Welcome to the Carnival of Family Life #48!

Welcome, friends, to the Carnival of Family Life!!! We have a whopping 50 posts (if I counted correctly) included in this week’s carnival. My advice? Like a real carnival, don’t try to do it all at once, it just might make you ill. There are so many great posts in this week’s carnival. Enjoy some now, enjoy some later, we aren’t going anywhere.

Now, you may look at this carnival and think that, like me, it has no structure or order to it. No categories or divisions to guide your reading. Well, I guarantee you that it does, in fact, have some type of organization to it. The posts are listed in the order in which they were received. Yeah, sorry, that’s as organized and structured as this girl can get for ya.

Click on the “Read the rest of this entry” link to make your way to the posts. Consider it your ticket booth for entry to the carnival.

Now, what are you waiting for? Click away!

• Megan Bayliss shares the needs and possibilities of an Asbergers Support Book in Aspergers, Isolation and Support posted at Home Schooling Aspergers. I hope it happens, as I’m sure the community and support would be so beneficial to so many families.
• Madeleine Begun Kane shares a limerick in A Rueful Rhyme posted at MAD KANE’S HUMOR BLOG.
• Sassafrassa shares a fun little exchange in I swear this is exactly how the conversation went posted at Sassafrassa.
• I loved this sweet post from Jennifer entitiled Toddler Translations posted at Parenting Toddlers.
• Rory Sullivan shares his moving post I Am Always Touched By Her Presence posted at hamelife. Make sure to opt for the audio version as he presents it so beautifully. And it’s always fun to hear another bloggers voice, I think.
• Lori shares a great idea for dinner, entertainment, and education in Bring Back the Sunday Dinner and Family Time at Fun Playdates.
• Julee Huy shares new milestones in Getting Older posted at Homeschool Daze. See what’s helping her to multi-task!
• Getting To Graduation gives many different tips on cutting down on the cost of food in Broke? How to Eat on $20 a Month posted at Getting To Graduation.
• Vicky provides you with the all-important report card translations Little Legends Blog: School Reports posted at Little Legends Blog. Very cute.
• Manicmama provides a list of Ten ways to encourage the onset of Labour posted at manicmama. This would have been a nice list to have when my oldest was 2 weeks late!
• Have a giggle with, or feel compassion for, Sara as she presents Reason #21 I Am Not Cut Out To Raise Boys posted at Suburban Oblivion. Note: If you are first time mother of a son, this is a must read! Especially if you have no friends with sons, or ones that are not willing to share the important aspects of mothering boys. Good info in this one.
• Visit my friend Kate Baggott at Babylune as she shares a cartoon I think I’ve lived once or twice, and take her advice when she says: It’s All About Managing Expectations.
• Julia Dorofeeva introduces more personal options for on-line dating in How to find a professional matchmaker? posted at Online Dating Blog.
• Craig Harper shares A Letter from Young Me to Old Me posted at Renovate Your Life with Craig. How different did you think life would be as an adult than it really is now?
• Stacey provides ideas for the upcoming holiday in Explaining Easter to Children posted at More4kids Parenting & Family Life. Lots of good ideas for sharing the meaning behind the special day.
• Join Kelly as she presents Homeschool Experiment – What I Underestimated posted at Pass The Torch. She shares a real-life snapshot of some of the hurdles some homeschoolers must figure out. I can relate to several!
• Joshua Dorkin provides a list to explain the following position: Why Pets Are Better Tenants than Children posted at Real Estate Investing For Real. Makes living alone sound really enticing.
• Therapydoc shares lots of wisdom and fun in Work ! posted at Everyone needs therapy? Lessons from a family therapist. Be sure to get the story of the burglary.
• Hello Kitty Hell shares Hello Kitty Golf Balls posted at Hello Kitty Hell. My daughter would love those, I’m sure.
• Silicon Valley Blogger shares some crazy figures in The Price Of Preschool posted at The Digerati Life. Am I the only one surprised by these?
