Today I thought I would list the blogs I have in my reader.  Jonathan thinks I have way too many, but I enjoy reading each of them for many different reasons.  I decided it would be nice to break them out into categories.  Some could go in multiple categories, so… anyway, maybe you will find a new place to visit.  I don’t really have many readers myself, but most of these are  very popular sites.  Most of them I have read for several years now.  A few are new to me as I look at ideas for homeschooling someday in the future.  It always helps to see great ideas that I might could prepare for later.  So, here they are.  And, please feel free to make a recommendation in your comments.  I am always looking for a new one to read.

Money Saving/Bargains

These sites often post very similar things,but they are easy to skim through and find some really good deals!

http://freebies4mom.blogspot.com – Freebies 4 Mom

http://moneysavingmom.com – Money Saving Mom

http://likemerchantships.org – Like Merchant Ships – More of ideas to make the most of frugal finds.

http://www.couponing101.com - Couponing 101

http://kingdomfirstmom.com – Keeping the Kingdom First (from DFW area)

http://organicdeals.blogspot.com – Organic Deals and Coupons

http://www.survivingthestores.com – Surviving The Stores  (from DFW Area)

Crafty Places

http://www.skiptomylou.org – Skip to My Lou Love this place…lots of ideas, tutorials and links to other great places

http://pinkandgreenmama.blogspot.com – Pink and Green Mama – great ideas

http://needleinahaystackstitchery.blogspot.com – Needle in a Haystack – Embroidery patterns and ideas..now, if only I would learn!

http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com – Little Birdie Secrets – lots of tutorials for all kinds of different things

http://sassypriscilla.typepad.com – Sassy Priscilla’s Craft and Life Journal – If you can ignore her great obsession with Daniel Craig, you can find some neat ideas.

http://www.lollychops.com – Lollychops – has wonderful ideas AND lots of downloadable things for doing it yourself!

http://www.thenester.com – Nesting Place – The Nester has great ideas for home decor and making what you already have work!

http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com – Grosgrain – I will NEVER be able to sew like her, but I love seeing her work and draw inspiration and ideas from her.

http://www.graceviolet.com – Grace Violet – brilliant tutorials and ideas!

http://www.prudentbaby.com – Prudent Baby – I LOVE this place!   It has all kinds of tutorials and ideas for all things baby ( and little ones too).

http://allsorts.typepad.com – Allsorts – a children’s artist who has a love for all things turquoise and red. 

Food

http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen-blog – Tasty Kitchen Blog -One word…yummy!

http://www.bakerella.com – Bakerella – Famous for her cake pops… always has such beautiful, fun, and tasty ideas!

http://www.mysweetandsaucy.com – My Sweet and Saucy – has beautiful cakes and treats and just opened her own store.

http://foodwithkidappeal.blogspot.com – Food with Kid Appeal – lots of encouragement for my picky eater.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking – Pioneer Woman’s Cooking Page – Everything looks so yummy and her cookbook is awesome.

http://www.cakejournal.com – Cake journal – for so many cake making ideas and tutorials.

Homeschooling Ideas

http://totallytots.blogspot.com – Totally Tots

http://prekinders.com – PreKinders

http://mymontessorijourney.typepad.com – My Montessori Journey

http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com – 1+1+1=1

http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com – Homeschool Creations

http://confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com – Confessions of a Homeschooler

Moms and Things I can Relate to

http://thehomespunheart.blogspot.com – The Homespun Heart

http://momadvice.com/blog – The Motherload

http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com – Rocks in my Dryer -The day I told Jonathan about this blog he laughed…he loved the title!

http://www.thepioneerwoman.com – Mentioned before for her cooking, but this whole blog is great…she has one on photography, homeschooling, home and garden…she has even written her romance with her husband as a multi-part novel on the site… she is too much!

http://www.passionatehomemaking.com – Passionate Homemaking

http://www.musesofmegret.com – Muses of Megret

Family and Friends

http://buffaloesandbutterflywings.blogspot.com – Buffaloes and Butterfly Wings – college friend Amy and mother to three cute little boys

http://jsnowcarpenter.com – Jonathan Snow Carpenter – my sweet hubby who never posts!  In his defense, he is constantly writing (music, that is!).

http://quirkybee.blogspot.com – Smart, witty friend Denyse  

http://hyattplace.blogspot.com – Elizabeth-she happens to be volunteering in am orphanage in Peru right now- I think that is pretty awesome!

http://pattiesmommydaze.wordpress.com – friend Pattie (met in Colorado) who lives in Kansas with a husband much like mine, two beautiful girls and a big, lovable dog, Kortot. 

http://davidsonden.blogspot.com – my sister-in-law, Lori, who is my go to for all things kiddo these days!! I love her!!!  Oh, and she spends her days caring for three of my nephews and one of my nieces.

http://shepherd03.blogspot.com – Paige has the cutest two little girls and is such a sweet person!!

http://agreaterhand.blogspot.com – I met Jenny through Lori.  We get to see each other at the family birthday parties.    She has three really sweet kiddos!

http://reflectionsjen.blogspot.com – If anyone knows my childhood circumstances, then this might make a little more sense.  This is Jennifer, my step-sister from my mom’s second marriage.  We recently reconnected by way of the wonderful world of facebook.  She has two beautiful girls whom she homeschools.

Other random places

http://withoutwax.tv – Without Wax- Pete Wilson (pastor in Nashville)

http://thebabygardner.com/blog The Baby Gardner’s Baby Bloggie- for all things vintage baby related..neat stuff

Well, there you have it.  Believe it or not, I left out a few that haven’t been posting lately.  I enjoy reading or skimming these every day or two.     Maybe you will find something interesting in some of them.  And don’t forget to give me any recommendations, if you know of one I might enjoy.