Movie Review of "Moneyball" with Brad Pitt.

I get invited to a lot of free movie screenings before the movies hit the theaters.   They're always during the week and usually my husband doesn't want to go.  Well I finally drug my husband to one. Last night we saw Moneyball that's coming out this Friday.

My husband is a HUGE baseball fan and so he already knew the story of Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) but I know very little about baseball and had never heard of the guy. Despite that, we both REALLY liked it.

It tells the story of how Beane, a general manager for the Oakland Athletics, couldn't compete in the baseball world because they're a low budget franchise (I forget but $30-40M maybe?) against teams like the Yankees with their $125 budget per year. He met a guy who believed in sabermetrics...a method of quantifying players based on statistics instead of traditional baseball techniques. He decided to try it since he couldn't buy big bucks players so instead looked for "under valued players" and players who got on base often despite other flaws. They did a good job of incorporating the statistical method without making it too complicated of boring.

I'm not a huge Brad Pitt fan, but thought he was great (so did my husband). The other big character was the VERY chubby, VERY nerdy guy he brought in to help him with the statistics and picking players based on it.  Sort of the non-typical baseball guy.   The character is played by Jonah Hill, usually known for comedy, and we both LOVED his character.  I think he played the role perfectly.  There were some other more minor characters played by Robin Wright Penn and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

Even if you're not a baseball fan or give one hoot about statistics or any of that, it's a great story. Sort of the underdog takes on the world type story. It's rated PG-13 for language, but there's no nudity, sex, drugs, etc. Definitely a good movie for older kids too.

If you see it this weekend, come back and let me know if you enjoyed it!! We give it two thumbs up

Great Time to Join Swagbucks for an Extra 50 Swagbucks!!

I hope you've heard of Swagbucks  by now.    I joined over a year ago and absolutely LOVE it.    If you don't know, it's a search engine that is powered by Google and Ask.com and will reward you with "swagbucks" for doing your routine searching.    You then redeem your "swagbucks" for gift cards or prizes.    I've been getting five Amazon $5 gift cards per month since April 2010.  So that earns me $300 per year in Amazon gift cards I can use to buy gifts, video games, books, etc.    I did quite a bit of my Christmas shopping using my Amazon credit that I'd earned through Swagbucks.   I also have bought other giftcards (such as itunes), actual products, and had money deposited into my paypal account.  

There's a wide variety of way to earn points, from the simple searching, to watching videos (they've recently added some fun food ones) to playing  games.   You can also use their shopping links to earn a percentage back.    I fairly easily earn quite a few swagbucks by doing a variety of the activities as my time allows.

Well if you've not joined yet, I have a special deal for you.    Certain individuals have been given a special swag code we can give away to new people who join through our links.    And I'm one of the lucky people with the code and you're one of the lucky people who can use it!!

Join now through the banner at the top to get the 30 swagbucks everyone gets when they join, but remember to ALSO enter the code  AUGUSTBONUS in the code box for the EXTRA 50 swagbucks I can give you!  That's a total of 80 swagbucks right off the bat.   If you have any problems getting your extra bonus bucks, just contact them through their customer service email, or even email me and I can always get it worked out for you.   The extra 50 swagbucks are only good through the end of the day (Swagbucks time) Friday Aug. 12th.  

So join now and start earning those swagbucks!   I love it and I'm sure you will too!

$25 Gift Card Giveaway!!

Once again as a Pearista, I'm going to introduce you to some of Pear Tree Greetings products, and am offering a giveaway.    This month the giveaway is a great one--$25 to spend on ANY item(s) on their site!!   Here's just a few of the items you can get.

I love these thank you notes.    I think thank you notes also make great teacher gifts or Christmas gifts.  You can personalize them with your monogram and they also carry matching address labels. 

It's never to early to start thinking about getting photo Christmas cards.    Hopefully you're more organized than me and can order some soon!   These also have matching address labels and Christmas letter inserts available.  

Whatever your stationery needs are, Pear Tree can satisfy them.   They carry birthday party and wedding invitations, other holiday cards (Halloween will be here soon!), and so many other products.    Go check them out!

WIN IT: 

Pear Tree Greeting has offered one of my readers  $25 gift card (ecard) to use on any item(s) on their site.

Mandatory Entry:

Go to the Pear Tree site and tell me one thing you'll order (the item name...not just thank you notes for example).

Extra Entries:  
1)  Follow me on GFC  

2)  Sign up for my email newsletter in the upper right side bar and make sure to verify the link in the email you'll receive   (2 entries so leave 2 comments)
3)  Enter any other open giveaway.
4) "Like" me on my BRAND NEW Pammie in Jammies facebook page.    Two credits so leave two entries. 

