Welcome to our regular Friday roundup of the best of the UK's blogs written by parents.

Those of you with minds not too addled by gin and children will remember that last week I promised to tell you all the details of my Gary Barlow/Rice Krispie Incident.

And then this Tuesday, who walks into the same room as me? Only Gary Blimmin' Barlow. Yes it was real and not a half term hallucination. I've told the full story of my encounter with the Take That dads here.

On ParentDish this week we revealed the most popular name for boys.- alas not Gary but maybe next year.

Style Bus is regretting her words, whilst Northern Mummy With Southern Children is battling bogeys. Rather you than me.

Mari's World is making a list and checking it twice. Working Mum on the Verge needs a list, but she doesn't know what to put on it. And New Mummy's Tips is planning Halloween on a budget

Elsewhere there was shocking news for Pinchypants - send her your good wishes by the bucketload.

Kelloggsville has got a new nemesis . The thing you've got to bear in mind is - what is your old nemesis doing while you're being tortured by the new one?

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