Full of Heart, Delivery Man Explores What it Means to be a Father

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Nov 222013
 

Thank you to Disney for inviting me to a screening so I could write my Delivery Man review.  All words and opinions are my own.

When I saw the first trailers and sneak peeks of Delivery Man, I have to say that I was intrigued.  Finding out that you had 533 kids would be kind of mind-blowing.  What would David Wozniak (Vince Vaughn) do with that news?

Delivery Man Review #DeliveryManEvent

It turns out his first reaction to the fertility clinic snafu is to shout “¡Yo no soy David Wozniak!”  Not going to lie, I would probably have shouted something similar – and maybe a lot more.  That’s quite the piece of information to have dropped in your lap! Continue reading »

Wishlists, Black Friday Sales, and a $500 Amazon GC Giveaway – Oh My!

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Nov 222013
 

This post is part of a Fashionista Event. I was provided a promotional item by Coupons.com to inform you of their Black Friday Sales, their Top 10 Gifts Giveaway and our $500 giveaway.

I honestly cannot believe that Thanksgiving is next week.  It feels like yesterday was September!  And following on the heels of Thanksgiving is Christmas.

I started asking the kiddos to make their wishlists (I don’t care how old you are, you’re never too old for a wishlist) for me a couple of weeks ago.  They’ve been slow to fill them up, and I’ve been nudging them with the lighthearted threats of empty boxes under the tree unless they start handing them over.  To be honest, I’m getting a tiny bit nervous because by this time each year, I’m mostly finishing up lists, not starting them.

Scoping the Black Friday Sales to Check Off Our Wishlist Items

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Learning to Draw Dusty at Disney Toon Studios

 Disney, Entertainment  9 Responses »
Nov 212013
 

Thank you to Disney for covering my expenses on our press trip where we learned about the animation design process.  All opinions are my own.

Our trip to Disney Toon Studios had already been amazing, having had the opportunity to interview Disney Planes Director Klay Hall and Producer Traci Balthazor-Flynn, plus Pre-Vis Development team members Jason McKinley and Thomas Leavitt.  But we also sat down with Dan Abraham, Head of Story and Art Hernandez, Story Artist.

Learning the Animation Design Process from Dan Abraham, Head of Story and Art Hernandez, Story Artist #DisneyPlanesBloggers

Photo Credit: Disney

Dan and Art walked us through the animation design process for movies.  Once the script is written it goes to the story artists and they work from there.  There are rare occasions where there is no script as a starting point, but Planes did have a script to work from. Continue reading »

Cracked Open as a Parent: My Vince Vaughn Interview

 Disney, Entertainment  31 Responses »
Nov 202013
 

Thank you to Disney for covering my expenses so I could participate in the Vince Vaughn interview.  All thoughts are my own.

As part of our trip to L.A. we had the pleasure of sitting down with Vince Vaughn for a little chat.  I have to say – being invited to a Vince Vaughn interview made me quite popular with my brothers, who are huge Vince Vaughn fans from way back.  I believe they’ve seen pretty much every one of his movies; I know this as I was always right there beside them, watching along, too.

Vince Vaughn Interview, Part of the #DeliveryManEvent

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We were chatting with Vince about his role as David Wozniak in the film Delivery Man.  Our group had just watched it the night before when we attended the red carpet premiere at the El Capitan Theatre.  I was surprised that Vince knew we had been in attendance; one of the very first things he said walking through the door was “thanks for coming last night.”  He also commented on our attire, as we were wearing our Delivery Man t-shirts and Wozniak Meat Company jackets. Continue reading »

Clean Up Games Make Picking Up Toddler Toys Easy

 For the Kids  12 Responses »
Nov 202013
 

Thank you to Delta Furniture for sending us something to help with getting toddlers to pick up!  All words and opinions are my own.

Bubbles is usually pretty good about picking up her toys.  She might not get to them right away, and there may have been a whirlwind of blocks, trucks, dolls, and more around the living room and her bedroom before it’s completed, but it does get done.  Occasionally, though, it does take a little prompting.

Rather than turning those rare “I don’t wanna” toy clean up times into a flow of tears, Bubbles and I came up together with a game.  It’s such a fun game for her that she has been known to strew crayons and Lincoln Logs across the floor just so we can play.  No method is perfect, right?

One of Our Clean Up Games: "Find it Flashlight"

We call our cleanup game the “Find It Flashlight Game”.  And it’s very easy to play.  Bubbles brings me her little flashlight and I swirl the light beam around the room, saying “Hmm, what do I see… what do I see?”  Then the beam of light lands on a toy, and I call “I found something!” prompting Bubbles to run over to the toy, pick it up, and store it away. Continue reading »

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