Carnival of Family Life

by Hopeful Spirit on November 26, 2007

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Carnival of Family Life

Welcome to the Carnival of Family Life, hosted at On the Horizon for the first time!

Make yourself a nice, hot cup of coffee, cocoa, apple cider, tea or whatever else suits your fancy. Then get comfortable because it is going to take you awhile to read this week’s excellent entries!

Giving Thanks

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Suzanne presents Thanks Giving at Adventures in Daily Living.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Holly Ord presents The I’m Thankful For . . . Day at Menstrual Poetry.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Jenn H. presents the only fictional work submitted this week, Thanksgiving at Mom’s at Mixed Metaphor.net.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Super Saver presents Giving Thanks to My Parents at My Wealth Builder.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Silicon Valley Blogger presents “a Thanksgiving post I wrote last year which I’ve continued to reflect upon in recent days,” entitled Things More Valuable Than Riches at The Digerati Life.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Robert Bach says, “The turkey comes home (work) to roost” in presenting Journey of a Turkey at Kintropy In Action.

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Family Lifestyles, Life Choices, and Ventures

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Christine offers “cheap ways to see great films!” via Film vs. TV, Why We Opted to Turn the TV Off, plus Frugal Tips for Movie at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Renae presents I Quit Reading Better Homes and Gardens at Life Nurturing Education.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Loraine Lawson presents A Community Makes Time for Family at Time for Family. She says, “School and community take up the majority of your child’s time which makes it hard for families to relax and connect. But one community decided to call a time-out by establishing a weekly family night. I dare you to try it!”

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Fred Black presents Dust Off Your Tutu! at Fred Black: Internet Business Blog.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 WhatWorksForUs presents Bliss Like This at What Works For Us.

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Family Relationships, Self-Improvement, and Faith

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Marco Richter presents Help Yourself to a Better Relationship at Self Improvement Emporium.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Carole G. McKay describes “how parents can teach us something about ourselves and how to grow even long after they are no longer able to implement change in their own lives” in Holding On at McKay Today.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Hueina Su presents The Balancing Act: My Radio Interview at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul. She observes: “These days, work-life balance seems to have become an impossible dream for most people. This radio interview will help you gain new perspective and provide you with strategies for better time management and more life balance.”

Oak Leaves Icon 1 James DeLelys poses an age-old question, “What is Love?” at Healing Through Words.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Leisa presents The Real Thing at Down With the Kids.net. Every parent will relate!

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Jenny-up the hill presents It Is Well at Up the Hill Gang.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Lori Prokop presents How Do I Let Go of Negativity from the Past? at Raleigh Pinskey - Branding Publicity PR, offering this introduction: “Everyone 30 and older regrets a ton of stuff – mistakes we’ve made; things we’ve said; ways we’ve handled relationships. We’ve all had painful experiences that we can easily recall. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to overcome them.”

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Edith presents 99 Life Lessons Learned from Quitting Corporate America at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 e-Mom explains how “meaningful communication will help you achieve The Purpose-Driven Christmas” in Simplify the Holidays without Saying “Humbug”! at Chrysalis.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Pinyo Bhulipongsanon presents Public Declaration at Moolanomy, declaring, “Showing your affection is more important than you think. I publicly declare that I will hug my parents every day.”

Oak Leaves Icon 1 “New parents often find that their sex lives have changed. Some find they no longer have one,” according to Kate Baggott, who presents Has Sex Really Left the City? at Babylune.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Warren Wong provides “some practical tips you can use now to feel better and be happier” in How to Feel Better and Be Happier at Personal Development for INTJ’s.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 David B. Bohl presents The Secret of Fatherhood at Slow Down Fast Today! He explains, “I was reading Dana Glazer’s (Director of The Evolution of Dad) post For Charlie, on His 4th Birthday the other day. I really liked it, and it unearthed a memory of mine: That of writing a similar letter to my son shortly before he left home for college.”

Oak Leaves Icon 1 JHS presents The Remnants of My Misspent Youth at Colloquium.

