SARAH'S BLOG OF FUN: June 2012

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Evita, Newsies, And Sister Act 1&2 Now On Blue Ray




Just released on Blue Ray!!! Get them at Target for less then $21 each!!










WILL O’ THE WISPS- BRAVE









THE LORE

WILL O’ THE WISPS

Travelers—particularly those who venture out after sunset on unfamiliar pathways—beware of the will o’ the wisps.

It is said—though by whom is a bit of a mystery—that on certain days for certain travelers in certain parts of the world, little lights dance on the horizon, whispering tempting invitations… pledging the answers to lifelong questions, the realization of dreams, a key to secret treasures—a change of fate.

Charmed and curious, unsuspecting travelers follow the floating lights, mesmerized by their whispers, their promises. Yet no matter how long or how fervently they follow, they never quite touch the beautiful beacons whose flickering lights eventually fade and disappear… leaving the inquisitors, the dreamers and the treasure seekers lost… and alone.

* * *

In “Brave,” Merida spies tiny blue lights after escaping into the forest in search of a change of fate. Forming a path that dares her to follow, the lights lead Merida to a mysterious location that holds the power to change her destiny—just not in the way she imagines.

“The will o’ the wisps are in a lot of Scottish folktales,” says “Brave” director Mark Andrews. “They were said to lead you to treasure or doom—to change your fate—but they’re an actual phenomenon of swamp and bog gas seeping up through the earth and interacting with the natural resources to create the blue flames. People would follow these lights thinking they were little fairies, and basically drown or get sucked down into the bogs.

“We made the wisps like actual little spirits,” Andrews continues. “They’re almost like Marley’s ghost in a way, because Marley’s ghost isn’t an evil spirit—even though he’s frightening, he’s trying to warn Ebenezer to change his ways. That’s what the wisps are doing. There’s a duality to them, because they’re either good or evil—they lead Merida into more and more trouble, but in the end, they’ve led her exactly where she needs to go.”

Awesome Story Land Coupon Deal

Today, Story Land still entertains young families and children. The park has grown to include more rides, more play areas, more shows, and more characters of all kinds. At the same time, the Story Land Team has been careful to keep the park from outgrowing the very people – the very little people and their parents – that Bob and Ruth dreamed about entertaining over half a century ago when they were far away from home. And kids have been playing at Story Land happily ever after.

Story Land - where fantasy lives! Story Land is a safe and natural setting where children and their imaginations can run free. We provide a great value to our guests every day, with all-inclusive rides, shows & attractions, reasonably-priced admission ticket, FREE parking, and FREE pet kennels. Featuring birthday parties and character dinners, Story Land is a celebration for the young at heart. This world of fantasy is punctuated by the kaleidoscope of flowers and emerald fields of New Hampshire's beautiful White Mountains. Timeless characters like Humpty Dumpty, the Old Woman in the Shoe, the Three Little Pigs, and Peter Rabbit came to life here in 1954.



Thanks to US Family Guide and Story Land, you can now Save up to $21 on regular admission!!

This is a fun place to visit with the kids!! We will be heading there next month!!!


**All opinions expressed are 100% my own. I was not compensated for this post. I will be given tickets to go to Story Land at a later date**

Target's Black Friday In July Sale


Black Friday starts early at Target this year. Here are some great deals starting tomorrow, and stay tuned for more awesome deals for their Black Friday special weekend coming July 20th!!




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7/7/2012Save 30% on Gray Storage Sparkle Ottoman

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New Coupons 6/30




Hell's Kitchen Season 10 Episode 8



We still need a couple players if you would like to join, comment below with which player you would like!!

Today's challenge sounds like fun. They are given a protein, and then every couple minutes they are given other items. Obviously this is a challenge to test their skills at timed cooking.

The blue team was friendly about the ingredients, and shared. The red team only cared about themselves and no one else.

Most of the dishes were pretty good. Robyn opened her mouth, and said some stupid things. She only got 3 out of 9 stars. Not good!!

The blue team pulled a head but then Royce went up and there was hair in his food. Ewww!!

Christina's dish pulled off the win. She had a 3 star dish. The only one!!

The girls are sent to the spa!! Awesome prize. The blue team gets to prep and clean the dorms. Yuck.

The girls come back and right off the bat Barbie and Robyn go at it again.

