Blogging Chicks: December 2006

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all the Blogging Chicks and to those who read this blog. I hope all your lives are filled with peace and joy in the coming year.

We will be having a Carnival next Sunday here on the Metablog. I thought we could have a theme:" What I did on my Christmas/Winter/Holiday break." I figured you would be writing a post like that anyway and I thought it would be fun for us to catch up with what everyone is doing.

Friday, December 22, 2006

A Blogging Chicks Christmas

I know that I said there won't be much posting but I've been going through the blogroll, checking to make sure that everyone still has the blogroll on their blog (we lost about twenty blogs, though this time I emailed everyone and some of the bloggers didn't know they didn't have the blogroll on their blog, so we didn't lose as many as we could have). And while I was checking I noticed how many of the Blogging Chicks have decorated for Christmas. Here are some:

Her Majesty's Throne (so cute, you have to check it out),
Here is-A-Blog-4-Chilady,
Joyful Mom,
My So-Called Homeschool,
Jottings From Jersey,
Just a Spoon Full of Sugar,
Lifecruiser,
The Looney Bin,
Momma's So Called Life (which she's renamed Momma's So Called Christmas Life -- I'm assuming that's temporary so I'm not changing it on the blogroll),
Mia Shaken Not Stirred (go check it out it is sooo cute!),
Wooden Porch, Suspension of Disbelief,
Temporarily Me, Rocks In My Dryer,
WebKittyn Warbles,
Whisperings From the Wings
Write from Karen

Sobeit makes you want to drink hot chocolate while you read the blog. And Yellow Rose Garden invokes memories of Christmas movies.

And there is a very timely parking video at Home is Where You Start From (very funny).

I did a little decorating on my blogs, but nothing compared to everyone else's. But I do have a cute Christmas video here (Madagaskar).

So, go check out all the decorated blogs, it will be like going to look at your neighborhood's Christmas decorations on Christmas Eve.

If you've decorated for either Hanuka, Christmas, or winter, feel free to leave a link in the comments section.

Happy Hanukkah !

To all our Jewish Blogging Chicks and readers, Happy Hanukkah! I'm sorry it took me so long to say it. I hope you enjoy your time of celebration with your families and friends.

Monday, December 18, 2006

Carnival of the Blogging Chicks #23 Christmas

Late on posting the Carnival. Sorry! I was out of town over the weekend and then when I got home, I'd forgotten all about it.

It's up at Owlhaven.

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

The Blogging Chicks are losing in every category!

Even Shannon! I would be bummed if not one of the Blogging Chicks won. Please consider voting, and if you voted already thanks, and please do it again :-)

We have three in the parenting category: Shannon of Rocks in the Dryer, Karenrani of Troll Baby and Lisa of Lil' Duck Duck. You can vote for them here.

In the Diarist category: Mrs. Lifecruiser of Lifecruiser.com and JenLo of Thinks by Me. You can vote for them here.

In the Top 1001-1750 blogs: Holy Mama! You can vote for her here.

In the Best Of The Rest (8501+) Talia of The Centre for Emotional Well-Being! You can vote for her blog here.

And finally, you can vote for my blog Reformed Chicks Blabbing in the Best New Blog category here.

You can vote daily until Dec. 15.

Sweet Scent Awards

Hey, I was just informed by At A Hen's Pace that there are a number of Blogging Chicks who are up for these awards. Please go support your fellow Blogging Chicks. At A Hen's Pace is up for Best Homeschool Blog.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Christmas Carnival

Here is the email address for this Sunday's Carnival: owlhaven at aol dot com.

Remember that we will be off for two weeks after that and when we return we will have the Carnival here for the month of January.

Also, keep checking back here for tips and resources in a couple weeks.

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Carnival of the Blogging Chicks #22 Laughter

The Carnival is up. If you forgot and still want to enter, you can do so since Rebecca is updating the list all day.

Don't forget that next week is our Christmas Carnival and it's open to everyone.

Saturday, December 09, 2006

Laughter Carnival

Hey Ladies! I know that you guys have something you can submit. I've been to your blogs and I've read some of your posts. There are tons of kids stories out there. Shannon had the funniest story I've read on the Internet about her son licking the toilet water. Go to her blog and ask her to submit it :-)

Friday, December 08, 2006

If you had trouble voting before you should be able to do it now

They seem to have fixed the problem. Please remember to vote for your fellow Blogging Chicks. Lisa, Troll Baby and Shannon have some fierce competitors in their category. I thought Shannon would win this with no problem but there are two other really popular blogs competing here. And Lifecruiser and JenLo are competing against Dooce so you know how that's going :-) Even though my competition is made up of new bloggers, they are pretty popular. Holy Mama looks like she could use some help and so does Talia.

So please help us by voting daily. We could really use your support.

I did miss someone!

I missed Talia of The Centre for Emotional Well-Being! You can vote for her blog here.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

2006 Weblog Awards Voting

Some good news! Several of our Blogging Chicks have been named finalists in the 2006 Weblog Awards!

We have three in the parenting category: Shannon of Rocks in the Dryer, Karenrani of Troll Baby and Lisa of Lil' Duck Duck. You can vote for them here.

In the Diarist category: Mrs. Lifecruiser of Lifecruiser.com and JenLo of Thinks by Me. You can vote for them here.

In the Top 1001-1750 blogs: Holy Mama! You can vote for her here.

And finally, you can vote for my blog Reformed Chicks Blabbing in the Best New Blog category here.

You can vote daily until Dec. 15. But you can only vote once in each category.

Congratulations to all the Blogging Chicks who made it this year. It is a big honor to be nominated! I hope you will go wish everyone congratulations on their nomination.

If I missed anyone, please let me know so that I can add you.

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Email address for this week

From Rebecca:

rebeccagrabill at gmail.com for holiday laughter/laughter. This will be FUN with a capital "F"!

BTW, the Christmas Carnival is open to everyone whether you are on the blogroll or not.

There is a Carnival this week

It's at Of Making Many Books and it is on laughter in general or holiday laughter specially. The choice is yours.

Next week will be the Christmas Blogging Chicks Carnival and it will be at Owlhaven. Please get your posts to her as early as possible.

I will be posting email addresses tonight.

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