What Laptop to Buy for the Best Entertainment Value

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Besides blogging, my laptop is used for a lot of different things – it entertains my son with YouTube videos and playing games, it keeps me busy entering sweepstakes, and my daughters watching Netflix, pinning stuff, tumbling stuff, or vining. (Is that how you say it?) Anyway, when my last laptop went to the big recycling center in the sky, it left me wondering – what is the best type of laptop for our needs? What laptop won’t freeze because I have 30 tabs opened while I’m entering contest, or when my son is watching videos and playing games at the same time? I did some research, and I realized a ‘gamer’ laptop would be the best way to go – and I found a great one for a great value at Best Buy.

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This laptop provides extreme performance of AMD’s most powerful mobile processer to deliver exceptional Gaming and Entertainment experience– the AMD FX Special Edition APU*
The HP Envy TouchSmart 15.6” touch screen laptop makes multitasking a breeze so you can spend more time with your family! The Quick AMD FX series processor is great for daily tasks such as managing your personal life or streaming movies or videos and provides great video quality for gaming or catching up on your favorite youtube videos.
The AMD FX Special Edition APU introduces mobile systems with AMD’s highest performing APUs, exclusive at Best Buy. When you are looking for a notebook, the AMD FX Special Edition APU will provide you with unbelievable performance, gaming and productivity. Plus, with the new FX APU powered notebook, be unbeatable and experience the processing power of 10 compute cores (4 CPU + 6 GPU)**!
Unbelievable PC Performance
Exceptional Gaming and Entertainment Experience
Mega-Multitasking
Award Winning Graphics

 

If you are looking for a top of the line gamer laptop with the best feature available – head to Best Buy and pick up the HP Envy TouchSmart 15.6” touch screen laptop!

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Why You MUST See AVENGERS: Age of Ultron This Weekend!

I have to admit I am a big super hero movie fan. Before it was even a fad I loved watching movies where being a hero, and good prevailed. So of course when Avengers first came out – and all the Captain America, Iron Man , Hulk and Thor movies – we made sure to go watch them asap!
So when I became a blogger and I started to get opportunities to get a sneak peek of these and other Disney movies, I was obviously beyond excited. Now when I saw the previews of  the new Avengers: Age of Ultron I thought , like most sequels, it wouldn’t compare to the original. However, after spending 2 hours glued to my seat (Ok, well except for one bathroom break with my son because he got a large ICEE) I was impressed to say that – wait for it …

Was even better than the original.

I’m not sure if it’s because in the first Avengers movie they were all just getting to know each other, or maybe I’ve just grown to love all the Avengers in an individual sense since they had their own movies. But I loved LOVED the interaction between all the Avengers, and I was suprised at how many times we literally laughed out loud.

I also suggest if possible SEE IT IN 3D! I have been to plenty of 3D movies that I felt disappointed in; normally they are blurry, or it doesn’t feel like a 3D film, but the Avengers didn’t disappoint. Though some of the actions scenes were a bit confusing to the eye (but it  could be just me, or where we sat, towards the front) but overall it was more than just a movie – it was an experience!

Avengers: Age of Ultron opens in theaters this Friday (check your local theaters for midnight screenings)!

Also – take your kids dressed at their favorite superhero – we saw ALL kinds at the preview this week!

 

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Marvel Studios presents “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

 

Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” stars Robert Downey Jr., who returns as Iron Man, along with Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as Hulk and Chris Evans as Captain America. Together with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and with the additional support of Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine, Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, the team must reassemble to defeat James Spader as Ultron, a terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Pietro Maximoff, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen and meet an old friend in a new form when Paul Bettany becomes Vision.

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NO BAKE PEANUT BUTTER REESES ICE CREAM PIE

If you are looking for a delicious indulgent dessert that doesn’t require a lot of fuss, you’ve come to the right place for this tasty no  bake peanut butter reeses ice cream pie. Please do note, that it’s best if you can freeze the crust and such overnight. So if you are having company this weekend make sure to slip it in the freezer the night before your guest arrive.

Ingredients:

1 Quart Peanut Butter Flavored Ice Cream or Reese’s Chunk

5 tablespoons Melted butter

Nutter Butter Cookies

Reese’s Pieces

Whipped Cream
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Directions: 

Allow ice cream to sit and thaw for quite a while until it becomes creamy and able to be stirred. Mix 12 bag of Reese’s Pieces in with the ice cream and stir to combine.   Add approximately 20 Nutter Butter cookies into a food processer along with 5 tablespoons of melted butter..  Spoon Cookie mixture you just made into a 9-inch pie pan and form crust.  Pour ice cream and Reese’s mix into the piecrust and freeze for several hours or overnight.  Right before you are ready to serve, use the remaining Reese’s pieces and top your ice cream cake and decorate edges with whipped cream.

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Note: Do not add the Reese’s Pieces to the top cake before you freeze it otherwise the colors will bleed.

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Get Kreative and Win with Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies Treats®

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 This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies Treats®

Baseball is my all time favorite sport. I started playing when I was 6 years old, and throughout my high school career. I was so excited when it was time for my son to play t-ball this year, and we’ve had a blast with the kids on the team and the other parents. Since we have such a great group, my son & I decided to put together some baseball goodie bags for the team. Of course we had to include one of our favorite snacks – Rice Krispies Treats®. We hit up some stores and picked up some fun stuff to reward the kids for all their hard work this season.

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Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies Treats®, Major League Baseball® and legendary shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr., are teaming up to help families unlock the fun this baseball season with their favorite snack. Rice Krispies Treats® will give one lucky winner the chance of a lifetime – to play a game of catch with Cal Ripken during the 2015 MLB All-Star Week!!
All you have to do is pick up a box of specialy-marked Rice Krispies Treats® and enter the code for your chance to win!

rice_krispiesUntil April 30, 2015, Kellogg’s will be looking for another fan to hang out with Cal during All-Star Week. Enter to win by tweeting a photo of you and your family enjoying Rice Krispies Treats using hashtag #GetKreativeSweeps and Kellogg’s will select a winner.

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Families don’t need to win it all to enjoy exciting experiences together. Rice Krispies Treats® is sharing inspiration to help families’ #GetKreative with unique treat creations that spark imagination year-round at www.KelloggsFamilyRewards.com. You can also vote for your favorite creations for the chance to win more exciting prizes like authentic Rawlings baseball signed by Cal Ripken Jr, or Rawlings baseball and Wilson glove (awarded in the form of a gift card).

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies Treats®

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Cinco De Mayo Cherry Limeade Margarita

I’ve gotten a lot of request for some “Cinco De Mayo” recipes, and this can be made for adults or children (just remove the alcohol). I actually love the virgin Cherry Limeade the kids and I drink it all the time.Cherry Limeade ingred. 1

2 Person serving

4 oz. of Tequila

2oz Triple Sec

4 cups of Sprite

1/4 cup of Sweet and Sour Mix

1/4 cup of Grenadine

1/2 Lime freshly squeezed

5 Maraschino Cherries

 

Directions: 

Fill a pitcher up with ice

Pour in the Tequila and Tripe sec

Add the 4 cups Sprite, Grenadine and Sweet and Sour mix

Squeeze the juice from 1/2 a lime

Stir to fully mix all ingredients

Garnish with Cherries and lime wedges

Cherry Limeade Margarita mine

 

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