I had no idea that Casio made watches, I thought they only made keyboards. We own a Casio keyboard and love it. We also own a small point and shoot camera from Casio. Its a company that has been around for a very long time!

Casio asked me if i would like to review some watches and my husband needed one badly at the time so I jumped on it. I needed one just to have one, and they sent me the Baby G 3000M watch, white with a pink face. Its great for me because its VERY easy to read and you can see the digits clearly in the daytime. Its got a light, stopwatch, 5 different alarms and something that came in handy recently, its got the time zone changes for selected cities around the world. This one came in handy for me when I went to Brandcation last month because I had to switch planes in Chicago which is an hour behind me, then fly back over the time zone on the way to Orlando. I just hit a button on my watch and it was the right time each time. I love it. And its pink. I am a huge fan of pink! And its also waterproof which is good because it got dunked several times when I was doing the dishes in my culinary class this semester. The Baby G retails for $99 but  \you can get it at Amazon for $65!

My husband got very lucky and Casio sent him a Pathfinder PAW2000-1. To me its a fancy watch it does it all. My husband actually wrote a review of his own for his watch and this is what he said:

This is a great watch with so much for people on the go.  I like the idea of solar power/not having a dead watch all of a sudden then buying another one because of the hassle and generally wondering if there’s a better watch out there anyway.  I had a few things that I did not like, such as it was either pinching my wrist on top or sliding (could not get the perfect spot for a while).  Seems to break in but at first I did not like it.  The other issue and it’s kind of a big one I would think for people who use watches as alarms.  I could never hear the alarm go off unless I was already awake.  However, I have three of the five alarms set to remind me how much time I have left to get ready.
It’s fairly easy to learn the watch, but after putting away the manual for a few weeks I would be totally lost but there aren’t a lot of ways you can mess up really.  The learning curve is mostly just knowing what features you have.  So spend some time with the manual and check out the features.
The big plus is the display is nice and big, easy to read, and the backlight is just right also.
Although the watch does not scream “status” it does say “I have a good watch that will last a long, long time” and I do feel proud to wear it.  I use my iPhone as an alarm so I have all kinds of alarms going off maybe that’s why I don’t hear it lol.

I can tell you my husband cannot live without his watch now, he uses it SO MUCH in his classes. And we both absolutely love the quality of the bands on these watches. Its one of the reasons I waited a while to post the review because I didn’t want to rush it without testing the bands, the first part that usually breaks on cheaper watches. Greg’s Pathfinder watch retails for $350 but you can get it at Amazon for $234!!

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Disclosure: Product(s) were provided to facilitate this review. However opinions remain my own.

Starring Sterling Knight, Danielle Campbell,Maggie Castle, Brandon Mychal Smith and Chelsea Staub

(First You get to read the official Press Release of this movie, my review is at the bottom!)

StarStruck, a hit Disney Channel Original Movie, will debut on DVD June 8, 2010 with more movie and music — available in two ways: as a single DVD or a 2 disc set that includes the DVD+ Full Length Soundtrack CD. Each exciting release contains a never-before-seen exclusive extended scene and additional music with eight Rock-Along tracks and three music videos. The 2 disc set includes the DVD, plus the Walt Disney Records CD soundtrack with chart-climbing songs performed by stars Sterling Knight and Brandon Mychal Smith (“Sonny With A Chance”) among others. Both products (the DVD and 2-disc DVD+CD) will be available in stores June 8, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE).

StarStruck, a music and adventure-filled romp that hits all the right notes for kids and tweens, tells the story of Jessica Olson (Danielle Campbell, Prison Break) and her older sister Sara (Maggie Castle, Time Traveler’s Wife), who are heading to Hollywood from Kalamazoo, Michigan, on a family trip to visit their grandmother. Sara is obsessed with pop star Christopher Wilde (Sterling Knight, Sonny with a Chance) and hopes to track him down while in California, but Jessica could care less about the stuck-up star and would rather go sightseeing. When the sisters arrive in L.A. Sara takes Jessica on a hunt to find Christopher and a chance meeting with the star sets off a series of comic adventures that feature many of L.A.’s landmark locations. As the sisters sightsee and spend time together, Jessica gets to know the real Christopher and soon their friendship grows. Ultimately Christopher must decide what is more important — being himself or becoming a movie star. Disney Channel stars Brandon Mychal Smith (Sonny With a Chance) and Chelsea Staub (JONAS) also star as Christopher’s loyal best friend and fame- hungry girlfriend, respectively.

The ‘out of this world’ bonuses featured on the StarStruck: Extended Edition DVD include:
•    Extended version of the movie – only available on DVD
•    More Music with eight Rock-Along tracks to sing-along with!
•    Three Hot Music Videos

StarStruck was #1 in its time slot among kids ages 6-11 and tweens ages 9-14, and was the most watched February original movie premiere in total viewers. StarStruck: The Extended Edition DVD is the only way to get the exclusive content not aired on TV. A modern day Cinderella story, StarStruck promotes strong messages about honesty, humility, self-acceptance, and strength of character.

StarStruck: Extended Edition 2 Disc DVD+CD is priced at $29.99 (SRP) from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Also available is a single disc of the film, priced at U.S. $26.99 (SRP) and Canada $29.99 (SRP) from Walt Disney Home Entertainment.

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, a recognized leader in the home entertainment industry, is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax and Buena Vista product, which includes DVD, Blu-ray® Disc and electronic distribution. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is a division of Disney Enterprises, Inc.

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This movie had everything a tween girl would love. Its aimed at the ages of 6-14. It stars two of the lead characters of the Disney show “Sonny with a Chance”. My oldest wanted nothing to do with it but I let my daughter watch it. Actually she sucked me into watching it with her and you know what? I really enjoyed it! Its cliche though, famous guy gets with not so famous girl etc. But it was cute. Alyssa balked at the kissing scenes but that’s only because she thinks boys have cooties still and she is 7 years old. She really loved the extra footage at the end of the DVD with the music videos, and really loved the music. I would definitely buy this if I had a tween/teen daughter. This was a cute movie!

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Disclosure: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment provided me with a DVD/CD set for review purposes, opinions are my own.

Ok so I am guilty of not spending enough time with my family doing an activity. I know there are other moms like me. We just get so busy with our lives that we forget to spend some quality time with eachother! For me that meant I needed an activity and board games came to mind. We didn’t really have any games, we just never got a collection started. Well,  we have a few to play with now!

(yes it took a lot of attempts to catch the ball in the air!)