It really is one year today!
It’s here! My 1st Blogoversary. I know I had a false alarm once before but it’s one year today since I started blogging publicly. Drowsey Monkey sent me this cake a long time back and I bet she thought I’d forgotten it. There’s also some cute little cupcakes, I baked myself – remember, I lie!
What a year it’s been. I found lots of great blogs to read, made many lovely friends. I’ve learned a lot of American talk, and probably left a lot of British talk around in comments too. I’ve become confused as to how to spell certain words like humor…er.. I mean humour, and Mo recognizes the back of my head more than the front now. She’s acclimatized to the sudden outbursts of laughter that interrupt her TV viewing at regular intervals, and often pauses her programme so I can read her whatever it was that caused such laughter. It’s been a great year.
As it’s my blogging birthday, It seemed fitting to mark this milestone with something, so let me introduce you to the Magnebeetle!
Yes it’s a Beetle fridge magnet, and you can win one of these – you know you want one….. don’t you? Oh oka-a-y, if you would rather, you can have 500 EC credits.
I thought I would make this even more yummy by having a ‘How many Maltesers are in the jug’ competition. I have to admit, it is more yummy for me than any of you though!
I don’t know if you all have Maltesers, so to help you get an idea of the size, here’s me holding one. The jug is 7 1/2 inches from top to bottom.
I will also tell you that Mo bought a large box, so there are quite a few in the jug.
I think I will have two prizes, well I’m like that. The first two correct guesses will win. If there isn’t a correct guess, the first two people who guess the closest to the correct number will win.
I will keep this post up for a few days, to give everyone a chance. Happy guessing!
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Sniffie and the Florida Furkids
| 27 February 2009 at 0:25
Happy Blogoversary!
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids
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Comedy Plus
| 27 February 2009 at 0:44
Happy 1st Blogoversary to you
Happy 1st Blogoversary to you
Happy 1st Blogoversary Dear Beetle’s Memories ‘n’ Ramblings,
Happy 1st Blogoversary to you.
My guess is 195.
I want the magnet if I win. Just saying.
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Black Cat
| 27 February 2009 at 0:54
Happy Blogoversary dear Beetle!
I guess 291. I’ve worked this out scientifically so it must be right (yeah, in your dreams Pen, haha!). Hope you’ve had/are still having (I know you’re a fellow night owl) day! Yum, Maltezers, must have… Dang, shops are shut!
xxx
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Lynne
| 27 February 2009 at 1:22
Happy Blogoversary! Sounds like you’re having a great celebration to honor the occasion!
Polly
| 27 February 2009 at 2:37
Like the Ladybird cake
… talking of which we had a brown ladybird fly into the house last year it was almost brick coloured with white spots!
Jennifer
| 27 February 2009 at 3:16
I spell it ‘humor’
Happy Blogoversary! I guess 89.
Jennifer´s last blog post..Happy Birthday, Oscar Baby Man! (plus Artwork)
mike golch
| 27 February 2009 at 4:15
Happy Blogaversary!!
mike golch´s last blog post..prayer request.
Shinade
| 27 February 2009 at 4:27
Happy Blogaversary to you!
Happy Blogaversary to you!
Happy Blogaversary to you!
Happy Blogaversary to you….and many moreeeee!!!!!!
I guess 173!
I want the magnet…just in case I get lucky!!:-)))
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Shinade
| 27 February 2009 at 4:29
Okay just because I love you and your blog so much I am going to make 2 guesses. 205!!!
Happy Blogaversary again!!
Big hugs special made just for you today!!
Jackie:-)
Shinade
| 27 February 2009 at 5:19
It’s not much but I mad a little post for you.
http://simplyshinade.blogspot.com/2009/02/happy-blogaversary-babs-and-early.html
Now I have to do a little more blog hopping and head to bed.
Hugs,
Jackie:-))))
Jaffer
| 27 February 2009 at 5:24
Congratulations Babs ! Wow it’s been one year eh ! I am so happy to have met you ! (Someday in person we will). You deserve those Maltesers.
Them Maltesers are a real ‘teasers’ !
hmm… let’s see, volume of sphere is pi4/3r^3 … integrating for empty space in hypothesized cylinder…dividing v1 and v2 … hmm …
Can I put and upper and lower limit ?
I am going to say that there are at least 94 maltesers in the jug.
And considering the packing ratio of 65% for a malteser and assuming Mo hasn’t stolen any, by my estimate and gut feeling, I am going to say 144.
Yes, I am going to stick to 144
Angela
| 27 February 2009 at 5:26
Happy Blogaversary!
I’m gonna guess 139 yummy little treats!
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Lola
| 27 February 2009 at 5:37
Congratulations!
My guess is 128.
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JenniJ
| 27 February 2009 at 6:54
Happy Blog-iversary! My guess is 184
JenniJ´s last blog post..Need A Blog Review?
