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Fussy's Linkapalooza-All Frosting & No Cake

I love this post by my BFOTI, Christine. 

Powerful story. ~wipes tear~

I love this woman. You bought her new book already, right? Only she understood my need to wear those pearls in the delivery room. :)

I loved this guest post by Arianne.

Ah, summer. There will be mud. Now at my house, with my sons, the post would be called, "There will be blood and mud."

Guess who is getting all my maternity & baby boy clothes?

Yay! My close friend did Ask Ree again.

~snort~

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I'll announce the caption winner & post a new picture tomorrow. I'm too busy packing to find a great picture today. So I promise I'll find a great one tomorrow.

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OK, here is your discussion topic for today, my loyal Friends of Fussy. Tell me in the comment section and solve the latest war battle polite discussion in our house...

Silverware- All up, all down, or some up & some down.

Answer the question and end our battle.

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You've been looking extra lovely this week. What is it? The hair? New lipstick? I'm not sure, but you look beautiful! Thank you for being here with me this week. I seriously adore you. Yes, I'm talkin' to you!

Love, Fussy

Fussy's Linkapalooza -With Gnashing of Teeth

I lovingly drafted (but forgot to ever save) a Linkapalooza today full of wonderful linky love. I felt the warm hug of sending love all over the blogosphere.

Then my laptop, already gasping for life, overheated and froze. I lost my whole post. This is where you can insert much gnashing of teeth and using language inappropriate for a lady.

Maybe you, Beloved Friend of Fussy, could take that in stride and start over. Me? Not so much. I'm hormonal don't cha know?

So forgive the lack of linkies this Sunday. If you are really bored and would love to see things I have loved & bookmarked you can click here.

Maybe you'll forgive the lack of linkies in exchange for a belly shot? You will? Great!

 

Gasp! OMGoodness. I know you've never seen such a ginormous belly! My OB measured my belly this week and proclaimed that he will be over 9lbs. Good thing I'm being induced at week 39. Should I live-blog it? Tweet it?  Do hospitals have wi-fi?

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Anyhoo, enough about me...

"It was then she decided that it was a bad day to go "sassy & pantyless". -Sadie

Congrats, Hawt mamma! Be sure to send me your address and you favorite Fussy earrings!

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Remember to keep it short & keep it clean if you want to be in the finalists on Tuesday. And yes, you can leave multiple entries. Reading the entries is the most fun I have all week!

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Hey you! Yep, I'm talkin' to you. Thanks for being such a wonderful Friend of Fussy and being part of this silly blog for another week. There are only two gazillion other sites that you could be reading, and I am so grateful that you are here.

Love, Fussy 

Fussy's Linkapalooza -100% PBa Free

These Friends of Fussy rocked it this week. Here are some of my favorite posts.

Woot-Woot! My homegirl, White Trash Mom, has a soon to be N.Y.T. Bestseller coming out soon. If you don't already read her wonderful blog, get to it. She is hilarious!

Poot & Cubby's New House Rules are great. Andi, come implement these at my house, K?

The world knows I love the mom articulate. After my Velveteen Mind hero post I have heard so many of you express your love of the threadbare! Just in case you were busy this week, go ahead and nominate her for the award, kthanks!

My good friend Pioneer Woman answered her reader questions this week. I love it when she does that. Hmm, maybe I should too? Is there stuff y'all want to know? Tune in Monday!

Jennifer was so funny (she always is) this week with her Wonderdorks post. Ok, the truth is Mr. Smartypants and I get all giggly when a new episode  of SpongeBob comes on. Shhh, can I tell you a secret? I love me some Nick Jr, too.

You will notice that I did not include any of my Seattle or WA. State peeps this week. That is because we found out the job went to the other candidate at the last. darn. minute. I'm in despair sobbing mode mourning an adjustment period so I can't discuss the Pacific Northwest this week. Anybody want a family with 5 boys to move in your guest bedroom? Maybe we'll go on the road ala Bossy until he gets a job? Will Winnebago sponsor us? ~sighs & hides head under the covers again~

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We Have A Winner-

"You call it spandex, I call it mandex!" -Amanda at Shamelessly Sassy.

Congrats Babe, email me with your address and your favorite earring design!

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Here ya go for this week! Remember to keep the captions short so they will fit in the voting poll's spaces. Some of your captions are brilliant, but won't fit! Try to keep it under 11 words or so.

 

This is my favorite part of the weekend. I love reading all the hilarious captions. Mr. Smartypants will choose tomorrow night and voting will begin Tuesday morning.

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You made me feel just wonderful with all the comments and email this week. I love you, you and of course you there on the couch. Yes, I see you on the laptop! And you look just as pretty as can be today.

Thank you for spending another week with me. I wake up every morning and can't wait to see what you have to say!

All my love, Fussy

PS- Did you tell hubby what to give you for Mother's Day yet? ~hint, hint~

Fussy's Linkapalooza -Neither Fussy Nor Wearing Pants.

