Carnival of Family Life: Merry Christmas Edition

Edu­ca­tion

Jena presents An Inter­view posted at The Life With­out School Com­mu­nity Blog in which “a sea­soned unschooler of three teenagers answers ques­tions about the program.

Don­ald Latumahina presents 47 Most Rec­om­mended Books to Read in 2008 posted at Life Opti­mizer.

Super Saver presents Edu­cat­ing for the Future posted at My Wealth Builder, explain­ing, “Although I am not an expert or prac­ti­tioner in the field of edu­ca­tion, I’ve come to the con­clu­sion we need to upgrade our K-12 cur­ricu­lum to edu­cate our chil­dren for future challenges.”

Cindy presents Prod­uct and Process posted at The Life With­out School Com­mu­nity Blog.

Fam­ily Cook­ing & Recipes

Julie presents Fun and Tasty Christ­mas and Hol­i­day Desserts posted at More4kids.

The Smarter Wal­let presents Qual­ity Cook­ware To Save You Time and Energy posted at The Smarter Wal­let.

Stephanie presents A new Christ­mas Tra­di­tion? posted at Adven­tures in the 100 Acre Wood.

Hap­py­Cam­pers presents Don’t Buy Caramels Any­more … Make Your Own! posted at The Adven­tures Of The Williams Fam­ily.

Fam­ily Crafts and Activities

Vickie Sloder­beck presents Kid Friendly Home­made Orna­ments posted at Side­tracked Moms.

Hap­py­Cam­pers presents Gin­ger­bread Houses posted at Reese’s View Of The World.

Shan­nan presents Quick & Easy Tips to Cre­ate Wel­come Bas­kets posted at homelife101. “Present your house guests with wel­come bas­kets to make them feel truly cher­ished,” Shan­nan writes. “Wel­come bas­kets help to set the stage for a mem­o­rable stay.”

Aahz presents Zaira and Aahz Kill Their First Christ­mas Tree! posted at Phi­laah­zo­phy. “Zaira and I went all out for our very first Christ­mas tree!” Aahz says.

Nicki presents Doll Clothes For Christ­mas posted at Domes­tic Cents.

Stephanie presents Magic Rein­deer Food posted at Make It From Scratch.

Amy Smith presents Nativ­ity Crafts and Activ­i­ties posted at Kids Love Learn­ing.

Terri Mauro presents Smart Art for Kids With Sensory-Integration Chal­lenges posted at About Par­ent­ing Spe­cial Needs.

Fam­ily Finance

Chris presents House­hold sur­vival tips — how to make (and save) more money posted at Home I Own, offer­ing advice to help your fam­ily through the recession.

Ray­mond presents Tips For Buy­ing, Giv­ing, and Using Dis­count Gift Cards posted at Money Blue Book.

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

Khan presents Find­ing Fam­ily Ben­e­fits posted at Higher Edu­ca­tion and Career Blog.

Sil­i­con Val­ley Blog­ger presents 529 Col­lege Sav­ings Plan Rewards, Refer­ral Bonus To Save For Col­lege posted at The Digerati Life.

Sil­i­con Val­ley Blog­ger presents Hol­i­day Gift Giv­ing On A Tight Bud­get posted at The Digerati Life.

Jody DeVere presents Save Hun­dreds of Dol­lars Every Month: Smart Ways to Save Money NOW posted at Ask Patty — Auto­mo­tive Advice for Women.

Paula Gre­gorow­icz presents Sur­vive and Thrive the Hol­i­days: Sav­ing Money With­out Sac­ri­fice posted at Life Coach­ing for Women Offered by The Paula G. Com­pany.

freefrom­broke presents A Mother’s Strug­gle Between Work And Kids posted at Free From Broke, one mother’s story of choos­ing between a career and rais­ing her family.

Fam­ily Health and Wellness

Matthew presents Treat­ing Aller­gies At Home posted at Fast Med­ical Infor­ma­tion.  “If you have aller­gies, the best treat­ment is always avoid­ance rather than treat­ing the symp­toms once they appear,” Matthew opines. “Avoid the aller­gens that trig­ger the symptoms.”

Peter Garant presents Bet­ter Air Through Cool Mist Humid­i­fiers posted at Humid­i­fier Reviews.

GrrlSci­en­tist presents Pure Hypo­man­ics: Liv­ing Zippedy Doo Dah Lives? posted at Liv­ing the Sci­en­tific Life, ask­ing, “Have you ever met a per­son who seems to be on a per­pet­ual caf­feine high, with­out all the shak­ing? Appar­ently, those few lucky peo­ple have emo­tional ‘highs’ with­out expe­ri­enc­ing the extreme mood fluc­tu­a­tions that a per­son with bipo­lar dis­or­der typ­i­cally suffers.”

