I’m a fairly private person, especially when it comes to exact details about my family, and especially about my son, ATK.
I recently blogged, saying “I’m sure there are a lot of you out there must think I absolutely adore my chihuahua a lot more than my kid, because you’ll find dog pictures everywhere but a very sparse number of photos of anything else.”
I realized in the not-so-distant past that for the sake of my son’s safety, I had way too much TMI about him online. Such a sad reality, isn’t it? The fact of which, until I was offered the opportunity to review Kinzin for the Parent Bloggers Network, didn’t make me a very happy momma.
Now? I’m totally in love with Kinzin - a secure mini blog for your child that includes all the bells and whistles that would make any Mommy blogger weep with joy!
Kinzin helps close friends and families create virtual private social networks for connecting, communicating, and sharing. It is an online gathering place for families that is safe and secure.
I can freely share stories, pictures, and information about ATK on Kinzin and know exactly who is reading (because I can keep tight control over who has access to his page via the ‘by invitation only’ feature.) I can keep friends and family up to date with photos and status updates. I can even post of list of ATK’s “wants” and “likes” so those who visit his Kinzin page will get to know him a little better!
In addition to all the Kinzin-specific features, the site also interfaces with Flickr and Facebook for even more opportunities to share your child’s life with those you trust.
The Kinzin interface for uploading, changing, naming and describing photos is so easy even the least ‘net savvy among us could do it with a quick click of the mouse. Bonus!
I think my very favorite part of Kinzin is that they offer “Print Packs” of 10 photos per pack that can be automatically sent in the mail to each family member/friend you’ve invited to view your child’s page. The Kinzin site is free, and the printed photo packs cost only $2.99 per pack to send - you just can’t get a better deal… especially for grandmas, etc. who always love receiving new photos of your little bug.
Kinzin is a remarkable and unique service that earns major kudos with this Mommy Blogger for security, ease of use/access, features and fun. Kinzin - you get a gold star!
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Losing Elaine has been a gut-wrenching experience for the past 3 weeks. I’ve written a lot about it, even though writing about the personal lives (or in this case, death) of my family/friends is usually off my acceptable blog topic list. But, I need to share this story… and include it as one of my ways to remember her.
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The first time I met Elaine was a little over 7 years ago. She’d already known Ken for about 2 years prior to that, so they had a very established friendship.
When Ken brought me over to her apartment the first time it was almost like being introduced to someone’s parents… because I knew how much Ken respected Elaine’s opinion.
Instead of feeling the pressure of meeting her for the first time, something quite comical happened that lightened the mood.
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This was the poem that was read at both of Elaine’s memorials. Today Elaine’s mom asked me to put the poem’s words on her website - I went a step further and made this graphic… with Elaine’s own signature (the way she signed every card she ever gave me, and no doubt the way she signed ones she gave everyone else.) I hope the personalization of it will mean even more to those who are remembering Elaine.
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I feel as though I don’t have much to say today, yet I probably do have a lot of things I could write about. Mostly I don’t feel like doing anything, today.
Missing her comes in waves, when I least expect it. I’m at a loss… in more ways than one.
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