STUFF I'VE SAID THIS WEEK:

• Stop drinking my moisturiser
• Get off your sister's head
• Spaghetti pasta is not a toy
• Why are you both naked?
• If you don't stop tearing up fairies, I'll take them away
• It's bed time, not 'running around pretending to be a cat' time
• Who pooed in the bath?
• It's a sleeve, not a hanky

WIN A BUNDLE OF ORGANIC CLOTHING (the urban meadow)

Sometimes my life is so hard. Like when I run amazing giveaways, then have to stand by and watch as the prizes get given away to someone else *heavy sigh*. 


This time round it's particular difficult, as it's this FAB bundle of girls' (0-18 mths) organic and fair-trade clothes from THE URBAN MEADOW. One lucky winner *glares enviously* will win all of this lovely booty:

• Foco Loco organic babygrow in white with a ‘recycle it’s rad’ logo - age 6-12 months

• Foco Loco ‘Partie’ long sleeve top in white - age 12-18 months

• Foco Loco ‘Honey Bunny’ long sleeve top in purple - age 12-18 months

• Green Rabbit top in pink - age 0-6 months

• Little Lark ‘Horse’ long sleeve top in pink - age 12-18 months

• A Putamayo Dreamland CD

I know. Amazing, right?

But wait, there's more good news - there's no complicated entry process. Simply 'Like' THE URBAN MEADOW FACEBOOK PAGE and leave a quick comment below to let me know (including your Twitter or blog name, so I can get in touch) and you're in to win! You lucky sods.

www.theurbanmeadow.co.uk

@theurbanmeadow

ThePrizeFinder - UK Competitions

BALLOON-ATIC

i love balloons, i do!

bit boring, just floating there though

i wonder what would happen if...

i let go of this little string...

ooh, look - it's moving!

it's going up...

i... can't... reach... it...

awwwwwwww, man!

BLOW YOUR OWN BLOG-HORN (march 16)

It's that time again, time to:

'BLOW YOUR OWN BLOG-HORN' 

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For those of you not yet familiar with the concept - simply write your regular post, or flag up an old favourite, then enter your URL details with Mr Linky below, and he'll do the rest of the work.

Follow me if you feel so inclined (you don't have to, but if you do you'll receive the weekly BYOB reminders) and share the love by visiting the other entries on the list. If you like what you see, subscribe or follow them too, or pop them in your reader. 

If you comment on anyone's blog, remember to let them know who you are, and how you found them. Tell your friends about it too, and encourage them to join in.

If you spot my tweets, RT them to all your Tweet Peeps, so we get lots of lovely new readers for all our blogs. The list starts fresh every week (usually Friday morning but don't hate me if I'm tardy...) and the idea is to come back again and again to relist your details.

There are absolutely no limits to the number of times you can 'Blow Your Own Blog-Horn'. In fact I hope to see you all every single week.

You don't have to comment every time (even though it tells you too). If you want to include a brief description of your blog, or your chosen post, in the comment section instead, please feel free!!

Right, enough dilly-dallying - click on Mr Linky below, get posting, and get reading!

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HUMBLED AND AMAZED (tesco mum of the year awards)

You know how sometimes you try to find the words to describe something, and you just keep coming back to... 'Wow!'?


That's kind of how I feel when I try to describe the TESCO MUM OF THE YEAR 2012 awards. 


We turned up at the Waldorf Hilton on a gorgeous London day, to be plied with champagne and - my favourite food group - canapés. 

champers and canapes

We chatted with Michelle Heaton about babies, bellies, and breast feeding, and nudged each other every time a new celeb came into the room (in case you're wondering, Pixie Lott wears impossibly high shoes, Gaby Logan is as lovely as she seems on the telly, and Denise Lewis is absolutely stunning!). 

stalking, I mean, mingling with the celebs

We nabbed a quick pic on the red carpet (while the waiting crowds looked slightly puzzled as to who we were, exactly?).

on the red carpet

We sat down at our table with lovely telly personality Cherry Healy, who proceeded to get hugely excited that she was sitting next to the Tara Cain. How cool is that?!

see, I was invited!

After our very own mini-concert by Mary Byrne, and the fab Estelle, we met our seven winning Mums... 

the mums make their entrance

I knew I'd be amazed by their amazing stories, but I never imagined I'd be blubbing into my table napkin (note to self: if you're lucky enough to attend next year, BRING TISSUES!).


Turns out I was in good celebrity company though - I spotted Heidi Range and Nicola McLean both dabbing their eyes as we heard how Sharon Mills campaigned for stricter food safety regulations after losing her five-year-old son to e-Coli poisioning. And how Julie Jones took in her best friend's five children after she died from a brain tumour. 


And, as of the rest of our table? Let's just say if Tara, Laura, Ellie and Becky had shed any more tears, we could've paddled home. 

goodies!

The night was topped off by a performance by the hugely talented Dionne Bromfield. 


All too soon, it was time to head home. I started chatting to a fellow train passenger about the awards, only to finish up with half the train carriage listening in, and asking questions! That's the humbling impact these women have on you. 


All in all, a fantastic day in honour of some exceptional women, and I feel very lucky to have shared it with them. 

QUESTION TIME (life with a curious preschooler)

Me to Big Sis: 'Can you take your shoes off please?'
Big Sis: 'Why?'
Me: 'Because they're dirty.'
Big Sis: 'Why?'
Me: 'Because you were playing outside at playgroup.'
Big Sis: 'Why?'
Me: 'Because it's a lovely day, and it's nice to go out in the fresh air.'
Big Sis: 'Why?'

Me: 'Because we've been cooped up inside all winter.'

Big Sis: 'Why?'

Me: 'Because it was snowing, and too cold to go outside.'

Big Sis: 'Why?'

Me, faltering: 'Because... well... that's what happens in winter...'

Big Sis: 'Why?'

Me: *head explodes*

KNIGHT TO REMEMBER (mike the knight dvd giveaway)

Hold your horses - and your dragons for that matter - as the very first Mike the Knight dvd gallops into stores from March 19. 


Join your favourite medieval apprentice as he embarks on five fun adventures on Mike the Knight: Knight in Training. As always, he's accompanied by his dragon friends Sparkie and Squirt, his trusty steed Galahad, and his little sister Evie. 


But before you part with a penny, we're giving you the chance to win one of two copies, each worth £12.99! 


All you have to do is leave a quick message below, and include your Twitter name if you have one. If you want to make sure you hear about my other comps then follow me here, or on my FACEBOOK page, but it's not a condition of entry. 


Comp closes midnight March 27, and after that date two winners will be drawn at random. So get entering, and good luck! xx