5) Like Pear Tree on facebook and tell them Pammie in Jammies sent you! 
6)  Join swagbucks through the referral link on this post and get 5 extra entries in this giveaway.  You must be an active member of swagbucks at the end of the giveaway for these entries to count.  Make sure to leave 5 separate entries.  If you join by the end of day Aug. 12th, you'll get an EXTRA 50 swagbucks.   After Aug. 12th, you'll get the usual sign up bonus.  


RULES:
Giveaway begins now and ends Saturday August 13th at 10PM EST.   Must be 18 or older to enter and must reside in the US. Winner will be selected with random.org and will be notified by email.   Winner must respond by within 48 hours  or a new winner will be selected.  Prize will be mailed from the sponsor.



 

Disclosure:   I received no products to review for this post.    I'm merely offering the giveaway as a treat to my readers.       My post is my own and my honest opinion and not influenced in any way by the sponsor. .

Get a Coupon for a Free Fresh Express Salad.

For those of you that are already Vocalpoint members, click the link below to sign up for your coupon for the free salad.   Hurry!   The coupons always go fast.     If you're not already a member, you'll need to sign up first.    Vocalpoint often offers some great free items to sample, so sign up now!!
Sign up at vocalpoint for free samples

Two Free Museum Admissions.....Lots of Museums in All States to Choose From!

Free Ticket for Two

To receive your free Museum Day Ticket for two people only, please enter your information into the fields on the form provided at the link below. Your Ticket will be emailed to you after you submit your information. You must print your ticket and present it to receive your free admission.    It's sponsored by Smithsonian, but there are multiple museums available in every state (not just Smithsonian related ones) and you can select which museum you want to get your tickets for. 

 Free Museum Admissions info.

Pear Tree Notelettes--Review and Giveaway of 24 Notelettes

As a Pear Tree Pearista, I'm once again able to introduce you to a new product they carry....The Notelettes!    I think they'd be PERFECT to use as little cards to stick on gifts.    The ones shown on the left can even be personalized with your initial.   Just write happy birthday or whatever on the inside and then attach it to the gift.   

They're small cards that are only business card sized, so perfect to include in lunch boxes or stick in your husband's suitcase when he's traveling.   Wouldn't these little heart notes that say "I LOVE YOU" with the cutout heart be just perfect for that!   Such an easy way to make your family feel special and loved.  

You can also do photo notelettes.    So many choices!   

One lucky reader of Pammie in Jammies is going to win their own choice of the 14 designed Notelettes.    Think of all the fun things you can do with these. 

WIN IT: 

Pear Tree Greeting has offered one of my readers 24 Notelettes...some of which can be personalized with photos or initials, etc.  

Mandatory Entry:

What would these little Notelettes for?    Give me some ideas!   Or tell me which of the 14 styles you would select for yourself?    Give the Pear Tree name and not just one of the ones shown above.  (i.e. go to the site!)

Extra Entries:  
1)  Follow me on GFC  (2 entries so leave 2 comments) 

2)  Sign up for my email newsletter in the upper right side bar and make sure to verify the link in the email you'll receive   (2 entries so leave 2 comments)
3)  Enter any other open giveaway.
4) "Like" me on my BRAND NEW Pammie in Jammies facebook page.    Two credits so leave two entries. 

5) Like Pear Tree on facebook and tell them Pammie in Jammies sent you! 
6)  Join swagbucks through the referral link on this post and get 5 extra entries in this giveaway.  You must be an active member of swagbucks at the end of the giveaway for these entries to count.  Make sure to leave 5 separate entries.

RULES:
Giveaway begins now and ends Wed July 6th at 10PM EST.   Must be 18 or older to enter and must reside in the US. Winner will be selected with random.org and will be notified by email.   Winner must respond by within 48 hours  or a new winner will be selected.  Prize will be mailed from the sponsor.



 

Disclosure:   I received no products to review for this post.    I'm merely offering the giveaway as a treat to my readers.       My post is my own and my honest opinion and not influenced in any way by the sponsor. .

Get a FREE Collage Photo at Walgreen's

Walgreen's Collage Photo Print   for FREE when you use the coupon code 1FREEBIE when you check out.     Must pick up in store.    Expires June 18!

Available in 4x6, 5x7, and 8x10 sizes Printed on photo paper, available with a glossy or matte finish Include up to 20 photos and choose your background color Add an optional title either above or below your photos

These would make great gifts for dad or grandpa for Father's Day.   Now to just decide which photos to pick...hmmmm.....