Tonight is a celebrity dinner service. Each team has a celebrity in the kitchen. The red team has Sugar Ray Leonard!! The blue team has Tito Ortiz!!

As soon as the celebrities arrive, the teams collapse. Luckily they do get the celebrities fed their apps.

Robyn stands in front of Sugar Ray Leonard and just babbles.

Twice Patrick brings up cold Lobster for Tito Ortiz. Ramsey had enough, and kicked the whole team out of the kitchen.

The red team kicked butt on their kitchen, and then went to the blue kitchen and finished their tickets. Obviously the blue team lost!!

The blue team is fighting over who deserves to go up. They keep saying Brian and Clemenza, but those two didn't cause problems tonight. When Ramsey hears the nominees, he corrects them and tells them those two do not deserve to be up there. Ramsey calls up Roshni and Patrick instead.

Wow I really did not see Roshni being the one kicked out. Patrick does really silly mistakes, and he is not stepping up as a leader at all.

I hate to say goodbye to Roshni. She was from Boston and all!!! See everyone next week!!

1. Barbie Marshall TAKEN by Savannah
2. Brian Merel TAKEN by Katsrus
3. Briana Swanson TAKEN by Donna
4. Christina Wilson
5. Chris Carrero
6. Clemenza Caserta
7. Dana Cohen
8. Danielle Rimmer
9. Don Savage TAKEN by Debbie
10. Guy Vaknin TAKEN by Rachel M
11. Justin Antiorio TAKEN by Kristin Gilbert
12. Kimmie Willis
13. Patrick Cassata TAKEN by Charity and John
14. Robyn Almodovar
15. Roshni Gurnani (from Boston!!)
16. Royce Wagner TAKEN by Wahm Connect Reviews & Giveaways
17. Tavon Hubbard
18. Tiffany Johnson

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Hell's Kitchen Season 10 Episode 7



We still need a couple players if you would like to join, comment below with which player you would like!!

Why is Clemenza cooking scallops before they are even ordered?? That was a dumb move.

I can for see everyone getting yelled at already. They are watching the models, and not cooking properly. Not wise.

As I predicted, Tiffany gets the first hit. She did a horrible job on those Scallops. They were no where near cooked properly.

The red team bounced back and got all their apps out in time. Clemenza is having a rough time with scallops. He is trying to get 16 orders out, and he is not doing well.

The men finally got their act together, and got all their apps out.

Guy got caught. He was too busy looking at the models instead of paying attention to his cooking.

Clemenza is messing up his own dish. That is not good. Robyn completely over cooked the meat, and didn't have any others to replace it.

Did anyone see Ramsey's new show commercial called Hotel Hell?? I guess he is branching out into the hotel business!!

Robyn finally took her blame for over cooking the meat. Tiffany on the other hand couldn't be bothered to take blame for the swordfish.

Royce made a huge blunder trying to wipe clean plates with a nasty cloth. Ewww.

Both teams finished, but Ramsey is not happy with the huge waste of swordfish Clemenza left behind.

The blue team lost, and their first choice was obviously Clemenza. They are having a hard time picking their second. The deciding vote as to who is the second choice, falls on Roshni.

I am not surprised that Ramsey kept Clemenza, but I am shocked that he got rid of Guy. On that note, I need to say goodbye to Rachel. Thank you for playing!!

1. Barbie Marshall TAKEN by Savannah
2. Brian Merel TAKEN by Katsrus
3. Briana Swanson TAKEN by Donna
4. Christina Wilson
5. Chris Carrero
6. Clemenza Caserta
7. Dana Cohen
8. Danielle Rimmer
9. Don Savage TAKEN by Debbie
10. Guy Vaknin TAKEN by Rachel M
11. Justin Antiorio TAKEN by Kristin Gilbert
12. Kimmie Willis
13. Patrick Cassata TAKEN by Charity and John
14. Robyn Almodovar
15. Roshni Gurnani (from Boston!!)
16. Royce Wagner TAKEN by Wahm Connect Reviews & Giveaways
17. Tavon Hubbard
18. Tiffany Johnson

Hell's Kitchen Season 10 Episode 6



We still need a couple players if you would like to join, comment below with which player you would like!!


It doesn't surprise me that Danielle is gone. Ramsey does not tolerate raw food. It is extremely dangerous.


