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Crazy Time Getting Caught Up – 5-Minute Dungeon Preview

Sleeping Andrew
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One rather busy Tuesday today. I’m behind on my Koko Fit Club sessions and can’t fall behind on my 12 X 12 X 12. I doubled up on my strength and cardio this morning and have to do it again on Thursday. I was pretty wiped afterward but it was really satisfying. Andrew and I had lunch and then I worked up a post for tomorrow, it is an interview with Benedict Cumberbatch from last week’s #DoctorStrangeEvent.

While I worked on my post Andrew had a nice little nap on the couch. He was looking sleepy and rather than make him go to his room I let him have his time on the couch. He was already sleepy and wrapped up in his puppy dog blanket. When I was done with my post I snuck upstairs to take a quick nap. Twenty minutes of shuteye and Andrew was waking me up before I knew it.

His little nap must have done some good. He was really focused in karate this afternoon. So much so that the Sensei and Mr. Jacob both came up to tell him how well he was doing today. They were really impressed and I was very proud of him.

When we got home Eva, Andrew and I played some 5-Minute Dungeon. This is a game that I’ll be reviewing tomorrow. It was so much fun. I’ll tell you more about it tomorrow in a full review. You can find out more information at 5-Minute Dungeon and their Kickstarter starts on November 1, 2016.

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Tips for the Perfect Finding Dory Pumpkin Carving Party

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With Joseph Yakovetic

Last week I was invited to California by Walt Disney Studios (Disclosure: The Trip was All Expenses Paid). While I was in California last week I had the unique and incredible experience of learning how to carve pumpkins from a Master Pumpkin Carver, Joseph Yakovetic. This was part of a celebration for the launch of Finding Dory on Bluray (November 15) and Digital HD (Today!). I was particularly excited for this part of the trip because Andrew’s birthday party theme is Finding Dory. I’ve been going crazy raiding the dollar spot at Target to get items for the gift bags for the guests. If the kids weren’t four and five year-olds I may have thought to do Finding Dory pumpkins like the one I did on the trip, but I don’t think anyone at the house has the patience to do that.

About to start carving my Finding Dory Pumpkin

Carving the Finding Dory pumpkin was really fun. We got to the Walt Disney Studios Lot and went to an Atrium in one of the buildings. There were perfect looking pumpkins set up on each table. There were also pieces of graphite paper, a Finding Dory stencil, Finding Dory tablecloths and plates to keep things clean and for color reference. Then there were packs of tools for each person to use for tracing, carving and painting. On top of that there were some really nice gift bags and stuffed animals from the movie. I was lucky enough to get a Dory one for Andrew. He’s going to love it. Continue reading Tips for the Perfect Finding Dory Pumpkin Carving Party →