dog days of winter

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Giveaway: Taggies blanket

I love very soft luxurious blankets for myself and my boys. Anything soft to snuggle up with is great. Especially when it is negative 4 here in Indiana! As you can see below, Boatboy loves his blanket!

Taggies has a New Love Notes line that is ultra-soft and luxurious, it is the most comfy-cozy blanket imaginable! Each one is buttery-soft and is embellished with an embroidered tender message and appliqué in the corner; a “love note." Features 20 exciting NEW visual and tactile tags around its border! This $24.99 makes a great gift for any occassion.


WIN IT: I have a Taggies love note blanket to give away to one lucky Blondes Poop & Mascara reader. The love note says, "Thank heaven for little boys." Even if you don't have a boy it will make a fabulous gift! Leave me a comment telling me who will be snuggling up with this blanket if you win.

For extra entries:
1. Blog about this giveaway on your site.
2. Subscribe to my blog
3. Become a follower

I will select a winner on random.org on January 21. Thanks for entering!

Breaking COLTS News (from The Onion)

Oh Summer, Where Art Thou?

We're amongst the snow and single digits here. Missing scenes like this right about now...

Fashionthropic is featured on Skreened!

Fashionthropic is currently featured as a featured charity on Skreened! Cool! The notoriety is no doubt in part because of your support. Keep buying shirts and we'll keep giving the proceeds away!

Winner: Clingy Cord

The random winner of the Clingy Cord giveaway is Anonymous jjs1fan2002. JJsfan2002 became a subscriber of our blog and through her extra entry won. Congratulations! Thanks to everone who entered!

Giveaway: Lysol 4 in 1 wipes

I am very excited to share this exciting product with you! These wipes are great for all of your household needs. They are great for toys, door knobs and any hard surface. Since these Lysol wipes kill 99.9% of germs I use them everywhere to help keep as much bacteria and germs out of our home as possible. They have a very fresh smell that is not too overwhelming or chemically in scent.

The container is made extremely well. The wipes are easy to access and the lid stores them well; keeping them moist for the entire life of the wipes.
They're versatile too. They clean up tough messes on my stove stop without scrubbing my fingers to nubs and they're subtle enough to wipe down my boys' eating trays.

Buy it: Head to your local retailer and purchase Lysol 4 in 1 wipes. They sell for 3 or 4 dollars per container. Print off coupons here too.

Win it: I have two 35ct. Lysol wipes containers for one lucky Blondes Poop and Mascara reader. Enter by leaving me a comment telling me your biggest mess ever! Don't forget to leave your email address.

Earn an extra entry: 1) Blog about this on your blog (be sure to let me know via your comment) or 2) Become a subscriber or follower to my blog.

I will select a winner January 18 on random.org. Thanks for entering!

Sunday a.m. R&R

yeah...she's still around

"1 Loved Forever" (Jeremy Shelby Tribute) shirt

Fashionthropic is proud to have just released the 1 Loved Forever design. This shirt commemorates the life of Jeremy Shelby. While Trisomy 13 took him away from his loving parents just an hour after he came, his impact stretches into Eternity. All proceeds go to The Memorial Fund of Jeremiah Parker Shelby.

Click on the graphic below to view the magnified shirt front...



Click on the graphic below to view the magnified shirt back...

We WON!!

Yeah for us! Remember that carnival we entered? We WON!! Well, the boys did all the work really.



...we just took the picture and played around in cyberspace. And, we won a $75 gift card to go to Ridemakerz! Thanks, DesignHer. We love you!

Giveaway: Clingy Cord

I have found a great accessory for when your child is in the dropping, throwing, loosing or tossing just-for fun stages! I have used a shoe lace and many other things to tie my little guy's paci to a stuffed animal so he won't lose it while he is sleeping. LA is not a thrower of his sippy cup, but it does fall off his high chair and stroller sometimes. Clingy Cord is great to save his cups from multiple plummets.

