Carnival of Family Life: Welcoming Autumn Edition

Edu­ca­tion

Ken presents Smarter than Dad posted at Dad to Two.

Fiona Lohrenz presents Day­care menus posted at Child Care Only.

Fam­ily Cook­ing & Recipes

Alex presents Mango Salsa Recipe Selec­tion posted at Home Life Weekly.  Alex has put together “a great selec­tion of salsa dips which taste gor­geous on tor­tilla chips, chicken and fish” for your enjoyment.

Donna Freed­man presents Break­fast on the fly, and on the cheap posted at Smart Spend­ing. “Fall means that school is back in ses­sion — no more lazy break­fasts,” Donna writes. “If you’re pressed for time, or if your kids claim it’s too early to eat, try some of these do-ahead or on-the-fly repasts. They’re easy, nutri­tious and, best of all, a lot cheaper than those indi­vid­u­ally wrapped cereal bowls.”

Stephanie presents Quick Breads: a treat for now or a gift for later. posted at Make It From Scratch.

Deanna Caswell presents Sweet Potato Soup posted at Lit­tle House in the Sub­urbs.

Fam­ily Crafts and Activities

Katey Mag­ill presents Mini S’mores posted at Hav­ing Fun at Home, “a fun and easy way to have the s’more expe­ri­ence with­out all of the work!”

Stephanie presents Home­made Fab­ric Gift Bags with Ties posted at Make It From Scratch.

Fam­ily Finance

Katey Mag­ill presents 13 Ways to Make the Most of Apart­ment Liv­ing posted at Hav­ing Fun at Home, a col­lec­tions of “tips on liv­ing pleas­antly and fru­gally in an apartment.”

freefrom­broke presents Free Museum Days From Bank Of Amer­ica posted at Free From Broke.

Stew­ard presents How to Make Your Child A Mil­lionare! posted at My Family’s Money, offer­ing “an inter­est­ing take on ‘sav­ing’ for our kids.”  Stew­ard sug­gest that, “instead of giv­ing our chil­dren lots of money when we die, we should give them a trust fund for the pur­pose of giv­ing it all away.”

Sil­i­con Val­ley Blog­ger presents The Only 3 Rea­sons Why Peo­ple Go Bank­rupt posted at The Digerati Life. Bank­ruptcy impacts and strains fam­ily rela­tion­ships and can lead to the dis­so­lu­tion of the fam­ily. This author pro­vides an in-depth look at the phenomenon.

Fam­ily Health and Wellness

Expat Chef presents Get­ting Kids to Eat Healthy posted at The Expatriate’s Kitchen, pro­vid­ing “infor­ma­tion on kids, eat­ing and nutrition.”

Riley presents The Par­ent as Artist posted at All Rileyed Up.

Aparna presents Bad breath? Take these tests posted at Beauty and Per­son­al­ity Groom­ing.

Shamelle presents Sleep Deprived? 7 Ways To Revive Your Tired Body And Stay Ener­gized After A Sleep Deprived Night posted at Enhance Life.

Alex Black­well presents Seven Pow­er­ful Tech­niques to Ignite the Fire Inside posted at The Bridge­Maker.

Fam­ily Humor

jill presents Down Under Where?! posted at Jun­gle Jill Down Under.  “My middle-aged par­ents’ geog­ra­phy often gets a lit­tle mud­dled, to humor­ous effects,” Jill tells us. She shares some of “my par­ents’ best geog­ra­phy gaffs, par­tic­u­larly those related to Australia.”

Liv­ing By Learn­ing presents Zoo Karma posted at On Liv­ing By Learn­ing about “find­ing a friend at the zoo.”

Alvaro Fer­nan­dez presents Games for the Brain posted at Sharp­Brains: Your Win­dow into the Brain Fit­ness Rev­o­lu­tion.

ban­quet man­ager presents You Look Like a Jerk When You Dance! posted at So You Want To Be a Ban­quet Manager …

Fam­ily Pets

Sally Huss presents Dogs! Don’t You Love ‘Em? posted at Addicted to Hap­pi­ness!.

Matt M presents Never Release Hobby Fish Into The Wild posted at The Pet Haven, pro­vid­ing an impor­tant warn­ing.  “Some­times the fam­ily fish grow too big for the tank. It’s impor­tant not to release those fish into the local ponds.”

Fam­ily Relationships

muse presents Nice To Be Nearby posted at me-ander.

Laura Scar­bor­ough presents deep impact posted at Adven­tures in Jug­gling, shar­ing “a fresh view of the life chang­ing events that have taken place here under the Big Top this past year.  My 16 year old daugh­ter as guest blog­ger shares her per­spec­tive and mama is so proud.”

Suzanne presents socks posted at adven­tures in daily liv­ing.

Jeremy Neal presents Is True Love the Anti­dote to Divorce? posted at Hus­bands and Dads.

Brip Blap presents how to be a good part­ner to a stay-at-home spouse posted at brip blap. “It’s tough being a stay-at-home par­ent, and tough being the spouse of a stay-at-home par­ent,” so Brip Blap offers some sug­gested ways to help.

Kelly Sonora presents 50 Divorce Blogs to Find Advice and Com­fort in Hard Times posted at Soul Mat­ing.

Fam­ily Spirituality/Belief/Worship

Yvette Niet­zen presents Be Doers of the Word posted at Fresh Wind Min­istries, Int´l.

Fam­ily Travel

Vicky presents Katie in Lon­don: A Book to Intro­duce Kids to the Cap­i­tal posted at Lit­tle Leg­ends Blog. “If you are plan­ning a trip to Lon­don,” Vicky says, “you will enjoy this novel way to intro­duce your chil­dren to some of the most famous sites.”

Sheila Scar­bor­ough presents Video of the Week: Albu­querque Bal­loon Fiesta posted at Fam­ily Travel Guide.   The Albu­querque Bal­loon Fiesta looks like a won­der­ful early-October fam­ily adventure.

Par­ent­ing Tips and Advice

Alex Smith presents Buy­ing a Sur­veil­lance Cam­era posted at TBO-TECH.

Stephanie presents T.V. Time Rules posted at Adven­tures in the 100 Acre Wood.

How­ToMe presents How to Save Water Indoors (a few tips) posted at How­ToMe.

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