Here are some blogs that I’ve come across recently or that I enjoy on a regular basis.  I thought you thrifty mommies might want to know about them too.  Enjoy!
Goodyblog is written by the many editors of Parents magazine.  You will find a variety of subjects at their blog.
Seabird Chronicles – Laura writes about her life as the mom of twin boys.  She also hosts “Five on the 5th”, a carnival about 5 blogs of her choice.
Lessons from the Scrapbook Page is the blog that helps people get inspired to take back their time, find balance, liberate their creativity, and pursue their passions.  …read more

Two new carnivals have just been posted and I thought you might want to take a look at them.
The Carnival of Family Life is being hosted this week at Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood.  The Carnival of Family Life seems to be growing each week.  Stephanie also has another blog called Stop the Ride.
My friend Revka at The Porch Light has hosted The Carnival of the Recipes, The Company Dinner Edition.  If you’re looking for recipes to serve to company, this is the edition to check out.   Revka has done a great job of adding a personal touch to each …read more

 
 
  
Janice and Susan of 5 Minutes for Mom are having a blog party this week.  If you’d like to participate, all you have to do is write a post about the blog party linking to their site and sign their post using Mr. Linky. 
If you don’t have a blog or don’t want to participate in the party, you can still drop by their site to check out all the other blogs that are participating.  Currently, there are over 800 blogs participating in the party. 
For those of you who don’t know us, we’re the Thrifty Mommies.  Thrifty Mommy is written by two friends, …read more

This week’s Carnival of Family Life host is Mike at Be a Good Dad.  There are many articles to keep you busy.  My post No Bratz Dolls Please is also included in the carnival.  While you’re at Mike’s site, you might want to wander around.  Even though I’m not a dad, I many times enjoy his articles on parenting.  And sometimes it helps to read things from a dad’s perspective.

Just a few weeks ago I hosted The Carnival of the Recipes and the theme was Mexican dishes.  This week’s theme is crockpot recipes.  I know you Thrifty Mommies like those easy recipes.  They allow some extra time to spend with our families . . . or a little time to relax every once in a while (not today for me!).
The carnival is hosted by Slow Cooker Recipes.  I’m looking forward to trying the Sweet & Sour Chicken.  There are many crockpot recipes, including desserts, that sound yummy!  Enjoy!

Happy Valentine’s Day from the b5 Family and Relationships Channel.  Hsien has graciously put all of our Valentine posts together for your viewing.  You’ll find posts on Valentine recipes, gift ideas, wedding vows, craft ideas, ways to get your kids to talk, and more.  There is also a link to Steve’s new baby.  Steve is the writer for Inside Fatherhood.  We hope you have a Happy Valentine’s Day!   

The 4th edition of Carnival of Credit Card is up at Credit Card Lowdown.  The carnival has some articles on reducing credit card debt, getting free money from Bank of America, learning how credit cards work, how to protect your personal information, and more.  My article The Thrifty Smart Cookies is also included. 
The next carnival will be hosted here at Thrifty Mommy.  Deadline for submissions is Saturday, February 24 at 3 pm (EST).  Click here to submit your article.

My friend Revka at The Porch Light has hosted the February edition of the Healthy & Fit Family Carnival.  Looks like there are some great tips for keeping your family fit and healthy.
I will be hosting the March edition.  If you have an article that you would like to submit, please submit it here.  Posts can be submitted until March 4th and space is limited to 10 submissions. 

 
The Carnival of Family Life is posted at An Island Life.  Local Girl did a great job linking to all the sites.  My post, “The Debate Goes On”, is featured.  I’m sure you’ll find something of interest.  Hang out and check out Local Girl’s site too. 
Banner from Almost Somewhat Positive.

Next week’s Carnival of the Recipes will be hosted here at Thrifty Mommy.  Yay!  The theme is Mexican dishes. Yummy, yummy!  So, if you have a Mexican food recipe that you would like to submit, please email it to recipe.carnival@gmail.com or submit it here. Submissions must be received by Saturday, February 3rd at 12 noon (CST).
This week’s carnival host is Right Wing Nation.  Several of my recipe posts are featured in this week’s carnival for comfort foods.  Click on over to find more comfort food recipes.
Picture from Cannery Row.