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Coming October 5: Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie”

February 22, 2012 By Lori Leave a Comment

Tim Burton’s new film, Frankenweenie is coming to theaters October 5, 2012 and the first poster has been released! LIKE Frankenweenie on Facebook for all of the latest news!

Here is more on the movie:

From creative genius Tim Burton (“Alice in Wonderland,” The Nightmare Before Christmas”) comes “Frankenweenie,” a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor’s fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new “leash on life” can be monstrous.

A stop-motion animated film, “Frankenweenie” will be filmed in black and white and rendered in 3D, which will elevate the classic style to a whole new experience.

In Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” young Victor conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences.

Interesting Facts:

When Tim Burton originally conceived the idea for “Frankenweenie,” he envisioned it as a full-length, stop-motion animated film. Due to budget constraints, he instead directed it as a live-action short, released in 1984.
“Frankenweenie” follows in the footsteps of Tim Burton’s other stop-motion animated films “Corpse Bride” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas”—both of which were nominated for Academy Awards®.
Over 200 puppets and sets were created for the film.
The voice cast includes four actors who worked with Burton on previous films: Winona Ryder (“Beetlejuice,” “Edward Scissorhands”), Catherine O’Hara (“Beetlejuice,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas”), Martin Short (“Mars Attacks!”) and Martin Landau (“Ed Wood,” Sleepy Hollow”).
Several of the character names—Victor, Elsa Van Helsing, Edgar “E” Gore and Mr. Burgemeister— were inspired by classic horror films.

I can’t wait!!

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Enter to WIN a Britax Carseat Worth $300

February 22, 2012 By Lori Leave a Comment

Pregnant? Know someone having a baby? Need a new car seat? The enter to WIN a $300 Britax Marathon 70 Car Seat! Once you fill out the form, you are entered. There is a Free subscription to American Baby magazine, an invite to get JCPenny emails and anther freebie I have offered separately before. You can take advantage of the freebies or just skip them and be taken to Lullaby Lane, the host of the giveaway and a great site for new moms! Sweeps ends April 15, 2012.

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FREE eBook: I Love Reading Level 1 Beginning Readers – 5 Books {save $6.99}

February 22, 2012 By Lori Leave a Comment

I LOVE this freebies and quickly downloaded 5 Level One Beginning Readers From The “I Love Reading” Series! Perfect for that beginning reader! Download it with one click to your Kindle device, computer, iPhone, and more! Just use your Free reading app and save $6.99.

You can download it on your Blackberry, iPhone, Windows PC, Mac, Android, and Windows 7 Phone using your FREE Kindle Reading Apps. I download all of my stuff to my iPhone in about 30 seconds flat!

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My Kindergartner Wants to Ride the School Bus

February 21, 2012 By Lori 4 Comments

I am very lucky that I able to be home with my kids. I’ve been home all but Katie’s first year and I know that is hard in these day and times for a lot of families. So, I cherish the things I get to do as a stay at home mom.

Like waking up my daughter – 3 attempts minimum to get her up – helping her get ready, loading her in the car and driving her to Kindergarten every morning. And every afternoon I load up my younger two daughters and go sit in the long car line, play on my phone, search feverishly for the sign with her name to show the guys taking the line down, repeat 3700 times that we are going to move in just a second to the ones in the back screaming, “GO MOM GO!” and pick her up.

It is a pain, I can admit it. But when she gets in the car and she gives me her sticker that she gets for being quiet in the line, it melts my heart and makes it all worth it.

But now there is a recurring conversation as a result of the fact that Katie got to ride on a school bus for a field trip a while back. Ever since then, she has asked if she can ride the bus. I always just tell her that she is a car rider and try to change the subject. But as she has gotten to know her friends she has figured out that some are car riders, some are bus riders and some are both, the pressure is rising.

Now, she really, really, Really, REALLY, REEAALLYY MOM PLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE, wants to ride the bus.

I don’t want her to. Call it mommy selfishness, call it unreasonable ridiculousness, call it “I will get my way as her mother” stubborness, but I really, really, Really, REALLY, REEAALLYY KATIE PLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE do not want her to ride the bus.

I tell her they are not as safe as a car.

Lie.

I tell her they don’t have seatbelts.

Truth.

I tell her it is my job to drive her to and from school.

Kinda the truth.

But the reality is that I just don’t want to lose her to the grown up, independent, ‘I don’t need you anymore, Mom.” crowd.

So, rather than suck it up and be an adult and let her ride the bus a few times, I subject myself to the same argument every day on the way home. And I shake my head in disbelief that my little Katie is old enough to even have this option.

I just can’t believe that my kindergartner wants to ride the school bus.

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Enter to WIN $100 in the Popcorn Cravings Oscar Contest

February 21, 2012 By Lori Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago I stumbled upon Popcorn Cravings! I am getting some of this popcorn and can not WAIT to try it and tell you all about it! It looks fantastic! In the meantime, take a minute to enter to WIN $100 in Popcorn Cravings products for yourself in their Academy Award Contest! Just take the very quick Oscar themed survey and tell them your Oscar favorites and you could WIN! Contest ends February 26, 2012!