Enjoy Our BLOG VILLAGE Family Memories Carnival

Join Us as we read these special FAMILY MEMORIES of some of our BLOG VILLAGE Friends!

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CyberCelt presents
Take Me to the River posted at Texas RV Travel blog

CyberCelt shares how her family outing at the river came to include the community at large.

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CyberCelt presents There is a Season posted at Losing Proposition

On Losing Proposition, Taro Phoenix shares how her family is moving into an itty bitty, teeny weeny, hobbit house for the summer.

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Sara Ost presents Just Fooling Around posted at Sara Ost, who is a GUEST of Naomi at Diary from England.

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Dirty Butter presents Playing Football at IHOP posted at Yesterday's Memories.

Happy memories of one of our Dating Rituals that we still enjoy.

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CyberCelt presents Autism in USA : Thimerosal Generation posted at Endangered Spaces.

CyberCelt shares a story on Endangered Spaces which is not for the faint at heart. It is not just about her family, but an entire generation.

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CyberCelt presents

Advertising for Success Blog posted at Advertising For Success

Eileen shares her experiences as a teenager in life-saving mode.

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Granimore presents Meet My Grandparents posted at And So Begins My New Life

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Beth presents Remembering The Country posted at Around The Funny Farm!

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NAOMI presents Diary From England: HAPPY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES posted at Diary From England

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Babs Mountjoy presents No Fool like an old Fool posted at A Walkabout's Weblog

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GP presents
It's B-r-r- in the Barn posted at
Innside Montana-Your Home at the Range

Lessons learned from our horses.

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GP presents
It Takes Strength to take a Risk « Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn

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Dirty Butter presents Plush Memories Lost Toys Search Service: FOUND - CUDDLEZONE BROWN CHIMP / MONKEY posted at Plush Memories Lost Toys Search Service.

This is a beautiful story of a family's quest to find a lost lovie, a child's love for his Go Go Beans monkey, and the wonderful conclusion to the search.

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Kilroy_60 presents The Christmas Spirit posted at Fear And Loathing - The Gonzo Papers.

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GP presents
Nurturing Nature posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn.

The beginning of the spring season, with its renewal of life, is a good time to renew our spirit…

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Thanks to all who entered our Family Memories Carnival, and to all of you who have taken the time to read our entries.

Submit your blog article to the next edition of a BLOG VILLAGE CARNIVAL using our Carnival Submission Form.

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our Blog Carnival Index Page.

Family Memories Carnival Coming April 28

I'm hosting the BLOG VILLAGE Quarterly Carnival focusing on FAMILY MEMORIES! It certainly seems like an appropriate topic for this blog.

So, how about sharing stories of your childhood, or maybe how you met your spouse. Does your family have special bonding rituals? Do you have some "strange" family members who help to make your family unique? How about sharing lessons you've learned from past generations. Are you into genealogy? Does your family story include adoption, blended families, or divorce? You name it - if it has to do with your family, past or present, we'd love for you to share.

You can click the banner to ENTER. Feel free to copy for your blog!

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DEADLINE April 25 midnight
Will be online here on April 28th.
RULES:

1. Blog MUST belong EITHER to a BLOG VILLAGE member OR link directly TO a BLOG VILLAGE Blog.

2. Only 1 entry per blog.

3. Only English language posts will be accepted.

4. No posts with titles, or with pictures, containing profanity, or of a sexual or suggestive nature, will be accepted.

5. Choose MEMBER or GUEST from the Categories, and put the required information in the REMARKS.

GUESTS of Villagers must submit the URL of the BLOG VILLAGE blog they are linked TO for your entry to be eligible for consideration.

VILLAGERS need to enter their MEMBER NUMBER in the REMARKS.

So You Think You Can Dance??

We've been watching the TV show, "So You Think You Can Dance", last year and this year, and have enjoyed it thoroughly. I've learned a lot about different types of dances, and can even very occasionally spot a mistake a dancer might make. Most of the time, though, I'm just in awe of what they can get their bodies to do.

When they dance Swing or other 40's era dances, I always think of my Mama and Daddy. They loved to dance when they were young adults, while they were dating and also as young marrieds. They used to talk about working all day and then going out dancing night after night, enjoying the sound of the Big Band giants of their day. Living in Chicago, they actually did get to dance to some of the greats, such as Benny Goodman. Mama's eyes would always light up when she remembered those days.

I guess that's why she insisted that I take dancing lessons when I was in High School. I really did learn how to do all the ballroom dances, too, such as the Fox Trot, Tango, and, of course, the Waltz. The bad part about it was that, except for a few Valentine Dances, I never did go dancing anywhere.

Rock and Roll was taking over at that time, and about the only thing any self respecting teen would be caught doing was the Bop. It was a joke to go to a High School "Dance", as everyone stood around and talked. The only time I really remember much dancing going on was to the Bunny Hop, where we would make long snakes all around the gym floor, weaving in and out of the "talkers" who were in our way.

So, will a TV show like this change the attitude of people about "going dancing"?

BLOG VILLAGE Goes Gonzo! Family Blog Carnival

I'm entering our BLOG VILLAGE Family Blog Carnival with a post from this blog. I have sent my information to Kilroy. Have you entered?

Any blog that LINKS TO any Villager's blog can enter, too!

The THEME is "A post about Family".

Carnival entries may be submitted NOW.

The DEADLINE for entries is TONIGHT!!!

Thursday, Jan. 25th, at 11:59PM EST.

Here are the RULES for our FAMILY BLOG CARNIVAL:

Blog MUST belong EITHER to a BLOG VILLAGE member OR link directly TO a BLOG VILLAGE Blog.

Only 1 entry per blogger.

Only English language posts will be accepted.

No posts with titles, or with pictures, containing profanity, or of a sexual or suggestive nature, will be accepted.


HOW TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY:

1. Pick out a post that you feel is about FAMILY. That should provide you with a lot of flexibility.

2. Send the URL for that post, along with the post's title, to:

kilroy60@gmail.com

If you are entering as a blogger who links TO a Villager ---

Please note: if you are linked to more than one Blog Village member, please indicate with which blog you want to be grouped in the Carnival.


I'd love to see this Carnival have a lot of participants, so how about taking a look at your blog to see if YOU have a good post to enter. All you need to do is either be a member of BLOG VILLAGE (Apply Here) OR Link TO any BLOG VILLAGE blog. Then, be sure to follow the rules and submit your post before the Jan. 25th deadline.

I look forward to reading your post!!