Every single thing Ann from Holy Experience writes is golden. If you only read one blog, read hers.

We have a Jessica at Kerflop update! She talks about homeschooling, internet addiction and time management. I strugle with all these myself. ~Internet, I just can't quit you!~

Kristi from Here in Idaho is always funny. This week she taught me how to rap. You may Caucasian, MC Khreesteee!

I love Megan from Velveteen Mind. She is so on target this week, as usual. Go read her post about personal responsibility in the aftermath of those horrible teen girls in FL. FYI- tried as adults? Can I get a Woot-Woot?!?!

I am so hoping Mr. Smartypants gets the job in WA. because I can't wait to hang with Mrs. Flinger. You must go read this post. Seriously, socialized healthcare? Unintended consequences, peoples.

Y'all know I love me some Twitter. My deep admiration has grown into an addiction since bedrest began. If you are not Twittering with me and the rest of your friends, you. are. missing. out! Go join and keep me company while I waste time rest.

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Hubs has asked me to stop showing the super duper disturbing photo. He said it burns his eyes. ~sighs~ You know where to find it! ~Last Sunday's post. ~wink, wink~

Here is the winner!

"I was so bummed to find out Jazzercize was cancelled."

Congrats to Arianne at To Think is to Create. She is one of my newest friends and I'm so happy I get to send her new earrings. Email me your favorite style & address, Hawt Mamma.

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Oooh Whoo, this one will be good. I can tell!

Be sure to leave your entry in the comments and voting will begin Tuesday!

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I feel like thanking all the Friends of Fussy daily, but I know I would bore you. I'm trying to limit it to just Sundays. I have been overwhelmed and touched to the point of tears this week by everyone's love and support about bedrest. Over 100 of you took the time to leave a note, send love and guess the date I will have the baby. All I can say is wow!

Thank you so much for being here with me this week. I wake up every. single. morning. and can't wait to hear what you have to say and see who has stopped by to visit.

I just love you, and you, you, you and of course you there looking so lovely today!

~Fussy

Fussy's Linkapalooza -New & Improved

This week I am featuring sites that I read and love but have never linked before. I hope you find some new friends on my list this weekend. These sites rocked it this week-

The uber-influential Erin weighed in on the business of Mommyblogging.

Guess who I am having dinner with tonight? Squee!

Valarie's great Fight the Frump about the perfect black pants.

Guy Kawasaki's latest hit is Alltop.com It is a RSS aggregator of all the best sites from all over the web. Fussypants is listed in the Moms category. You must go check out all the sites. My overflowing Google Reader has doubled in the past week! Schmutzie has a great post up about Alltop. Check it out.

This site is part of The Great Blog Hunt. I'll give y'all a tip- my clue was from last Sunday's post. Very similar to this post. ~wink, wink~

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Random Stuff Friends of Fussy want to know-

Moving to WA.? Still no clue. Company now says final offer in two weeks. There are still other thing on the radar, but my heart is set on this one. I love many, many bloggers in the Seattle area. Is that a reason to move? Maybe. The good news is I do not have to move cross country in my ninth month of pregnancy. Whew!

Full heart and hands mamma won a pair of earrings this Friday with her Fight the Frump post! Congrats, Hawt Mamma! My birthday boy turned 7 this week!

I will post new pictures of earrings tomorrow. I am still furiously designing jewelry because I fear I'll never have any time again! This week's earrings will be colorful and fun to celebrate Spring. I can not wait to show them to you!

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"It was at that moment the family pecking order was fully understood!"

Congrats to Holly from June Cleaver Nirvana. Let me just tell y'all, I wish Holly and I were neighbors, we'd be total BFFs! Go give her some bloggy crack!

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I have been saving this one. It is in such poor taste. I can't help myself.....

Good luck coming up with a caption for this one! I'll be picking the finalists tomorrow night. Mr. Smartypants would be appalled to see this picture on the site! Have Fun.

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Thank you for spending another week here with me. The popularity of the site has been so fun and such a happy surprise. I love you all so much!

Love, Fuss

Fussy's Linkapalooza -now with more fiber.

Karla has a beautiful Easter video up. Happy Easter to all the Friends of Fussy!

Jamie has a great take on questioning the Easter bunny. My boys are asking interesting questions like, "Well, is the Easter bunny part of the Holy Spirit?" Ack, the tangled web we weave...

Redneck Mommy- I adore her, I love her and even though we live in different countries, I consider her a wonderful friend. She makes me laugh, and cry, sometimes in the same post. This post made me laugh so hard I cried. No wonder she won a Bloggie! Congrats, Mamma!

Amy is trying to find her bloggy mojo. Oh, and honey you looked supa-fab that day in the office. If only I had your figure!

