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Show Off Your Cute Baby!

Does your baby have a special toothless smile or a way of looking up at you that just melts everyone’s heart? Is he a little terror that is always getting into everything? Could she win a modeling contest? Can he make spaghetti come out of his nose? Show off your cute baby here in the Baby Blog. I’ll pick some of the cutest babies to showcase each week! Showcasing your cute baby here in the Baby Blog for everyone to see is easy. Simply upload your favorite photos on your MySite pages (just click on the MySite tab at the … Continue reading →

Pandora: More than Just a Create Your Own Radio Station Site

Up until a couple months ago I was using my ISP’s built-in radio (Comcast’s Rhapsody Radio), but it started acting unreliably. It’d stop all of a sudden or have sign in conflicts and kick me out. Which was a shame because I liked a lot of their stations, such as their Classic Soul, Classical Piano, Essential Classical, Holiday Music (at Christmas), Latin Dance, and World Picks. Exasperated, I went in search of something else. I really dig listening to music on my computer, not having to change CDs (or buy them), or getting annoyed with local radio station commercials. That’s … Continue reading →

Shopping List and Tidbits for the Food Blog: April 7 through April 13

The food blog has been busy, busy, busy this week thanks to the excellent ideas and recipes contributed by our very own frugal blogger, Mary Ann Romans. Keep reading for fabulous ideas in the kitchen, new food trends, and of course, you can always print out your shopping list full of ingredients! Tidbits March was National Pasta Month. However, as you may well know, March was also the month of the blogger hiatus. So National Pasta Month got celebrated with a quiz last week and this week I have posted the Answers to the Noodle Quiz. Are you familiar with … Continue reading →

Do You Have a MySite?

Not to knock on MySpace just because it’s old news, always broken, and has flashing text and graphics that really hurt my no longer teenage eyes … but do you have a MySite yet? One of the many great features here at Families.com, MySite is your own personal profile that aggregates your photos, journal entires and forum posts all in one. Unlike some profile sites, MySite has great privacy options, giving you total control over who you share your personal information with. When you upload an individual (or group) of photos, you always have the option of choosing to share … Continue reading →

Blogging Your Baby

In 2005, I received a beautiful journal, complete with leather covering, as a Christmas present from my wife. She bought it for me because I mentioned that I wanted to write a bit about my experiences as a father and have a conversation with my daughter. I did not begin to make entries until May of 2006, and they were sporadic at best. Then within a month or two I had stopped completely. I stared at it every day on my dresser, but the guilt was not enough to pick it up and write. How lazy can I possibly be? … Continue reading →

Blogs Can Help Promote & Grow Your Home Based Business

My name is Traci and I am a blog-aholic. I blog about my children, I blog about my pastimes, I blog about my fears, my hopes, my businesses, my vents and my aspirations. My blogging addiction took root on a quiet Sunday afternoon when I was sorting through photographs to send to my children’s grandparents. As I started to write short little blurbs on the back of the photos, I decided that there had to be an easier way. I asked some fellow at-home moms for suggestions on a message board forum and someone directed me to Blogger.com. I created … Continue reading →

Blogging: An unconventional writing curriculum

A recent conversation between my two oldest girls: “What are you going to write about on your blog today?” “I’m going to post my story about the purple penguin.” “Cool! I’m going to list some of my favorite books. Do you think you’ll get any comments?” “I hope so. I love it when Daddy leaves me a comment.” “Me, too!” Our “living is learning” lifestyle incorporates a lot of real life and everyday activities as part of our curriculum. Andrea wrote about exactly this kind of thing here and here. When you homeschool, it just makes good sense to “count” … Continue reading →

Friday Fitness Thoughts – Your Thoughts Wanted

I’ve been writing the Fitness blog here for more than seven months. I actually got started on writing this Fitness blog in November of 2005. It’s hard to believe that it was nine months ago that I began this journey with Families.com after submitting my information and resume along with my list of ideas for writing about fitness. Those of you who may read my blogs on a regular basis may have seen me bounce around to the various different topics and currently I write regularly for the Marriage and Baby blogs, though I have done a lot of work … Continue reading →

The Beauty of Blogging

Some writers view blogs as amateurish writing, something that anyone with a keyboard can do. Many writers seem to think that “real” writing means only painstakingly researched copy, footnoted facts, or feats of literary genius. In fact, blogs are an important part of internet communication and they are excellent marketing tools. A blog is to the online community what a reality show is to television. The reason both are so popular is that people enjoy looking into other people’s lives and sharing common experiences. Instead of discounting stream of consciousness writing, realize that other types of writing are far less … Continue reading →

Virtual Pets

In addition to any real pets you may have, do you also claim any virtual pets? I don’t. But I think if Wayne finds out about them, the next time I feel like adding to our family, in addition to his “We don’t need any more animals,” spiel he always gives me, he also might add, “But if you really feel you need another, get a virtual pet.” What’s a Virtual Pet Anyway? That’s what I was curious to know. I kept stumbling across the term. At first I thought it was something where you make a donation to virtually … Continue reading →