Wow.  Have I ever got links this week.  A great many of these links are various blogger’s BlogHer wrapup posts so if you aren’t interested in those, beware.  But some are not BlogHer themed and are just as awesome.  ANYHOW.  There are easily three times as many links this week as I might normally have.  So if you’re all caught up in your feeds and need something to do?  I’VE GOT YOU COVERED.  Seriously.

• Welcome from Slackerpapa,  As I mentioned yesterday, Kile is blogging now.  GULP.  So far, he’s really into it.  I actually think it’s pretty cool (if a little freaky) and hope he sticks with it.  Because then maybe he’ll be able to see why I love it so much.  Slackerpapa.  He’s so original.  SNORT.
• Things I Learned at BlogHer 08 (or, as I like to call it: “Facebook LIVE!”) from Greeblemonkey.  Aimee’s “twitter-style” post of short sentances that present her BlogHer experience was nothing short of brilliant.  I actually, honestly SNORTED when I was laughing, which should say something.
• Month One: Just Write, Dammit. from Blog Nosh Magazine.  Have I mentioned Blog Nosh yet?  I’m a channel editor for the family channel over there and I’m just so danged honored to be a part of it.  And this post from Megan (fearless leader!) was an awesome reminder to just drop the pretenses and get down to why (most of us at least) we started our blogs: just write!
• In which I lose my Kool from a little pregnant.  I would have lost my “kool” too.  Who the heck did this woman think she was?  I HATE this kind of attitude when it comes to childbirth.  I’m pretty sure I’ve exhibited this before many times and you all are sick of hearing about.  So you go, Julie.  Rock your repeat c-section self!
• A Single Syllable from Confessions of a Pioneer Woman.  Oh. My. Heavens.  YES.  I love P-Dub as much as the next gal and I enjoy her folksy humor and awesome photography and drool-worthy food (see below), but every now and then she puts out a post like this one that just SPEAKS.  I do know this syllable and have seen my husband do something similar and it is just heartbreaking.  I hope they find their dog too because I’ve sorta been there and it’s not happy.
• Cloth Diaper Laundry: Not so scary after all! from Baby Cheapskate.  Hey!  I wrote this!  I was so happy to participate in Baby Cheapskate’s “Cloth Diaper Week” and I hope my little post about laundry helped people realize that it’s REALLY not that difficult.  I’m hardly an “expert” but it works for me and hopefully can work for other people who are looking for information too!
• i will never learn…and i suffer from the wonk-eye from Cheaper Than Therapy.  I think I kind of love Ali.  That’s all I need to really say about that.  Other than I apparently need to learn the same lesson regarding business cards as she does.
• Sound Advice and Some Photos from Boobs, Injuries and Dr Pepper.   I loved her story about the slide (OMG, seriously?  A bar you have to slide into??) and her AMAZING list of links.  I only got to say hi to her in passing, but I kinda wish I could have hung out with her.  And now I have a hankering for Dr. Pepper.
• Egg-in-a-Hole (See Alternate Names Below) from The Pioneer Woman Cooks! She forgot “Eggs in a frame”.  That’s what we always called them.  My family used to always make this when we went camping and to this day, when I ask that Kile make them for breakfast they always taste like foggy, cool mornings and pine trees and giggling brooks to me.  I love this breakfast, you HAVE to try it.
• The One Where Some People Will Get Too Disgusted To Ever Return from misszoot.com.  She needn’t worry because I AM EXACTLY THE SAME.  I sit on the toilet seat.  SO THERE.  Anyone else feel the same?  Read this post.
• Maybe I Am Not The Joiner I Thought I Was? from Sizzle Says.  I pretty much felt exactly the same as Sizzle did about the conference (except I was lacking a PR person… must have one for the next conference).  And can I just say (again) that is freakin’ adorable?  Cuz she is.
• It might burn from PAPATV.  I met this guy at BlogHer and found him to be pretty awesome.  And his blog?  Even awesomer.  And this post (admitedly like a week old or more)?   AWESOMEST.  I laughed pretty dang hard.