No, Velvy, I am not having a sixth boy. Well, I hope not. Yes, five is an odd number, but it's just so many boys that it is a huge mass of humanity. Besides, Hubs is the 6th boy, and he evens it out! ;)

Touching, this is just so touching. Isn't Casey wonderful?

Queen BOSSY on sleep.

Wonderful Nancypants remade touching photos of her son as a teeny infant. ~Swoon~

Heather ~OMSH~ had the most adorable Good Friday ever. This scene at my house? Never. At my house it would've included play-doh smashed in carpets, stuffed animals sword-fighting and all around debauchery. ~sighs~ Four boys = A big mess!

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"Ju like? Ju should see my Goochee waddabed."

Congrats to Christine @ Serenity How. Not only did she win the contest but gave us a cute Fight the Frump this week! Email me, darlin', with your address so you can claim your Fussy Bling!

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This week's picture is going to be fun! Try to keep it clean...

Mr. Smartypants (aka -Mr. Fussy) will pick his favorites Monday evening and voting will begin Tuesday morning.

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Random things I want to share-

~Feedreaders, I posted a funny video of Easter egg dyeing on Saturday. I forgot to tell you click over and watch it. Sorry!

~I am still looking for more contributors for Blissfully Domestic, my online women's magazine. Please email me if you are interested.

~About email -I am hopeless. I answer them through telepathy, I forget, they get lost in the shuffle. I am completely swamped. Lately my inbox is getting between 250 - 500 email a day. This is because of the four sites and the two social networks. If you have emailed me and haven't heard back, remember it's because I am swamped, not because I don't love you. Just resend it, I'll get it, I promise!

I love all the Friends of Fussy. Especially you! You looked lovely for Easter by the way. You even had the kids ready for Church without biting their little heads off. Kudos to you!

Love, Fussy

Fussy's Linkapalooza- Rawkin' the Blogworld

 

I adore Craig aka-Puntabulous*. Everything he writes is hilarious. I stole his moves was first inspired to write on pictures because of him. Every single thing he wrote this week was supa-fab. *adult content warning for my faint hearted readers*

Karla took the famous Fussy hat to fashion week in Paris. I think the Fussy hat likes to travel. If anyone needs a graphic of the hat for your post, just let me know! Where will it go next?

Have I mentioned how much I love Casey? (Ok, let me brag, she's joining my magazine! squee!)  This is one of her funniest posts. You'll love it, too!

White Trash Mom's daughter still deals with the trauma of bullying. I second WTM's wishes for those girls. My heart goes out to victims of bullies. Especially the girl bullies, they are vicious!

I try not to link to the same blogger too often, but I can't help it. Kathryn's post was too cute. She took a picture of her freezing hand holding that hairball wreath out the window. Too funny! Hey, she's called Daring Young Mom for a reason.

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Yep, I sold out. Do ya like my new ginormous subtle ad on the right side? Hey, five kids aren't free!

Here is how your votes broke down-

Total Votes- 257

19.8 %-Partial Feeds (more than I expected)

24.1%-Pull up my big girl panties & stop whining. ~sniffs, wipes tear away~

56.0%-More ads and full feed (majority rules)

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I realized, to my horror, that my gmail account has been putting so much real email in my spam folder. I went thru & clicked the little 'not spam' button. Now I can't find them, all 130+ of them. I thought they would show up in my main inbox. Quite a few were from you, wonderful readers, and I need to reply.

Can anyone help me find the lost emails?

If you have emailed me and I haven't replied, I promise I'm not a jerk. I'm just clueless about this stuff. Ack.

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"Just when she thought, "Could this date GET any  worse!?!"  Bill offers up a toast." -TraceyMichelle won with 48% of the votes!

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Remember keep it short and clean if you want to get in the finals.

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Thank you for being here with me for another week. Without you there's no fun!

Love, Fussy

Fussy's Linkapalooza -sanitized for your protection

Enjoy these wonderful posts from my reader this week-

Absolutely Bananas (I love my naners!) has this supa-excellant bloggy roundup.

Musings of a Housewife (hello, darlin') has this wonderful linky post.

Goodnight Little Girl from Playgroupie (Holla!) explains why I keep having babies.

Karen Edmisten's blog is always wonderful, as is this post. I'm not Catholic, but I did give up sweets for Lent. For me, this is huge.

Piper of Bliss in Bloom (big love to ya, pipes!) wrote this novel touching piece about her life, her lost love and her amazing strength.

I found this wonderful little gem of a blog, devoured the archives, shamefully wished I had this woman's fabulous taste, and Lo & Behold ~cue angel choir~ I noticed something on her blogroll. It said 'Fussypants.' After I fainted, I sent an immediate email to say hi and thanks.

