| Absolutely Bananas | No spotless or organized lifestyle here. Instead, a three-person household (plus dog) is partial to wacky, wild good times. A blog with joie de vivre. Visit this Blog |
| Callapidder Days | A simple, sweet, homegrown blog by a mom of two boys. Her insights and observations are universal. Her twice-yearly “reading challenges” are smart. Visit this Blog |
| Chasing a Child | Despite all she’s been through in her quest for a child, this mom maintains her sense of humor and perspective. Poignant, insightful details about a biracial family and adoption. Visit this Blog |
| Do They Have Salsa In China? | Twin 3-year-olds girls adopted from China are front and center. It helps when mom is an avid (and talented) shutterbug. Loaded with charm. Visit this Blog |
| Like Merchant Ships | Daily tips on how to live well on less. Packed with frugal and fun ideas. She finds beauty on a small budget and treasures in unlikely places. Visit this Blog |
| The Meanest Mom | Meanest? Nah. Funniest? A definite contender. With three children born in the same calendar year, this mom got a crash course in kid juggling. Visit this Blog |
| Modern Mami | She yearns to be a WAHM, but her outside job keeps calling. An honest approach to the struggles of balancing parenting and family from a Latina perspective. Visit this Blog |
| Momisodes | We’re tickled by the clever TV format and the winning way with words and pictures. Each “episode” unearths a telling moment or universal truth. Visit this Blog |
| My Litter | A newbie, this SAHM’s “litter” includes “six kids, numerous cats, a dog, and one husband.” She describes herself as referee, detective, cook, financier, and hobbiest. Visit this Blog |
| The Pioneer Woman | Her “about” says it: “I’m a thirty-something ranch wife, mother of four, moderately agoraphobic middle child who grew up on a golf course in the city.” Visit this Blog |
I just found this list of blogs on the Scholastic website (I was directed there by CJane) and I figured you’d like to know. Not that we have any more time in our lives for looking at blogs of people we don’t even know. I barely have time to look at the blogs of people that I do know, or who I imagine I know in the case of CJane. Incidentally, there is only one degree of separation between me and the lovely CJane; I learned about her blog from my maid of honor, AdreAnn, who was (or maybe is I don’t remember) in her ward. Cool, eh?
Oh, another reason to totally ignore these cool new blogs is that, in my case at least, the more I read other people’s great blogs, the more insecure I get about my own. But, I read them anyway. It’s irresistible.
And yes, I do realize that I’m telling you to read and not to read these blogs in the same post. I can’t make up my mind, how can I possibly be expected to make up yours?
mkowalewski said,
March 15, 2009 @ 2:50 pm
What a wonderful list – I read a couple of those and found another couple that just look wonderful.
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March 16, 2009 @ 7:09 am
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AdreAnn said,
March 17, 2009 @ 1:10 am
Cjane was in my ward i was very sad when she moved.
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