Carvel's Lil' Screamers Make Tasty Treats This Halloween!!

Carvel® Celebrates the Holiday Season with Take-Home Novelties

Carvel brings back seasonal favorites in a lil’ way for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Winter

Carvel… America’s Freshest Ice Cream®, isn’t offering tricks for Halloween, just treats, with the return of its delicious Lil’ Screamers Novelty Treats. The fall holiday lineup also includes Lil’ Gobblers and Lil’ Snowmen.

Available October 14 through Halloween, Carvel Lil’ Screamers feature freshly-made vanilla soft ice cream, sitting on a Flying Saucer® wafer and decorated to look like adorable, scary ghosts. Turning to turkey time next, Lil’ Gobblers will take the cake through Thanksgiving, made of premium vanilla ice cream coated in a chocolate shell and topped off with a whipped frosting design to look like miniature Tom the Turkey® cakes.

“Carvel’s novelty treats have made many holiday tables complete,” said Scott Colwell, President of Carvel. “We hope these offerings bring guests a lil’ something extra to their holiday season.”

Following ghosts and turkeys, Carvel’s Lil’ Snowmen also sit on a Flying Saucer® wafer and are decorated with blue frosting scarves and ear muffs, available through December 31. These treats are available at all full shoppe locations and offered for a limited time during the holiday season at a suggested price of $9.99 in packs of 4.

If a larger cake is what you seek, Carvel can also satisfy this craving with offerings of Witch Cake, Tom the Turkey, Santa Cake, and Snowman Cake.

As the first retail ice cream franchise operation in the country, Carvel has become one of the most recognized names in ice cream. Since it began in 1934, Carvel has expanded its menu to include an extensive line of hand-dipped and soft ice cream, take-home novelty treats and premium ice cream cakes. All Carvel treats are handcrafted at local Carvel Shoppes daily and are made with only authentic, real milk ice cream.

For more information, visit www.carvel.com.     

About Carvel® Ice Cream:The United States’ first retail ice cream franchise, Carvel® Ice Cream, has become one of the best-loved and most recognized names in its industry. The company is a leading provider of premium soft ice cream and hand dipped ice cream products, as well as uniquely shaped ice cream cakes, including its signature Fudgie the Whale® and Cookie Puss® cakes.  Atlanta-based Carvel currently operates over 400 franchised and food service locations. Visit www.carvel.com for more information, follow us on Twitter @CarvelIceCream or become a fan at http://facebook.com/CarvelIceCream

This post is written by Sarah Coulsey . She is a Wife, and Mother of two boys living in New England. This post may contain affiliate links.

Friday Giveaway Link Up 10/28/16

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This post is written by Sarah Coulsey . She is a Wife, and Mother of two boys living in New England. This post may contain affiliate links.

Friday Giveaway Link Up 10/21/16

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The Wild Life On DVD November 22nd!!

Fun-Filled Island Adventure Arrives on Blu-ray™, DVD, and On Demand November 29 from Lionsgate

Available on Digital HD on November 22

SANTA MONICA, CA (October 10, 2016) – From the producers that brought audiences Shaun the Sheep Movie,Paddington and A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures, The Wild Life arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital), and On Demand November 29 from nWave Pictures, Studiocanal and Summit Entertainment, a Lionsgate company. The Wild Life will also be available on Digital HD on November 22. The perfect film for families to watch together over the holidays, this wildly adventurous animated comedy begins as Mak the parrot and his friends discover a mysterious visitor washed up on their island’s shore.

Embark on a tropical misadventure with a group of quirky animals and their human castaway, Robinson Crusoe. When savage cats invade their paradise, Robinson and the island’s animals team up to defend themselves and their home in this fun-filled movie.

The Wild Life home entertainment special features include a behind-the-scenes featurette looking at the making of the film, an introduction to the characters, a Wild Life music video, and a short “Tips for Your Trip” featurette for viewers to successfully prepare for  their next trip to the islands. The Wild Life will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD for the suggested retail price of $34.99 and $29.95, respectively.

BLU-RAY / DVD/ DIGITAL HD SPECIAL FEATURES

·     “A Wild World: Making The Wild Life” Featurette

·     “Meet the Characters” Featurette

·     “Tips for Your Trip” Featurette

·     The Wild Life Musical Adventure

For Artwork: www.lionsgatepublicity.com/home-entertainment/thewildlife/

Trailer: https://youtu.be/0ZV1T2TB-ag

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildlife/  

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 2016

Title Copyright: The Wild Life © 2015 Movi3D Sprl. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.  Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2016 Summit Entertainment, LLC.  All Rights Reserved.