Gin
| 27 February 2009 at 7:32
Happy 1st Blog-versary!!!
My guess is 161.
Gin´s last blog post..Baby Milestones: Baby Tok At 4 Months
Kathy
| 27 February 2009 at 10:30
Happy Blogoversary, Babs! I feel so lucky to have stumbled on to your blog and made a new friend across the pond. Dave and I are still trying to figure out a way to afford a visit, but things keep tanking over here. We keep playing the lottery. You never know!
My guess? 182! I love those things. So sweet!
Kathy´s last blog post..Good ‘n Plenty
Eric and Flynn
| 27 February 2009 at 10:34
Concats on your first blogoversary. We don’t know what a malteser is cuz we aren’t allowed to eat chocolate. We will let mum guess instead but she says they wouldn’t be there long enough for her to count them. Oh, okay, she says 193.
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Daisy the Curly Cat
| 27 February 2009 at 11:26
Happy Blogoversary! And many more!
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stephanie
| 27 February 2009 at 13:29
Congrats on your frist year of blogging!!
My guess is 98.
Zoe
| 27 February 2009 at 13:31
happy 1st blogversary!
i suck at guessing. i’d rather find out the way you did.
you deserve it!!
Zoe´s last blog post..Leaking Anastomosis
beetle
| 27 February 2009 at 13:47
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids: Thank you
Sandie: That was a beautiful rendition. Your vocal talents astound me ;O)
Black Cat: Oh yes, early morning is the end of a day for me. Maltesers are my all time favourite. I never tire of them :O)
Lynne: Thank you. I could never let it pass without something. I love celebrations!
Polly: That’s a weird ladybird! Never seen one with white spots!
Jennifer: Yes, most of you do, which is why I get all confused now
Mike: Thank you Mike
Shinade: Another lovely tuneful comment! Thank you Jackie. And you are welcome to two guesses
Jaffer: Oh my! You just blew my mind ha ha! I am so pleased to have met you too Jaffer, and thanks for helping me out with techie things, when I am all frazzled
Angela: Thank you. I seem to recall that my first comment on your blog was disagreeing with you. In the nicest possible way of course
Lola: Thank you
JenniJ: Thank you
Gin: Thank you
Kathy: It’s been a great year and I’m blessed to have met you too! I might have given up blogging if it wasn’t for the lovely friends I’ve made
I’m eating a piece of bacon as I type this!
Eric & Flynn: Ha ha! No Sukie doesn’t know either, although I’m sure she would try to eat one if I didn’t keep them safe!
Daisy: Thank you, and I hope I’m blogging for a while yet. It’s such fun
Zoe: Yes, by far the best way of finding out
Susan
| 27 February 2009 at 13:57
Happy Blogoversary!
Here’s some more American lingo for you: your Maltesers are Whoppers here. One of the few candies i don’t like. Yuck.
My guess is 188.
Susan´s last blog post..My Blackberry Travels With Me….
Joe
| 27 February 2009 at 15:30
Happy Blogversary.
I’m going to guess 84 tasty candies.
Joe´s last blog post..Caption winner announced
Ivanhoe
| 27 February 2009 at 15:53
Happy Blogoversary, Babs!
) My guess is 141. Have a lovely weekend!
I love your Magnebeetle. I hope I win it
Ivanhoe´s last blog post..Doggie Day Care
Jeannine
| 27 February 2009 at 16:11
Happy 1 year of blogging. I guess there are 144 yummy candies.
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Jenn Thorson
| 27 February 2009 at 17:32
Happy one year bloggiversary, Babs!! Woo-hoo! Way to go! (Delicious cake, too.)
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dawn
| 27 February 2009 at 17:39
First- Congratulation on your milestone!
Second – My guess is 237 for the number of malt balls.
Which by the way, I agree are delicious!
dawn´s last blog post..My Best Friend
beetle
| 27 February 2009 at 18:38
Susan: Oh Whoppers is a funny name. I have always loved them. Then I love malt and I love honeycomb so I would like Maltesers
Joe: Thank you – I love the word ‘candies’ used for sweets and chocolate
Ivanhoe: Thank you. I’m glad you like the Magnebeetle
I will have the odd competition in the future too.
Jeannine: Thank you. However many there are, I’m gonna eat them all!
Jenn: Thanks and I have thrown another sheep at you
Dawn: Thank you. They are delicious aren’t they?
Tony Single
| 27 February 2009 at 19:39
Hmmm… my guess is a gajillion trillion maltesers. Am I close? Huh? Huh? :p
Happy blogday by the way! Hope your blog gets lots of pressies while the getting’s good! :p
Lauren
| 27 February 2009 at 20:55
Happy blogoversary! And my guess is 121. And i want the magnet of course!!
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Julian Finn
| 27 February 2009 at 21:37
Happy Anniversary!
