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Disney’s MILLION DOLLAR ARM Pitching Contest is open! Show us your skills!!!

A HOT ARM COULD LEAD TO A COOL MILLION! Contestants Can Test Their Fastball Skills at   Downtown Disney District in Anaheim, Calif., ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World ®  Resort in Florida or the Tribeca Family Festival in New York Nine Finalists Will Advance to the Final Contest Held at Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm” World Premiere in Hollywood, California NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Subject to Official Rules. visit Million Dollar Arm Like  MILLION DOLLAR ARM  on Facebook:  www.facebook.com/ MillionDollarArm Follow  MILLION DOLLAR ARM  on Twitter:   https://twitter.com/ DisneyPictures Visit the Official Site:  www.Disney.com/ MillionDollarArm In theaters May 16, 2014 ABOUT THE MOVIE Based on a true story, sports agent JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm) finds that business has changed and things aren’t going well for his career. In a last ditch effort to save his livelihood he concocts a scheme to find baseball’s next great pitching ac...

Day 18 of USA in a Day: Tractor Supply finds for the farm or homestead.

Dy 18 of USA in a Day. To see days 1-17 head up to the USA in a Day tab above. Have you been to a Tractor Supply store? The mr. loves to look around the ailses for useful items for projects or for supplies for the garage. I try to find something in there that I might need or want! I found a few good items for keeping the garage clean:  work brush/broom by Harper :  Metal trash can from Behrens: plastic trash can: 

Day 17 of USA in A Day: Family Furniture.

To see days 1-16 head up to the USA in A Day tab Day 17 of USA in A Day: special pieces: This is an easy find today! Around the time I was in college my Grandfather retired from his job and started making  Early American style furniture. By the time I was married and had a house, I had a enough furniture to furnish a house.  I think the only furniture we bought were beds, a few couches, and a dinning room table. From end tables to dish cupboards I have hand made furniture that my Grandfather made in his shop with wood from their family land in Pennsylvania.  This piece is called a linen press to store table clothes, and linen that was pressed and put away for the next special meal: A walnut Dish cupboard, (that I need to clean out). Most of the items in here are glass ware from Ireland, dishes from Germany, and serving pieces made in USA: I have 8 of these chairs that my Grandfather refinished and re-caned the seats.  The blue chairs next to the dish cupboard were ol...

Day 16 of USA in a day. That's a wrap.

It's Day 16 of USA in a day, to see days 1-15 head up to the USA in a Day Tab Those first 15 days were pretty easy to find items in my house that were made in USA, and then I had to look a little harder... Toiletries and medicine in our house were found to be made in USA, that was pretty easy. I did find a few toothbrushes made elsewhere so that's an area to work on purchasing USA made.  I found good ole' Pyrex still made in USA! I took a look in the kitchen drawer where I keep foil, storage bags, napkins, wax paper bags, and parchment paper. Everything was made in USA except the parchment paper. Next time when I purchase that I'll have to look for an American brand.   Ziploc food storage bags: Glad food storage bags: Reynolds Wrap : Remember alligator Baggies ? Not always easy to find in stores, but a favorite of mine: I've had these Rubbermaid Laundry baskets for longer than I can remember. I used them for cleaning out closets, toy storage, and laundry. Rubber...