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The Consumer Electronics Show 2010 and Giveaway

January 6, 2010 by Jennifer 21 Comments

As everyone that knows me by now, I am a huge Electronics fan. I live and breathe technology so much. As much as I would love to be at the Consumer Electronics Show out in Las Vegas this year, I just cannot. This is where Kodak comes in to play, thank goodness!

This year, Kodak wants you to be a part of CES from your home computer. We all can participate and see all the action at the show by watching live streaming panels direct from the Kodak K-Zone on the CES Floor. You can also join the discussion by submitting questions to the panelists via Twitter and using the hashtag #kzone.

Here are the panels:

The New CMO: Chief Memory Officer (Thursday, January 7, at 11:00 a.m. PST)

A look at today’s CMO’s and how they create, share and relive moments in their lives.

Speakers include: Tina Sharkey (Chairman and Global President, Baby Center), Jill Zarin (The Real Housewives of NYC), and Jen Drexler (Director of Brand Insights, Just Ask A Woman)

It’s All About KISS (Thursday, January 7 at 12:00 p.m. PST)

And we’re not talking about the rock band. Hear from leading women in technology about why simpler is better in today’s fast-paced world.

Speakers include: Linda Tischler (Senior Writer, FastCompany), Tina Sharkey (Chairman and Global President, Baby Center), Pam Sherman (author and public speaker known as The Suburban Outlaw), and Jen Drexler (Director of Brand Insights, Just Ask a Woman)

The M-Suite (Friday, January 8 at 3:00 p.m. PST)

How momtreprenuers and stay at home moms are building successful businesses.

Speakers include: Amanda Robinson (NaturalMommies.com), Sharon Napier (founder, Partners & Napier), Susan Tousi (Kodak), Soleil Moon Frye (actress), and Stacie Haight Connerty (blogger, Thedivinemissmommy.com)

Help, My Mom Friended Me on Facebook (Friday, January 8 at 11:00 a.m. PST)

Kids eight and under will never know what life was like before Google. Learn how technology is changing their lives – and their parent’s lives in the process.

Speakers include: Pam Sherman (author and public speaker known as The Suburban Outlaw), Susan Getgood (Blogwithintegrity.com), Jill Zarin (the Real Housewives of NYC), Linda Sawyer (CEO of Deutch), Christy Matte (editor of the Family Computing Guide, About.com)

Father Knows Best (Friday, January 8 at 5:00 p.m. PST)

It’s time to hear from the dads! Hear from these tech savvy dads on how they use technology with their kids, and the lessons learned.

Speakers include: Michael Ferrara (TechnoDad), Jeff Hayzlett (CMO, Kodak), Fred Fishkin (technology reporter, Bloomberg Radio), Jackson Lynch (WIRED)

To view the live streaming and recorded videos, or more information, visit www.kodak.com/go/ces.

Also for all my readers that would love to tune in, I get to giveaway courtesty of Kodak – KODAK D830 Digital Frame.

Just leave a comment below telling me which panel you would like to catch and you will be entered. Simple as that. Tweet and Facebook this post for extra entries!! Leave an extra comment for each entry you do.

Let the Electronics Show begin!

Enjoying The Sights and Sounds of Kissimmee

December 20, 2009 by Jennifer 4 Comments

I am guest blogging over at i.seeKissimmee this week. You have to head over and read all about our adventures as we are blogging about our truthful opinions on attractions in and around the Kissimmee, Florida area!

Annual Snowland Tradition at Great Wolf Lodge

December 13, 2009 by Jennifer 2 Comments

Where’s the only place in town that can guarantee real snow on cue three times a day? Inside the Great Wolf Lodge® in Charlotte/Concord, North Carolina. That’s right – inside.

This December marks the fifth anniversary of Snowland, an annual holiday tradition at Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.® (NASDAQ: WOLF), North America’s largest family of indoor waterpark resorts. The month-long celebration welcomes families into the Lodge to celebrate in a unique, family-friendly way.

