The War Begins TOMORROW Night October 27th...Whose side are you on? #TheGoodWife

One of my favorite ways to spend my Sunday evenings are curled up on my couch watching the drama ensue on one of my very favorite shows...The Good Wife.

If you're not a fan of The Good Wife (and you definitely should be) then let me give you the lowdown on one of my favorite shows on TV.

About the Show:  THE GOOD WIFE stars Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, a wife and mother who reinvents her life following her husband’s sex and political corruption scandal. Four years into her tenure at the law firm of Lockhart/Gardner, Alicia accepts a prestigious partner offer from her bosses, Diane Lockhart, Will Gardner and David Lee. However, a mutual attraction with Will leaves Alicia conflicted after she agrees to renew her vows with her husband, Peter, who has won the gubernatorial election with the help of campaign manager Eli Gold. After much thought, Alicia agrees to leave Lockhart/Gardner to start a new firm with her colleague, Cary Agos, who is unable to convince investigator Kalinda Sharma to join them. Now, Alicia must find a way to balance her evolving career, her new position as First Lady of Illinois and her roles as a wife and mother to her teenage children, Zach and Grace. Emboldened by the prospect of taking control of her future, Alicia bravely ventures into unknown territory.

If you are a fan of the show, then you know the tension has been mounting as Alicia and Cary plot to leave Lockhart Gardner to start a new firm, I personally can't wait to see sparks fly this Sunday.  In anticipation of the show, CBS wants to know which side are you on Team Lockhart/Gardner or Team Florrick/Agos?  Be sure to head over to Facebook and pick a side!

 

I'm personally '#TeamFlorrick/Agos and I can't wait to tune in on Sunday to see what goes down!  Don't forget to tune in to CBS Sunday October 27th at (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) to catch The Good Wife and watch as the ish really hits the fan!

Disclosure:  This post was sponsored by The Role Mommy Writer's Network.

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Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids Choice Awards Nominees!

If there was one television show that my children look forward to all year long, it’s the Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards!

If I’m being honest, I’d have to admit that I don’t mind watching it, oh who am I kidding, I love watching the awards show as much as they do—hey, the performances rock!  So, as you probably already guessed we are super psyched about the upcoming Nickelodeon’s 25^th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards!  and I’m super excited to tell you that the nominations are out for the Nickelodeon’s 25^th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards—did your kiddo’s favorite band or actress get nominated?  Find out below!

Nickelodeon announced today the nominees for the milestone 25^th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards, helmed by international superstar Will Smith and airing live from USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast).  A star-studded line-up will be vying for the coveted Kids’ Choice Blimps at this year’s show, as kids honor their favorites spanning the worlds of film, music, TV and sports, including Jessica Alba, Antonio Banderas, Justin Bieber, Big Time Rush, Jack Black, Ty Burrell, Jim Carrey, Miranda Cosgrove, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Victoria Justice, Bruno Mars, Taylor Lautner, Danica Patrick, Katy Perry, Michael Phelps, Daniel Radcliffe, Adam Sandler and Kristen Stewart. Beginning March 1, kids will be able to cast their votes in 20 total categories across all of Nickelodeon’s digital outlets, including Nick.com, Nick Mobile app as well as Nickelodeon’s Facebook page and Twitter feed.

Wizards, Smurfs and a martial arts panda dominated the movie categories, with the Harry Potter franchise conjuring up top nods with four nominations for Favorite Movie, Favorite Book (the Harry Potter series), Daniel Radcliffe for Favorite Movie Actor and Emma Watson for Favorite Movie Actress.   The Smurfs nabbed three nominations, including Favorite Movie, Sofia Vergara for Favorite Movie Actress and Katy Perry for Favorite Voice in an Animated Movie.  The mega-hit Kung Fu Panda franchise ate up nominations for Favorite Movie, Favorite Cartoon and Jack Black for Favorite Voice in an Animated Movie.

This year’s dual nods include The Muppets for Favorite Movie and Amy Adams for Favorite Movie Actress and the Twilight franchise for Favorite Book (the Twilight series) and Kristen Stewart for Favorite Movie Actress.  In the music categories, international superstars LMFAO, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift go head-to-head all receiving two nods for Favorite Group/Female Singer and Favorite Song.

In television, the stars of Nickelodeon’s hit comedy iCarly - Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor - duke it out as they dominate the Funniest TV Sidekick category.  Additionally, American Idol grabs its eighth nomination for Favorite Reality Show up against returning contenders, America’s Funniest Home Videos, America’s Got Talent and Wipeout.

