The leaves on the East Coast are changing and the days are getting cooler. I guess it is time to celebrate Fall and what better way to celebrate than with a Harvest Festival. Raising a Healthy Family is happy to be the host site for this week’s Carnival of Family Life. Here are this week’s entries:
Education
Kelly from Almost Frugal presents The Hidden Costs of Going Back to School posted at Almost Frugal.
Amy Smith presents Learning Through Dress Up posted at Kids Love Learning.
Jennifer presents The Child’s Inventor’s Box posted at Diary of 1.
Jena presents The Power of Play posted at Life Without School.
One Family presents List Of Elementary Public School Textbooks - ISBN Numbers, Used And List Prices posted at One Family’s Blog, a listing of public elementary school textbooks with full details such as ISBN, List, and Used Prices.
Chief Family Officer presents A new wrinkle to the public vs. private school dilemma: Should I stay home? posted at Chief Family Officer.
Alvaro Fernandez presents Brainy Haikus for brain training posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Enjoy this collection of fantastic haikus on brain and mind topics, and contribute yours!”
Family Cooking & Recipes
Erica Douglas presents Kids Meals: McDonalds vs. Burger King vs. KFC posted at LittleMummy.Com.
Cyndi Lavin presents Punjabi masalah lamb posted at Busy Family Meal Planning, saying, “Take your family on a trip to India with Punjabi Masalah Lamb for dinner tonight!”
GrrlScientist presents Seattle Visit: Ballard Farmer’s Market Dinner posted at Living the Scientific Life. “When I visited my original home, Seattle,” she writes, “I had a wonderful home-cooked meal made from fresh produce and fish from the farmer’s market.”
Family Crafts and Activities
makingthishome presents The Deal Breaker: Bringing Home a Shocking Couch posted at Making This Home. She says, “We’re setting up a new home in Berlin, Germany.” Check out their new couch.
Mac presents Eco Friendly Tips for the Home posted at Actorlicious.
Riley presents Pumpkin City at Laguna Hills Mall posted at All Rileyed Up, saying, “A visit to one of the local pumpkin patches.”
Renae presents Autumn Craft Collection posted at Life Nurturing Education.
Annette Berlin presents How To Make A Scrapped Album posted at Craft Stew, saying, “Here’s a quick way to make an organized and attractive album out of those photos that are too nice to throw away, but not nice enough to feature in a full scale scrapbook page.”
Stephanie presents Decorative Pumpkins posted at Make It From Scratch.
Char presents Help Us Say Farewell to American Girl’s Samantha posted at Doll Diaries.
Karen Lynch presents Halloween Pumpkin Patch posted at BabyChildFamily, saying, “Enjoying a beautiful October afternoon with the family at a small town pumpkin patch. Life is Good!”
Katey Magill presents 13 Ideas for Keeping Kids Occupied in the Check-Out Line posted at Having Fun at Home, saying, “13 Ideas for Keeping Kids Occupied in the Check-Out Line”
Raymond presents Curry Kenworthy presents Family-friendly web hosting options posted at Web Hosting Scene. If you’re in the market for web hosting on a server that is free from adult content, you’ll find the information included in this post helpful.
Melitsa presents Riveting Reads for boys posted at Play-Activities.com.
Nicole Stevens presents Homemade Pancake Syrup posted at The organizing blog, describing a “typical day in the life of our family on a working farm.”
Fiona King presents 25 Incredible Personal Biodomes posted at International Listings Blog.
Kevin presents Creating A Memorable Halloween Bash For Your Kids posted at More4kids.
Char presents 10 Essential Things To Take To A Youth Sports Competition posted at Sports Girls Play.
Family Fiction
Jenn presents In the Morning Light posted at Mixed Metaphor.net, a two-part story about how one family was destroyed — and the family member left living with regret.
Family Finance
Donna Freedman presents Beginning to look a lot like (a glum) Christmas? Don’t let it posted at Smart Spending, urging readers not to “slam the door on holiday cheer. Scale down, sure. Get creative, definitely. But don’t forego a ritual that has the potential to make you really happy if you do it right.”