Type: Theatrical Release

Rating: PG for Mild Action/Peril and Some Rude Humor

Genre: Family, Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Closed-Captioned: N/A

Subtitles: Spanish, English SDH

Feature Run Time: 91 Minutes

Blu-ray Format: 1080p High Definition 16x9 Widescreen (2.40:1)

DVD Format: 16x9 Widescreen (2.40:1)

Blu-ray Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio^TM, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio  

DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio

ABOUT LIONSGATE

Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader with a diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, international distribution and sales, branded channel platforms, interactive ventures and games, and location-based entertainment.  The Company has nearly 80 television shows on 40 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses.  These include the ground-breaking hit series Orange is the New Black, the fan favorite series Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show, the hit drama series The Royals, the Golden Globe-nominated dramedy Casual and the breakout success Greenleaf.

The Company’s feature film business spans eight labels and includes the blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, theNow You See Me and John Wick series, Sicario, Nerve, Roadside Attractions' Love & Mercy and Mr. Holmes, Codeblack Films’ Addicted and the breakout concert film Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain and Pantelion Films’Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.

Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates.  Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as a foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com

This post is written by Sarah Coulsey . She is a Wife, and Mother of two boys living in New England. This post may contain affiliate links.

Howlin' for Giveaways Giveaway Hop- $25 Amazon Gift Card ~~Giveaway~~

Welcome to the Howlin' for Giveaways Giveaway Hop presented by The Hopping Bloggers!

Hosted by: Mama Smith's and Women and Their Pretties

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This post is written by Sarah Coulsey . She is a Wife, and Mother of two boys living in New England. This post may contain affiliate links.

National Pumpkin Day Event With McDonald's At Sam Adams Park!! #McDsPumpkinParty

McDonald’s® Takes Over Sam Adams Park for National Pumpkin Day Event

McDonald’s of Eastern New England will be distributing free pumpkin muffins and McCafé coffee from 8-11 a.m. on 10/26

This fall, McDonald’s of Eastern New England announced the launch of its latest breakfast treat: freshly baked muffins! The newest addition to McDonald’s All Day Breakfast lineup, these muffins are a perfect companion to coffee, a great dessert and a quick-and-easy mid-morning or afternoon treat. To celebrate, McDonald’s is excited to invite the local community to participate in an exciting and festive fall event on National Pumpkin Day to taste the pumpkin muffins (along with McCafé coffee!) firsthand.

WHO: McDonald’s of Eastern New England

WHAT: Free samples of McDonald’s new pumpkin muffins and McCafé coffee to celebrate National Pumpkin Day. The event will have many festive fall visuals like a vintage 1983 Airstream trailer, expertly carved pumpkins, hay bales, a candy corn counting contest (to win free fries for a year!) and more.

WHERE: Sam Adams Park, 1163 Congress Street, Boston, MA, 02109

WHEN: Wednesday, October 26 from 8:00 – 11:00 a.m.

WHY: Pumpkin-flavored treats are always top-of-mind as the cooler weather begins to set in, and McDonald’s of Eastern New England wanted to celebrate the season by providing local consumers with delicious pumpkin muffins and hot McCafé coffee in celebration of National Pumpkin Day. What better way to celebrate the onset of fall than bringing the local community together for a festive, fall-themed event – right in the heart of the city?

SOCIAL: Planning on attending the event? Share your experience on Twitter and Instagram using the #McDsPumpkinParty hashtag!

About McDonald's

McDonald's USA, LLC, serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients to approximately 25 million customers every day. Nearly 90 percent of McDonald's 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by businessmen and women. Customers can now log online for free at approximately 11,500 participating Wi-Fi enabled McDonald's U.S. restaurants. For more information, visit www.mcdonalds.com, or get Eastern New England area updates including local events and deals on Twitter via @McDEasternNE.

This post is written by Sarah Coulsey . She is a Wife, and Mother of two boys living in New England. This post may contain affiliate links.

Friday Giveaway Link Up 10/14/16

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Basic Invite- Cards For All Your Favorite Life Moments! #Holidays #BabyShower #Christmas #Weddings

**All opinions expressed are 100% my own.  I was compensated for this post.**

ABOUT BASIC INVITE-

Located in Saint George, Utah, our small and passionate team has been creating the perfect card for every event since 2006. Through the development of unique technology, we're able to provide you with limitless options that allow you to instantly create a card that is truly unique.

Here are some of the features we’ve developed:

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---ALMOST UNLIMITED COLORS - Basic Invite is one of the few websites that allows customers almost unlimited color options with instant previews online. Once you select a design you can change the color of each element on the card to over 180 different color options. So, you can make sure the card is exactly how you want it - down to the littlest detail. This is what we feel sets us apart from almost any other online stationery company and is what we feel is our biggest draw.

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---OVER 200 WEDDING INVITATION SETS - Each of our wedding invitations is part of a set. You can find everything from save the dates to wedding invitations and enclosure cards, wedding menus, wedding programs and even matching thank you cards!

