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		<title>Announcing Child&#8217;s Play House Partypalooza</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Partypalooza is Child&#8217;s Play Communications&#8217; own house party program. Child&#8217;s Play works with a select number of moms across the country to host exclusive house parties for a broad range of companies. As a host, you will invite other moms in your community – and on occasion their kids – to participate in a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>House Partypalooza is Child&#8217;s Play Communications&#8217; own house party program. Child&#8217;s Play works with a select number of moms across the country to host exclusive house parties for a broad range of companies.</p>
<p>As a host, you will invite other moms in your community – and on occasion their kids – to participate in a fun-filled party! Child’s Play will create a detailed party package that includes information on the line, specific party ideas, product samples and ideally coupons.</p>
<p>So, If you are interested in hosting exclusive house parties in your community the House Partypalooza is for you!</p>
<p>You can learn more and also fill out an application to be considered to be a host HERE :  <a href="http://www.childsplaypr.com/house_parties/">&#8220;Partypalooza&#8221;</a></p>
<p><em>Shared by: The Plus Size Mommy</em></p>
<p><em>*Disclosure- I wrote this post as a Team member of Team Mom and Child&#8217;s Play PR.</em></p>
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		<title>My Mommy Party Sponsored By OutLast  #OutLastMoms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently hosted a party at my home with a group of moms for OutLast hand sanitizer. OutLast is a very effective hand sanitizer against germs, as it kills 99.99%  of them when in use. We learned at the party about how important it is to take care of your purse when fighting against germs. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently hosted a party at my home with a group of moms for OutLast hand sanitizer. OutLast is a very effective hand sanitizer against germs, as it kills 99.99%  of them when in use. We learned at the party about how important it is to take care of your purse when fighting against germs. If you think about all of the places your purse travels with you, you begin to realize how gross some of the places could potentially be (almost makes me not want to carry one anymore). Below you will see a Whrrl of the party and the info. we learned and tips/advice on what you can do to protect yourself and your family against these icky germs.</p>
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<p>The only complaint I heard at my OutLast party was the high alcohol content. Moms didn&#8217;t like that it has high alcohol content. But when weighed against the harmful germs we couldn&#8217;t decide which was worse. My only suggestion was to maybe only use on yourself and not your children. </p>
<p>How do you feel about products with high alcohol contents ? Which would you think was more harmful the germs or the alcohol ? </p>
<p>Please let us know your feelings on this subject <img src='http://theplussizemommy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em>The Plus Size Mommy</em></p>
<p>*Disclosure &#8211; I am a member of <a href="http://www.momselect.com"> Mom Select</a> , I wrote this review while participating in the OutLast campaign, I was sent products to facilitate my review.</p>
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		<title>Avatar; The Movie On DVD &amp; A Themed Birthday Party!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AVATAR Since its global theatrical release last December, AVATAR has continued to make motion picture history. Written by James Cameron and produced with his long-time collaborator Jon Landau, AVATAR stars Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Wes Studi and Laz Alonso.  The Oscar and Golden [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">AVATAR<br />
</span></em></strong>Since its global theatrical release last December, <strong><em>AVATAR </em></strong>has continued to make motion picture history. Written by James Cameron and produced with his long-time collaborator Jon Landau, AVATAR stars Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Wes Studi and Laz Alonso.  The Oscar and Golden Globe winning epic is the highest grossing film of all time, taking in over $2.6 billion in worldwide box office.  Director James Cameron takes audiences to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization.  <strong><em>AVATAR </em></strong>delivers a fully immersive cinematic experience of a new kind, where the revolutionary technology invented to make the film disappears into the emotion of the characters and the epic nature of the story.<br />
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<p>Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment released the film <strong><em>AVATAR </em></strong>on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on Earth Day. <strong><em>AVATAR </em></strong>grossed over $2.6 billion dollars theatrically worldwide, making it the biggest film of all time.  Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has teamed up with the Earth Day Network to plant 1,000,000 trees worldwide in celebration of the BD and DVD release of the film.  People who purchase the film will be given a unique access code that allows them to go online and actually adopt one of the million trees being planted, charting its location and progress.</p>
<p><a href="http://theplussizemommy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AVTR-211_e81505447b19ebd59579d94554a08f6606d953e1.jpg"><img src="http://theplussizemommy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/AVTR-211_e81505447b19ebd59579d94554a08f6606d953e1-300x168.jpg" alt="" title="Avatar" width="300" height="168" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3788" /></a></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Party Like the Na’vi<br />
