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Early last month I as well as several of the Walmart Moms had a chance to sit down with the producers of the Secrets of the Mountain for an exclusive viewing in NYC. Secrets of the Mountain is a television movie produced by Walmart and P&G. I know what you’re thinking, “Oh no, not a cheesy made for TV movie full of product placement.” Well, let me tell you, there is product placement; a little heavy towards the beginning, but this movie nonetheless is very well done.

It tells of a single mother and her family dealing with issues brought on by divorce. The mom is a public defender who copes with the divorce by keeping busy at work. Her busy schedule puts a strain on the family’s relationship, but things change as the family goes on a trip to visit the mountain they inherited from their uncle. The trip turns into a quest of teachable moments. It shows the importance of sticking together as a family through life’s trials and triumphs.

With this movie, Walmart and P&G hope to take back primetime family TV by delivering good quality entertainment for families. Remember TGIF? Remember tuning in to ABC every Friday night to watch your favorite family programs? Walmart and P&G are very passionate about this project and they are already working on the next movie. This project will continue if you tune in to the premiere of Secrets of the Mountain April 16, 2010 at 8/7c on NBC. If you have a blog, Twitter, or Facebook account, feel free to post your thoughts. Your feedback (positive or negative) will help Walmart and P&G with future productions.

Take a peek at the trailer. What do you think? You can see what some of The Wamart Moms have to say about the movie here.

Giveaway

How would you like a chance to win the Secrets of the Mountain DVD and soundtrack, produced by Randy Jackson? This bundle will be available at Walmart on April 17th. For a chance to win, share why family entertainment is important to your family.

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Movie night is back! Enter to win the Secrets of The Mountain DVD and soundtrack over at Sophistishe! http://bit.ly/boeoBd @sheenatatum

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Comments will close on April 14th, 2010 at 7PM CST. A winner from the U.S. will then be randomly selected and announced at the top of this post. Good luck!

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And the winners are: Loni (trippyjanet) & Sheila (skkorman)! Congrats!

This afternoon I decided to pop in a DVD in hopes of entertaining Jayden while I attempted to get some work done on my laptop. We had received The Princess and the Frog Blu-ray Combo Pack last week, so I thought that would be a good choice. I loaded up the Blu-ray Disc Player and toggled with the surround sound.

As soon as the movie began, his eyes instantly became glued to the big screen. I thought, “Ok maybe this could work. For real this time.” He danced to the tunes, he sat on the coffee table, he ran off and played with toys, and lounged in his chair. He laughed. He pointed. He whined for cookties, wawa, and paci. Then he started to itch. And I got my hands all greasy slathering him in ointment. He wanted to snuggle. He tossed and turned. He held on to my fingers for security. He got up and played with his toys and came back for more snuggles. I started to feel as though my mission had failed and this movie was only playing for my pleasure.

When the movie ended, he fell asleep and I snuck off into the office. It was my wish that I’d get some work done this afternoon, only that didn’t happen. So I will be staying up a little late tonight until that wish does come true.

Giveaway

I’m giving away 1 of 2 The Princess and the Frog single disc DVDs. For a chance to win, simply leave a comment.

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Comments will close on April 1st, 2010 at 7PM CST. A winner from the U.S. will then be randomly selected and announced at the top of this post. Good luck!

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