About the DVD
Only a miracle can help baseball coach Arthur ‘Murph’ Murphy (Dean Cain) and his losing minor league baseball team. As Murph sets out to recruit new talent for the team, he stumbles upon Mickey (Luke Schroder), a young farmer with an incredible pitcher’s arm. However, Mickey’s parents are reluctant in allowing him to join the team because he has Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. Murph convinces Mickey’s parents that life in the minor league will benefit their unique son, but he doesn’t realize just how much his new recruit will help the team s game and, more importantly, their spirit. Based on a true story, Thomas Kinknade Presents: A Mile in His Shoes is an inspirational film that celebrates faith, determination and the power of friendship.

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My Take on the DVD

This was a great movie for the whole family. As a parent I am always looking for movies that teach values that I want my daughters to understand and this movie fit that so well. As a person who works with students who have  forms of autism I could relate with the main character and what the coach and the player were going through. This movie has some great messages within it that all will enjoy, including ones of acceptance, passion, hard work and belief, but there are so many more. The movie is emotional, but is one that the whole family will enjoy. I highly recommend this to all!

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Based on the life of talented 19^th century composer John Phillip Sousa, STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER is a good-hearted musical filled with show-stopping numbers. The film was highly acclaimed, receiving three Golden Globe Award nominations in 1953 including Best Motion Picture – Musical/Comedy. Experience the romance and joy on Blu-ray for the first time December 13^th, from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER is a 1952 film biography of composer John Philip Sousa. Clifton Webb stars as Sgt. Major John Philip Sousa, who while the leader of the Marine Corps Band in 1890’s, meets Private Willie Little (Robert Wagner), inventor of an instrument he calls the Sousaphone…and Little’s girlfriend, shapely showgirl Lily (Debra Paget). The film follows Sousa after he leaves the Marines and forms his own band accompanied by Willie and Lily. Though he’d rather write ballads, Sousa’s marches bring him increasing fame and from their debut in 1892 the band is a great success. But Sousa’s ‘no wives’ rule threatens the romance of Willie and Lily…as does the Spanish-American War.
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About the Phone

Sprint’s first Motorola 4G device, the Photon™ 4G is perfect for the extreme tech lover whose personal and professional lives tend to overlap. This device has all of the must-have features you’ll love like a 4.3″ qHD display, dual cameras, worldwide GSM capabilities, and a unique kickstand for easy hands-free viewing. The Photon 4G is a media powerhouse that will quickly become your entertainment command center. Capture pictures and video with the 8 megapixel camera with camcorder and replay via HDTV or post to your favorite social network. Revolutionize your mobile media experience by connecting with your friends’ online albums, recommended music, videos and more. With a 1 GHz NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 dual core processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB internal memory and a world class HTML browser, you’ll revel in an unprecedented multimedia experience that rivals a netbook’s.

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This January, girls everywhere will flip for McKenna^TM, American Girl’s new 2012 Girl of the Year^®. A determined, energetic girl who loves gymnastics, McKenna shines on the balance beam, but when she falls behind in school, she must use her strengths to turn challenges into triumphs. Through McKenna, girls will discover the power of believing in yourself and your potential to achieve great things.

American Girl is also introducing a companion book to the McKenna series, Take the Challenge: Crazy Challenges and Silly Thrills to Explore Your Talents and Everyday Skills. The non-fiction activity book is filled with more than 100 challenges, including brain-building games, timed tasks, crafts, and quizzes, to help girls improve their skills and boost their self-confidence.

Starting on January 1, 2012, the McKenna doll, books, and accessories will be available for one year or while supplies last through American Girl’s catalogue, at americangirl.com, and at all American Girl retail locations. To request a free American Girl catalogue, call 1-800-845-0005.

Available for one year, McKenna will launch with two books that tell her story; a beautiful 18-inch McKenna doll featuring long, caramel-colored hair and blue eyes; and an array of outfits and accessories that bring her world to life. And, extending the fun for girls, an all-new movie based on McKenna’s stories will premiere on DVD from Universal Studios Home Entertainment in 2012.

Written by Mary Casanova, the 2012 Girl of the Year books, McKenna and McKenna, Ready to Fly!, introduce readers to McKenna Brooks^™, a skilled gymnast whose confidence tumbles when she starts having difficulty with reading comprehension—an issue affecting many children as they enter fourth grade. With the help of her tutor, McKenna learns to bring the same focus and determination she uses in her gymnastics training to improve her reading skills and get her grades back up. As McKenna’s self-assurance deepens, so does her desire to help her friends to face their own challenges. The nonfiction section in the back of the McKenna books features questions and advice from real girls on overcoming obstacles in the classroom and beyond.

