christmas – Toulouse and Tonic https://toulouseandtonic.com Making my kids hate me one post at a time. Mon, 01 Apr 2019 17:39:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.17 39181224 Funniest Holiday Blogs on the Internet https://toulouseandtonic.com/funniest-holiday-blogs-on-the-internet/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/funniest-holiday-blogs-on-the-internet/#respond Wed, 23 Dec 2015 11:28:57 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=7691 It’s time for the HOLIDAY EDITION of The Funniest Blogs on the Internet and these are some of my favorite Christmas (and assorted other holiday-oriented) posts I’ve come across recently. Only the best for you. Happy ChristmaKwanzaHanukkah! Honest Wine Labels for Moms – Holiday Edition – You’ve seen my Honest Wine Labels for Moms (and if you haven’t […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/funniest-holiday-blogs-on-the-internet/feed/ 0 7691 The Elf on the Shelf is Dead https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-elf-on-the-shelf-is-dead/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-elf-on-the-shelf-is-dead/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2015 14:00:39 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=5702 It’s been one year since our poor Mr. Jingles left us so tragically. A poor Elf on the shelf, gone way too soon. (For some people, but not for me.) Yes, it’s true. The Elf on the Shelf is dead. We are gathered together today to pay tribute to one of the fallen, Mr. Jingles. […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-elf-on-the-shelf-is-dead/feed/ 29 5702 The Proper Way to Accept a Gift You Hate https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-proper-way-to-accept-a-gift-you-hate/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-proper-way-to-accept-a-gift-you-hate/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:37:37 +0000 http://toulouseandtonic.wordpress.com/?p=259 A couple of years ago, I gave my husband a Wii for Christmas.  He was very happy.  So happy in fact, that he played way into the wii hours (see what I did there?) of the night and was so focused on the TV screen, he almost burned down the house.  But more on that […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-proper-way-to-accept-a-gift-you-hate/feed/ 6 259 I Beliebe. But That’s Just Me. https://toulouseandtonic.com/believe-thats-just/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/believe-thats-just/#comments Sat, 21 Dec 2013 16:38:13 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=5802 Just this week alone, I became a HuffPo contributor, an In The Powder Room writer AND a Belieber. I’m not sure which one is more shocking but I do know which one is most likely to get me arrested. But I’m not in the Big House, even though I wrote my name on Justin Bieber’s […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/believe-thats-just/feed/ 5 5802 10 Things to Hate About the Holidays https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-things-to-hate-about-the-holidays/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-things-to-hate-about-the-holidays/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2013 01:58:01 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=5774 Oh yes, my friends.  Mike couldn’t let the holidays go by without a little something for you.  And why yes, it IS a middle finger.  Seasons greetings! 10 Holiday Ass Whips What he said, by Mike Planned Celebrations – At work I am a planner, at home I like to just go with the flow.  So, […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-things-to-hate-about-the-holidays/feed/ 3 5774 A Jew, a Christian and a Christmas Tree https://toulouseandtonic.com/a-jew-a-christian-and-a-christmas-tree/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/a-jew-a-christian-and-a-christmas-tree/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:45:31 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=5696 A certain sad-sack once rescued a forlorn tree from certain Christmas oblivion, giving it a home and a single ornament to call its own.  When Charlie Brown saw that sad, lonely tree, it spoke to him and he knew it was meant to be. This year, a tree spoke to my husband.  Just like that. […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/a-jew-a-christian-and-a-christmas-tree/feed/ 19 5696 The More Bang For Your Buck Gift Guide for Toddlers https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-more-bang-for-your-buck-gift-guide-for-toddlers/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-more-bang-for-your-buck-gift-guide-for-toddlers/#comments Sun, 08 Dec 2013 03:59:46 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=5729 This post is several years old (my kids are now 9 and 4) and I just went down the list and I still stand by everything I said. These are the things they played with the most and the longest. At 9 and 5, they are still playing with the magnatiles, the gears, the bath […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-more-bang-for-your-buck-gift-guide-for-toddlers/feed/ 6 5729 The 12 Days of Chrismukkah (Sing-along!) https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-12-days-of-chrismukkah-sing-along/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-12-days-of-chrismukkah-sing-along/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2013 03:13:59 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=5697 My husband is Jewish and I’m Christian. We’ve been married for 8 years so we’ve figured out a way to make the holidays work for us. We celebrate Chrismukkah. And here for you, whether you’re an interfaith couple or not, is our very special holiday song — The 12 Days of Chrismukkah.  It’s best sung […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-12-days-of-chrismukkah-sing-along/feed/ 4 5697 Show Me The Magic https://toulouseandtonic.com/show-me-the-magic/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/show-me-the-magic/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2012 14:56:54 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=3977 That moment when your kindergartner wakes you up because Santa has come and you pad out in your socked feet just hoping to grab a cup of coffee before the paper-shredding begins and then you see something peeking in your front door and you knit your brows, puzzled, but it’s followed immediately by a delighted […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/show-me-the-magic/feed/ 7 3977 The Best And Worst Thing About Chrismukkah (and win a FURBY!) https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-best-and-worst-thing-about-chrismukkah-and-win-a-furby/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-best-and-worst-thing-about-chrismukkah-and-win-a-furby/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:55:31 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=3870 The best thing about Chrismukkah and the worst thing about Chrismukkah? One word.  Two perspectives. Kid:  The best thing about Chrismukkah is the presents.  So many presents! Parent:  The worst thing about Chrismukkah is the presents.  So many presents! This is one aspect of combining Christmas and Hannukah that we haven’t figured out how to […]

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