The Clingy Cord protects your child's cups, blanket, toys, and other go-everywhere items from hitting the dirty floor or getting lost. The cord's plastic ring attaches to a stroller, high chair or car seat. The design allows you to easily adjust the sliding bead to hold the item snugly.

Buy it: Head over to CaitiMac Creations and purchase a Clingy Cord for $13.00.

Win it: I have a green with periwinkle dots Clingy Cord to giveaway! Leave a comment letting me know how you plan to use your Clingy Cord. For extra entries....blog about this on your blog. And, become an email subscriber to my blog.

I will randomly select a winner on January 11 (next Sunday). Check back this week for my next giveaway...a Taggie blanket! Thanks for entering!

Christmas recap by picture

Christmas morning LA and Boatboy having fun playing together. LA showing him the balls. It is so much fun to watch them interact together...Boatboy just laughs at LA.

Boys having fun!

Nana and LA posing for a pic!

Papa and LA playing their guitars together. It is awesome!

All the Blondes

Great Grandpa and Ma opening up their housewarming/Christmas gift from the Blondes. It is the below piece of photo/art framed...

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LA, Grandma, Boatboy, Grandpa...and Dink the jack russell.

Aunt "Eesha" and Boatboy laughing it up.

All of that calls for a nap

just visiting

Can you tell LA stopped by this fruit tray while we were at Papa and Nana's Christmas Even celebration?

lounge act

LA chillin' at Grandpa and Grandma's in the chair they got him for Christmas. He noticed right away his name was on it and just grinned from ear to ear. Good stuff.

Titanic upset; Colts hold Tennessee to Zero

...but was it really? Neither of us really needed to win and it was basically our JV squad vs theirs. No offense, Sorgi. Scratch that...great offense, Sorgi. We're proud to say we at BPM have never doubted you and now have more reason that ever to maintain that opinion. Passer rating hovering around 90. Not too shabby, my man. Led the Horse to 23-0 today. Solid.

A few pics of our first ever sweet suite visit to Lucas Oil Stadium...



Out with the old. (And, by out we mean massive implosion)



And, in with the new. Thank you, taxpayers.



Amos was selected as one of four that got to head down to the field during the first quarter. The above shot is a photo after Addai ran one in for six Mr Blonde absolutely did NOT take. You see, taking any photos during the on-field experience was strictly PROHIBITED.



Big thanks to Crystal's outstanding client for the Christmas gift! And, to Sarah's splendid hospitality! We had a wonderful time!!

Elefun

One of LA's three gifts from us this Christmas was Elefun. And, he can't stop playing it! Mrs Blondes says it's been around for years but Mr Blonde had never seen it until it was opened beneath the tree a couple days ago.

Anybody ever played this? Perfect for almost all ages. Hasbro calls it ages 3 - 6, but we would call it ages 2 - dead. It's a riot and only $25 bucks brand new. Retail chains often run strong sales on game items too. You can pick them up used on ebay or Amazon for closer to $15. Money well spent. The four C batteries it takes is a bit much, but that fan has to be powerful enough to blow up the butterflies through a 5 foot elephant nose. So, we cut the makers some slack. Great product! Love the communal games like this.

Here is video of LA playing with his little cousin Raymond while the family watches on pre-Christmas dinner at our place.

Merry Christmas!

LA sings and plays on his new guitar Happy Birthday to Jesus...



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average Sunday afternoon in December

...post nap-time



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Winners: Loop-2-Loop belt

The Loop 2 Loop belt giveaway random winners are #1 and #20. Congratulations! Stay tuned to Blondes, Poop & Mascara for more reviews and giveaways this weekend!

#1 - Lollipops said...
Pink of course! Poor little E, can't ever keep her pants up!! Thanks...

# 20 - Leah said...
I love the Pacific Blue/ Black Loop~2~Loop!!!! : ))) Soooo cute and perfect for my ds! : )))Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))