Mar­sha Hud­nall presents Women’s Weight Loss: ‘Tis the Sea­son to Be Kind posted at A Weight Lifted. “Women strug­gling with body image and healthy weight loss/maintenance must be kind to them­selves,” Mar­sha writes, “because once we begin to treat our­selves gen­tly, we find we can treat oth­ers more gen­tly — espe­cially those with sim­i­lar struggles.”

Aparna presents Ward off fre­quent colds this win­ter posted at Beauty and Per­son­al­ity Groom­ing. “The com­mon cold is com­mon in win­ter,” accord­ing to Aparna. “Hand wash­ing has long been touted as a way to pre­vent a cold dur­ing cold and flu sea­son, but sched­ule your hand-washing around where your hands have been, rather than the clock, because cold viruses may linger on sur­faces longer than sus­pected, accord­ing to researchers.”

The Smarter Wal­let presents 12 Con­sumer Safety Tips For The Hol­i­days posted at The Smarter Wal­let, offer­ing safety tips for your fam­ily this hol­i­day season.

Alvaro Fer­nan­dez presents Edu­ca­tion builds Cog­ni­tive Reserve for Alzheimers Dis­ease Pro­tec­tion posted at Sharp­Brains, explain­ing the terms “Cog­ni­tive Reserve” and “Brain Reserve.”

Car­ole Fog­a­rty presents The Impor­tance of Tea and Friend­ship: posted at The Healthy Liv­ing Lounge, “encour­ag­ing you to stop, breath and ‘give back’ to your phys­i­cal, emo­tional or spir­i­tual self.”

Fam­ily Humor

Vickie Sloder­beck and Faith Janes presents Fun Christ­mas Tra­di­tions posted at Side­tracked Moms.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents “Dear Son” Let­ters (Lim­er­ick) posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Vickie Sloder­beck and Faith Janes presents Hol­i­day Don’ts posted at Side­tracked Moms.

Riley presents Oh No He Didn’t posted at All Rileyed Up.

Expat Chef presents Ho, Ho, Oh Boy posted at The Expatriate’s Kitchen, describ­ing “Christ­mas with some unusual obser­va­tions by a three-year-old. I have a lot of ’splain­ing to do.”

Fam­ily Pets

GP presents Have a Dog­gone Safe Hol­i­day posted at Manely Mon­tana, wish­ing read­ers a “dog­gone safe holiday.”

Kevin presents Airedale Ter­rier by Breeds of Dog — Dog Breeds Info posted at Dog
Breeds.

Fam­ily Rela­tion­ships and Self-Improvement

Super Saver presents Mak­ing Old Fam­ily Christ­mas Tra­di­tions our New Ones posted at My Wealth Builder. “As a child, Santa Claus would always come early to our house on Christ­mas Eve, in time for my sis­ter and me to open our presents
before going to bed” and now that tra­di­tion is being revived.

Ther­a­py­Doc presents What’s in a Name posted at Every­one Needs Ther­apy.

Jen­nifer presents The Magic Win­dow posted at Diary of 1.

Shamelle presents Get­ting Past Your Past, Is It Really Pos­si­ble? posted at Enhance Life.

mak­ingth­ishome presents Reveal­ing a Few Secrets You Didn?t Know posted at Mak­ing This Home.

Toni presents I am thank­ful for sweet foggy mes­sages posted at Wifely Steps.

Vickie Sloder­beck presents Car­ing for Your Hus­band posted at Joy­ful Jour­ney
Pro­duc­tions.

Stephanie presents Warm and Cozy posted at Adven­tures in the 100 Acre Wood.

Amy Smith presents My Best Christ­mas Gift This Year posted at Kids Love Learn­ing.

Fam­ily Spirituality/Belief/Worship

luvmy4sons presents Ten Days posted at Do You Weary Like I Do? about how Christ­mas has changed over the years.

Kevin presents Teach­ing Kids The Mean­ing of Christ­mas posted at More4kids.

Fam­ily Travel

Gary R. presents Best Hik­ing Shoes And Why You Want Them posted at Camp­ing Tips.

Sheila Scar­bor­ough presents I ordered the 4-Way at Sky­line Chili posted at Per­cep­tive Travel Log, say­ing, “What bet­ter way to warm up in win­ter than the food at Sky­line Chili, an Ohio tradition.”

Par­ent­ing Tips and Advice

Erica Dou­glas presents Are you a Relay Par­ent? I am posted at LittleMummy.Com.

Melitsa presents Find­ing time for hol­i­day play posted at Play-Activities.com.

Abel Cheng presents If Your Chil­dren Fight Over Things, Do This posted at Par­ent Won­der.

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