Why are these girls worried about targets on their backs?? This is a contest about skills. If you do well, you win. You are not there to make friends.


Royce is trying to take the lead. I don't for see him doing well at that roll.


All of these people fight non stop. I really do not see anyone of them winning.


I agree with the team that Royce would be a horrible leader. He is way to immature.


I like how the first challenge starts out with a women dressed to each decade with a certain food from that era. The Chefs have to make food for fashion designers. This will be a hard challenge. Fashion people don't eat!!


For the most part the blue team was working well together, until Guy started having issues boiling potatoes. That seems a little silly. Potatoes are really easy to make!!


Wow those fashion people are harsh. They complained about Justin and Brian's dish just looking at it. Not one dish made them happy at all. I can handle criticism but wow.


The blue team pulled it off!! They get to go on a shopping spree, and then wine tasting in Malibu!!


The girls are sore losers about not getting to go shopping. Instead they get to re-decorate the dinning room!!


The girls are having a hard time getting that walkway put together.


I think the blue team had a little too much to drink!!

Clemenza is being bitchy, and so are Robyn and Kimmie. Are these people 3 years old?? Grow up already.

Tonight's dinner service is based severely on timing. The food needs to go out at precise moments. I doubt this will go well!!

They did it again with a to be continue episode. I really hate these!!!

1. Barbie Marshall TAKEN by Savannah
2. Brian Merel TAKEN by Katsrus
3. Briana Swanson TAKEN by Donna
4. Christina Wilson
5. Chris Carrero
6. Clemenza Caserta
7. Dana Cohen
8. Danielle Rimmer
9. Don Savage TAKEN by Debbie
10. Guy Vaknin TAKEN by Rachel M
11. Justin Antiorio TAKEN by Kristin Gilbert
12. Kimmie Willis
13. Patrick Cassata TAKEN by Charity and John
14. Robyn Almodovar
15. Roshni Gurnani (from Boston!!)
16. Royce Wagner TAKEN by Wahm Connect Reviews & Giveaways
17. Tavon Hubbard
18. Tiffany Johnson



Hell's Kitchen Season 10 Episode 5



We still need a couple players if you would like to join, comment below with which player you would like!!


I still find it funny that Ramsey moved Roshni to the blue team.


That pinata that Scott brought out was huge!! The teams get to make Mexican food now!!


For their first challenge, they had to collect a max of 25 balls that fell from the sky on their heads, and then turn the ingredients written on those balls into five dishes.


Brian's dish was not picked to show the judges, and Royce's was gross!! Men lost the point.


The red team won, and get to go and eat a Mexican themed lunch and learn Salsa Dancing. The blue team, gets to do all the prep work!! Eww the blue team was eating this nasty looking tripe.


I am not a big drinker, so I never would anyway, but when you are working and trying to get a terrific job, why would you drink enough to not know what you are saying?? Let's ask Tiffany that one!! She caused a big scene/fight for no reason!!


Barbie starts the night off bad with messing up the mussels. Guy had an issue with the Tuna at first, but then he nailed it. Barbie bounced back, and actually made good mussels.


Dana and Kimmie both put fish and meat on the same tray. When Ramsey asked which one did it, neither would speak up. Wow.


Danielle gave Ramsey raw pork. That is such a big no no!!!


Patrick gave the wrong time to Guy for his chicken, so they both got kicked out for bad timing. Patrick actually cried on camera.


Danielle sent out raw pork a second time. That is a death sentence.


Clemenza told Justin the pork wasn't ready, but he served it to Ramsey anyway. They both got kicked out. Then Danielle went, Barbie went, Tiffany went. Most of the kitchen is gone!!!

Royce is gone now. Roshni and Brian are the only ones left standing for the blue team.

Both teams actually completed service, even with only two on the blue!! All though Ramsey still said they both lost.

The blue team nominated Patrick and Guy, the red team nominated Barbie and Danielle (after a long debate about Danielle going up)

Oh that episode ticked me off. Ramsey sent Barbie back in line, and then to be continued popped up.

I guess we wait until the next episode to learn who got kicked off!!