We were given the privlege to come visit the Snowland last weekend at Great Wolf Lodge. It was so cold outside, so it was nice to go inside and be in our bathing suits. Once we were in, the girls went straight for the water park.

We let the girls play their little hearts out and even mom and dad joined in all the fun as well. They have some very cool “big” water slides that even take you outside but you don’t know it. M and I enjoyed those while daddy and L stayed down in the “ocean” as L called it.

It was time to get ready for Santa making his arrival and for the guaranteed snowfall that the girls were eagerly awaiting. As we were heading back to our room, we were greeted with the all mighty black bear.

The girls could not believe the winter wonderland that was taking shape in the lobby of the Great Wolf lodge. It was like magic to their eyes.

Did you notice what the ceiling lights were made of? 😉

The time had arrived… the big man in the red suit made his big debut for the weekend. It was SANTA!

As we headed to dinner, we were greeted yet again with another black bear 😉

We came back with our tummies full to a show put on by moose and owl. The girls thought this was the coolest. It was a really entertaining little show for all.

As you can tell by the smile on M’s face. Day 1 was a huge hit!

Sunday morning we were greeted with snow as we made our way downstairs. What a way to start the morning… playing in the snow and you don’t even have to deal with changing into warmer clothes after playing in the snow 🙂

We were making our way down to breakfast and all we had to do was follow the wonderful aroma of the big buffet breakfast. It truly was smelling so delicious and once we got to the breakfast spot, we knew why. The buffet was loaded with all our favorite breakfast foods!

Two happy parents 🙂

After the kids finished, they all got up and started providing entertainment for everyone.

The kids were just preparing us for the big show. They gave them the best intro HIGHWAY 101! They were taping their Christmas special right there with us in the room as their audience. How cool is that?

The Mom Bloggers!

Here we are with the Band Highway 101

With all our tummies full of wonderful food, it was time to head back to the great water park. The girls just loved being in there. It helps too that the water park is 84 degrees at all times. It felt great!

They have a kiddie area too that is not over 2 ft. They include smaller water slides for the small children and jet skis they can ride that will shoot water.

The girls were on cloud nine the entire time we were there.

M would have stayed on the slides all day if we had let her. I do have to admit, all the slides were so much fun. There is even one slide called the Tornado… I’ll just let you try it out for yourself 😉

Great Wolf Lodge, we truly enjoyed our whole stay.

It’s a mother’s dream that you can go on vacation and not even have to leave the premises. There is so much to do that your little ones will only want to stay there the whole time. You are allowed two days at the water park with one night’s stay. So awesome! Here are the activities going on this month that you will want to take part in:

* Holiday Story Time with Rowdy the Reindeer
* The Writing Depot, where children can write, decorate and mail letters directly to Santa
* Polar Wolf Walk – a wintery nature hike for kids to site penguins, polar bears and more
* North Pole University, complete with educational activities to earn a diploma and special gift
* Toy Creation Station, where children can create toys to keep or give to a friend
* Wrapping Depot for guests to have presents wrapped on-the-spot
* Special musical guest performances
* Holiday caroling
* Santa appearances
* Animated Great Clock Tower holiday performances

One of the great features too is they gave each family member armbands. The two adult armbands features you door lock. You just rub your armband over the door and your door will open. Now is that not the coolest thing? No more worrying about where the key is! Also, you can use your armband all throughout the lodge to buy food, drinks or whatever you may need at the moment. Then just pay for your purchases when you check-out. So much easier on a mom :).

Thank you so much and we plan now to make this an annual tradition with the girls! We definitely give it two thumbs up from the whole family :).

P.S. Full Disclosure. The Great Wolf Lodge provided accommodations for our family, but we were in no way paid for our review. This review comes from our heart and we truly stand behind our words!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

November 1, 2009 by Jennifer 1 Comment

This is an old-time favorite movie of mine and I was thrilled when Disney announced it was going to be released from the vault. This meant, I was going to get the chance to share a movie that I loved as a child with my girls. Disney released it for the first time ever, on October 6, 2009 on high-definition Blue-ray!

