Baby Baby has a Makeover

After a weekend of primping and preening, tweaking and titivating, fussing and faffing....

Cue fanfare...

Baby Baby has a new look.

I hope you like it.

Just by chance I saw a tweet from Karen at A Rubbish Diet saying that she was trying out the Pages option in Blogger. I have copied unashamedly!

Baby Baby now has pages!

You can find the 'edit pages' option on the Posting tab in Blogger.

I've still got a tiny bit of touching up to do, then it'll be finished.

I'm hoping there's nothing missing and what is there is in full working order.

Please let me know what you think.

Thank you.

Baby Baby has a Makeover

A Grrr, a Haha and a Tip Top Top Tip

If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.

I try to live my life by that rule. There are some miserable people who do not.

I took the boys to 'Bounce and Rhyme' at the library today. Jane, who runs the group, said she had some new songs for us. She asked if anyone knew the songs from In The Night Garden. A few of us hesitantly put up our hands.

FYI: We do not watch television all day. I'm not anti-television either, but it is strictly limited in our house. Sometimes it's not switched on all day, but the boys usually watch In The Night Garden before bed.

Anyway.

Jane handed out the words. I declined a sheet, saying 'it's okay, I know the words'. A woman sat opposite us piped up 'you need to get out more'.

I didn't know this woman. She wasn't a friend sharing a joke. She wasn't smiling. Steam came out of my ears, I wanted to tell her to BLANK off.

I said nothing.

The group then sang all of the songs on the sheet. Apart from the mums with small babies who haven't resorted to CBeebies yet, everyone knew the words. No one looked at their sheets. Grrr.

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After the library we went to the Coop for Fox's Rich Tea Creams, 2 packets for £1 a loaf of bread. After paying, I took out last week's Euromillions lottery ticket.

I nervously handed it to the young shop assistant and said 'please can you check this for me, I think I've had a big win'.

How we laughed when he returned with my £6.10.

I was glad to put a smile on someone's face. 

I thought of my Dad. This was his favourite trick if he ever won £10 on the Lottery. I was happy to carry on this family tradition.

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So, on to the tip top top tip! There's a new post editor in Blogger. It's so much better than the old version. It handles photographs and links intuitively. In fact, it's what you would expect from Blogger.

What I can't understand is why Blogger are keeping it a secret. Perhaps everyone else knows apart from me?!

If you didn't know anything about it you can click here for all the info. Thanks to Kelly for telling me about it.

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A Grrr, a Haha and a Tip Top Top Tip

Check It Out!

I've got so much to tell you...

I'll start with the promised update on the

Auction for the Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund.

The organisers have been unable to set up a raffle in the time available,

instead all donated items have been added to the auction.

The auction closes at 6pm on Sunday 6th December,

so there's plenty of time to make a bid and grab a bargain!

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Next up is the Best of the British Mummy Bloggers Carnival.

The lovely Pippa from A Mother's Ramblings is hosting, and

a fine job she's done too. Huge thanks to her for including one of

my posts even though I missed the deadline!

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I have been writing a series of Blogger Basics lessons over at

New Mummy's Tips. The latest lesson is adding video.

There is also a comprehensive FREE blogging E-course generously written by

Erica at LittleMummy. It's not too late to make a start.

On this course you will find out everything you need to know about blogging.

It is suitable for complete beginners, old hands may also learn a thing or two.

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Have you done all your Christmas shopping yet?

The Great Toy Guide team have been busy reviewing 100 toys under £10.

Presley personally tested the brilliant My First Lacing Tools and the Bambini beads

There is also an amazing competition. Check out the prizes:

What are you still doing here?! :-)

Check It Out!

Here, There and Everywhere!

It's been a busy old week.

My head has been all over the place, a bit like my blog posts.

They've been here, there and everywhere.

Firstly there is still time to enter my little giveaway.

Click here to enter.

My tea set review has been published on the Great Toy Guide.

The Best of British Mummy Bloggers' carnival

is being hosted by the lovely New Mummy.

You can read my fragrant post and 41 others here.

I also have a post in the Boy or Girl debate at A Mother's Secrets.

And finally.....

I've written a guest post for New Mummy's Tips.

It's the first is a series, called Blogger Basics.

If you're new to blogging, and using Blogger, it's a must read.

Here, There and Everywhere!