Raising4Boys participated in three carnivals this week. Here they are, along with links to our posts that were included in each.

The Carnival of Kid Comedy included several of our kids jokes, including “Yodeling,” “The Confused Ant,” and “Elephant in the Fridge.”

The Best of Me Symphony included “Check Out the Girl Ninja.” Also included was “Money Saving Tip: Live Next Door to Someone Who’s Moving” from fivecentnickel.com.

The Carnival of the Vanities included “First Day of School Jitters? Yeah, Right.” Also included was “Marriage by the Numbers” from fivecentnickel.com.

Here’s an interesting twist on stem cells… It seems that British football (i.e., soccer) players have started saving their babies’ umbilical cords in an attempt to preserve stem cells that could one day used to repair their injured knees. According to one player, “Having your stem cells — a repair kit if you like — on hand makes sense.” Of course, the players aren’t the only ones that stand to (potentially) benefit — the cells could also have therapeutic uses for their kids, as well. At an estimated cost of a bit over $2800 (£1500 for you Brits), more than 11,000 Britons (and not just footballers) have opted for cryogenic storage of their kids’ cord blood thus far.

[Source: The Register]

“My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” -Clarence Budinton Kelland

Our six year old is a major dawdler. I’ve heard that this is a characteristic of six year olds in general, and six year old boys in particular. He dawdles when he showers, gets dressed, puts on is shoes, and does his homework, among other things. It drives me crazy! [more]

Time to dig into the archives again… Here are some of our favorite posts from the month of June…

06/01/06 — C-Sections Unsafe?
06/51/06 — Braces for an Eight Year Old, Update #2
06/09/06 — Check Out the Girl Ninja
06/12/06 — Strict Parenting = Overweight Kids?
06/15/06 — Introducing the 401(kid)
06/16/06 — Four Year Old (Mis)Behavior, Portrait Studios and Pants-Dropping
06/23/06 — Guess What? Smoking is Bad for Your Kids
06/26/06 — From the Mouths of Babes: Made in China
06/28/06 — The Best Dollar(s) that I’ve Ever Spent
06/30/06 — The World’s Most Practical Five Year Old

And here’s a rundown of what was happening at FiveCentNickel during June:

06/01/06 — Ethanol Blended Gas = Lower Mileage?
06/05/06 — Reducing Our Electrical Usage
06/07/06 — Our Dish Network TV Experience (So Far)
06/07/06 — Our Dish Network Experience (Continued)
06/12/06 — Our John Deere Model 125 Lawn Tractor
06/13/06 — Hampton Inn’s 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
06/16/06 — The Dish Network Runaround
06/19/06 — Our Online Banking Changeover
06/21/06 — Money Saving Tip: Live Next Door to Someone Who’s Moving

Whatever happened to the first day of school jitters? Our boys slept like logs the night before they went back to school, and had no butterflies in their bellies the morning of. They seemed properly excited and handled everything with grace and dignity. In fact, they were “cool as cucumbers.” This is very different from how I remember the first day of school. [more]

Q: How do you know when there’s an elephant in the fridge? [more]

Raising4Boys participated in two carnivals this week. Here they are with links to my articles that were included in each.

The Best of Me Symphony included “Four Year Old (Mis)Behavior, Portrait Studios, and Pants-Dropping.” Also included was “The Fine Art of Fixing a Leaky Toilet” from fivecentnickel.com.

The Carnival of the Vanities included “Hauling Furniture, Reckless Youth, and the Sunday Paper.” Also included was “Choosing a Health Insurance Plan” from fivecentnickel.com.

Ten years ago today, my wife and I got married. In the time since that fateful day, we’ve moved on five different occasions, had four kids, lived in three states, bought two houses, and sold one. And we’ve created an awful lot of wonderful memories.

I owe pretty much all of my success, both personally and professionally, to my wife. She picks me up when I’m down, keeps me grounded and focused on what’s really important in life, and does an unbelievable job of keeping our family running on all cylinders (no matter how busy I get). Plus, she’s a babe.

What more could a guy ask for?

“Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.” -Martin Mull