The launch of MarriageHacks has been such a wonderful experience. In one week we have 325 Extraordinary Women! The League of Extraordinary Wives has become such a fun, loving and positive daily hangout. I've learned so many wonderful tips, gained insight into my own life and been inspired by these Extraordinary Wives. I have made so many new friends, learned tons about so many of you and had a great time. I found myself pouring over the discussions so much that I have to limit myself and log on at night when my work is finished. It is all such a treat.

The group is, and will always be private. This gives us the room to speak freely and connect with eachother. This also keeps the dreaded google pervs away.

If you are not yet a member, you should be! Just send an email to me at iamfussypants@gmail.com

Tomorrow I have some wonderful announcements to make about my next venture, Homeschool Hacks. The launch is set for February 18th. I plan for this next venture to be huge and I am still tweaking to insure the site be outstanding. More tomorrow! ;)

 

The always wonderful Casey from Moosh in Indy won with 42% of the vote.

"You can only imagine my horror when the hairball I yanked out of the drain sat up and glared at me."

If you don't already read her, start today. She's absolutely fabulous!

OK,  Friends of Fussy, imagine you have just been alone in the bathroom for 2.6 seconds and you walk out to find this...

Leave your best captions and voting will begin on Tuesday. The winner will receive Fussy Bling. I'll custom make a beautiful pair of earrings just for you!

I can see y'all are Fighting the Frump out there with me. Good job. You looked absolutely fabulous this week. Was that a new shade of lipstick? Lookin' good!

Managing those kids, you did a wonderful job. Especially with you-know-who, the hard to handle one!

And your Hubby, you've been oh-so gracious to him. I bet it is paying off already. See, it's not so hard to let him keep his testicles after all!

Thank you all for reading and for joining in. I wake up every morning excited to see all of your thoughts about the post. I do love the comment crack. Hee, hee. I'm sorry I haven't been replying as much as I have in the past. The boys and Hubs put their collective foot down and I'm afraid I've had to curb my all consuming obsession time online! Seems they expect me to do things around the house: laundry, feeding them, homeschooling them, making eye contact and daily conversation. Sheesh, don't they know I have blogging stumbling twittering work to do? ;)

Much love and thanks to all the Friends of Fussy!

MWAH!

Fussy's Linkapalooza -now with 45% more goofiness!

I found some great things in my reader this week!

Mrs. Flinger shared a picture of her living room after learning that Mr. Flinger was coming home late. She shares what we all do.

The adorable Anne Glamour posted some perfection with this ode to 'imperfect' parenting!

Lindsey at Suburban Turmoil's great post about keeping Bruiser occupied. Germ intake makes for a strong immune system, sister!

Kimberle from Petroville woke up and took this beautiful picture. Breathtaking! Glad you are felling better! ;)

The always wonderful Dizzi Lizzi wrote a funny piece that I related to!

Who knew the supa-fab Ali Martell shoveled snow? Very funny!

I just discovered Amy's Momadvice. This is such a great site.Love it!

We had 237 votes this week in the caption contest! Oh, yes we sure did. I love it. I'm so happy that everyone is joining in.

And the winner with 31.6% of the votes was Nancy.

"Since losing all his superpowers, he hasn't been able to hail a cab in a coon's age!"

Congrats darlin', email me and I'll whip up some earrings designed just for you! ;)

Friends of Fussy, get ready, get funny, get set and go!

Heather sent this great picture to me. Thanks, babe!

Mr. Smartypants will choose his winners and I'll post the voting poll on Tuesday!

My marriage blog meets the world tomorrow. I am just a wee-bit nervous. If you need me I'll be hiding under the covers in my bedroom sucking my thumb.

Thank you, my supa-wonderful Friends of Fussy, for being here all week.  I appreciate and love you all so very much. Thanks for reading and contributing to my silly site.

Love, Fussy

PS- Almost forgot to tell you how pretty you look today! Nice job managing the family all week, too. :) 

Fussy's Linkapalooza -sowing the seeds of love.

I love sharing wonderful posts from the week with you. I try to highlight different authors each Sunday. This week I enjoyed these...

Karla from Looking Towards Heaven has been working tirelessly on blog design for my two forthcoming sites. She not only is a talented designer, but just a wonderful person. Just like I give away jewelry to my wonderful Friends of Fussy, she gives away her beautifully designed blog headers to her winners. Beautiful stuff.

Friend of Fussy Angela's 10yr old daughter has a site dedicated to service and making the world a wonderful place. She is even up for a Blogger's Choice Award. I can't even express how impressive this little girl is! Please visit her site and take a moment to vote for her for Best Charity Blog! You will be so impressed.

BlondeMom's story about her daughter's sassiness cleared my nostrils and made me laugh!

Redneck Mommy, the always hilarious gifted writer is up for Best Canadian Blog at the Bloggies (go vote). This entry about losing her beloved internet for the day & then discovering her nominations was just perfect!

SarcasticMom is my sup-fab friend and my competition for Best New Blog. Sounds stressful, right? Surprisingly no, we are both just thrilled to be in it together. Go ahead and vote for her with that extra email address, but really not the other people, 'Kay?