</span>Who doesn’t want to party on Pandora?  This year, it might be fun to throw an eco-friendly bash for your favorite little Na’vi.  Do you have tips on an environmentally friendly party for kids?  Maybe an <strong><em>AVATAR</em></strong>-themed bash complete with Na’vi decorations and snacks?</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">FROM ME : </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">We decided to do an Avatar Birthday Theme birthday for my son&#8217;s 11th birthday. The following is a Whrrl of the party we had back in April. It was a lot of fun. The kids really enjoyed it. </span></p>
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<p>If you have an Avatar fan in your home, this is a great birthday party to have.</p>
<p><em>The Plus Size Mommy</em></p>
<p>*Disclosure &#8211; I was sent a copy of the Avatar dvd for this party. All thoughts and birthday party plans in the Whrrl are my own.</p>
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		<title>House Party Offers Live Stream to New York Area Fireworks Display</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Party, the leading consumer activation and experiential marketing company that specializes in in-home parties, is offering a solution to the thousands of Americans who will not see a fireworks display this year because of community budget cuts. House Party will stream a live fireworks display, taking place in Irvington, NY, on its website for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>House Party, the leading consumer activation and experiential marketing company that specializes in in-home parties, is offering a solution to the thousands of Americans who will not see a fireworks display this year because of community budget cuts.  House Party will stream a live fireworks display, taking place in Irvington, NY, on its website for anyone throughout the country to watch and enjoy.  In addition, House Party (<a href="http://www.houseparty.com">www.houseparty.com</a>) will film the fireworks and post the video on its website for continuous viewing throughout the weekend. </p>
<p>“As a company which coordinates tens of thousands of in-home parties for major brands and consumers, we pride ourselves on knowing what ingredients should be included into any party,” said Kitty Kolding, CEO of House Party.  “With so many communities cutting out their annual July 4th fireworks display because of budget issues, House Party wanted to offer party hosts around the country the opportunity to still include fireworks into their Independence Day festivities.”<br />
The display will be available at <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/irvington-fireworks">www.ustream.tv/channel/irvington-fireworks </a>at 9:15 p.m. EST and beyond.</p>
<p>WHO:           House Party (<a href="http://www.houseparty.com">www.houseparty.com</a>)</p>
<p>WHAT:         Livestream to Irvington, NY Fireworks Display</p>
<p>WHERE:       <a href="http://bit.ly/aHHBhn">http://bit.ly/aHHBhn</a></p>
<p>WHEN:         Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 9:15 p.m. EST and beyond</p>
<p><em><strong>Shared by:</strong> The Plus Size Mommy</em><del datetime="2010-07-03T19:22:37+00:00"></p>
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		<title>Hey Pittsburgh, Your Invited!!! &#8211; Hebrew National Better-Than-A-Picnic Picnic #HebrewNational</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 04:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will be joined by These 3 other wonderful bloggers to host the picnic : Kim of Crafty Mama Of 4 http://www.craftymamaof4.com Kim D. of Clumber Kim http://clumberkim.com/ Alaina of Life… {as felt through my heart} http://alainafrederick.com/life Here is Your Official Invitation : WHO ? You are invited Along with your family &#038; friends When? [...]]]></description>
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<p>I will be joined by These 3 other wonderful bloggers to host the picnic :</p>
<p>Kim of Crafty Mama Of 4 <a href="http://www.craftymamaof4.com">http://www.craftymamaof4.com</a><br />
Kim D. of Clumber Kim <a href="http://clumberkim.com/">http://clumberkim.com/</a><br />
Alaina of Life… {as felt through my heart} <a href="http://alainafrederick.com/life">http://alainafrederick.com/life</a></p>
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<p><strong>Here is Your Official Invitation :</strong>
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<p>WHO ? <strong>You are invited</strong> Along with your family &#038; friends<br />
When?  Saturday June 5th, 2010  (Mark Your Calendar NOW!)<br />
Time ? 11:30 am  &#8211; 3:30 PM<br />
Where? Highland Park &#8211; We will be near the Reservoir, off of Farmhouse Drive<br />
What ? <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hebrew-National/16552638255">Hebrew National’s Better-Than-a-Picnic Picnic</a></p>
<p><strong>Bring your own blankets</strong><em>, for a picnic in the grass. We will have lots of fun activities for the kids such as a giant puzzle, music, and what I am most excited about is the mechanical bull!!!<br />
The Food will be Hebrew National hot dogs (of course), fruit, and drinks.<br />
So gather your friends, neighbors, and family and come for a fun picnic in Highland Park!</p>
<p>We will also be doing a service project, more info. to come on this SOON!</p>
<p>You can learn more by visiting The Motherhood.com &#8216;s Hebrew National Picnic Circle here :  <a href="http://www.themotherhood.com/circle/show/id/61991">http://www.themotherhood.com/circle/show/id/61991</a></p>