1. Barbie Marshall TAKEN by Savannah
2. Brian Merel TAKEN by Katsrus
3. Briana Swanson TAKEN by Donna
4. Christina Wilson
5. Chris Carrero
6. Clemenza Caserta
7. Dana Cohen
8. Danielle Rimmer
9. Don Savage TAKEN by Debbie
10. Guy Vaknin TAKEN by Rachel M
11. Justin Antiorio TAKEN by Kristin Gilbert
12. Kimmie Willis
13. Patrick Cassata TAKEN by Charity and John
14. Robyn Almodovar
15. Roshni Gurnani (from Boston!!)
16. Royce Wagner TAKEN by Wahm Connect Reviews & Giveaways
17. Tavon Hubbard
18. Tiffany Johnson


People Like Us In Theaters Now!!



If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend, that makes you laugh, cry and appreciate your silly family, hit the theaters to see People Like Us!! It is well worth it!!


If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend, head out to the Movies and see People Like Us. It will make you laugh, cry and appreciate your own silly family!!!







PEOPLE LIKE US


DREAMWORKS PICTURES


Website and Mobile site: ppllikeusmovie.com
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/peoplelikeus


Follow us on Twitter: @PplLikeUsMovie



Genre: Comedy-Drama


Rating: PG-13


U.S. Release date: June 29, 2012


Running time: 115 minutes



Cast: Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Michael Hall D’Addario, Philip Baker Hall, Mark Duplass and Michelle Pfeiffer


Director: Alex Kurtzman


Producers: Roberto Orci, Bobby Cohen, Clayton Townsend


Executive Producer: Alex Kurtzman


Written by: Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Jody Lambert




From DreamWorks Pictures comes “People Like Us,” a drama/comedy about family, inspired by true events, starring Chris Pine (“Star Trek”) as Sam, a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, whose latest deal collapses on the day he learns that his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home, where he must put his father's estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. In the course of fulfilling his father's last wishes, Sam uncovers a startling secret that turns his entire world upside down: He has a 30-year-old sister Frankie whom he never knew about (Elizabeth Banks). As their relationship develops, Sam is forced to rethink everything he thought he knew about his family—and re-examine his own life choices in the process.




In a story inspired by true events, Sam, a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, is tasked with fulfilling his estranged father’s last wishes—delivering an inheritance to a sister he never knew he had.




OFFICIAL BOILERPLATE:



From DreamWorks Pictures comes “People Like Us,” a drama/comedy about family, inspired by true events, starring Chris Pine (“Star Trek”) as Sam, a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, whose latest deal collapses on the day he learns that his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home, where he must put his father's estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. In the course of fulfilling his father's last wishes, Sam uncovers a startling secret that turns his entire world upside down: He has a 30-year-old sister Frankie whom he never knew about (Elizabeth Banks). As their relationship develops, Sam is forced to rethink everything he thought he knew about his family—and re-examine his own life choices in the process.



The film also stars Olivia Wilde, Michael Hall D’Addario, Philip Baker Hall, Mark Duplass and Michelle Pfeiffer.



A DreamWorks Pictures presentation, “People Like Us” is directed by Alex Kurtzman, produced by Roberto Orci, Bobby Cohen and Clayton Townsend, and written by Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Jody Lambert. The film releases in U.S. theaters on June 29, 2012.



UL's Guide To Pool Safety

With Summer here, and the heat, everyone is looking forward to the pool!! There are a lot of fun times that can be had, but we also need to be very careful. 


 My Friends at UL have come up with a great video to remind us all about how we can keep our children and pets safe when it comes to any type of pool!!

 

Friday, June 29, 2012

Friday Giveaway Link Up

It is almost July!! WOW!!!


What are your plans for the weekend?? Today I am heading to an awesome cooking show taping (post soon!!) I will be working all day Saturday, and then most of the day Sunday!! We are hoping to take the kids bowling on Sunday as well so they can get out of the house!!



Diamond Candle $30 ~Giveaway~


Diamonds and candles are two things that women love and Diamond Candles have both! I love the fragrant aroma that the candles give off and they have some wonderful scents to choose from. When my candle arrived I was so excited! I opened the package and immediately lit the candle. It was Cupcake and it smelled so yummy. I started off with good intentions; I was going to wait, let the candle burn down, and then pull out my ring. Hah! I didn't even last a minute, my excitement and anticipation got the best of me. Below is the picture of my candle, my excavation, and my ring!


