It's the Mummy Bloggers' Carnival!

Roll up, roll up for fun and games, and lots more laughs besides
When you join the Mummy Bloggers it's a literary ride

Twice-monthly we all club together for tea and virtual cake
To share our favourite blog posts as we snatch a quick tea break.

(In my effort to ensure that each contributor receives a link back to their homepage, as well as to their actual entry, I realised too late that it wasn't always clear which link was which. To get over this, the Carnival entry link is now prefaced with a *. Next time I'll just post a sodding list, instead of spending four hours trying to make things rhyme.)

Emily's Maternal Tales are always far from tame
She makes us laugh with this post where she asks *What's in a name?

Susanna is A Modern Mother who knows she'll never win
Men just simply can't *wash up - it's genetically programmed in.

*For the woman who has everything perhaps you'd like to know
About intimate protection, as Time Management Mum will show

Family Friendly Working bears a very useful post
On *flexible working; what to do and how to get the most

New Mummy shows the difference in her *beauty care routine
Now baby's here it's no mean feat just simply to stay clean

WHAM-BAM's Tasha works from home and juggles household chores
Her post asks for opinions on small children *mopping floors

Author Charlotte Moerman writes a blog for Raising Kids
Her post on *children's kisses is just sure to win your bids

Amy is our supermum with four kids under four
She shares a fond reflection on a *friend from days of yore

A change of look is ordered for a harassed Laura Driver
No botox or sharp scalpels though, a *makeover survivor

Cartside tries for five-a-day but never wins the war
Her kids resist the *healthy snacks and rarely ask for more

Mothership's an ex rock-chick who won't reveal her name
She makes *a grown man shed a tear yet still she hides from fame

Nixdminx shares a touching tale of something *lost and found
Leafleting the neighbours when the tortoise went to ground

Bureaucracy in Bosnia means Brits struggle for a visa
A *medical's not straight-forward and the process could be easier

Should men *sit down to take a wee, to keep the bathroom clean?
Raving Mary opens the debate which some find quite obscene

Our Divorcee from Dulwich mourns the *loss of her trim waist
When a trip to Boden's sale room leaves her breathing in, shame-faced

If you're off to Northern Ireland you'd do well to read *this list
Of top ten places on the coast that simply can't be missed

*Parental pay is tackled in this thought-provoking piece
By Noble Savage wondering if mat leave will increase

Rosie Scribble takes the time to have a *good old moan
On old men spitting, eating crisps, and skirts she'd never own.

Rebel Mother's diary details *Mother's Day from hell
I hope things have improved since then - it's difficult to tell

I feel for lovely Ella, and her very poorly son
She gives some *tips on eating which apply to everyone

Tara's Sticky Fingers are a regular delight
These *comments from her son will make you hug your children tight

And finally a charming blog which merits your attention
Submit your *children's letters for a great world wide web mention

I trust that you've enjoyed this stroll through Mummy blogging sites
Perhaps you'd like to join us for the next list of delights?

The 28th of April sees us round at Mothership's
So e-mail her at .... oh for heaven's sake, how on earth am I supposed to make that scan? Look, send a link to your best post to info (at) motherhoodthefinalfrontier (dot) com.


See you there ;)