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The Summer Creme de la Creme–the Roundup Extravaganza

Winter is home to the Creme de la Creme, but the summer holds its counterpart: the Roundup Extravaganza. Unlike the Creme de la Creme where each person submits their favourite post from their own blog, participants agree to allow another person to choose their best work from July 2007 to July 2008 and in turn, choose their favourite post from an assigned blog (of a fellow participant). The end result is a list very similar to the Creme de la Creme, except that it follows in the same vein as a massive Friday Blog Roundup. It will be a complete surprise to see which post is chosen AND as per the request last year, you will not know who read your blog and chose your post.

For those who are shaking right now, sweat dripping from your clicking finger, wondering how you will ever do NaComLeavMo and do the Roundup Extravaganza, stop sweating and take a sip of cold water. The two do not truly overlap and the Roundup Extravaganza will take about an hour of work (maybe less? Maybe more?) on your part. An hour? That’s space that is now free due to a lack of television programming. See, there’s a reason this is held in the summer.

Take a look at last year’s list and if you’d like to participate, here’s what you need to do (read the short version if my all-inclusive lists scare you and read the long version if you like having answers to all questions that may arise)

Short Version:

  • Leave a comment below that states the following: your blogging name or first name, your blog’s name, your blog url, email address (if you don’t wish to put this in the comment section, email me with this information) and whether you are pregnant/currently have children (I try to match those who are experiencing primary IF with those experiencing primary IF).
Example:
Melissa
Stirrup Queens
http://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com
thetowncriers at gmail.com
yes, I have kids

Long Version:

  • The Extravaganza is open to any infertility/loss/adoption blog (either still trying, on a break, currently pregnant, parenting after IF–either functional or biological IF, adopting, living child free). Yes, everyone. You don’t need to ask. If you have a blog that is either on the blogroll or could be on the blogroll, you can join along. If you didn’t start your blog until recently, the person will choose your post from whatever is currently there.
  • It is possible to join along if you have a private blog. You will need to give your reader access to the blog (so I guess you would end up knowing who chose your post…) and you will have to start another blog that is public that contains the single, chosen post so others can read it too. If you have a private blog and need help with this, let me know.
  • Leave a comment below that states the following: your blogging name or first name, your blog’s name, your blog url, email address (if you don’t wish to put this in the comment section, email me with this information) and whether you are pregnant/currently have children (I try to match those who are experiencing primary IF with those experiencing primary IF).
Example:
Melissa
Stirrup Queens
http://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com
thetowncriers at gmail.com
yes, I have kids

  • Sign up is open until June 27 at 11:59 p.m. After that, the list is closed and all matches will be made. I cannot add anyone once the matches are made. Once you commit, you need to follow through and choose for the blog you’re assigned. If you bail, the work falls on me and then I get cranky.
  • On July 1st, you will be emailed your match and their blog url. You have between July 1st and July 21st (almost 3 weeks) to read the other person’s blog and choose your favourite post. You will most likely not be able to read every entry from July 2007 until July 2008, but skim around and pick a favourite based on what you are able to read. This is not science, but it is a way to wrap someone else up in a great big love blanket about their writing.
  • Email me any time between July 1st and July 21st the permalink for your favourite post, the name of the post, and a short paragraph (two or three sentences tops!) about the post. See examples from last year’s Roundup Extravaganza to get a sense of the paragraph. Make sure you have a sentence that explains why you chose that post in particular.
  • Yes, you can only choose one post.
  • Once you send it in, you’re done. Please don’t change your submission even if another great post is written that week.
  • I will compile the list and post it in lieu of the Friday Blog Roundup on July 25th. You will then get to see (1) the post someone else believed was your best post from summer to summer and (2) a very cool list of posts similar to the Creme de la Creme that becomes an instant pu-pu platter of the IF/loss/adoption experience. There will be posts that are sweet and posts that are sad–ones that will make you think and ones that will make you laugh.