<p>Here are some pictures from the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/picnicswithapurpose/">kick off picnic in NYC</a> last weekend! Doesn&#8217;t that big AirStream bus/kitchen look awesome?!</p>
<p>You can see more and also see if the Better-Than-A-Picnic &#8211; Picnic is coming to your city by staying in touch with Hebrew National&#8217;s Facebook page HERE : <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hebrew-National/16552638255"> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hebrew-National/16552638255<br />
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If you have any questions or need any more info. PLEASE contact me through my email at plussizemommy@gmail.com or leave me a comment and I will answer you.</p>
<p>I am hoping to see you at Highland Park !!! It will be a great time <img src='http://theplussizemommy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em>The Plus Size Mommy</em></p>
<p>*Disclosure &#8211; As a host for this picnic I am being sent a stipend for my time and for pitching in for service project supplies that may be needed. </p>
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		<title>Vistaprint Graduation Invitations &amp; WIN!!! *</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Graduation time is coming up very soon. This is such an exciting time for High School Seniors. There are many events going on and they are so excited to be graduating and moving onto college or careers. They will be going to Prom soon and then the Big Graduation day, and with this huge day [...]]]></description>
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<p>Graduation time is coming up very soon. This is such an exciting time for High School Seniors. There are many events going on and they are so excited to be graduating and moving onto college or careers. They will be going to Prom soon and then the Big Graduation day, and with this huge day in their young lives comes a Graduation Celebration for all the years of hard work put into their schooling.</p>
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<p>Vistaprint wants to play a part in your Graduation celebrations by providing you with a great selection of graduation invitations to choose from. You can check them out by clicking here : <a href="http://www.vistaprint.com/custom-invitations-multi.aspx">Vistaprint Graduation Invitations </a>.</p>
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<p>I use Vistaprint for my business cards and other advertising and promotional items for my blog. I have never had an issue and love their inexpensive products and fantastic service.</p>
<p>After looking at the graduation invitations online they look great. And the cool thing is, you can edit them to say exactly what you like. There are many sizes to choose from. And, you can even get matching envelopes! How neat <img src='http://theplussizemommy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><a href="http://theplussizemommy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/grad4.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3166" title="grad4" src="http://theplussizemommy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/grad4.jpg" alt="" width="208" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>You can learn more about Vistaprint and their products here : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vistaprint">Vistaprint Wiki Page</a></p>
<p>Now, One of my lucky readers will get a chance to win 50 graduation invitations! Here is how to <span style="color: #ff00ff;">WIN</span> :</p>
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<li>Visit Vistaprint&#8217;s Graduation Invitation &amp; Announcements page here : <a href="http://www.vistaprint.com/custom-invitations-multi.aspx">VISTAPRINT</a> Comment and tell me which design you like the best (describe it, since they are not named). = 1 entry</li>
<li>Comment and tell me your child that is graduating&#8217;s first name(only) and date of their graduation, so we can celebrate with you! = 1 entry</li>
<li>Comment and tell me what college/tech. school your child is hoping to goto or will be going to this Fall = 1 entry</li>
<li>Fave Vistaprint on <a href="http://www.momfaves.com">Momfaves.com</a> &#8211; Comment and tell me you did = 1 entry.</li>
<li>Tweet the following on Twitter &#8211;  &#8221; Celebrate your child&#8217;s Graduation by winning  50 FREE invites from @Vistaprint   http://twurl.nl/wchupm     &#8221; &#8211; every tweet gets an entry up to 5 per day. Please comment with tweet thread. (separate comments please).</li>
<li>Follow Vistaprint on Twitter (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/vistaprint">@vistaprint</a>) &#8211; comment and tell me you did = 1 entry</li>
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<p>Please note this is for USA 48 consecutive states only. Winners MUST be subscribers to this blog to be eligible to win. Winner will need to create a Vistaprint account, create their graduation invitations and then send me info. Order will then be processed FREE for the winner via Vistaprint.</p>
<p>This giveaway begins NOW and will end on May 4, 2010 at 8PM EST. Winner will NOT be emailed. Winner will be posted to this site and will have 48 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be chosen. Winning name will be posted to this site by May 5th.</p>
<p>Thank you to all who enter and GOOD LUCK !</p>
<p><em>The Plus Size Mommy</em></p>
<p><em>*I am being compensated with product from Vistaprint for my time in writing this post. <em><em>All views and opinions in this post are mine and were no way influenced by anything or anyone. I have been a customer of Vistaprint&#8217;s for years.</em></em></em></p>