Debt Freedom Fighter presents Simple Steps For Creating A Monthly Budget posted at Discover Debt Freedom!.
Money Answer Guy presents How Can I Get My Finances in Order When They are In Such a Mess? posted at The Money Answer Guy.
DebbieDragon presents How to Stop Debt Collector Harrassment posted at Destroy Debt.
Raymond presents How To Become A Millionaire and Get Rich In 10 Steps posted at Money Blue Book.
Super Saver presents Cutting Way Back on Clothing Purchases posted at My Wealth Builder. “As I’ve done an inventory of my belongings, I realized that I have way too many clothes,” she explains. “In some areas, I may already have enough garments for the rest of my life.”
Matthew Paulson presents Food Buying Clubs Offer Less-Than-Retail Prices posted at American Consumer News.
Family Health and Wellness
Pregnancy Hut presents 12 Weeks Pregnant posted at Pregnancy Calendar, offering advice about what to aware of when you are 12 weeks pregnant.
Aparna presents More home-remedies for cough posted at Beauty & Personality Grooming.
Terri Mauro presents The Members Project Is Over, But Not Your Opportunity to Make a Difference posted at About Parenting Special Needs.
Anmol Mehta presents Yoga for Kids Guidelines & Benefits posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment and undalini Yoga providing “important guidelines you should know before teaching your child kids yoga. How to practice kids yoga and the benefits of kids yoga are covered in detail.”
Shamelle presents Overworked & Overwhelmed? Achieving Life Balance Amidst Chaos posted at Enhance Life.
Family Humor
Nards presents Nardeeisms: Song of the day: Stuck in the Middle With You - Stealers Wheel posted at Nardeeisms, saying, “First day of summer school blunder…”
Madeleine Begun Kane presents Vetting My Relatives (Haiku) posted at Mad Kane’s Political Madness.
Gabriel presents Spelling bee posted at Live from Waterloo.
Family Relationships and Self-Improvement
Donald Latumahina presents 7 Winning Character Traits That Create A Lifetime Of Success posted at Life Optimizer.
TherapyDoc presents About those 8 Ways to Spot a Dishonest Date posted at Everyone Needs Therapy.
Carole Gold presents Trade Unions posted at McKay Today, saying, “How about an honest look at bargains vs. relationships?”
Laura Scarborough presents sorting and searching posted at Adventures in Juggling, about how Laura is “looking for one thing i find something completely different that i thought i forgot about . . . but of course i could never forget it.”
Mama Bear presents What I’m Thankful For posted at I’ve Got a Little Space to fill.
Lovelyn presents The Ladies posted at Nebulous Mooch.
Family Spirituality/Belief/Worship
Debbie Lawrence presents Teach Us To Pray posted at Bird On A Wire.
Indian presents Lagna Kundli posted at DecisionCare: Indian Astrology & Vedic Horoscope Provider offering 2009 horoscope-astrology predictions and forecasts.
Minister Mamie L. Pack presents Are you ready to be a talent scout? posted at The Life I Now Live.
Hopeful Spirit presents Forget Politics for a Few Moments — and Give Thanks posted at On the Horizon, relating the story of one family’s tragedy and reminding all readers to be thankful for those serving the United States, despite readers’ individual opinions about foreign policy.
Family Travel
Matthew Paulson presents Travelers Seeking Colorful Getaways posted at The Travel Advocate.
Expat Chef presents The Worst Flight Ever posted at The Expatriate’s Kitchen, saying, “First attempt at family travel takes a bizarre turn on the last flight home. Sometimes, you just can’t plan for the unexpected.”
Mary presents Cruisin’ With Mickey posted at SimplyForties.
Parenting Tips and Advice
Stephanie presents Same Battle, Different Child posted at Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood.
To Be Debt Free presents Easy Fixes for 20 Every Day Home Dangers posted at On a Quest To Be Debt Free offering safety tips for your home.
If you would like to participate in next week’s edition of the Carnival, you can use the form on the left to submit the link to and relevant information about your post. Next week will be the very special Spooky, Scary Edition hosted at On a Question to be Debt-Free. Be sure to review the Carnival guidelines should you have questions.
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Posted on October 20th, 2008 by Char
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