There are so many special times that we want to announce or remember.  Birthday Parties, Weddings, Anniversary Parties, Christmas Greetings,  New Baby Announcements, just to name a few.  For those precious moments that you want to share, you only want the best!!

Basic Invite offers a beautiful assortment of cards to choose from for all of those special events.  What I love the best, is that you can really personalize your cards.  Everything from color, to font, to even having it printed on wood!!  Another terrific feature is live preview.  You can see what your invite will look like as you make it.  Check out my examples above.  I had to use my own wedding info, even though it was years ago!!

With Christmas right around the corner, I am already getting my Christmas Cards ready to go.  You can see Basic Invites terrific selection of Holiday cards here.  You can also save 30% off by using code- HOLI30.  

Getting married, or need Baby Shower invitations??  Basic Invite has a gorgeous selection of luxury wedding invitations, the best save the dates, and beautiful bridal shower invitations.  Plus they are also offering 15% off everything else you could need by using code- 15FF51

Don't forget to follow Basic Invite on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram to hear about their latest products and promotions!!


 
This post is written by Sarah Coulsey . She is a Wife, and Mother of two boys living in New England. This post may contain affiliate links.

Friday Giveaway Link Up 10/7/16

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This post is written by Sarah Coulsey . She is a Wife, and Mother of two boys living in New England. This post may contain affiliate links.

Personalized Halloween Decorations & Gifts

Personalized Halloween Gifts Scare up some fun with customized Halloween gifts and decorations from PersonalizationMall.com. Treat a lucky child or grandchild to a personalized glow-in-the-dark Halloween shirt or an embroidered trick-or-treat bag. Celebrate your baby's first Halloween with a personalized romper or bib. Check out these adorable gifts, and purchase them here!

Personalized Pumpkins Starting at $19.95   Personalized Yard Stake Starting at $15.95 Personalized Baby Bodysuit $14.95   Personalized Maleficent Mug $13.10

This post is written by Sarah Coulsey . She is a Wife, and Mother of two boys living in New England. This post may contain affiliate links.

Walmart & Sam's Club Have Partnered With The Children's Miracle Network! #HelpKidsLiveBetter

**All opinions expressed are 100% my own.  I was compensated for this post but this is a charity I support fully.**

• #HelpKidsLiveBetter by donating to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at your local Walmart or Sam’s Club today!
• You can join your community in donating to your local children's hospital at a Walmart or Sam’s Club near you!
• Help make miracles happen for kids when you donate at your checkout today. 
• Your donations help children’s hospitals provide the best care for the kids. 
• Every minute 62 children enter a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital for treatment; your donations ensure these hospitals can provide the best care for these children.
• Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in the U.S. provide more than $3.5 billion in charitable care every year.
• Last year Walmart customers and Sam’s Club members, like you, helped raise more than $60 million to #HelpKidsLiveBetter
• Every dollar raised at your local Walmart or Sam’s Club goes directly to your local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. 
  
• Since 1987 Walmart customers and Sam’s Club members together with store associates have raised nearly $1 billion for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. 

As some of you may know, I have two children.  Both were born very premature.  Ben Jr was only 1 lb 7 oz when he was born, and he spent 86 days in the hospital.  Doug was only 2 lbs 2 oz, and spent 64 days in the hospital.  Those were very scary days for us.  

With Ben Jr, we had no idea what was going to happen.  The doctors did not either.  We were told that he could have any number of problems from brain damage, to cancer.  We spent each day measuring his weight in grams.  It took almost a month after he was born before we were even allowed to hold him.  During his time in the hospital, we learned about every type of oxygen machine out there, learned what all the numbers mean on hospital monitors, and watched many feeding tubes be re-inserted after little fingers removed them!!

With Doug, I don't want to say things were easier, but in a sense they were because we knew the drill.  Doug's birth was not as hard, and with him it only took about two weeks before we could hold him.  Doug had a much better APGAR score when he was born, but he did need to be on oxygen longer then Ben.  The longer you are on oxygen, the greater chance you have of long term complications.  We were very lucky that he did not have any long term issues.  Doug did have a hernia, and because he only weighed 4 lbs 10 oz when he came home, we needed to wait a month before he could have the surgery needed.  He then had to go back to the hospital and spend another two days.  

We owe a lot to our hospital for everything they did for both boys, especially considering they are 100% healthy now!!  Ben Jr is 10 years old, and Doug is 7 years old.

From obvious personal experience, we know how scary it is to have a child in the hospital.  We also know how hard the nurses, and doctors work to make your child better.  Ben Sr and I make a point to donate to the Children's Miracle Network every year on each child's birthday.  My parents also make donations.  Now it is easier then ever for you to help out a great cause.  The next time you are out shopping at Walmart or Sams Club, please make a donation.  Every bit helps!!  Thank you!!      


This post is written by Sarah Coulsey . She is a Wife, and Mother of two boys living in New England. This post may contain affiliate links.