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		<title>Oscars and Desserts A Sweet Combination*</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Oscars are quickly approaching, you may be planning an evening get together to watch them with some friends? Well I would love to share with you some great desserts that you can make to make the evening a great tasting night as well. Hyundai has a really fun recipe widget that offers some [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the Oscars are quickly approaching, you may be planning an evening get together to watch them with some friends? Well I would love to share with you some great desserts that you can make to make the evening a great tasting night as well.</p>
<p>Hyundai has a really fun recipe widget that offers some clever and mouthwatering desserts of this year&#8217;s nominated films including &#8220;Up in the Eclair&#8221; and &#8220;Inglorious Custards.&#8221;</p>
<p><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNjc2MzY*MDUzMzImcHQ9MTI2NzYzNjQyMTU4NiZwPTEyMDc*MSZkPWlBQTVoeUlYSVFYQXFfM2*mZz*yJm89MGZl/NGE2ZDIyN2JiNDRmN2JlNzFjYTBhZWE2ZTM3NTImb2Y9MA==.gif" border="0" alt="" width="0" height="0" /><object id="playerLoader" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="300" height="600" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="src" value="http://farm.sproutbuilder.com/load/iAA5hyIXIQXAq_3m.swf" /><param name="name" value="playerLoader" /><param name="align" value="middle" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed id="playerLoader" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="600" src="http://farm.sproutbuilder.com/load/iAA5hyIXIQXAq_3m.swf" align="middle" name="playerLoader" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="best"></embed></object></p>
<p><em>The Plus Size Mommy</em></p>
<p><em>*Disclosure &#8211; This post was brought to you by <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.medianeedle.com/" target="_blank">Media Needle</a>.</em></p>
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		<title>#Qtipsbaby Twitter party UPDATE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theplus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Twitter party has been rescheduled for Thursday, February 4th at 8 p.m. EST. same great prizes, and same great tips from Wendy. So please make the change on your twitter party calendars Clicking HERE to RSVP Tweet out the details of the #Q-tips party between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day of the party [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Twitter party has been rescheduled for Thursday, February 4th at 8 p.m. EST. same great prizes, and same great tips from Wendy. So please make the change on your twitter party calendars <img src='http://theplussizemommy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Clicking <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102969901737&amp;s=51763&amp;e=001CzUL-CV97VulyJqczWegolhIqNWDMqlwHSne7tKsF8hevbWIgnuZtZkdA2SsxT60SLHwA4YxcosUpEmbesqCc7eQ__pKZXow04eD0QL59m4CAIBf67fowH12O99M9TGkciPlaR8asEs=" target="_blank">HERE</a> to RSVP</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tweet out the details of the #Q-tips party between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day of the party</span></div>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">There will be additional opportunities throughout the party to win silver elephant banks &amp; Q-tips® Baby Packs &#8211; both nursery essentials!</p>
<p>We are so excited to party with you! Be sure to follow <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102969901737&amp;s=51763&amp;e=001CzUL-CV97VsKPvqri6VRriJA4qnkkjt1HarYBNtVOb6qiswDd-QXrU_WDaTpCW-598bTN0Na_mtk9tw6-kZ2Zj3i8JUc5PoWD42sidPfDRRZjv_AQZfy8vLT82T6a50f" target="_blank">@MomTalkRadio</a>, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102969901737&amp;s=51763&amp;e=001CzUL-CV97Vt75hWQDsq4XeDBKnm393OhY5nsix3hMQBRdyIMBGfG7QnViyk55bjGa81VUHEW8lpzPWZJ86vblpNT9uWl_5Ldzpsn1OHxJCiJuGhaWX3fGGuSzoraRVB8XEthIMdcBc8=" target="_blank">@ResourcefulMom</a> and<a rel="nofollow" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102969901737&amp;s=51763&amp;e=001CzUL-CV97VtFmkp49sG5bV80KNubcgJSDUReDQuPEKtuPpLCQpalmiwVzp2FLh8KBrwVcM-v3mFdVcVoJ8kaneou1NXt7Y2ZBsnM71EnyVsYGWQ82ZYE4RMvkwaVQ91s" target="_blank">@MomSelectAmy</a> throughout the evening for updates, prize information and contest details. </span></p>
<p>See you there !</p>
<p><em>The Plus Size Mommy</em></p>
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		<title>Pt. 3 of #WispKiss campaign for Colgate on behalf of Collective Bias*</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theplus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More check-ins at home sweet home Powered&#160;by&#160;Whrrl The final part of the campaign &#8211; The Kiss with #Wispkiss This was a very fun campaign. It would have been better if I wasn&#8217;t sick during New Years Eve. Happy New Years to ALL The Plus Size Mommy Related articles by Zemanta whrrl.com, a Way to Share [...]]]></description>
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<div style="float:left;margin: 2px 8px 0px 8px;">More check-ins at <a href="http://whrrl.com/place/19009482/home-sweet-home" style="color:#569bb5">home sweet home <img src='http://theplussizemommy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </a></div>
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<p>The final part of the campaign &#8211; The Kiss with #Wispkiss</p>
<p>This was a very fun campaign. It would have been better if I wasn&#8217;t sick during New Years Eve.<br />
Happy New Years  to ALL <img src='http://theplussizemommy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em>The Plus Size Mommy</em><br />
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		<title>#Wispkiss #NYE 2010 Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
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