fussypantstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14199372008-11-18T07:33:59-06:00We can't both look good. It's me or the house!TypePad1251723http://www.feedburner.comBuild a Bear & Little Dude have a present for youtag:typepad.com,2003:post-586496222008-11-18T07:33:59-06:002008-11-18T09:44:47-06:00The wonderful people at Build a Bear sent my sweet Little Dude the new Holly & Hal Moose {mooses, meese, moosi }. He is recovering from his surgery and I snapped this cute little picture {sorry for the bad lighting} of him today with his beloved Hal. Little Dude is a week past his tonsillectomy today, but caught a nasty cold from his big brothers. He has an awful cough. Can you imagine? He sleeps with his meese, mooses, moosi and watches lots of Backyardigans. I have a $25 gift card to Build a Bear. One lucky chick from my...Mrs. Fussypants
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<p>The wonderful people at Build a Bear sent my sweet Little Dude the<a href="http://www.buildabear.com/shop/productdetail.aspx?ProductSKU=13868_14214_1718_12419_13867_13794_12570_14193_14386_13859&Category=Christmas&CallingPage=ProductSummary"> new Holly & Hal Moose</a> {mooses, meese, moosi }. He is recovering from his surgery and I snapped this cute little picture {sorry for the bad lighting} of him today with his beloved Hal.</p>
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<p>Little Dude is a week past his tonsillectomy today, but caught a nasty cold from his big brothers. He has an awful cough. Can you imagine? He sleeps with his meese, mooses, moosi and watches lots of Backyardigans.</p>
<p>I have a $25 gift card to Build a Bear. One lucky chick from my comment section will be chosen on Saturday. See how easy Christmas can be this year? I'm just giving stuff away. :)</p>
<p>Love you all, Alli</p>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/EasE/~4/457175184" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mrsfussypants.com/whatsmartmommiesknow/2008/11/build-a-bear-li.htmlRevolutionary! A Relaxed Christmas.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-583718362008-11-17T06:00:00-06:002008-11-18T04:59:49-06:00Growing up as an only child I dreamed of big Christmas events. I swooned over the image of huge parties, baking fancy feasts every weekend and making the month of December a flurry of activity. Fast forward 25 years, one hubby and five boys later, and I want to wave the white flag of surrender. That stuff is exhausting. Over the last few years I have quickly come to realize that I get busy doing Christmas and then get so stressed I drive my family crazy. I became the grumpy mom while baking cookies, stringing popcorn and fulfilling a million...Mrs. Fussypants
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<p> Growing up as an only child I dreamed of big Christmas events. I swooned over the image of huge parties, baking fancy feasts every weekend and making the month of December a flurry of activity. Fast forward 25 years, one hubby and five boys later, and I want to wave the white flag of surrender.</p>
<p> That stuff is exhausting. Over the last few years I have quickly come to realize that I get busy doing Christmas and then get so stressed I drive my family crazy. I became the grumpy mom while baking cookies, stringing popcorn and fulfilling a million obligations. Now that is a perfect Christmas fail! How can I ever teach my kids about the miracle of Christmas if I become a crazed fool?</p>
<p> This year I am having a relaxed Christmas and ignoring those visions of the 'perfect' holiday. I'm throwing in the hand-knit, custom stitched, organic frou-frou towel. If you need me, I will be relaxing by the fire instead of dragging myself to fifty parties or running all over town for the perfect gifts. </p>
<p> Are you with me, Ladies? Let's start a revolution. </p>
<p> Let's only go to the parties we really will enjoy, let's do all of our shopping online, let's kick up our feet and sip egg nog on the couch with our families. It's time for a movement of relaxation. We keep it simple, keep it real and keep Christmas fun!</p>
<p>You can continue reading at <a href="http://divinecaroline.com">DivineCaroline</a>, where you could win a $200 Gift Card! Very cool. ;)<br /> </p>
<p><span style="color: #336600;font-size: 1.2em;"><strong>Love, Alli</strong></span></p></div>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/EasE/~4/455904830" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.mrsfussypants.com/whatsmartmommiesknow/2008/11/revolutionary-a.htmlFight the Frump- ChicBuds Giveaway. Yay!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-585501702008-11-15T14:19:42-06:002008-11-18T01:06:44-06:00I have a confession. I'm a wee-bit frumpy if I don't work hard to Fight the Frump every single day. Sure, I could blame the five boys, or surgery, or the black mold evacuation, but truth be told if left to my own devices I get frumpy. Thank goodness for Fight the Frump Fridays! They always keep me on my toes. As I slave away on the elliptical machine to relieve my dangerous internet induced disease, blogging butt, at least my ears look chic. Thanks to my Swarovski crystal encrusted ChicBuds. {swoon} Aren't they cute? Because I love you and...Mrs. Fussypants<p>I have a confession. I'm a wee-bit frumpy if I don't work hard to Fight the Frump every single day. Sure, I could blame the five boys, or <a href="http://www.mrsfussypants.com/whatsmartmommiesknow/2008/11/the-dude-guest.html">surgery</a>, or the <a href="http://fussypants.typepad.com/whatsmartmommiesknow/2008/09/black-mold-baco.html">black mold evacuation</a>, but truth be told if left to my own devices I get frumpy.</p>
<p>Thank goodness for Fight the Frump Fridays! They always keep me on my toes. </p>
<p>As I slave away on the elliptical machine to relieve my dangerous internet induced disease, <a href="http://fussypants.typepad.com/whatsmartmommiesknow/healthy-living/">blogging butt</a>, at least my ears look chic. Thanks to my Swarovski crystal encrusted <a href="http://www.chicbuds.com/">ChicBuds</a>. {swoon} Aren't they cute?</p>
<p> Because I love you and want you to look chic too, I will give a lucky reader a pair. The awesome peeps at ChicBuds let me give you a pair that retail for $49. {huge fives all around} Thanks ChicBuds!</p>
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<p>You can enter three different ways-</p>
<p>1) Leave a comment with why you would love a pair.</p>
<p>2) Tweet about the contest and link back here.</p>
<p>3) Sign up for my email or RSS subscription and let me know in the comments.</p>
<p>The winner will be announced on Saturday. Good luck!</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #cc3366;">Love, Alli
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