Y'all know we are very classy and mature about it, right?

The always wonderful Kerflop made a hilarious and easy to use hate mail section for her comments. Who could dislike Jessica? Sheesh. What's with all the hate people?

I wake up everyday and I can not wait to read what Ann has shared. Every post is a gift to her readers. I give them to you!

The most adorable Daring Young Mom showed me that we are all so much alike!

The woman, the legend, the homeschooling author... Melissa Wiley's blog turned 3 this week. Thank you Melissa for influencing me and countless others on our journey!

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We have a winner!

"Scientific proof that a toddler is more stubborn than a mule."

The supa-fab HRH from June Cleaver Nirvana ran away with the show this week. She will soon be the owner of an original fussy design. Everyone go visit her and say hi, homegirl has great site.

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Get ready, get sarcastic, get witty...

(from MMOABC.com)

Isn't this picture adorable? Remember the rules- keep it clean and keep it short! Mr. Smartypants (Hubs, for the new Friends of Fussy) will choose his top 6 (because I can never pick!) and the voting will begin on Tuesday. The winner will receive custom made Fussy earrings!

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I am notoriously scatterbrained and constantly running behind. I read your email, check out your site, and get all happy planning to add it to my bloggie blogroll. Suddenly, the boys need me to retrieve a lost football, the three year old has flooded the bathroom and the baby needs a change. When I get back to my beloved computer, I think it has already been done.

If you are not on my bloggie blogroll, please let me know. I will apologize profusely and quickly correct my error.

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Thank you, supa-fab Friends of Fussy, for coming back and contributing here at the site. I can never fully express how much it means to me to have y'all here. And lest I forget, have I told you how cute you looked all week and what a great job you are doing with your family? Hey, someone had to tell you.

Love, Fussy

Fussy's Linkapalooza -now trans fat free!

Happy Sunday, Friends of Fussy! Thank you all so much for another great week. I have become hopelessly addicted to everything bloggy, the reading, the comments, the friendships. As I've said before, comments are a bloggers crack. ;) I'm a desperate soul, waking up each morning searching for comment love! Thanks to all y'all who gave me my comment fixes!

Do you get tired of me peeking through the screen & noticing how supa-fab you are? No, you don't? Good! You're lookin' lovely as usual, and you are doing a great job with those kids. Someone has to tell ya! Mwah!

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Each week I try to spotlight great posts from my reader. I try to spotlight different brilliant bloggers each week. Here are some of my favs this week. Come see-

I made new friends- Domestic Chicky (faints) & The Nester. If you do not read them, you must! Both are supa-talented, funny  and wildly creative. Is it creepy to say that I think I love them both? It is? Ok, forget I said anything. :)

If Mr. Smartypants sees what Heather let her hubs have, well, I'm in big trouble. Oh, my stinkin' harley jealousy!

This Alli adores this Ali. Her new design is beautiful. Kudos to you, Hawt Mamma! Also, she is nominated in not one, but four categories, in the Canadian Blog Awards. Way to go!

This sweet little post by Fenicle was touching. Real moments in real marriages are so lovely. Feel better, darlin!

The Nap Warden gave a brilliant Sky Mall smackdown! Hey, I want that device that will shock Hubs when he snores. Sweet!

SlackerMommy found my listing on Craigslist. Now before I get email, it wasn't really mine!

Jess of Oh, The Joys is the Queen of all Blogging. This post is classic OTJ, succinct, smart  and witty. Why homegirl doesn't have ads on that site boggles my mind!

All over the Internetz my devotion to P-Dub and Bossy are known. Here is Bossy, brilliantly spoofing her close personal friend, Pioneer Woman!  I bet Ree loved it!

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Get ready, get witty, get sarcastic, go....

(from funblogonline.ru)

The winner will win some beautiful earrings made by little ol me!

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The future of the photo caption contest was in your hands! Weekly, monthly, never, or Butter Pecan Ice cream -you voted and I'm listening.

70.6% say keep it up every week

23.5% say once a month

2% say dump them

3.9% say we like to eat Butter Pecan Ice Cream. (Me, too!) ;)

After much obsessing & hand wringing over the 25.5% that voted to change/dump them, They will stay up weekly.

New pictures & earring winner announcements on Sunday and a finalist's voting poll on Tuesdays.

Forgive me 25.5%.

Who are the Friends of Fussy who voted the Ice Cream vote? I'd love to know. You must be my silly soul mates!

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Again, thanks so much my Friends of Fussy. I love you, you, you, and of course YOU!

Mwah, Fussy

PS- Because of the enjoyment & outrage I caused with my Dr. Oz Worm post....

I couldn't help myself! ;)

Fussy's Linkapalooza- now with 50% less calories.

The Best of the Fuss-O-Sphere

I'm so darn happy. Jess liked my gift.