It combines the excellent reading potential of the Creme de la Creme with the surprise element of a Secret Ode Day and brings together community like a NaComLeavMo–what more could you want in a summer activity? Hope you will join along!

133 comments

1 alison { 06.04.08 at 7:48 am }

I’m in!

Alison
(un)complicate me

uncomplicateme@gmail.com
no kids

2 xavier2001 { 06.04.08 at 8:06 am }

I missed out on this last year, but I’m in this year!!

Mary
Sean and Mary’s Family

xavier2001@yahoo.com
yes I have kids after ivf

3 Lisa { 06.04.08 at 6:33 am }

Love this! Thank you!!

Lisa
Helping Make Sense
http://helpingmakesense.blogspot.com
lisabrm@gmail.com
no children, multiple failed IVF’s

4 Bean { 06.04.08 at 6:42 am }

Of course!

Bean
Hoping for Another Lovebug
http://happinesslost.blogspot.com/
mindyfb@gmail.com
1 kid, miscarriages, just finished IVF #5 – in 2WW

5 MrsSpock { 06.04.08 at 6:49 am }

Sounds fun!
Mrs Spock
Mrs Spock
http://www.mrsspock.blogspot.com
mrsspock9@gmail.com
1 child

6 Tammy { 06.04.08 at 6:59 am }

I am game… :o)
Tammy
Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Normalcy
http://tlc520 at excite dot com
Primary IF, moving past Clomid

7 Heidi { 06.04.08 at 7:06 am }

Heidi
Thinking Miracles
http://since10122007.blogspot.com/
heidimingo at gmail.com
no kids, 2 m/c’s

(I promise to be better at this than I am as an Iron Commenter)

8 Jen { 06.04.08 at 7:09 am }

Yes, so excited!

Jen
Here We Go Again
http://jenniferelaineg.blogspot.com
jenniferelaine11 at yahoo
Currently gestating, but no other kids.

9 Jenn { 06.04.08 at 7:12 am }

Jenn
Jenn’s Journal
http://jennsjournal.net
jlraynes@gmail.com
almost 2 year old IVF twins

10 donna { 06.04.08 at 9:15 am }

Sign me up!

Donna
SpuddyBuddy

spuddydonna@gmail.com
parenting after IF (IUI specifically)

11 Baby Steps to Baby Shoes { 06.04.08 at 7:30 am }

Mrs. ShoeLover
Baby Steps to Baby Shoes
http://babystepstobabyshoes.blogspot.com/
mrsshoelover@gmail.com
currently pregnant after primary IF

12 Shelli { 06.04.08 at 7:41 am }

Shelli
BagMomma
http://www.bagmomma.net
bagmomma@gmail.com
1 child, SIF, 5 m/c’s, IVF next month

13 r_is_moody { 06.04.08 at 7:41 am }

count me in.

Rian
A day in the life of a moody person.
http://www.rismoody.blogspot.com
rianwmoody@gmail.com
Currently pg after primary IF and rpl

14 Joy { 06.04.08 at 7:54 am }

I’m in, too.

Joy
The Other Shoe
othershoe.typepad.com
joysuzanne@comcast.net

no kids, in 2ww of IVF #5 (DE FET)

15 Trace { 06.04.08 at 7:57 am }

Sounds fun!

Tracy
One Hardy Swimmer
http://1hardyswimmer.blogspot.com/
tracyruth@yahoo.com
no children, adoption scam, total male infertility, DI, trying IVF#1

16 Journeywoman { 06.04.08 at 8:01 am }

Journeywoman
http://journeywoman.typepad.com

No kids. in the middle of adoption and a failed IVF.

17 Magpie { 06.04.08 at 8:04 am }

I’m game!

Magpie
Magpie Musing
magpiemusing.blogspot.com
magpiemusing (at) gmail.com
1 child from IVF#3 (and too old to try again)

18 Busted { 06.04.08 at 8:13 am }

Sounds great! I’m in:

Busted
Busted Babymaker
http://bustedbabymaker.blogspot.com
bustedbabymaker at gmail.com
No living children.