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Family Health and Diet

Oak Leaves Icon 1 FitBuff presents What Is Healthy? at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog, noting, “What is healthy? At first, this may seem like an easy question to answer. However, when you actually stop and think about it, it’s not easy at all.”

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Jared Hoylman presents The Price of Happiness at DadThing.com.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Doris Chua presents Soft Drinks and Tooth Decay posted at Doris Chua: Organics & Your Health.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Pickel presents Billing Codes May Prevent Autism Screening at Discussing Autism.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Aparna tells us that “water, the best of all natural resources, not only refreshes, but also heals, purifies and cures” in Water to Cure Minor Ills at Beauty and Personality Grooming.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Here’s an article you will want to bookmark or print and keep handy next time you travel. Sagar presents Top 50 Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in the World at Travelhacker.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Expectant parents will find Anna’s article, 5 Reasons to Not Circumcise at Our Family Village extremely interesting.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 mom & dad present Helicobacter pylori Rears its Ugly Head at raising4boys.com. Never heard of Helicobacter pylori? You’re not alone, so you should definitely read this article and learn about it.

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Family Playtime

Oak Leaves Icon 1 MomG presents Why the recent massive toy recall doesn’t scare us posted at The Parenting Diaries. It’s an interesting article and one that’s sure to generate some controversy, since MomG announces that she does not give her child toys: “We don’t need toys to entertain our kid. We are her toys!”

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Grace describes “visiting a theme park that’s history in the making!” in A Visit to Dubailand at
Sandier Pastures.

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Holiday Shopping and Gift Giving

Oak Leaves Icon 1 For those of you who are shopping for toys this holiday season, Tiffany Washko presents a
Lead-Free Toy Guide at Natural Family Living Blog.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Abel Cheng lists this year’s Hot Toys and Who Is Playing With Them at Parent Wonder.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 “Have you ever seen something in a magazine and thought, ‘Oh, I can make that for Christmas and I know just who I can give it to’?” HowToMe says, “That happened to me this week and I can’t wait to tell you how my $5 investment turned out” in How To Sew a Warming Scarf at HowToMe.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 “Holidays and birthdays always come as such a surprise, don’t they?” asks Rolf F. Katzenberger. He tells us about “gifts to avoid, gifts you can do yourself, and appropriate times to start” in GPD: Getting Presents Done at Evomend: Timeless Resources for Personal Organization.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Kevin Heath presents Christmas Crafts for Kids at More4kids.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 “Grandparents love gifts made by the kids.” So Stephanie share with us a great gift idea that works “even when mom isn’t very crafty!” Read An Easy and Frugal Grandparent Gift at Stop the Ride!

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Parenting Tips, Guidance, and Anecdotes

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Karen Shanley presents Of Brick Walls and Petty Tyrants at her self-titled site.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Laura presents Name Police Karma at Adventures in Juggling, a humorous description of her effort to influence the selection of a name for her unborn grandchild.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Mandy presents Teaching Your Child Patience at Building Blocks Blog, acknowledging that it will “take lots of patience — on your part.”

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Carole Fogarty presents Nine Things You Don’t Know About Your Children’s Bedroom at The Healthy Living Lounge. “If your children have trouble sleeping, restless nights, wake up feeling tired, complain of aches and pains, foggy thinking, generally feel unwell or constantly ill then the solution to any of these ailments could quite well be found lurking somewhere in your son or daughters bedroom,” she writes.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Karen Alonge offers “a simple strategy for soothing your baby that also helps him learn to calm himself” in Getting Baby to Sleep Longer at Night at Advice for Parents.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Eric Ellen presents How to Get Your Newborn Baby to Sleep through the Night: Applying Dr. Karp’s Five S’s at Husbandhood.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Dawn Adams presents Eavesdropping at Day by Day Homeschooling.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Summer presents What Does That Spell? at Wired for Noise, demonstrating the use of flashcards to teach reading.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 An Ordinary Mom presents Scheduled Down Time with the Kids at An Ordinary Mom.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Carol Holder presents Flowers at Can’t Holder Tongue. Just when you think you’ve heard it all, your kids will surprise you, as Carol explains.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Jaimie presents It’s Hard to Watch Your Child Be Bullied at Hug Twice.

