Hello and welcome to the officially too chilly Friday roundup of the best of the parenting blogs. If you're pouting because your post's not been featured here yet, tell us about your blog and link to it in the comments box below.

Now that December is upon us, it's OK to think festive, so if you take a little peek here you can see what I'm getting the Mummy Bloggers for Christmas. Alas, the rest of the list is a fantasy, because in reality I'll be receiving socks. Hot Cross Mum has also posted her Christmas list here. Will Daddy Christmas hear us, HCM?

But whatever you do, don't say anything to Notes From Inside My Head, she's sick of the whole festive season already.

This week, Mum's gone to.. had her work cut out when she braved Hell's Kitchen , whilst Woman at Work was feeling the cold and pondering sartorial matters.

Also, recently the Mummy Bloggers have been doing what they do best – no, not eating biscuits, you cheeky scamp at the back, though they do that quite well. Instead I speak of Getting Stuff Done. Many blogs have been mobilised in an effort to raise money for the Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund. Housewife Confidential organised an auction, which is being hosted by Bambino Goodies. The auction is now live here, so do take a look and lend it your support in any way you can - either by bidding, blogging or tweeting about the whole thing.