To explore their own special talents, girls can participate in the McKenna’s Take the Challenge! strength-finding quiz at americangirl.com/girloftheyear. Upon completion of the quiz, girls

will discover their top three strengths out of a possible eight categories, such as Music & Rhythm, Math & Numbers, and Nature & Animals. After completing ten fun offline challenges     that correspond to a particular strength category, girls will receive a trophy. And for each        trophy earned, American Girl will donate 25¢ (up to $50,000) to Save the Children’s U.S.     Literacy Program.

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About the Product Noodle Your IQ is a line of wood and metal brain teasers puzzles. Noodle Your IQ puzzles will challenge your mind to develop new skills and stay healthy. Strengthen your brain, try them all!   My Take on the Product When I received this I was excited to challenge myself and see how long it took to solve this puzzle. Unfortunately for me it took a little while longer that I would have initially thought. That being said I shared this with my seven year old daughter and let her try and amazingly enough she had it solved in about 3 minutes… was it beginners luck or is she truly a genius … who knows! All I do know is that this game was a blast and Discovery Bay Games has games like this and many more that will challenge you and will allow you to have a blast with your family! I highly encourage you to check them out, you will not be disappointed!   All opinions expressed in this review are my own and not influenced in any way by the company.  Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. Please refer to this site’s Disclaimer  for more information. I have been compensated or given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions. ————————————————————————- New to the Divadom or to Dad of Divas Reviews? Please Subscribe to my RSS Feed! Subscribe in a reader Questions?Drop me a line at dadofdivas@gmail.com

39DollarGlasses.com is a great website for people looking for discount glasses. The site itself was amazing as it was filled with a ton of great glasses of every type. So whether you were looking for plastic eyeglasses or like me, metal eyeglasses you do not need to look any further than this site. The site itself was easy to navigate and there are some very intuitive functions on the site that allow you to be able to better determine what frames that would look good on your face. As you see in the video that I posted, I chose to find new sunglasses and the process was very simple. Once I found the frame that I wanted I simply had to give them my specs from an eye-exam. Then I made choices on what I wanted in my lenses. I found that you could upgrade the lenses with things such as scratch guard, transitions lenses and much more.. I chose to stay working with traditional lenses and I was happy to find that it did not take long for the lenses to ship and to arrive.

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As the race towards the holidays heats up, moms everywhere are dreading the influx of snacks, cookies and sweet treats their children will face throughout the holiday season – but what they may not realize is how bad these foods can be for their children’s teeth. Believe it or not, candy is not the worst snack children can eat. Food such as chips and crackers – abundant at holiday parties – actually stay in teeth for longer periods of time which can potentially cause cavities.1

Dr. Jennifer Salzer, mom of 4, orthodontist and dentist has some great tips for surviving the holiday season while maintaining healthy teeth for your children. Below are just a few examples:

Tasty Alternatives
Hosting a holiday party? Serve more teeth-friendly options like fruits and cheeses which are better alternatives to foods such as chips and crackers that stay in teeth for longer periods of time potentially leading to cavities. Regardless of the snack choice, it is best to treat all candies and treats the same: eat quickly, and brush as soon as possible!

Stocking Stuffers
Use the holidays as an opportunity to restock your children with new oral care products by filling stockings with items that are fun and made just for them. Top choices include Oral-B Stages products that feature favorite Disney characters for the younger set and the Crest & Oral-B Pro-Health FOR ME line for tweens.

Smarter Beverage Choices
If you and your children can’t brush your teeth immediately after eating, be sure to rinse your mouths thoroughly with water to help prevent tooth decay. If you choose bottled water, check the label for fluoride content. According to the American Dental Association, fluoridated water can help reduce the risk of cavities for children.

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Since 1990, club owners Bruce and Pam Boring have traveled California’s wine country searching for limited-production wines from small, family-owned wineries dedicated to the art of making fine wine. Whether for yourself or a gift, CWC membership is an adventure in wine tasting that will not be experienced anywhere else.

They journey not only to Napa and Sonoma, but to less-explored wine regions like Santa Barbara, Monterey, the Sierra Foothills and beyond.

Membership costs nothing, you can cancel anytime, and every wine is 100% guaranteed.

More than three-quarters of California’s 2,100+ wineries are small, boutique, mom-and-pop operations whose wines never travel beyond their local markets and private customer lists. Come discover them with me!

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My Thoughts on the Wine Club

Over the past three months I have been trying out the wine from this wine club and I have to say that I am impressed. I have gotten to try wines form three different vineyards and each was very different, but still very good.

This month they sent me some of their best wine of the year as many people will use this as a gift for others (or for themselves) during the holidays.

As always they sent me two wines, a red and a white and both could not be more different, but both were very good too. The red that I received was so unique and the Tulip Hill Winery did a great job at putting together Montepulciano grapes with Cabernet to make a smooth, rich wine that has a flavor that was out of this world.

