British Mummy Bloggers Carnival

So roll up, roll up and let me  present to you the wonderful world of British Mummy Bloggers.  I am Mummy Mad and I will be your ringmaster today, for what will be an exciting show full of ooo's, ahhhhs and ehhhs!

So without further ado let me introduce the entertainment:

Red Ted Art shows us how to make a party Bag in  her first VLOG

She also tell us about her travel strike on her other blog The Good Life Blog

Zooarchaeologist tells us all about when Fifi went on a rampage in ..........

20 something Mum is thinking about Modern Day Dating- How Do They Do It?

Fraught Mummy at Brits in Bosnia (soon to be back in Britain) has a post on why do people not vaccinate their children

Tiddlyompompom give us some sage advise on things to avoid saying to a pregnant woman.

Babies who Brunch has regales us with tales on Transatlantic travel with a toddler

Nova at Cherished by Me tells us about little M's best friend

Whilst Jo at Slummy Single Mummy lets us know about her peferct day

Insomniac Mummy has been thinking about returning to work and the realisation that she is more than just a mother.

Kate from Mums the word, tell us how a friendship shaped her life

Jude at Artful Adventures is pondering what our childrens artwork reveals

New day New lesson is asking us if Sometimes The Only Problem Is The One In Your Mind

Mediocre mum has told us all about the Funniest Bits of Childbirth 

I would also like to introduce to you to some mysterious creatures over at Amelies House, apparently you can only see them if you are young , so I am ruled out!

Young Mummy reminds us there is No I in Team

Home office Mum is basking in The heady heights of celebrity.

Kate from Mums the word, tell us how a friendship shaped her life

Ellen from a Bun Dance has had me in tears with this wonderful tribute to her brother  Bye then, Nat. It was fun.

Muddling along Mummy  tells the Politicians please leave your families out of this election.
From Marketing to Milk post is Warning: employee overtaking on the right
A Modern Mother discusses being a mum in your 40's 
Sandy from Baby Baby  has been Crying in Clarks
Annie from Incessant ramblings tells us about Being a mum
Dawn from The Moiderer was left wondering if had been mother day
Lou from Archers at the larches has a 5 year old Thunderbird puppet in the house
Amy from one more means four tells us all about eyes

No that is not a fire eater, it is just Bare Naked Mums pants, which are on fire for all the little white lies she tells her children.  I do hope it is now warm enough for Victoria from Its a small world after all as she needs Heat

Whilst the rest of us are watching the entertainment  21st Century Mum is busy wondering Have We Become a Generation of Paranoid Mummies.

Karen from Learning Made Fun is dreading the Easter Holiday Disruption, she needs to take a leaf out of The Frugal Family's book and get the children making their own Board Games or Cathy at Nurturestores Cress heads.   She could even follow Really Rachael's rules for Hide and Seek.

And whilst we have all been enjoying the show Trish from Mum has gone to.. has been visiting Rome and (not so) single mum is moving to Spain.

Please also pay a special visit to this lady who hasn't been feeling well enough to face coming to the carnival, but has written a very brave piece on how depression doesnt make her feel worth of their love.

Whilst we have been watching the tightrope walkers, Liz at Living ith Kids has been very busy helping her son fulfil his ambition to be a knight

Now the carnival is at an end you may want to step in to Mrs Hot Cross Buns kitchen  or join Kelly at her place for a little bit of Dreaming.  I do hope that Mrs Mummyslife hasn't upset you with all this talk of arguing.

Helen at cheeky wipes has been busy saving a life  and hopefully Ali at Motivating mum has been having a baby, her post is all about not selling yourself short and very inspirational.  Whilst we talk about baby's take a look at Red and Relief from Baking Mad Mama.

Finally something for you all to ponder Ella at Most/Least has been asking if she should come out?

I would also like to let you know about the MAD's, which are Mummy and Daddy (MAD) Blog Awards, celebrating the utter brilliance of British parent blogs.  There are some fantastic parent blogs our there and I have introduced you to only a small amount.  The British Mummy Bloggers Ning has over 1152!

Calling for entries for the Next British Mummy Bloggers Carival

It seems like eons ago I put my name down to host one of the wonderful Mummy Bloggers Carnival and finally my time has come. 

So I would like to put a shout out to everyone out there to send me their best post of the past month for the next carnival which will go live on Tuesday 30 March.

There is no theme, just send me the link for the post you wish to include, oh and daddy bloggers are welcome too!

You can either leave me a comment with the link on this post or e-mail me via muminthemadhouse at orange dot co dot uk

I have a hard act to follow, have you seen the current carnival over at Baby Baby, well done Sandy.

Want to know more then mosey on over to British Mummy Bloggers and the BMB Carnivals

The deadline for post submissions is midnight on Sunday 28 March.

My Most Surreal Mummy Moments

Well I have been parenting for nearly 5 years now, so I am obviously an old hand at this lark, yeh right.  But one thing can be sure, is that my children surprise me everyday.

One of my moments actually happened at Parents Evening for MaxiMad, he has a red book that is filled in with observations etc by the teaching staff.  MadDad and I were sat reading through it whilst waiting for our turn to see his teacher.  We came across the following entry:

Maxi is in the construction area, using the blocks to build a boat, when asked who was in the boat he replied "this seat is for grandma, she sweats a lot, so I am going to bring a box of tissues"

Well I couldn't stop laughing, the things is my mum does perspire, but it was such a funny thing to read.

Maxi was doing his reading on the sofa with Mini and Me and was struggling with a word, when mini said "Maxi it is cottage", this was when I realised I actually have two bright children!

The first time we went out as a family of four with MiniMad in the bottom of the Phil and Teds, he was so good I forgot he was there!!

I still find it really surreal when I think that I am a mum, I don't feel old enough, perhaps that is why I enjoy playing and being with them so much.

Some of the comments that they say are just priceless:

Mini "it wasn't a yawn mummy, it was a stall" (yep you guessed it I stall the car a lot)

Maxi on dressing up for the Nativity "I wasn't dressing up, I was getting in to character"

Maxi explaining to mini why the water rises when you get in the bath "it's called displacement"

"I don't need to conform" when asking Maxi if he would like his hair cut short like his friends

I still think the most surreal moment for me was leaving the hospital with MaxiMad.  Me and MadDad couldn't believe that you just well, go.  They don't even let you do that with a cat from the RSPCA, they come and do home visits to check that you have a suitable home.   But no we were just let out to take him home, for the first day we didn't know what to do with ourselves we popped him in his pram downstairs and just spent the day looking at him.

 

The thing is that you can still often find MadDad or myself sat in one of the boys bedrooms on a night just watching them feel, in awe thinking "I made this" and for me it doesn't get much more surreal than that.

Technolodgy Stops Play

My Laptop is dead, RIP Greenie (yes it has a name).  I know I bet you were expecting it to be snow stops play, but no it has stopped school for the last two days and looks like no let up for the rest of the week.

Thankfully Suzanna at A Modern Mother is hosting the first Mummy Bloggers Canival of the decade, so there is much more intesresting blogs out there to read!

I will be back, when my technologocal issues are solved or when I get chance to pinch MadDad's work laptop.