My wonderful friend Karla has an amazing eye for design. Check out her supa-popular Fruition Designs. Her Mommy Cards, Announcements & Invitations are adorable! She was even a Parents.com 2007 Holiday pick!

My homegirl Nan makes ducks really funny. Who knew? Adorable captions with her great photography.

Poor Congressman Chuckles got a little sister for Christmas. Here is a cute shot of him after too many shots of New Year's Eve tequila.

I think I want to be Jessica when I grow up. Wait, she may be younger than me. Shucks. Anyhoo, here is how she is such a supa-fab workin' at home mama! Great time management tips.

Just go read every word she writes, 'Kay? Ann's thoughts on a new year.

BFOTI Christine is launching her series on photography for dummies mommies who can't take a decent picture. Oh, maybe that was just me. You can email her a photo and she will do a supa-professional fix & even do a tutorial on her site using it!

Can I just say that I am so jealous of all my friends who get to have a sleepover with the one, the only BOSSY. Arrrgghhh! Hubs is interviewing all over the country & I don't know where we will be this spring/summer. I adore Hubs, I don't mind moving 8 times in 10 years....but missing out on Bossy's excellent adventure...~sighs. shakes fist in the air at Hubs~

I think we are long lost sisters. Who else loves photoshopping her head as much as we do? OK, she actually does a good job, but that is not my point....

Every single post my good friend Lotus writes is great. She's funny, transparent and has a real gift for this strange obsession thing called 'bloggin'. Everything was funny this week, so I randomly picked this one for you.

I've never tried to use a pressure cooker. After reading about Casey's beloved Cody almost losing his life to the mashed potatoes, I will not even look at one.

I have no good reason for this little video. Made me chuckle. I just love little kids when I. do. not. have. to. take. care. of. them.

"" from pizdaus.com

The Finalists put up a big fight with 116 total votes cast. One caption pulled ahead of the pack...

Someone is getting some beautiful earrings this week! Coming in with a whopping 31% of the vote.....Loralee from Loralee's Looney Tunes.

"Shoulda subscribed to my blog, Punk!"

I just discovered her this past week. What kind of rock was I under? She is an amazing writer with such a supa-fab site. Go give her some comment love.

Y'all do know that comments are a blogger's crack, right? We need 'em. We crave 'em. If we don't get enough we're out in the bad part of bloggyville searchin' for love at all the wrong blogs. It's sad, y'all. More sad than Brittney on that gurney this week.

Ok, get ready brilliant Internetz, here is your chance for fame & fortune via Fussypants. Ok, some lovely earrings and a click or two. ;) Voting will start Tuesday evening.

Keep it pithy & clean, Friends of Fussy. I run a family friendly blog!

Oh, the places this week's caption will go!

Love you, you, you & YOU,

Fussy

P.S.- Have I told you lately how pretty you are? Wow, you look great darlin'! You must be working out! That color is great on you.

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You did enter January's Photo Jewelry Contest, right?

Fussy's Linkapalooza- Roundin' up 2007

Best of  The Fuss-O-Sphere-

My BFOTI (Best Friend on the Internet, you old Grannies) Christine is not only beautiful, despite the fact she refuses to show her face on the blog, and a retired Doctor -Homegirl is funny. I may or may not have become momentarily incontinent while laughing at 100 things about her. PS- This post would get ya' kicked off the family friendly blogroll, 'Kay?

My Imaginary BFF Poor Soul I Stalk The lovely, Pioneer Woman, got an adorable puppy & took the cutest pictures ever. Oh, the captions under each shot! Almost makes me want to get a puppy. PS- Ree, Give in, read my blog. Repeat after me, "I Love Mrs. Fussypants!" ~Insert Creepy Music Here~

If you don't adore White Trash Mom, your funny bone is broken & if you don't get all teary at this post, your heart just might be all black and shriveled. I'm not judging you now. I'm just sayin'...

Have I told y'all about This Lady? I love her. She has four monkeys, too. Now I am totally jealous of need me some cute matchy-matchy sock monkeys, too. Darn you, Nan, I gotta go buy some monkeys, ASAP! ;)

I am so honored to know & call this fine lady a friend. Meredith is the queen on stylish frugal. Check out her brilliantly frugal Christmas treasures for her kiddos. PS- Meredith stop beating me to all the great treasures at Thriftsmart, 'Kay? ;)

A supa-smart gal in Brooklyn is trying to start her own clothing line for kids with special needs -Autism, Asbergers, Sensory Processing Disorders. Anyone who has a child with or without special needs know the fury terror tears annoyance that is an itchy seam or rough spot where you ripped the tag off. I discovered this thru StumbleUpon. She is in a contest to win big bucks to help launch her products. Please go vote for her idea!

Ann, my personal theologian, did it again. You can read this wonderful post, but I recommend reading every single word she writes.

