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I love the Trolls movies!  They are so entertaining and have the best music!  I’m so excited that DreamWorks Animation’s TROLLS BAND TOGETHER Sing-Along Edition is now available on Digital, 4K UHD, Blu-ray^TM and DVD since January 16, 2024, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Check out the trailer:

Highlighting a spectacular soundtrack of original and classic songs, TROLLS BAND TOGETHER Sing-Along Edition presents over an hour of fantas-amazing bonus content, including a brand-new original short “It Takes Three,” character drawing tutorials, deleted scenes, and behind-the-scenes features with the cast and crew including *NSYNC’s reunion for the first time in 20 years, taking audiences deeper into the magical musical adventure.

For more information on TROLLS BAND TOGETHER, please visit the Trolls Band Together website.

Need a sweet gift for your kiddos on Valentine’s Day?  Walmart.com has Valentines Squishmallows starting at just $4.74!  Aren’t they the cutest?  I think I need to snag the dragon for my son. Or for myself! HA!

Head on over to Walmart.com and take a look.

If you have a preschool kid ages 3-5, you’ll want to snag this FREE Stone Mountain Park Pre-K Pass!

Get to the fun in three simple steps:

Register Online. Visit stonemountainpark.com/PRE-K to register your 3-5-year-old for free before visiting the park. Registration must be completed by May 15, 2024. Discounted Mountain Membership Passes are also available for purchase during registration for siblings, family members, and guardians of children enrolled in the Pre-K Pass program. Children 2 and under are always free and don’t need a pass.

Activate at the Park. After registering online, bring your child to the park to activate their pass. Remember to bring a valid birth certificate or passport to show proof of age. Documents can be originals, photocopies, or digital copies.

Play! After being activated at the park, your child’s free Pre-K Pass is good for unlimited visits to Stone Mountain Park attractions for twelve months.

For more information about the new Pre-K Pass program and to register, visit stonemountainpark.com/Pre-K.

Georgia residents!  Here’s a deal you won’t want to miss for the Georgia Aquarium!

For the price of a single-day Aquarium ticket ($52.99), guests can purchase a Resident Pass and get unlimited visits to the Aquarium almost anytime throughout 2024*. A Pass gives you all-year access to every gallery—including our newest, Sharks! Predators of the Deep and the awe-inspiring Ocean Voyager. Pass holders are required to make a reservation before each visit.

There’s so much to enjoy, so make each visit unique and never miss out on our seasonal activities like the Sound Waves Concert Series, Haunted Seas, and Holidays at Georgia Aquarium—all for the price of a single general admission ticket!

*Blackout dates are February 17-18, March 29-30, April 4-7, May 25-26, July 4-7, 13, 20, 27, August 31-September 1, November 29-30, and December 26-30. Passes are valid until December 31, 2024. Passes must be purchased online only. Limited-time offer, while supplies last.

It’s getting cold out and Carters is bringing the fleece deals!  Snag fleece pullovers or fleece pajamas for just $7! This deal is in store and online.  Shop online and select to pick it up at the store to save on shipping.  They are also offering an extra 10% off for in store pickups over $50.

The past few days, I have been flipping through an extremely fascinating book called Wounded Tiger by T. Martin Bennett.  This book is the true story of the pilot who let the attack on Pearl Harbor.  I haven’t had the chance to read it in full yet, but I’m eager to dive into it.  The main reason I haven’t had the chance to read it is that my children love history!  They’ve all run off with the book, leaving me to scramble to get my hands on it.  They are loving reading more about Pearl Harbor and this amazing story.

For starters, I was really surprised how big the book is!  I was quite overwhelmed at first, however flipping through, I found that a lot of the book consists of photos and maps to greater understand the story.  In fact, there are over 300 photos/letters/maps/images included.  Wounded Tiger includes historically accurate perspectives of the Pacific War from both the Japanese and American sides

I can’t wait to finish reading!

Wounded Tiger is the true, character-driven story of the Japanese pilot who led the Pearl Harbor attack, an American prisoner of war, and a college girl who becomes the fulcrum of change in this epic book. Three incredibly different people’s paths cross in ways so remarkable that it would be hard to believe if it weren’t so well documented. This is a meticulously researched true story of hatred, love, revenge, and redemption.

For more information, you can visit the Wounded Tiger website.  On the website, you can even read the first few chapters for free!

There is also a giveaway listed at Blessed Freebies that you may want to enter for your chance to win.

My kids and I watched The Prince of Egypt The Musical today.  We loved it!  Definitely recommend it as a family movie to watch and enjoy.  We were all fascinated at the cast using their bodies as the river of water and the intense drama that could be felt through every scene.  The beautiful songs were our favorite part and filled with so much passion.

You can buy or rent The Prince of Egypt on digital starting December 5th!

Info:

Filmed live at the West End’s Dominion Theatre, London, the show features a cast and orchestra of 60 performers, making it one of the biggest musicals ever staged. The Prince of Egypt: The Musical is the must-see event for all fans of musical theatre. Based on the classic DreamWorks Animation film the classic story has been brought to life by Stephen Schwartz’s “miraculous music” (Time Out), including Academy Award®-winning song ‘When You Believe’ and Sean Cheesman’s “astonish- ing choreography” (The Guardian). This epic, critically acclaimed produc-tion tells an inspiring tale of resilience and hope. Journey through the wonders of Ancient Egypt as two young men, raised together as brothers in a king-dom of privilege, find themselves suddenly divided by a secret past. One must rule as Pharaoh, the other must rise up and free his true people; both face a destiny that will change history forever.

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Toms just marked down a bunch of their popular Alpargata shoes to as low as $19.97!  I love these and wear them most of the time to teach.  They are comfy and look fun, too!  Toms is also offering free shipping right now on all orders.  Take a look at some of these fun shoes:

Alpargata Gold Sparkle $19.97 shipped!

Alpargata Camping $19.97 Shipped!

Alpargata Unicorns – $34.99 – use code CYBER to drop it an extra 35% – Final Cost $22.74 Shipped!

Don’t see any in that section that you like?  Make your own sale with code CYBER.  This will give you 35% off many of the shoes! You’ll see the banner on the shoe page indicating that they qualify for the code.

YAY!! On November 27 only, Etsy shoppers can use the code CYBER5 to get an EXTRA $5 off all qualifying orders over $30. But this amazing sale-on-sale deal will last one day only!

You can use it toward many of the amazing ornaments on Etsy or whatever else you’d like.