The complete list of nominees for Nickelodeon’s 25^th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards is as follows:

TELEVISION

Favorite TV Show

• Good Luck Charlie
• iCarly
• Victorious
• Wizards of Waverly Place

 

Favorite Reality Show

• American Idol
• America’s Funniest Home Videos
• America’s Got Talent
• Wipeout

 

Favorite TV Actor

• Tim Allen
• Ty Burrell
• Alex Heartman
• Jake Short

 

Favorite TV Actress

• Miranda Cosgrove
• Selena Gomez
• Victoria Justice
• Bridgit Mendler

 

Funniest TV Sidekick

• Nathan Kress
• Jennette McCurdy
• Jennifer Stone
• Jerry Trainor

 

Favorite Cartoon

• Kung Fu Panda
• Phineas & Ferb
• Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated
• SpongeBob SquarePants

 

SPORTS

Favorite Male Athlete

• Derek Jeter
• Michael Phelps
• Tim Tebow
• Shaun White

 

Favorite Female Athlete

• Kelly Clark
• Danica Patrick
• Serena Williams
• Venus Williams

 

FILM

Favorite Movie

• Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• The Muppets
• The Smurfs

 

Favorite Movie Actor

• Jim Carrey (Mr. Popper’s Penguins)
• Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides)
• Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2)
• Adam Sandler (Jack & Jill)

 

Favorite Movie Actress

• Amy Adams (The Muppets)
• Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1)
• Sofia Vergara (The Smurfs)
• Emma Watson (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2)

 

Favorite Animated Movie

• Cars 2
• Kung Fu Panda 2
• Puss in Boots
• Rio

 

Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie

• Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots)
• Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda 2)
• Johnny Depp (Rango)
• Katy Perry (The Smurfs)

 

MUSIC

Favorite Music Group

• Big Time Rush
• Black Eyed Peas
• Lady Antebellum
• LMFAO

 

Favorite Male Singer

• Justin Bieber
• Toby Keith
• Bruno Mars
• Usher

 

Favorite Female Singer

• Lady Gaga
• Selena Gomez
• Katy Perry
• Taylor Swift

 

Favorite Song

• Born this Way (by Lady Gaga)
• Firework (by Katy Perry)
• Party Rock Anthem (by LMFAO)
• Sparks Fly (by Taylor Swift)

 

OTHER CATEGORIES

Favorite Book

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
• Harry Potter series
• Hunger Games series
• Twilight series

 

Favorite Videogame

• Just Dance 3
• Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
• Mario Kart 7
• Super Mario Galaxy

 

Favorite Buttkicker

• Jessica Alba
• Tom Cruise
• Kelly Kelly
• Taylor Lautner

 

In addition to Nick.com, fans can vote for their favorite stars beginning Mar. 1 using a Facebook application that will live on the Nickelodeon Facebook page. Users will be able to vote from a tab on the page and, for the first time ever, the entire voting experience can be embedded directly into Facebook wall posts.  Also new this year, fans will be able to vote for their favorite nominees on Twitter through the use of custom hash tags.

This year, kids not only pick the winners, but they get to help host Will Smith pull off the greatest slime event in KCA history.  Through a brand-new iPad, iPhone and iPod app, and the KCA website, kids need to find slime hidden throughout the photo galleries, news, and videos.  If kids collect enough slime, Will Smith will pull off the biggest slime event ever in this year’s show.  Aided by weekly mission videos featuring Jennette McCurdy, Jerry Trainor, and Nathan Kress, kids will have the chance to earn digital rewards and move up the slime operative ranks. 

Leading up to the show, the apps and website will also feature daily KCA news, video updates, photo galleries and videos from past KCAs, behind the scenes video of this year’s preparations, and dedicated information pages on the host and nominees.  In addition, the entire Orange Carpet pre-show will be streamed live through the apps and website, followed by a live backstage companion stream during the main show.

Don’t miss the Nickelodeon’s 25^th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards Show Airs LIVE on Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)!

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Noggin...my son's addiction!

Alright so my son is an addict! What may you ask is he addicted to? Noggin. For those of you that are scratching your heads wondering what on earth that is...it's a channel for Preschoolers by Nickelodeon but it's all preschool shows ALL THE TIME!

Now from 8:00 a.m. until his bedtime if this damn channel isn't on my son paces (yes he paces around my living room on his short, chubby little legs) like something is majorly wrong. For anyone out there who is deeming me a bad mother for allowing this to happen let me first assure you that there are only 3 shows that my son actually watches...the rest of the time it's purely background noise, but there lies the problem. My son can be setting happily looking at books, or playing with trucks, or whatever it may be, not paying a bit of attention to the TV...until that is I change the channel or even worse turn the television off. As soon as that happens his head spins around (think the Exorcist) to the direction of the television, he jumps up, starts babbling something that I swear resembles quite a few cuss words, and runs to the television and stands there...waiting for me to turn the television back on to his show. When I do all is right with the world...he'll stand at the TV for a few minutes pretending to watch whatever nonsense happens to be on (I'm convinced that he does this purely to show me that he was watching it in the first place, just in case my remote finger gets itchy again...kids are way smarter than we give them credit for) and then return to playing with his toys with not one thought of the television. If I don't turn the television back on all hell breaks lose and my sweet, innocent son turns into a monster! I now know the theme songs to every single show on that channel, I know that Dora has a backpack and Diego has a rescue pack (which come on they are the SAME thing), and I know Yo Gabba Gabba is a seriously scary show that no child should watch (of course it just so happens that it's one of the shows my son LOVES...go figure).

My point? I need to buy another TV for me...a television that is only programmed for the Food Network, VH1 (I love me some Rock of Love...and most of the other stupid reality shows on that network), and BRAVO...I don't need any other channels just those and I'll be happy! I think that's what I'll do this weekend...go shopping for a Mommy TV!

I can not be the only mom experiencing this problem...please tell me I'm not the only one!

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