19 Andria and Co. { 06.04.08 at 8:30 am }

Count me in!!!

Andria
Andria and Co.
http://andria-and-co.com
2 children, secondary infertility, multiple MC’s.

20 JJ { 06.04.08 at 8:44 am }

Had a great time last year! Yes, please!

JJ
Reproductive Jeans
reproductivejeans.blogspot.com
reprojeans@gmail.com
no kiddos

21 loribeth { 06.04.08 at 8:44 am }

I’m in!

Lori (Loribeth)
The Road Less Travelled
http://theroadlesstravelledlb.blogspot.com/
E-mail: I think you have it
No living children (one stillbirth, now living childfree)

22 luna { 06.04.08 at 8:56 am }

I love this! count me in for the instant pu pu platter!

luna
life from here: musings from the edge
asc339@gmail.com
no living children

23 Tammy { 06.04.08 at 9:09 am }

Of course!

Tammy
You Just Never Know Where Hope Might Take Ya

http://canonlyimagine.blogspot.com
trherbert@gmail.com
two children through open adoption; considering foster care

24 katedaphne { 06.04.08 at 9:27 am }

Where do al your great ideas come from??

Katedaphne
It’s Either Sadness or Euphoria
http://www.sadnessoreuphoria.wordpress.com
katedaphne@aol.com

no kids, many failed IVFs

25 Tigger { 06.04.08 at 9:35 am }

Tigger
Tigger’s Infertility Madness
http://tigger-pregnancypredictions.blogspot.com
tigger62077@gmail.com
Living childfree, now

26 JuliaS { 06.04.08 at 9:53 am }

Oh definitely count me in! I think this is a great idea!

Julia
Life after Infertility and Loss
Primary infertility (luteal phase defect, annovulatory, endo) recurrent pg loss, kids, recovering POAS addict

27 perchancetodream { 06.04.08 at 10:15 am }

I’m in!

PerchancetoDream
http://www.perchancetodream.wordpress.com
perchancetodream2 at gmail.com
primary IF

28 Mrs.X { 06.04.08 at 10:58 am }

So did not need any arm-twisting on this one!

Mrs. X
The Young And the Infertile
http://theyoungandtheinfertile.blogspot.com/
madamex888@yahoo.com
primary IF, 2 m/c’s, FET in 08/08

29 Hope2morrow { 06.04.08 at 11:04 am }

Sounds fun! Thanks for coordinating this!

Hope2morrow
It’s Not the End of the World
http://infertilityhope2morrow.blogspot.com/
foodraider_1@cox.net
no kids- IUI, IVF, FET, chemical pregnancies

30 melissa { 06.04.08 at 11:31 am }

Melissa
Be still and Know
http://www.bestilland-know.blogspot.com
bstillandknow@gmail.com

no kids, just beginning the journey with endometriosis

31 Star { 06.04.08 at 11:33 am }

What a lovely idea. I’m in.

Star
The Other Shoe
http://theothershoe.typepad.com
waiting4theothershoe@yahoo.com
one child

32 Rachel { 06.04.08 at 11:54 am }

Rachel
Long Distance Infertility
longdistanceinfertility.blogspot.com
longdistanceinfertility@gmail.com
first pg after IF

33 Jess { 06.04.08 at 12:13 pm }

I’m in, but you know, PWP…I’m cool with adding someone, though, of course.

Jessica
The Problem With Hope
http://www.theproblemwithhope.blogspot.com
preppy_24@hotmail.com
daughter via dom. open adoption, son via IVF

34 Mel { 06.04.08 at 12:42 pm }

Melissa
Where’s My Belly?
http://bigbellymeli.blogspot.com
smellslikemel@gmail.com
no kids, but one cranky uterus

35 A.M.S. { 06.04.08 at 12:44 pm }

Oooh! This was fun. I’m in.