• I got more and more to do and less and less to prove…. from Running Stitch.  Have I mentioned yet how much I love this woman?  Oh, just about FIVE TIMES this week so far.  What’s one more time?  I thought she not only had some awesome pictures, but some awesome words to sum up this year’s BlogHer.  I love seeing it through her eyes.  And you know?  It WAS beautiful.
• Because you were hoping for another BlogHer Update Post and I always deliver from Rhi in Pink.  I was so happy to meet Rhi at BlogHer and I loved her post-BlogHer post.  I only wish we could have found more time to hang out because I think she and I are very much on the same wavelength.
• Who do you think you are? from Rancid Raves.  I also love this woman.  And her BlogHer summation was fantastic in a way that I’ve just come to expect from her.  Plus, I totally agree with her about the bringing the baby to BlogHer part.  Mine wasn’t teething but she may as well have been.  Babies?  They crimp our style.
• The Princess & the Pantyhose (aka Blogher ‘08) from amalah . com.  Can you believe I don’t think I even SAW Amy at BlogHer this year?  For shame.  (Of course, if I had I would have been far too shy to introduce myself.)  Once again, she has charmed me with her particular brand of storytelling and while I wasn’t able to experience a lot that she did (aka The Macy’s Party), I can see it through her eyes.  Awesome.
• BlogHer ‘08 Part I: A preemptive strike from loraleeslooneytunes.com.  I don’t have to tell you all that I love Loralee because you know by now that I do.  But I haven’t told you that I love this post.  She, rather successfully I thought, shows us that we all have these awkward feelings when going to BlogHer.  We are ALL in the same boat.
• BlogHer 08: The beginning, middle, but not so much the end from Mom-101.  I loved her words about the community keynote because I felt exactly the same about it.  SO amazingly inspiring.
• CheeseburgHer 08 from Suburban Turmoil.  OMG, I can’t believe I missed the Cheeseburger Party AGAIN.  Next year, I SWEAR.  I loved the re-telling of it though and the pictures are PRICELESS.  Who knew a couple of sacks of McDonald’s Cheeseburgers would equal SO MUCH FUN?  (Watch, next year friggin’ Micky D’s themselves will be sponsoring this bad boy.)
• The Best of BlogHer 2008 Awards from Motherhood Uncensored.  I loved Kristen’s “Unofficial” awards here, particularly the award for best swag as that was a big hit around here too.  I hope to see these awards next year too (you hear that Kristen?  Now you have to do this EVERY YEAR).
• Spoiled, Not Stupid from Queen of Spain Blog.  Erin often makes me want to pump my fist.  I don’t always agree with her, but there is almost always a lovely grain of TRUTH to what she’s saying.  Maybe we should request more?  Or should I be happy with what I get?  Good questions.
• The Fool-Proof Friend-Making Strategy from Mandajuice.  Making friends while being a mom is freaking IMPOSSIBLE.  I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks so.  She gives some great strategies here.
• The Heather Armstrong Experience from EmilyPie…For Realz, Yo.  Reno, represent!  Until I found Emily, I thought I was quite possibly one of the only bloggers in Reno.  At least, the only one who is found in this particular circle of female bloggers.  So reading her post about wanting to go to BlogHer and hoping to meet Dooce and then meeting her and getting a picture?  Made me all kinds of happy for her.
• jealousy, envy and bitterness. WHEE! from moosh in indy.  I gotta love the pictures of Casey busting a move on the dance floor.  And for the most part, what she says is true.  If you don’t have fun at BlogHer, it’s pretty much your own fault.  But in a nice way, of course.

I’ve heard some really nice things said about my links list and I thank each and every one of you for coming back, week after week, and checking out these awesome links that I pull together.  It means so much to me.  Anywho.  I’ve got a bunch of people who are hassling me to get out the door for a day of shopping so I guess I’d better get going.  Have FANTASTIC weekends, everyone!

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