One of the perks about this is that the Blue-ray is packed also with a DVD. That way you can watch the Blue-ray in the living room and then have the DVD for the kids room, your car or even to watch on the computer. All the pictures of the movie have been restored and have 7.1 Digital Theater System Hi-Def Surround Sound. This release includes “Disney Smart Navigation,” allowing the magic and personality of Disney Characters to come to life as never before. “Disney Family Play,” the ultimate interactive Hi-Def experience, offers a variety of immersive games, activityes and unprecedented levels of personalization and customization features, to transform hwo families experience home entertainment together.

Here are some sneak peek pictures of the movie. My girls are loving this.

As you can see, the movie has just been totally transformed with the restoration that Disney has done. Needless to say, this will be a special movie for us for years to come. The girls have always heard about Snow White, but we had never officially watched the movie. Did you know also that this movie is the first film to ever have a motion picture soundtrack and the first film to use music to advance the story. Pretty cool huh?

The highlights of the Blu-Ray combo pack that we are enjoying are:

Highlights about this combo pack:

* Up to 6x better quality than DVD
* Immersive activity with games and special features
* Kid proof-more scratch resistant (can I just say how awesome this is?)
* Plays both Blu-ray and DVD discs
* Blu-ray also plays on Sony Playstation 3 players

This Diamond Edition of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is priced at $39.99 Suggested Retail Price. This would make a great Christmas Present for that awesome child in your life 😉

My girls were really pleased with the graphics and the interactions you could do on the movie. Two thumbs up for the One Moms World gang!

Disclosure: We were sent this Combo Pack to review here at One Moms World. We were in no way paid for our review. It comes from our heart as always!

The Invisible Glasses

October 23, 2009 by Jennifer 3 Comments

Glasses, what glasses? Huh… what are you talking about new glasses? Oh….. those glasses! 😉

Pull up a chair and let me tell you all about them.

You see one day Jen was so tired of getting her picture taken and all you could see was blurred eyes. I bet you didn’t know Jen had beautiful hazel eyes did you? You see, Jen loves to show her inner geek in her thick brown glasses, but when it comes time for her picture to be taken, Jen wants to show off her beauitful hazel eyes and hide the inner geek ;). Never worry, it is Glasses USA to the rescue.

You can’t even tell Jen hardly has any eyeglasses on, so that is why we will call them the invisible glasses! They are so lightweight, that I even forget that I have them on. I just love how they fit and the beautiful blue side rims show off my beautiful hazel eyes as well. They are very flexible, so you don’t have to worry about the glasses not being able to move with you. Glasses USA mission statement is “Our mission is to guarantee the highest quality optical products at the most affordable prices in the fastest time span possible – all across the world.” I agree with this so much. I placed my order of my glasses and within the next week, I had my glasses. Unbelievable and they fit perfectly!

Glasses USA have several types of prescription glasses to choose from. They have styles of full frames, semi-rimless frames, rimless frames, classes frames and even progressive lenses. Pretty nifty if I say so. You don’t have to walk around with those think coke bottle glasses anyone. You can actually be all mr or mrs hip out on the street now with y our new stylish glasses!

They do offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. So whenever you order, you can order stress free as if you are not 100% happy with your eyeglasses when they come to you, then you can return the eyeglasses for an exchange or refund. Also you should know, all the returned glasses they get, they recycle the glasses. This means they send the glasses to various organizations around the US who sanitize them and redistribute them to people who cannot afford glasses that have that specific prescription. Just amazing! I love a company that will pay it forward.

I am really pleased with the quality and they hip factor to them as well. What do you think? Hey…. if you would like to order your own pair… feel free to use the coupon code Mommy5 to save an additional 5% off their already low prices. You so don’t have to pay eye doctor prices of $200.00 or more. Just pay as low as $27.95.

Full Disclosure: Glasses USA did provide these glasses to me for the review, but this review was written from my heart with no monetary value exchanged. I so do adore these glasses and highly recommend them.

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