Carnival of Family Life

This is my first time hosting a carnival. Be gentle.

A ton more of you entered than I expected. Thanks for participating and not making me look too ridiculous.

Darren Collins is the random winner of the major award. You need to contact Kailani at The Pink Diary to talk about giving up your address so she can mail you prize. For some reason, I can’t figure out how to insert an email link, but she has a way to contact her on her site. Darren’s entry is a great tutorial on how to photograph children.

Here are the rest of the posts for this week:

• Heather shows us pictures of a soft window and a punishment Bart Simpson could appreciate.
• Bonnie Staring explains how scary Halloween is for kids with diabetes and offers some good tips to make your house stand out for the holiday.
• Phylameana explores the similarities between pebbles and crystals and our kids.
• Madelaine Kane’s husband has trouble with his car. He might be my long lost brother.
• Jaime tells the story of a four year old girl who learns the meaning of charity when she does not win the prize she wants.
• Renee explains how her parents and her have maintained a great relationship–despite adolescence!
• Jared shares a day in the life of triplets. No problem, right?
• Doug Henderson is a former thrill seeking dad who gets nervous watching his soon take his first steps.
• Jen gets good advice from a stranger during a rough day.
• Jenny Ryan describes how her and husband’s very different emotional reactions can both be useful to the relationship.
• Stephen has some advice for single people afraid of commitment.
• Kerri reviews the new Tickle Me Elmo.
• Jenn is amazed when her daughter finally learns some manners.
• Trevor is a dad going through the ringer with 3 kids while his wife recovers from C-section.
• Kailani gives a review of several online websites for kids.
• Kate was not getting enough pageviews by name dropping Angelina Jolie and Britney Spears so she has called in the heavy hitter.
• Michelle provides a nostalgic list of favorite toys.
• Kelby introduces “Mancations” as a way for men to escape and recharge with their friends.
• Holly wants to know what happened to good, old teaching.
• Ben wonders if parents aren’t spending a little too much time trying to give kids the perfect childhood and as a result not actually spending enough time with their kids.
• Darren Rowse explains how having a blog is like having a baby.
• Stephanie shares a moment that would have fit right in on America’s Funniest Home Videos.
• Lisa has some tips for mother’s trying to juggle their busy life.
• MamaDuck shows how to be a parent and still have fun.
• Kent Newsom and his family play some games that all families should learn.
• Heather has a kid that does something pretty weird. Geetle might need to meet this kid. I’ll explain why in a post someday.
• Jeff details some of the differences between a 529 and ESA college savings plan.
• Roadie Mom is a mom who sometimes feels more like a roadie.
• Jack Yoest tells of the time he took his kids to an F-14 training simulator.
• Michele writes a tough letter to her dead mom with questions that she will never get answered.
• Mommy the Maid reminds us that kids grow up too quickly.
• Thom shares some thoughts about balancing being a good parent with handling the present situations.
• Rebecca, my favorite cook and blogger, explains how to provide a great meal even when you don’t have time to cook every night.
• And finally, for any of you still left, I wrote about how life will be different when we start downloading our children from iTunes.

Okay, here are the people I forgot or just sneaked in fashionably late.

• Kelly Parra uses a box of family photos to tap into the memories and emotions that she needs when writing her books.
• The Struggling Writer looks to have a receptive reader once he gets a chance to get some writing done.
• Courtney shares an ultrasound that is twice the normal fun.

If I forgot somebody or have a broken link or typo that you would like fixed, let me know in the comments or by using the contact form.

Thanks again for entering the Carnival of Family Life. The Carnival will be held at The Play Library next week. You can enter the Carnival here.

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