Carnival of Family Life ~ Snowman edition

Posted on | December 1, 2008 |

Carnival of Family Life - Snowman edition

Welcome to the Snowman edition of the Carnival of Family Life. My thanks to Colloquium for allowing me the honor of hosting this week’s carnival.

Education

Shay presents Core Strength posted at The Life Without School Community Blog.

Melitsa presents Overlooked creative toy posted at Play-Activities.com.

Family Cooking & Recipes

Annette Berlin presents Oven-Baked Grilled Cheese Sandwich posted at Craft Stew. Annette says that this oven-baked sandwich tastes just like it was grilled in a frying pan.

Joanne presents Breakfast posted at Fun Easy Recipes For Kids.

HappyCampers presents Gifts To Make: Chocolate Lollipops posted at Reese’s View Of The World.

Aahz presents Live Blogging Thanksgiving 2008 at The Caverns posted at Philaahzophy, explaining that “this was the first year I’d ever cooked anything for Thanksgiving. That’s why my 12-year-old daughter Zaira and I live blogged the event.”

GrrlScientist presents America’s Food Availability Crisis posted at Living the Scientific Life, opining that “One thing the Thanksgiving holiday has made clear is that America, the land of plenty where holiday overeating is celebrated as a social good, is suffering from a food availability crisis.”

Helene Zemel presents Turkey Stuffing with Cinnamon Goodness posted at Health Plans Plus, offering “a delicious poultry stuffing recipe packed with cinnamon goodness for your holiday table . . . or any time! Cinnamon has been proven to assist with metabolizing glucose. The recipe can also be made into a delicious bread pudding.”

Family Crafts and Activities

Zaira presents Thanksgiving For 2: A Live Blog Post From Start To Finish posted at Butterfly Diaries, a “live blog post” from a 12-year-old girl about her first Thanksgiving with her father.

HowToMe presents How To Sew a Simple Purse, Tote or Bag posted at HowToMe.

Family Fiction

Jenn presents The Sentence posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, a fictional story in which two mothers experience a common reaction to a tragedy that impacts both of their lives.

Family Finance

Insurance Toolbox presents Types of Insurance Policies That You Shouldn’t Buy posted at Insurance Toolbox.

Polly Poorhouse presents University Resources for Kids posted at Economic Crunch. “Activities for kids don’t have to be expensive,” Polly writs. “See what your local university has to offer.”

Becca Glouzstein presents How to teach your kids about abundance while living frugally posted at Inspiration for Mothers.com.

Raymond presents The Best Christmas Credit Cards For Holiday Shopping posted at Money Blue Book.

Raymond presents Credit Card Offers For People With Bad Credit Or Poor Credit History posted at Money Blue Book.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Toys R Us Coupons and Age Discrimination posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Is there such a thing as “coupon discrimination”?”

freefrombroke presents Never Mind A New Economic Stimulus Package - Save Yourself! posted at Free From Broke, saying, “Many are hoping the gov’t will help bail out their financial problems. Don’t be one of them! Take control of your own finances.”

The Smarter Wallet presents Finish Your Holiday Shopping Early And Save Money! posted at The Smarter Wallet.

Family Health and Wellness

Shen-Li Lee presents Plastic Baby Bottles Banned! posted at Babylicious.

Chief Family Officer presents When to replace a car seat that’s been in an accident posted at Chief Family Officer.

Donald Latumahina presents Tip for a Healthy Heart – Drink Wine posted at Life Optimizer.

Megan Bayliss presents Prosperity Abundance in child protection posted at imaginif. “Community focused child protection is a preventative and enriching activity in which all of us can engage daily,” according to Megan. “When the term ‘child protection’ is turned on its head, it simply means ‘the protection of children.’”

Matthew presents Advance Medical Directives posted at Fast Medical Information, a beginning primer on advance directives which define the specific treatment preferences of an incompacitated patient, as well as designate a decision-maker who will speak in the event that the patient is unable to enunciate his/her own desires. Why do you need such a document? Read more about what could happen to your family at Robert’s Legacy.

Family Pets

GP presents Practice Without Anticipation « Manely Montana posted at Manely Montana. Life with horses provides life lessons.

GrrlScientist presents How To Stuff Your Parrot on Thanksgiving posted at Living the Scientific Life, an amusing essay again making the rounds.

Matt M presents Givaway - Grooming Essentials Kit posted at The Pet Haven.

Family Relationships and Self-Improvement

Hopeful Spirit presents Reflections on Holidays and Famlies: A Test of Character posted at On the Horizon.

Donetta presents On Family Relationships and Self-Improvement posted at A Life Uncommon.

April [snow] Showers Bring Giant Snowmen

TherapyDoc presents Wild Things and Translocation posted at Everyone Needs Therapy.

Mama Bear presents Christmas Traditions posted at I’ve Got a Little Space to Fill.

Toni presents And all I wanted to do was put my feet up posted at Wifely Steps, saying, “My husband nourishes me with more than just food. :)”

Terri Mauro presents High School Musical and the downside of dreaming posted at About Parenting Special Needs.

Super Saver presents Thankful for my Family posted at My Wealth Builder.

Family Spirituality/Belief/Worship

Allen Scott presents Be Thankful posted at A View from the Nest. “It’s easy to be thankful for the good things,” according to Allen. “A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.”

Donetta presents Before and After Portrait posted at A Life Uncommon. “It is time to believe in yourself,” Donetta tells us.

Julie Heath presents Teaching Kids The Meaning of Christmas posted at More4kids.

Karen Shanley presents Running for the Train posted at Karen Shanley.

Family Travel

Marilyn Terrell presents Underwater Legoland posted at Intelligent Travel, about a trip to Sea Life, the underwater theme park at Legoland.

Shortcut Sleuth presents Surviving Family Road Trips posted at Shortcut Sleuth, offering a few pointers to make your next family trip a bit smoother by keeping the kids entertained.

Parenting Tips and Advice

Kevin presents Positive Role Models and Children posted at More4kids.

Emma presents Seven Things I Would Never Say To a New Mom posted at Baby-Log.

Kristina Kharlova presents Boston Common Christmas Tree posted at Boston Mama.

Melitsa presents Are you an effective counterweight? posted at Play-Activities.com.

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Photo Credits (in order of appearance):

photo credit: pshab
photo credit: tom.basham
photo credit: g.naharro
photo credit: Tesla314
photo credit: neatlysliced
photo credit: ianqui
photo credit: Rose Davies
photo credit: jcarwash31
photo credit: KalleKarl
photo credit: nameinuse

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11 Responses to “Carnival of Family Life ~ Snowman edition”

HowToMe
December 1st, 2008 @ 6:12 am

Thank you
Melitsa
December 1st, 2008 @ 7:13 am

Love the snowmen. Such fun. We have snow on the ground here so it’s very topical. Great job with all these entries. Thanks for including mine.
JHS
December 1st, 2008 @ 7:14 am

Thanks for hosting! What a great job — I just love ALL of the photos. I love it when hosts adopt a theme and incorporate images to make the post more interesting. I invite you to host again whenever you’d like.
FFB
December 1st, 2008 @ 7:23 am

Thanks so much for hosting and including my article!
HappyCampers
December 1st, 2008 @ 9:38 am

Thanks for including our chocolate lollipop recipe in this carnival. What great ideas you shared this time!
ShortcutSleuth
December 1st, 2008 @ 10:22 am

Thanks for including my article! The photos of the snowman are so cute!!!
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)
December 1st, 2008 @ 2:05 pm

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