• Dana shares A recipe for homeschooling posted at Principled Discovery. It was a great encouragement to me this week, and gave me another recipe to add to our menu!
• Holly shares an touching family story in Through the Eyes of a Child presented at Holly’s Corner. It’s a great reminder of the intensity of the hope of a child.
• Csara takes a moment to employ those mommy bragging rights (I think we all get them, right? ) in My Little Einstein posted at Baby Talkers.
• Rachel Starr Thomson shares more of the joys and benefits of being part of a big family in Passing Days and Paper Routes posted at Inklings.
• It’s party time with Ellen McDermott as she presents Keynoter march 2007: Monday, March 5, 2007 posted at Keynoter march 2007. I can’t imagine the clean-up!
• Leisa has a dilema requiring your input, internet, in Come Back Horsey! posted at downwiththekids.net. Makes me extra glad that we have a 1 penny ride at our local grocery!
• Jennifer offers some great tips in providing comfort to your child in Toddler Fevers posted at Parenting Toddlers.
• One of my favorite busy moms, Elizabeth shares her frustrations challenges as to how to keep up with the family photos in Finding Time to Make Family Photos Albums at Career and Kids. Be sure to also join her in the discussion as she asks What Do You Do When Your Parents Live Forever? at GenBetween.
• Mike shares his tips and experiences parenting a child with echolalia in Echolalia – Can you stop it posted at Be A Good Dad.
• Liz Smith shares a recent change in routine in Project Laundry: Hang ‘Em Dry posted at Modern Sage Online: Practical Living Blog.
• GP will make your mouth water with Bringing Home the Bacon posted at Fish Creek House – INNside Innkeeping. Mmmm….bacon….
• Check out the labor of love that NCN has begun in A Display Of My Mad Carpentry Skills posted at No Credit Needed Blog.
• Check out my fellow b5media blogger, Karen Weideman as she presents Thrifty Kid’s Springtime Craft Idea posted at Thrifty Mommy. These are soooo cute. I want to make one, too!
• Hueina Su shares the ups and downs of her special day in How Super Hubby Saved My Birthday posted at Echoes of Cold Moon.
• Mom of 3 shares the craziness of clutter in Mess posted at Unplug Your Kids. We’ve often had areas in our home that look very similar to her photo!
• Athol Kay made me laugh with the story Second Grade Homework Is Harder Than You Think posted at RE Agent in CT. Funny how things that we consider common knowledge are becoming obsolete.
• Join Jenny Blackburn as she tells of a precious moment of hers in On parenting, love unparalleled, and soccer. posted at Absolutely Bananas.
• Get a new idea for a birthday party as Mom presents Snake Birthday Party for our Seven Year Old posted at raising4boys.com. I think I’m seeing a glimpse of my future as a parent of boys!
• Karen Flores has something to celebrate in By the word of their testimony posted at Karen Flores.
• Lisa shares some sweet alternatives to a major sugar high this Easter with 13 Toddler Easter Egg Fillers posted at Lil Duck Duck. Be sure to check out the comments on this post, too, for more good ideas.
• Michelle makes me evaluate how good a neighbor I am as I read Real Moms Raise a Little Cain posted at scribbit.
• Batya shares a favorite writer, and reminds me of a favorite childhood book of mine, in the post Book Cleaning at me-ander.
• Lisa provides important information for pregnant moms in Airline Travel and Pregnancy posted at Let’s Talk Babies.
• Lady Why shares a lizard’s tale at Poor Andy posted at Whiskers on Kittens. RIP, little Andy.
• Mommy the Maid shares a story that reminds us that little ears are always listening, and more than ready to repeat, in Oops I Said the F Word.
• Maureen provides an avenue for teaching and guidance in Trinity Prep School – Mentoring: Boys to Men posted at Trinity Prep School.
• OhCash shares some great ideas for traveling in Frugal Family Vacations posted at OhCash.com.
• Join my illustrious co-author, Hsien-Hsien Lei as she celebrates a momentous occasion in Milestone: First Bike.
• And, finally, help me dig out of my piles of dirty laundry over at my personal haunt, My Name Is Mommy.

Thanks so much for submitting to and/or visiting this week’s carvnival!!! Be sure to head on over here to submit a family-related post to next week’s carnival, which will be hosted at Lil Duck Duck.