Carnival of Family Life: Thankfulness Edition

by Hopeful Spirit on Monday, November 24, 2008

Education

Jena presents When it Looks Like They’re Not Learning posted at The Life Without School Community Blog.

Fiona King presents 100 Blogs That Will Make You Smarter posted at Online Universities.com, a collection of resource sites.

Sarah Scrafford presents DIY Home Security: 100 Essential Tips, Tools, and Resources posted at Masters in Criminal Justice.

Dereck presents This is the Greatest Week of My Life posted at I Will Not Die.

Amy Smith presents Learning Through Giving posted at Kids Love Learning.

Family Cooking & Recipes

HappyCampers presents Breakfast For A Crowd: Ham & Eggs On Croissant posted at Reese’s View Of The World.

Batya presents Dinner With Jerusalem’s Most Handsome Bachelors posted at me-ander.

Family Crafts and Activities

Condo Blues presents Three Easy, Natural, and Free Fall Centerpieces posted at Condo Blues, describing three Thanksgiving Day centerpieces that are easy to make from materials found in your own yard.

Riley presents The Campaign to Believe posted at All Rileyed Up, urging readers to write a letter to Santa and deliver it to Macy’s to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Sahara Reins presents Decorating for Fall and Feeding the WildBirds posted at Fowl Visions.

M Wilson presents The Family Holiday Photograph posted at The Parent’s Nook, all about capturing cherished memories during the holidays.

Donald Latumahina presents How to Save Time in the Long Term posted at Life Optimizer.

Kevin presents Thanksgiving Craft Ideas for Kids posted at More4kids.

Family Finance

Finance Tips 101 presents Have You Considered Debt Consolidation? posted at Finance Tips 101.

nickel presents Open Enrollment and our Flexible Spending Account posted at fivecentnickel.com.

Tony Huynh presents Money: What Steps I Have Taken to Save It posted at LimitlessUnits.com, about “patching up the leaks” and keeping all that money you make.

Jeremy Zongker presents 76 Ways to Save Money While Saving the Environment posted at Destroy Debt.

Credit Shout presents How to Avoid a Credit Hangover After the Holidays posted at CreditShout.

Heather Levin presents How To Save Money On Laundry Day posted at The Greenest Dollar.

Ms. Smarty Pants presents How to Sell Used Books Online for Extra Money posted at Ms. Smarty Pants Know It All, outlining the places to send your no-longer-wanted books for cash.

Jim presents Should You Quit Your Job To Stay Home With Your Baby? posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Keep Your Money Safe: Online Bank Accounts and More Savings Options posted at The Digerati Life.

The Smarter Wallet presents Best Gift Ideas for the Holiday Season posted at The Smarter Wallet, sharing gift ideas for our family this holiday season.

MoneyNing presents Dependent Day Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) posted at Money Ning. An FSA is one of the few ways to save money on child care so consider setting up an account for 2009.

Family Health and Wellness

Marsha Hudnall presents Preventing Holiday Weight Gain: 10 Tips to Guarantee Holiday Weight Gain posted at A Weight Lifted, providing some sensible expert advice for emerging from the holiday season looking and feeling great.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Brain Fitness 2: Sight & Sound at PBS posted at SharpBrains. PBS will air the second installment of their popular Brain Fitness Program show: Host Peter Coyote explores the brain’s ability to change and grow, even as we age, helping us maintain and improve our vision and hearing.

Vic presents Make Your Own Yogurt At Home . . . posted at Yogurt Maker Central. If you are concerned about the number and amount of artificial colors, flavors and preservatives in commercially produced yogurt, learn how to make your own using only the best organic products as ingredients.

Linsey B. Knerl presents Hey Moms! Go with Your Gut! posted at Parenting Squad.

Aparna presents Winter skin care at home posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming. Cold weather causes the glands of the skin to become less active, robbing skin of moisture, leaving it dry, flaky and itchy. Aparna offers tips to combat this process.

Family Humor

Dana presents A snowstorm in my house posted at Simple Pleasures.

Erica Douglas presents No Sex Please, We’re Parents posted at British Parent Bloggers.

Tony Chen presents Talking leads to marriage posted at Savvy Daddy, one dad’s reflections on his daughter’s first 50 words.

Family Pets

Jason Isbell presents Cat Day posted at Shabam School. Do you care for stray or feral cats? Jason explains why this is beneficial, and suggests other ways you can help our “fabulous furry feline friends.”

Jennifer Bogart presents Stinky Kitty Litter posted at Quiverfull Family, describing how to frugally deodorize the family pet litter box.

Family Relationships and Self-Improvement

Lisa Mitchell presents My Baby: Happy 1st Birthday posted at Let’s Talk Babies.

Erica Douglas presents Someone Stole My Toddler posted at LittleMummy.Com.

Nards presents Song of the day: La Belle Dame Sans Regrets – Sting posted at Nardeeisms which she describes as “a day in the life about my life’s journey and love’s challenges, starring “The Boy,” music, and me with an occasional cameo appearance by my husband, as well as other assorted friends and relatives.”

Dana presents Weird, unsocialized homeschooler posted at Principled Discovery.

Megan Bayliss presents Do it yourself therapy, a question of collection posted at imaginif. “Questions can change lives and words can help rather than hurt,” writes Megan. Read her post to “discover a question that has changed my life and painted me into a more effective human being.”

Super Saver presents Time Really Flies posted at My Wealth Builder.

Family Travel

Sheila Scarborough presents Discovering tornadoes at the San Francisco airport posted at Family Travel Guide. Sheila found a science exhibit about weather activity in the San Francisco, California airport — “and I think I had just as much fun with it as the kids!”

Family Spirituality

Todd McMannus presents Pray With Them! posted at Christian Parenting Tips and Ideas.

Parenting Tips and Advice

Julie Maloney presents The Cool Mom Holiday Guide posted at The Cool Mom Guide Reviews, listing some top picks for the Christmas gift-giving season.

Shen-Li Lee presents How Much Should Your Toddler be Eating? posted at Babylicious.

Jennifer in OR presents Text Messaging: Concerns for the Adolescent posted at Diary of 1.

Terri Mauro presents What Have You Got to Be Thankful For? posted at About Parenting Special Needs.

mom & dad presents Cheap LEGO: Where and How to Buy It posted at raising4boys.com.

Fiona Lohrenz presents Reassuring Day Care Parents posted at Child Care Only.

Thank you all for participating in and supporting this edition of the Carnival!

Next week Carnival will be hosted at Suburban Wife’s Daily Dollar Diary. If you would like to participate in next week’s edition of the Carnival, click here to submit the link to and relevant information about your posts. If you have questions, be sure to review the Carnival guidelines before submitting your posts.

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Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!


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