All-in-all I have to say that this has been a great membership and I can see that anyone that loves wine would love receiving this type of membership as a gift. You get surprised each month and educated at the same time, thus it is the best of both worlds! Membership is also so convenient, and especially in this busy time of year giving a gift like this takes the stress out of the holidays.

If you have never been a part of a wine club before or if you have and are looking for something new, this wine club is great and is definitely one that I would highly recommend to all!

Also, as a reminder all Dad of Divas readers are getting a special discount from the wine club:

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• In addition to receiving a 10% discount on any gifts they order from the site, if you decide to sign-up for a Wine Club Membership, you will receive a 10% discount on their first month of membership and a free bottle of wine in your first months shipment.

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About the Phone

The follow-up to the extremely successful GALAXY S, Samsung’s GALAXY S II is a powerhouse of a smartphone in a fantastically sleek and lightweight design. Considerably thinner than the original GALAXY S and rivals such as the iPhone 4 (8.49mm v 9.3mm) the GALAXY S II is stunningly light (only 117g) and packs the latest version of Android (Gingerbread). The one feature most people will notice immediately is Samsung’s best ever screen; the monster 4.27-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen runs at 480 x 800 resolution, has colours visibly brighter and more vivid than other phones, better contrast and lower power consumption, and performs superbly for gaming and watching video. Plus there’s an 8.1 megapixel camera with full 1080p HD video recording, video playback at 30 frames per second and a dual-core processor, with each core running at a blistering 1Ghz for an incredibly responsive experience. The GALAXY S II comes with four hubs to help you make the most of your Galaxy S II; Social, your chatting life in one place, Readers, Samsung’s new ebook reader area, Game, the easiest way to download and play the best games, and Music, with access to over 12 million tracks.

Product Features

• Network: HSPA+ 21Mbps/HSUPA 5.76Mbps, EDGE/GPRS Class 12, Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Quad band UMTS 850/900/1900/2100
• Operation System: Android Platform 2.3. Dual Core Application Processor provides unsurpassed functionality and density for faster browsing, quicker multi-tasking, a smoother UI, snappier streaming and highly efficient gaming.
• Display: 4.3″ WVGA SUPER AMOLED Plus. The 4.3″ SUPER AMOLED Plus display goes a step beyond the already remarkable SUPER AMOLED to provide enhanced readability, a slimmer design, and better battery consumption for the best viewing value of any smartphone.
• Camera: 8MP AF with LED Flash + 2MP Front Camera
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, BT v3.0+HS, USB v2.0. Battery: 1650mAh

Dimensions

• Size (LWH): 2.6 inches, 0.33 inches, 4.93 inches
• Weight: 4.16 ounces

Product Features

• Battery Type: Lithium Ion

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Xploderz, a new firing system that will change the way you shoot forever! With more distance and more ammo, Xploderz blasters boast a patented firing and ammo system using hydrated rounds that burst on impact. Xploderz blasters carry almost 70 rounds of ammo which you can reload in seconds. With H2Grow Ammo Technology you have the power to create hundreds of rounds of ammo simply by adding water. Xploderz XBlaster 200 shoots up to 50 feet.

The XBlaster 200 is the ultimate blaster for close range combat

Unique H2Grow Technology allows you to make your own ammo

Close Range Combat
The XBlaster 200 is the ultimate handheld air-powered weapon, ideal for close range combat. The XBlaster 200 fires up to 50 feet and includes an Xploderz Ammo Clip and 70 ready-to-fire rounds. Load, pull back the power arm and release to fire! Finally, an innovative and safe ammo system that packs power and distance. With 200 extra rounds of ammo, you will never run out. Xploderz ammo features a patented polymer technology, creating soft gel-like rounds that explode on impact. With the simple addition of water you can grow your ammo from tiny hard beads to soft gel-like rounds. Kids love Xploderz because they provide more ammo and more distance. Parents love them because they are safe.

Growing your own ammo
H2Grow Technology allows you to make your own ammo! Xploderz ammo starts out as tiny dry beads. With the simple addition of water the ammo swells to more than 100 times its original size. Before you even begin firing you have the added fun of preparing your ammo and watching the amazing transformation into a soft-gel-like round. These rounds fire fast enough to feel on impact yet they are safe and stain-free. No cumbersome protective gear required! They are also good for the environment. Created by the Department of Agriculture to conserve water usage, superabsorbent polymers absorb and release liquid, keeping your lawn hydrated in dry weather.

More Distance More Ammo
Incorporating a patented piston firing system, Xploderz allows you to reach unprecedented shooting distances—giving kids what they want most in a blaster. With 200 extra rounds of ammo, you can quickly reload and shoot without needing to find and pickup spent ammo. Stock up for future battles with the Battle Blowout or Ammo Refill Pack, compatible with all Xploderz blasters.

What’s In The Box?
1 XBlaster 200, 1 Xploderz Ammo Clip, 200 Xploderz Ammo Refills, instruction sheet

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