Love me some Redneck Mommy. Her Christmas Post made me swear we must be soul mates. Her ode to the kids dead hamster made me snort out loud.

SpunkyHomeschool is back! Sheesh, no one even told me. ~taps laptop, "Hello? Is this thing on?"~

We Have A Winnah!

Y'all made it a runaway hit, 42% of the votes,  ya' sickie-sickos! :)

42.0%

"Um...not quite what I had in mind when I said, 'doggy-style'"!

The wonderful, Heidi Hydes from hydeslikeus.wordpress, has some supa-fab Fussy Bling comin' her way. Congrats to the hardest workin' mutha out there!

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Here ya' go, Internetz, you have until whenever I get around to posting on Tuesday.

Keep it pithy, Friends of Fussy, the voting poll limits the length to about 13-17 words. Keep it short, sarcastic & silly. The winnah gets some beautiful Fussy Earrings!

Thank you all so, so, so much for reading & joining in the silliness that is my blog. I love you, you, you and of course, YOU!

Love,Fussy

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One more teeny little ol thing-

Did I mention how cute you look there on your computer? Oh, and that perfume -lovely!

Hey, it's almost 2008, how about a free delivery of Fussy everyday? You can subscribe by email or any syndication service you like! It is beautiful, magical & free!

I would love to reach 300 feedreaders by the end of January. Why? Hummm, ego validation, my own competitiveness step 3 in dominating the world to help end world hunger.

So, if you want to help make me feel loved and needed take a stand in fighting world hunger -Subscribe Today! Just look up at the top of my sidebar under my picture. Click on "Subscribe to this blog's feed" or say you want to see my posts magically appear in your email inbox? Just type in your email address right underneath! Now, what is easier than that?

**Update** I have no clue why, when posted, the font on the bottom of the page turned into gi-normous. Is my blog turning on me?

Fussy's Linkapalooza- Merry Christmas!

I found these little presents on my reader this week! Check these out-

Absolutely Bananas brilliant ode to photoshop. Blogging brilliance.

Karla writes so beautifully about realizing, through her daily struggles, the true meaning of Christmas.

Love me some Casey!

Kathryn & her kids can spot Jesus everywhere this year!

Melody is such a brilliant writer. Her son surprised her with self-wrapped love.

I'm still concerned about Lotus' taint!

Does your little man love some Thomas the Train? Go see Jennifer.

Jessica perfectly explains the horror that is Christmas shopping at Ross.

Chris taught me how to take a decent picture in low light. Yay.

Pioneer Woman Cooks answered reader questions. Ree- are you reading me, yet? Give in, Ree, you so want to be a loyal Friend of Fussy.

If I were a wonderful writer like Ann, I would wax poetic about the joy of Christ's birth. I'm no Ann, I realize! :) What? You don't read her? Get over there!

This week, if you have not seen the movie -Nativity Story, please rent it. I think it is on HBO on demand, too! It is wonderfully done, and I think kids 8 & up will enjoy. My 6yr. old gets a wee-tad bored when we watch.

If you haven't seen the movie, and watch this Christmas, let me know what you think.

I would love to hear your thoughts.

Enjoy these links-

Hey, Health Myths Busted. No more chugging water. I'm so using my cell in the hospital when I have this baby! Send your numbers, Internetz!

Do you make the bed everyday?

Stop making your beds. See? I'm not a slacker, I'm healthy! So, pat yourself on the back. You are so healthy! Next time your Momma asks why you are a slob, just tell her about the dust mites! ;)

Oh, Yeah, the contest-

Who Won?

The winner is my supa-fab homegirl, Lotus the Sarcastic Mom.

"El Chicito The Flying Dog narrowly escapes the wrath of yet another mistress's husband...."

Lotus will get some of my supa-fine jewelry during a playdate at my house next week. She ya' there, Hawt Mamma.

Next Week's Caption Contest

OK, Get ready for it.....

Here it comes...

Make 'em good! Top five captions, as chosen by Mr. Smartypants, will go up for a vote on Wednesday. Good luck!

ps-Lotus, don't enter! ;)

Merry Christmas Everyone. I Love You!

Fussy

Fussy's Linkapalooza -MWAH!

We have a winnah!

The Winnah is..drumroll, please... Keri.

I asked Partyboy to pick a number between 1 & 28. He is a huge Peyton Manning fan, and Peyton wears #18. Keri was lucky enough to enter right at Peyton's number. Congrats, Babe!

I will have another wonderful jewelry giveaway in January.

Bossy's Daughter & Bossy need prayers and love. A dog needs to go. down. hard.

The Moosh turns three this week. Prepare to fall in love.

Christine has the supa-funny video of Obama's verbal smackdown of Hilary in the debate last week.

The always wonderful Melissa at Here in the Bonny Glen is the day planner queen. I always buy one, and then forget to use it. I am a slacky-slacky-slacker at heart.

