the winners :)

"I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Breyers and received products necessary to facilitate my review. In addition, I received a gift certificate to thank me for taking the time to participate."