Carnival of Family Life

Welcome to the February 4, 2008 edition of Carnival of Family Life. At a time when morality is rarely seen in the public eye and celebrities are (unfortunately) suffering the consequences for the choices they have made, corporations goof and make national advertising blunders, and pregnant women are choosing to drink alcohol, I was pleasantly surprised to see posts that represented the true essence of Family Life; motivating and educating children, managing money, organizing our homes, and ultimately, strengthening the core, the “bedrock”, that we struggle every day to hold tight.

There are a total of 54 post submissions so to encourage you all to read them and visit the sites I am hosting a poll. Make sure to visit and vote for your favorite posts in each category.

Education

1. Dana presents Just how different is a homeschool education? posted at Principled Discovery.

2. pickel presents I Hate Being That Parent posted at Discussing Autism.

3. Marjorie presents The Boy Who Couldn’t Write… posted at Life Without School, saying, “Thank you!”

4. Brent Riggs presents Is Shame Good? posted at Brent Riggs.

5. Marjorie presents Learning from Testing posted at Life Without School, saying, “Thank you!”

Family Finance

6. Freddie L. Sirmans, Sr. presents Will the Euro Trump the Dollar? posted at A Survival Plan in Case the Dollar Actually Collapses.

7. Christine presents Is Moving to Abroad Right for You? posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.

8. Wenchypoo presents The Right Kind of Government Handouts posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

9. the simple nickle presents Ways to Save Money: Entertainment posted at the simple nickle, saying, “We all like to have fun, but some of our favorite forms of entertainment are also the most costly. You can have fun and save money.”

10. Kyle James presents 10 Reasons Why I Would Take A Job At Starbucks posted at Rather-Be-Shopping.com Blog, saying, “Thanks!”

11. Matthew Paulson presents Pocket Change posted at American Consumer News.

12. manicmama presents Nigella Lawson Discusses Inheritance posted at Little Legends Blog, saying, “Are you planning on leaving your money to your kids?”

13. Raymond presents I Remember Breaking Past The $10,000 Savings Mark posted at Money Blue Book.

14. Super Saver presents Our Daughter’s Investment Earnings Won’t Be Taxed posted at My Wealth Builder.

15. Kelsey presents Family Finance – Work and Family posted at Vanilla Joy – Family Fun and Education.

16. Silicon Valley Blogger presents Quitting My Job, Retiring Early: 5 Steps To Lifestyle Change posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “This post reveals my plans for changing my life in order to have more time with my family. It also details my plan for making this happen.”

Family Health and Wellness

17. Terri Mauro presents Fighting Head Lice, and Fighting Over Them posted at About Parenting Special Needs.

18. pickel presents Swiss Smoke-Out, is the Illinois Smoking Ban Good? posted at My Two Boys.

19. Fit Buff presents Fast Food Friday – Eat This, Not That posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body FitnessBlog. He says, “Fast food on a health and fitness blog? Yes, and no. No, you absolutely shouldn’t ever eat it again, but, yes, you probably will at some point.”

20. mom & dad presents Pneumonia, Bronchitis, and Birthdays, Oh My! posted at raising4boys.com.

21. werelax presents Dental Phobia, Part Two posted at Where We Relax, saying, “My Mom has quite a job ever getting me to a dentist’s office.”

22. Aparna presents Can a shampoo session at a beauty salon trigger strokes in the elderly? posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming, saying, “Ever heard of the ‘Sink Shampoo Syndrome (SSS)’?”

23. Mitch McDonald presents The Health And Happiness Of Your Elderly Dependents posted at FYI About.com.paidtwice presents The Diet and Our Budget posted at I’ve Paid For This Twice Already…, saying, “Let us hope it works. :)”

Family Humor

24. kailani presents Do You Flush? posted at An Island Life, saying, “I was always under the assumption that every flushed after they pee’d. I guess I was wrong. Do you flush?”

25. Mama Meji presents You Know That? posted at MAKIMEJI.

26. WhatWorksForUs presents Contact posted at What Works For Us.

27. Tracee Sioux presents Mowing & Gender posted at So Sioux Me, saying, “A trip to Lowes illustrates how gender differences are instilled in us as parents.”