The always hilarious Lindsey at Suburban Turmoil brings Bad Santa 2007.(Mine is at the bottom of this post!)

This is from last month, but so darn funny! Beta-Mom's Bad Cookies. Holla, Lil' Rhody!

White Trash Mom has a funny list of things NOT to waste your cash on this year.

Oldy-But-Goody- How to Properly Hug a Baby. If you are a dog.

Happy Chanukah! Who doesn't just adore Adam Sandler & his Chanukah Song?

Adam Sandler The Chanukah Song | Funny Jokes at JibJab

Some of you have yet to join in at Twitter. How can this be? No, you don't have to IM on the go. I use it to keep up with people during the day. I can check in and see who's cooking dinner, a new post at Problogger, and all sorts of neat daily oddities. Come and join in, won't ya'? Here is my profile.

I Want Sandy.com -A most adorable FREE online personal assistant. Sweet! I just signed up. Who knows? Maybe I'll be organized one day! Realistically, no.

BeFunky is in the Beta phase (I'm still not sure what all that means) and by invite only, but Oh, Mam, it looks cool. Anyone in? Send me an invite. Pretty please.

I should rename this part -Ann's Section. Just read everything she writes. :)

MintheGap wrote a wonderful post about salvation.

LOST returns to TV January 31st! Whoo-hoo.

Karla has a great way to protect our little monkeys online.

Scribbit has a great list (oh, I love lists) of things to do with the kiddos over Christmas break.

I had a nice selection of complaining email this week. I know I'm a famous Blogger when I get my first "I hate Fussy" site. A gal can dream.

Anyhoo, the two complaints that are worth answering are about my lack of discussing homeschooling and my marriage series -The Gentle Art of Ruling your Husband series.

• About the Homeschooling-  Most of my readers are not homeschoolers and I do not want to bore people. Starting early next year, I'll be editing a new blog about Homeschooling that will be a collaborative work.I am also working on a Ning social network for Homeschool Moms. More info soon.
• About my Marriage Series- I know you guys love it! I'll still cross post occaisionally, but I think it would be better served in it's own blog format. Hopefully that one will be up by February.

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Last week's Photo Caption Contest was so much fun. Congrats to Heather! She will soon be the owner of some original Fussypants Designs earrings!

"Ancient proverb: Bear who go to sleep with itchy butt wake up with stinky claw".

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Here it is the new caption contest photo!

I'll choose the top five captions. Make 'em good!

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Because I love y'all and enjoy sharing my pain embarassment life, I give you my first try at a christmas card photo. The infamous Santa photo-

Love to you, you, you, you over there, and, of course you,

Fussy

PS- Yes, I meant you, too!

Fussy's Linkapalooza-Bringin' the Good Stuff

Ah, Sunday, the day we are called to rest and restore. Fussy has gathered the best of the web for your weekly 'Fussy Linkapalooza'.

Your mission for this Sunday, Friends of Fussypants,is to take some time to relax and spend a few moments just being happy for all the wonderful blessings that surround you.

• Those wild, house wreckin', hug & kiss givin' little kiddos.
• The gas-monster of a hubby you love & cherish. (Yes, you do, I can tell!)
• Your girlfriends who would drop everything when you call with a tearful voice.
• The safety of the country we live in, and the people who protect us.
• The luxury of enjoying it all.

After that, go enjoy the linky love.....

Y'all love this one. Zipskinny. Get the low-down on ANY zip code. Oh, Yeah!

Fussy's favorite photographer, Nick Brandt.

Power of Nature themed photography collection.

Video of a baby porcupine eating a banana with the hiccups. AWWW.....

Photoshopped Animals. Wow, very cool!

10 lessons we can learn from little kids. Cute, not cheezy, promise.

Disapproving Rabbits caption contest. Bunnies + Sarcasm = Good Stuff.

Mashed up video from A Few Good Men with AD Agency lingo.

Better Homes & Garden's 20 Fall Spiced Desserts. Quick, someone get Fussy some elastic-waist pants!

Baked Honey-Mustard Chicken from Prevention. Healthy + Tasty = Perfect!

50 beautiful uses for Vaseline. No jokes, weirdos. Seriously, Vaseline has been my moisturizer for years- Check out #10.

Allure Magazine's Reader's Choice Award Rundown. Reader awards are Fussy's favorite.

How to apply your eyeshadow, a tutorial. Goes well with Fussy's last post.

Cute Halloween crafts from Family Fun.

Get ready to laugh at those Halloween urban myths.

Healthy eating gets an early start. Psychology today.

Best. Inspirational. Blog. Evah. Ann's latest entry that made Fussy cry.

Ann's entry called See.

6 powerful and practical ways to overcome depression.

Scientific American on alternatives to drugs for ADHD/ADD.

 

Showdown at Berkeley. Socialists vs. Marines. Fussy's not pleased.

10 videos that will change yo