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Vote for our Corner Bakery Cafe Holiday Corner Catering Challenge photograph!

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We’d appreciate it if you took a moment to check out and vote for our photograph on Corner Bakery Cafe’s Facebook page. If our photograph gets the most votes then we get to select one lucky The Mommy Insider reader to win a Corner Bakery Café Holiday Catering Package. There are some great photographs!

Corner Bakery Cafe holiday catering

What’s this contest about?

The Mommy Insider Editor, Alicia, was chosen along with 11 other awesome bloggers in the U.S. to be part of Corner Bakery Cafe’s Holiday Corner Catering Challenge. The challenge required that we (the challenged bloggers) arrange food catered to us by Corner Bakery Cafe in a festive way. I went through a few ideas before settling on a Nutcracker theme which my kids LOVED! What they really love is that we have six more Nutcrackers to play with this year than last year. Greedy little kids! Unfortunately, two of the Nutcrackers Sebastian and I picked out were kicked out of the scene due to space issues.

About our party

We had a great party with a couple of families who put a lot of work into my son’s Cub Scout pack, den.. not sure which it’s called. They work hard to keep the Cub Scouts busy and I honestly don’t know how they do it with kids, work, and all. Thanks Kim, Jeff, Holly, and David for joining our Corner Bakery Cafe party and for waiting until I got my 1000th photograph before eating the awesome food!
The food was delightful. Crisp vegetables and delicious dip, sandwiches packed with juicy meat, cheese, & vegetables and deserts filled my dining room table with happiness.. for a little while at least. The food disappeared pretty quickly. The Baby Bundt Cakes were divine.. yum.. and the kids have never enjoyed my chocolate chip cookies (refrigerated dough) nearly as much as Corner Bakery Cafe’s. They could fake it.. or not.

How to vote and what’s in it for you?

Corner Bakery Cafe voteAt the end of the week, if our photograph has the most votes we will receive a Corner Bakery Cafe Holiday Catering Package to giveaway to one of our readers that is located within a Corner Bakery Cafe community. The package will include an assortment of freshly baked treats like the signature Cinnamon Creme Cake, boxes of the Mini Cookies and Baby Bundt Cakes along with a $50 catering certificate. What are you waiting for? Vote for our photograph now and help us win!

To vote go to the Corner Bakery Facebook page, select the “Holiday” tab, and click the “I like this” button below the The Mommy Insider photo.

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The Santa Bribe.. Happening now and not working

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I feel bad that I am in the process (I’m laying in her bed as I type this on my iphone) of bribing my 3 year old to take a nap by saying that Santa brings gifts to sweet girls not naughty girls. I didn’t do that with my now 10 year old when he was 3 years old. I didn’t have to.

I feel bad because I know she’s going to get gifts no matter what. I guess I didn’t lie though. ‘Santa’ prefers to bring gifts to sweet kids rather than naughty kids.

Sigh.. she just sat up in bed and with the cutest voice said “Mommy, I don’t know how to sleep”.

Wish me luck!

UPDATE: She’s asleep on my chest now.

– Alicia

RedPlum’s Cheap & Chic Holiday Gift Guide – 30 Great Gifts Under $30

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Last week I attended RedPlum’s “My Frugalicious Holiday” party here in Atlanta along with lots of other local Atlanta bloggers including Living as Mom, ATL Deal Finder, and The Divine Miss Mommy. Who knew these great bloggers were so close to me?!

RedPlum holiday gift guide

RedPlum strives to provide consumers with access to great deals and resources that enable us to save money without sacrificing quality.  A gift guide featuring 30 items under $30 is just another way RedPlum satisfies consumers needs to find affordable yet unique gifts for family and friends.
A few of my favorite items in RedPlum’s Cheap & Chic Holiday Gift Guide include:

  • Brugo Travel Mug – I use it almost every day!
  • BusyBodyBook – I use it everyday!
  • Days Ago Timer
  • Lindsay Wreath

The RedPlum holiday gift guide really can be a one-stop source for gifts for everyone (mostly of the female variety.. sorry boys) on your list.  Filling a stocking with fun, non-candy items for Mom has never been easier with a couple of products on RedPlum’s gift guide like the Polish Pens just $7 and a Demeter Fragrance purse spray that’s just $6.  View the RedPlum Cheap & Chic Holiday Gift Guide here.

More about RedPlum:
RedPlum™ is a new brand that signifies the “ultimate source of value”. Anytime you see the RedPlum™ name or logo on promotional materials you receive in your mailbox, on your doorstep, with your newspaper, online or in local stores, you can be assured that they carry relevant offers, savings and deals that can help you save money on products you need, so that you can splurge on the extras you want to sweeten your life!

Hair Couture.. sushi hair clips from Ruby’s Closet and a coupon code

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Madelyn went through a phase during which she didn’t want anything in her hair.. hairbows, clips, or headbands.  A 2 1/2 year phase in fact.  She’s 3 now and is more open to letting me fix her hair and put hair clips in it especially now that it’s long and she gets annoyed when it falls in her eyes and face. 

I recently received a few gorgeous and fun hair clips from Ruby’s Closet to feature here on The Mommy Insider and Madelyn had them all in her hair within a few minutes of seeing them. 

I love Ruby’s Closet’s Sushi hair clip set.  I love sushi and bright fun colors so I think this is a really fun clip.  I also love the Patchwork clips and have worn the one Madelyn is wearing in the photograph myself and was complimented!

Ruby’s Closet has a huge selection of fun, bright, creative, and colorful clippies and headbands. Each flower or clippie can be slipped through a loop on the headbands or hats to mix and match. This is great for keeping your daughters clippies from infant to child. It also lets you change up your child’s look for each outfit. All clippies come with a chemical and latex free “no slip” liner that works great for keeping the clippies in little or no hair.

Ruby’s Closet hair clips make great stocking stuffers!

Where to buy them: Ruby’s Closet
How much are they? Prices vary – $3.99, $7.50+

COUPON CODE:
Get 20% all products including shipping.
Use code: MOMMYINSIDER
Expiration date: 12/31/2009


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Holiday Gift Idea: CurlyQ Cuties and your Made-to-Order Monsters

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If you are on the hunt for a unique holiday gift idea you’ll love CurlyQ Cuties’ Made-to-Order Monsters.

You can use CurlyQ Cuties online kid-friendly interactive designer to design a one-of-a-kind handmade plush Monster your child will love. For about $25, your design design will be turned into a real live stuffed Monster toy made from quality anti-pill fleece.

I think it’s a great idea to let your child design their own monster but if you are giving one as a gift, I’m sure just about any design will be appreciated! CurlyQ Cuties are great for any age. My 3 and 10 year old both love their CurlyQ Cuties Made-to-Order Monster.
Madelyn named her CurlyQ Cutie Made-to-Order Monster Noodles. 

Where to buy: CurlyQ Cuties
How much is it? $25+