28. Leslie Williams presents Eeeeek! Again! posted at Do You Weary Like I Do?, saying, “driving with a teen…maybe not so very funny…maybe”

Family Pets

29. BeThisWay presents The Forgotten Foreclosure Victims: Pets posted at Are You Going To Be This Way The Rest of The Time I Know You?.

Miscellaneous

30. MomG presents British in the morning, American at night posted at The Parenting Diaries, saying, “amazing how kids adapt to languages so easily!”

31. Grace presents close encounters of the humped kind posted at Sandier Pastures, saying, “we went to see some camels!”

32. Sol Smith presents Giving Up TV posted at How to be a Badass Dad.

33. Lin Burress presents Why Are Women So Strange and Men So Weird? posted at Telling It Like It Is.

34. Kerri Aldrich presents What’s good for the goose… posted at marriageactually.com.

35. Summer presents Picture This! posted at Wired For Noise, saying, “Every Saturday I share photos of my week, and encourage others to join in the fun. With kids, a picture really is worth a thousand words.”

36. Dana presents What?! Normal? posted at Simple Pleasures.

37. Eric Ellen presents A Two Year Old Toddler Is Half His Adult Height posted at Husbandhood.

38. Sheila Scarborough presents It’s cold, so let’s go to a water park posted at Family Travel: See The World With Your Kids, saying, “A post about family travel to the Great Wolf Lodge, Williamsburg, Virginia. An indoor water park is a great idea in winter!”

39. Pat Ruppel presents Plain Talk posted at Plain Talk and Ordinary Wisdom.

40. supermom_in_ny presents 10 Sites That Offer Free Coloring Pages, Online Games and More! posted at Free Fab Stuff, saying, “A great list of sites that can help your children learn and give you some peace and quiet!”

41. Karen Shanley presents If I Had It to Do Over Again posted at Karen Shanley.

Parenting Tips and Advice

42. pickel presents Sleep, Baby, Sleep posted at A Child Chosen.

43. Stephanie presents Valentine Airplanes posted at Stop the Ride!, saying, “My nine year old son found a way to make Valentines fun!”

44. Suzanne presents lying to our children posted at Adventures in Daily Living.

45. Kevin Heath presents Family Time Management – Tips for Daily Living posted at More4kids.

46. Daniel Lafleche presents Sell Sheet Sampler: Fascinating clip from documentary ‘Shredded’ posted at Film and Video Marketplace Blog, saying, “5-minute clip that provides a unusual glimpse into the problem of body-image for teenage males, and warns about steroid use.”

47. Melitsa presents Post it note fun posted at Play-Activities.com, saying, “fun post-it note activities for the under 5′s.”

48. Stretch Mark Mama presents Breakfast Rotation posted at Stretch Mark Mama.

49. Vera Lang presents 7 Tips To Help Your Daughter Build Confidence | Raise Your Child . org posted at Raise Your Child . org, saying, “For girls to succeed, they need to learn how to feel comfortable in their own skin, to develop the inner strength to deal with the demands of peers, school and society and to love themselves just the way they are.

But it’s difficult. Because girls receive so many conflicting messages that it’s hard to distinguish between what really matters and what’s media fed hype. Here are 7 tips to help her skip through the maze!”

50. Shamelle presents If You Want To Be Understood … posted at Enhance Life, saying, “People go to extreme lengths in order to be understood. In my opinion, there is one main factor that determines it all. Are you aware of it?”

51. Katie Greer presents Pre-Parenthood Fears posted at Type-A Pregnancy, saying, “I’m actually seeking advice . . . :)”

Family Beliefs and Spirituality

52. Hopeful Spirit presents Britney from a Christian Perspective: Be the “Edit Button” posted at On the Horizon, saying “I wrote
this post back in September 2007, following her disastrous attempted comeback performance, but offer it now in light of recent events because it is even more ‘timely’ than when first drafted.

53. Theresa L. Twogood presents House Blessing Time posted at OLIN e-Book e-Publishing.

54. Rob Moshe presents I Sold My Sabbath For Prada. posted at Rob Schaumer, saying, “What is getting in the way of a whole family?”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of family life using the carnival submission form.

Past editions and future hosts can be found on the blog carnival index page.