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 This post is brought to you by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Haribo. We are so excited to share that Goosebumps 2 is coming to digital via the Movies Anywhere app on December 25th and to Blu-Ray and DVD January 15th. Our celebration is epic thanks to Sony Pictures and Haribo, who sent a gift box of themed goodies to create movie-related projects for a viewing party. Goosebumps 2 Synopsis: Be careful what you wish for. With their after school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that frees a supernatural nightmare- Slappy! Now, with the help of Sonny’s sister Sarah, they’re in a race against time to get the sinister dummy and all the creatures he’s brought to life back into the pages before he unleashes total pandemonium!   My children have all loved the best-selling book series by R.L. Stine, and now the movies bring the fun to life. Goosebumps 2 featu...

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 Having the chance to study in a foreign country is such a great opportunity and can give you a huge edge when it comes to employment. Not all are given this kind of advantage in their lifetime.  So given a chance, better grab it and make the most of it. You will gain a lot of things when you study abroad, and that includes living in your dream country and getting your dream job easily. Here is a list of the top things you can benefit from studying in a foreign country : Personal development Once you have decided to study abroad, you are most likely to be on your own, unless your family comes with you or you have relatives living where you plan to study. But most of the time, you will live independently, and this can be such a thrilling and overwhelming experience. You will discover more things about yourself while you are away from home that can make you a bolder and stronger person. Surely, you will surprise yourself that you can do this and that as well...

 This post is sponsored by SheSpeaks/Republic Wireless. What would you do if you had $10K to take a trip anywhere? MacKenzie dreams of all things Parisian, so there is no way Paris isn't making my list. She also has a New Year's Eve birthday, so naturally New York City-Times Square. On. New. Years. Eve. Tops my list. Now that the obligatory, "Mom, you have too." is out of the way.   What Does Life Over Likes Mean To You? At our house, we use the expression, 'Work to Live, not Live to Work." It's the same reminder Republic Wireless wants to stress life over likes. What does that mean exactly? To me, it means, get out there and live a great life . Don't spend all your time on work, or behind the phone screen. Find the balance. It's a hard thing to balance. I find myself trying to get the perfect photo sometimes and lose sight of the moment's beauty I am trying to capture. It means I am not truly "present" and therefore am not really ex...

 ith the new door in my dad’s house, it was time to think about locks. My dad has a lot going on and as we all know, keys can be lost. There was also the issue where for four days I tried to contact my dad. He was in South Carolina, alone, and I was in Virginia. I cannot begin to tell you how filled with worry I was on his phone continued to go to voicemail. I remember telling my husband on the fifth day, if I don't get a hold of my dad today, you are driving down there. I had no plan. My husband pointed out that we had no key to the house so if something had happened, we weren't easily getting in. Then we learned about Yale Keyless Connected Smart Lock . It is a lock that gives him the option of a PIN, key fob, card or smartphone entry. I don’t have to worry about his locking himself out, or if something happens, how we are getting inside his home. My dad is also trusting and it’s great that should he give his PIN out to the wrong person, we can quickly bar access without havi...

 We're back from soccer camp and resuming demolition of the house. Before we started, my dad had a 45' conex box delivered. While we were gone, someone came in and moved the conex box. Before we can begin demolition of the Great Room and the Laundry Room. Everything my dad owns has to be moved outside to the conex box. It is still boxed up from his move to the East Coast and has been stored in the Great Room. As I've said, nothing has been easy with this project, and moving the boxes will be no exception. There is now wonky steps leading off the front porch, where the man caught them with a backhoe, and he removed ALL the concrete so we have a giant mud pit because it recently rained. The mud pit is not just at the base of the stairs, it covers the ENTIRE area from the stairs to the conex box. My husband's not a quitter, so he starts hauling all my dad's possessions, one by one. Meanwhile, the kiddos are working hard, picking up all the concrete chunks the man left ...

 The Beauty Queen turned ten a couple of weeks ago. We spent the weekend at Snowbird enjoying the cooler mountain temperatures, dipping in the pool and enjoying time together. The kiddos were sad when it was time to pack up and leave. When they arrived home, t he Groovy SparkleUps Kit, from the Orb Factory were waiting to save the day! Both my girls are into the Hippie vibe. They love the happy colors and fun designs. I selected the Groovy SparkleUps kit. When The Beauty Queen saw it her eyes lit up and she was giddy with anticipation. [   I remember paint by numbers as a kid. In fact, my mom and I started one when I was maybe eight that involved clowns. Each night we would do one number. Then I had a babysitter, who decided to finish it for us. SparkleUps are like paint by numbers, only instead of paint, they use self-adhering jewels. A Groovy SparkleUps shoe in the process of getting bling![/caption] Above is a picture of one of the decal pieces from the SparkleUps Gr...