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Oh yes It's here!!! The Sound of Music 50th anniversary Legacy Edition. MY FAVORITE THINGS. What a wonderful song-gets you out of those down moments in a heart beat! Julie Andrews is lovely. Another of my favorite songs is CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN. I'm just going to say all the songs are my favorite. The Sound of Music is the most in depth story I can ever remember as a child. What a special treat to watch it on television as a young child. So many aspects of this families life of being Motherless, the war, the hiding, the true strength of family. And of course the love story. Don't your just love when the Captain sings Edelweiss.  Maria. Captain Von Trapp, and his children with their singing voices can make you just want to run outside and find a mountain to sing your heart out! So do it! The Sound of Music 50th Anniversary CD is as good as it gets. It's wonderful. It's like a childhood memory flooding back with warmth and love. Something to hold onto and cherish. Eve...

Whatever Wanda  book review and giveaway: I'd go to Rubber Duck Days festival in town, wouldn't you? It's a family day for Wanda and she doesn't want to go to the festival and participate in the activities or wear the matching outfits her family is wearing. Those cute little Rubber Ducks look like so much fun to me, but Wanda is, well, not interested. If my family were going to Rubber Duck Days, I think one of my kids or both would be like, um no, but me-let's go! In this book from Shine Bright Kids, your little ones can follow the star through the book and see what kind of emotion Wanda is showing. When her mom calls her to wake up and get ready for the festival Wanda replies "Whatever". Mom is happy and excited, but Wanda pulls the covers over her head. Wanda's answer to anything is  "whatever" a ho hum kind of response she has during the festival. I'll admit, I say "whatever" to situations and that doesn't show a positive...