A.M.S. or Allison
Our Own Creation
http://ourowncreation.wordpress.com
ourowncreation at gmail dot com
no living children (2 deceased)

36 Jamie { 06.04.08 at 12:49 pm }

Jamie
Sticky Feet
http://stickyfeet2.blogspot.com
whenwilltheystick at gmail.com
One son, 6 months old.

37 Jendeis { 06.04.08 at 1:00 pm }

Another fabulous idea! Can’t wait to take part!

Jendeis
Sell Crazy Someplace Else
http://sellcrazysomeplaceelse.blogspot.com
jendeis at aol dot com
no kids

38 SAHW { 06.04.08 at 1:19 pm }

Wow, what an awesome idea.

SAHW
“Just” a Stay at Home Wife
http://justastayathomewife.blogspot.com/
I’ll email you my email address
primary IF, just beginning at the fertility clinic

39 Nycphoenix { 06.04.08 at 1:28 pm }

Sophia/Nycphoenix
Forever Reaching
http://www.nycphoenix.wordpress.com
twonycmoms@aol.com
Lesbian with Diminished Ovarian Reserve, 13 ART tries from home AI to IVF with ICSI/AH, currently taking a break and possibly living child-free

40 Lori { 06.04.08 at 1:46 pm }

I am doubly interested!

Lori
Weebles Wobblog
http://weebleswobblog.blogspot.com
bestlightlori at gmail.com
yes, I have kids

Lori
Drama 2B Mama
http://drama2bmama.blogspot.com
bestlightlori at gmail.com
yes, I have kids

41 Jill { 06.04.08 at 1:48 pm }

Hopefully I’ll have written something interesting by then…. 🙂

Jill
Maybe it’s just me…
http://maybeitsjustjill.blogspot.com
JRenee211@gmail.com
no kids, PCOS

42 DC { 06.04.08 at 1:49 pm }

Ooooooh, I’m totally in! 🙂

DC
Lupus Pie
http://lupuspie.blogspot.com
lupuspie at gmail.com
no, I do not have kids (primary IF)

43 Io { 06.04.08 at 1:54 pm }

your blogging name or first name, your blog’s name, your blog url, email address
Io
Who shot my stork?
damnthatstork.blogspot.com
emailforio at gmail dot com

44 kate { 06.04.08 at 2:16 pm }

Woohoo! Sounds fun!

Kate
Bee In The Bonnet
http://theonlybeeinyourbonnet.blogspot.com
mcfarland dot kate at gmail.com
no kids, no ARTs, no miscarriage, no pregnancy, no official diagnosis, no idea where I’m going from here

45 Allison { 06.04.08 at 2:29 pm }

Wonderful idea!

Allison
The Follicle Report
http://www.thefolliclereport.blogspot.com
allihoo28@verizon.net
no kids, coming up on last IVF this fall

46 Kami { 06.04.08 at 2:42 pm }

Kami
Are we there yet?
http://infertilityadventure.blogspot.com
myinfertilityadventure@gmail.com

Due June 12 after conceiving with DE and multiple failed IVF’s, one early infant death, two early miscarriages.

47 Jen { 06.04.08 at 3:49 pm }

Sounds fun! I’m in!
Jen
Maybe If You Just Relax
http://www.jennepper.com
jenniferknepper at yahoo dot com
No kids (assuming dogs don’t count)

48 candy { 06.04.08 at 6:36 pm }

i’m in!

Candy
Candy’s Land

solikecandy406 at yahoo dot com
2 adopted children

(although i’m changing my blog name soon, but the url will stay the same. i’ll email you if i get around to it before this.)

49 Queenie. . . { 06.04.08 at 4:41 pm }

SO totally there!

Queenie
Baby, Borneo or Bust. . .
http://babyborneoorbust.blogspot.com
kay.tie.bug@hotmail.com
no kids

50 Katie { 06.04.08 at 5:19 pm }

Love it!

Katie
3 Happy Hours
http://3happyhours.blogspot.com
katiebugttu at hotmail dot com
1 ectopic, currently TTC

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