New Blog Posts Sunday 17th June - Saturday 23rd June

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Surely I'm not the first on here this week? Looks around nervously Ahem, well in that case here's mine, it's a Silent Sunday as I'm a bit ill and too exhausted to do much else..

Who Makes Up Your Family?

Love your anti-fashion fashion Joanne, especially the nose in a book and stompy boots look!

Here's more on independent booksellers, this time in the Borders...

I had an interview today, so it made sense to blog about interview questions for prospective parents, so I did, hopefully humorously.

A question of children

I was inspired to write this post after a conversation on a mumsnet forum and reading a blog post by another special needs parent, relieved that his child "just" had downs syndrome. It's all about antenatal testing and the choices we now have to make and our own experience
www.wasthisintheplan.com/2012/06/too-much-information.html

I am re-posting this blog (the first time the link failed) with a fair amount of trepidation and am hoping it is firstly, posted in the correct place and secondly, it is received more kindly than the last time I posted something!!

Franklin D Roosevelt once said, ?The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those who have much. It is whether we provide enough for those who have little?

lifeafterdebts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/franklin-d-roosevelt-once-said-test-of.html

I dont really have words, just alot of tears. stress

poached eggs to soothe a tortured soul (for a short time only, at least]]

Another post from RecipeJunkie here but as a guest on my blog where she rants about school talent shows

Happy Flippin' Birthday!

www.adoptivemummy.co.uk/2012/06/21/happy-flippin-birthday/

I've been out shopping in the big city Toto, I don't think we're in Primark anymore...

Funny the stuff you learn while blogging - I was interviewing a bookshop as part of our Olympics Bookshop Hop and it turned out they are responsible for discovering all those ubiquitous 'Keep calm and carry on' posters - they're campaigning to stop it being trademarked now - I've mentioned it on today's blog here.

For those of you who prefer their friendships Black and White, not [http://mymumdom.com/2012/06/21/when-friendships-go-grey Shades of Grey]]

Fairy houses, a lovely activity for the kids when out and about in the great outdoors - no tools or previous knowledge required!

yellowfieldscamping.co.uk/2012/06/21/fairy-houses/

try again... and extra [ should do it.
For those of you who prefer their friendships Black and White, not Shades of Grey

A new photo linky with only one rule. You must have FUN!!!
www.thecrumbymummy.co.uk/?p=2135

Cultural misunderstandings....Saying what you mean and meaning what you say

emmasexpatadventures.blogspot.de/

My latest blog rantings offerings...
Children eating in supermarkets - WHY?!
castawaywithdreams.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/children-eating-round-supermarkets-why/

Thank you staranise

I am having a busy blogging week. The Horrible Histories giveaway is here, and we're doing another one on the blog I write with my daughter over here. Neither of them has had a massive amount of entries so far, so it's worth a go if you like HH.

I'm also hosting a guest post from another blogger which is a really fantastic, funny, sweary rant on the topic of yummy mummies. Not sure how to follow that really, I don't rant half so well as my guest. Might take next week off.

Joanne - none of your pages loaded properly...

Hi all, hope you are all doing well. This week I have posted a couple of psychology and mental well being posts:

The race that isn't worth winning
and
Learning to live in the moment

I don't iron. Ever. I do like burning things. So why are chemistry sets "boys" toys?

I don't iron. Ever. I do like burning things and are friends with lots of female doctors. So why are chemistry sets "boys" toys?

We're jamming!

emmasexpatadventures.blogspot.de/