Oak Leaves Icon 1 Paidtwice presents Why Can’t I Trust Our Programmable Thermostat? at I’ve Paid For This Twice Already . . . remarking, “Sometimes I am very silly about technology!” Aren’t we all? If you have ever fought the “thermostat wars” with your spouse, you will empathize.
Oak Leaves Icon 1 Christina presents Sesame Street is Inappropriate for Small Children. (pause) Huh? at Solo Mother saying, “When I found out that the original episodes of Sesame Street have been deemed inappropriate for young children, a lot of things about me started to make more sense.”

Oak Leaves Icon 1 FamilyBriefs presents Creating Order in Your Disorder at Family Briefs.com.

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A giant “THANK YOU” to all the talented writers who submitted articles for this edition!

Next week’s Carnival will be hosted at imaginif. Submit your articles for next week’s edition using this form:

Interested in hosting a future edition? You can review the hosting schedule here and drop an e-mail to familylifecarnival at comcast dot net!


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1 Carnival of Family Life | Colloquium 11.26.07 at 1:34 am
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2 MomG 11.26.07 at 1:41 am
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Hi, thanks for hosting the carnival this week and for including my post. Our child is not necessarily toyless..we just don’t buy her toys except for a couple of times (maybe) but we do get some from our family and friends (little girl rarely plays with the toys though). :-)
MomG’s last blog post..officially turned 31

3 The Remnants of My Misspent Youth | Colloquium 11.26.07 at 1:41 am
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4 University Update - Comcast - Carnival of Family Life 11.26.07 at 6:54 am
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5 Rolf F. Katzenberger 11.26.07 at 7:10 am
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Hi, thanks for including my “GPD: Getting Presents Done” :smile: Keep on looking for new horizons!

6 Husbandhood 11.26.07 at 7:52 am
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Thanks for hosting this week. I think you did a great job with the layout. We all appreciate it.

7 The Secret of Fatherhood | Slow Down Fast Today! ~ David B. Bohl 11.26.07 at 8:02 am
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8 Hueina Su - Intensive Care for the Nurturer's Soul 11.26.07 at 8:13 am
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Hi, thank you for including my post and for leaving a comment on my blog. You did a great job hosting this carnival. With so many entries, it’s no small feat to read & organize all of them, but you did it beautifully. :smile:

By the way, I love your blog title and the Dag Hammerskjold quote. I named my company “Beyond Horizon Coaching” because I wanted to empower women nurturers to go beyond their horizon and create a better life they truly desire. Keep up the great work!

Blessings,
Hueina

9 An Ordinary Mom 11.26.07 at 8:35 am
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Wow, what a fabulous way to organize the carnival this week! I am very impressed.

Have a fantastic week!

An Ordinary Mom’s last blog post..Allergies and Menu Plans

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11 Debt, Women, and Family - The Carnivals | I've Paid For This Twice Already... 11.26.07 at 9:54 am
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13 2007 News Archive | Moolanomy 11.26.07 at 12:17 pm
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15 Jared 11.26.07 at 11:09 pm
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Hi! Thanks for hosting the carnival! It turned out really well! Also thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.

Jared’s last blog post..7 Random Things about Momma

16 Rob at Kintropy 11.26.07 at 11:49 pm
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Great job hosting; I like the way you’ve organized things. Thanks for including us, and I look forward to reading everyone’s contributions.

17 Gift Ideas: Unique Personalized Gifts for Men & Women » Carnival of Family Life 11.27.07 at 2:19 am
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21 Suzanne 12.02.07 at 11:12 pm
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Thanks for hosting!

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24 Jenny 12.09.07 at 9:19 am
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Stumbled! :)
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