Every single candle has a ring inside worth $10 to $5000!! It's very exciting. Sublime Media Connection and some of their amazing bloggers have teamed up to bring you a chance to win your very own Diamond Candle!

This will run from Friday, June 29th 12:01am EST until Sunday, July 1st 11:59pm EST. It is open worldwide (Diamond Candles only ships to the US, so outside the US will win $30 PayPal). All you have to do is fill out the rafflecopter below! Good luck!

Please take a moment to visit the amazing bloggers that made this giveaway possible:

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Around the House: For the Dining Room

Around the House Giveaway Event by Noise Girls

Around the House: For the Dining Room

From now through July 16th, you have the chance to enter to win over $3,500 in prizes in the Noise Girls Around the House Giveaway event! The For the Dining Room package is valued at over $250! It includes prizes from the following amazing sponsors:
You can check out the Noise Girls reviews to see how the products worked for us!
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Thursday, June 28, 2012

People Like Us- Movie Review #PeopleLikeUs




PEOPLE LIKE US

DREAMWORKS PICTURES

Website and Mobile site: ppllikeusmovie.com
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/peoplelikeus

Follow us on Twitter: @PplLikeUsMovie

Genre: Comedy-Drama

Rating: PG-13

U.S. Release date: June 29, 2012

Running time: 115 minutes

Cast: Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Michael Hall D’Addario, Philip Baker Hall, Mark Duplass and Michelle Pfeiffer

Director: Alex Kurtzman

Producers: Roberto Orci, Bobby Cohen, Clayton Townsend

Executive Producer: Alex Kurtzman

Written by: Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Jody Lambert

From DreamWorks Pictures comes “People Like Us,” a drama/comedy about family, inspired by true events, starring Chris Pine (“Star Trek”) as Sam, a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, whose latest deal collapses on the day he learns that his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home, where he must put his father's estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. In the course of fulfilling his father's last wishes, Sam uncovers a startling secret that turns his entire world upside down: He has a 30-year-old sister Frankie whom he never knew about (Elizabeth Banks). As their relationship develops, Sam is forced to rethink everything he thought he knew about his family—and re-examine his own life choices in the process.

In a story inspired by true events, Sam, a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, is tasked with fulfilling his estranged father’s last wishes—delivering an inheritance to a sister he never knew he had.

OFFICIAL BOILERPLATE:

From DreamWorks Pictures comes “People Like Us,” a drama/comedy about family, inspired by true events, starring Chris Pine (“Star Trek”) as Sam, a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, whose latest deal collapses on the day he learns that his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home, where he must put his father's estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. In the course of fulfilling his father's last wishes, Sam uncovers a startling secret that turns his entire world upside down: He has a 30-year-old sister Frankie whom he never knew about (Elizabeth Banks). As their relationship develops, Sam is forced to rethink everything he thought he knew about his family—and re-examine his own life choices in the process.

The film also stars Olivia Wilde, Michael Hall D’Addario, Philip Baker Hall, Mark Duplass and Michelle Pfeiffer.

A DreamWorks Pictures presentation, “People Like Us” is directed by Alex Kurtzman, produced by Roberto Orci, Bobby Cohen and Clayton Townsend, and written by Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Jody Lambert. The film releases in U.S. theaters on June 29, 2012.


Who out there has a crazy family or at least a crazy family member?? I know I have the crazy gene and so do a lot of my family members!!

In People Like Us, you get to see how one family deals with a lot of craziness!!

Sam is a 20 something man who does not have much to do with his family. When he learns of his Fathers death, he doesn't even want to head to the funeral. After being convinced by his girlfriend, he travels to his Mother.

While dealing with settling his Fathers estate, he learns that his Father had a separate life and another family. Sam is sent with the task of bringing a large sum of cash to his half Sister who he has never met.

Sam goes through a lot of conflicts dealing with his new Sister and Nephew, while dealing with his Mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) as well. He learns how others have problems just like him, and no one is perfect.

Every family has secrets and some can really hurt. As I get older, and learn more and more of my families secrets, I wish I was a kid again and oblivious!!!

If you want to see a movie with a lot of heart, that you can relate to and that you need tissues for, make sure you check out People Like Us. It opens in theaters tomorrow!!

**All opinions expressed are 100% my own. I was sent to a premiere of this movie thanks to Disney**


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