I’m brand spanking new here, but congrats anyway
Based on the fact that I have eaten about as many Maltesers as I think are in that jug in one sitting before (only a kinda sorta joke) I’m going to guess 240
Cheers
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Eric "Speedcat Hollydale"
| 27 February 2009 at 21:38
The answer is 96 … but you ate one, so I say 95. Jaffers math must be off (((smile)))
Congrats Beetle!!!!!!! … I laughed at the “back of your head” remark, and know just what you are talking about
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Franklin
| 27 February 2009 at 22:13
Congratulations on the blogversary
There will be many more of them to come I’m sure 
And my guess is 126! hehe
Franklin´s last blog post..Country fried chicken – Queen St, City
Aniya
| 27 February 2009 at 22:29
Happy 1st Blog Birthday to you…I’ll have a malteser if there are any left
my guess 199
Aniya´s last blog post..TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED
beetle
| 27 February 2009 at 23:17
Tony Single: Well, you know, you could be right, but I can’t imagine eating that many
Lauren: Thanks, and I’m glad you would like the magnet
Julian: Hi and welcome to my blog! That’s a mighty lot of Maltesers to eat in one sitting
And I thought eating half a dozen was too many!
Speedy: Ha ha! I’ve eaten more than one! But that was after counting them
Mo often calls across the room that my hair needs cutting! She knows just about every hair on my head now 
)
Franklin: Thank you, and I hope so. The first year has been good
Aniya: Thank you. Will I have any left? I doubt it, but you would have been welcome to one if there were….which there won’t be ha ha!
Lee
| 27 February 2009 at 23:35
Congratulations on your blogiversary, Babs. The great thing about meeting you is that if I ever make it “across the pond” I’ll have someplace to sleep!
I hope you celebrate a lot more milestones in the days to come.
Lee´s last blog post..North Cackalacky Jackie
Jay
| 27 February 2009 at 23:35
I’m guessing 202!
Congrats on your anniversary. Mine is somewhere around here, but I can’t be bothered to work out when! LOL!
Vampy Vic
| 27 February 2009 at 23:47
A year just goes so fast dosen’t it?
)
Many happy congratulations!!!!
mMMmmmmm malteasers mmmmmm
Mamaflo
| 28 February 2009 at 0:11
Congratulations to you!!
You have a wonderful blog, keep moving forward.
Hugs and Best Wishes
beetle
| 28 February 2009 at 1:16
Lee: Thanks Lee. You would be very welcome to stay in out little house, but you’d have to watch your head in the light fixtures
Jay: Do I see an avatar of you there? I just read the date of my first post, well after I went public ;O)
Vampy Vic: It has gone fast in one sense, but then I feel I’ve known all the bloggers for ages
Mamaflo: Thank you, I try to keep improving. Hopefully it’s working
Maureen
| 28 February 2009 at 4:36
Oooooh! Happy Anniversary Babs! I visited earlier on my Blackberry but it’s a pain to write a comment on. So here are my best wishes to you and your wonderful blog; without which I should never have found you! So happy to be bloggy buddies!
Hmmmm…. I have NO idea, but my guess would be 114 maltesers. Do they sell them in packages that look like milk cartons there too? That’s how they are packaged here.
Thanks for the delish cake, and here’s to many, many more anniversaries for you!!!! (and tell poor neglected Mo I said Hi!)
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LadyBanana
| 28 February 2009 at 9:08
Happy Blogoversary! And many more to come..
Now my guess is 199, there were 200 but you ate 1..lol
LadyBanana´s last blog post..Banana Shorts – Why NOT To Lose Weight
Denford
| 28 February 2009 at 11:15
Hasn’t that cake gone off?
I’d reckon there are 288 in that jar right there.
Happy Blogoversary
Babette
| 28 February 2009 at 12:47
Congratulations on your 1st blogoversary Babs! My guess is 88.
Shinade
| 28 February 2009 at 13:04
Just popping in to say it was my pleasure. Oh dear with all of these math whizzes making such impressive deductions I may have guessed a little high.
I also didn’t take into consideration that Mo might have had a snack or two.
Happy day!!:-)
Shinade´s last blog post..February Entrecard Top Droppers
beetle
| 28 February 2009 at 14:29
Maureen: Thank you, and I’m so glad to have met you too :O) Commenting on my iPhone’s not too easy either.
That sounds like a really nice way to package Maltesers. Ours are just flat boxes, and not very practical! I may do an update with another photo of the box.
Ladybanana: Thanks. I hope I stay around for a while too
Denford: Ha ha! Probably, but you’re not supposed to say anything – just eat it
Babette: Thank you :O)
Shinade: I love it, and now have it on my computer :O) Actually Mo hasn’t eaten any – I have ha ha!
The Fitness Diva
| 28 February 2009 at 16:55
Congrats to you! Gotta love these milestones! Keep on blogging!
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Swubird
| 28 February 2009 at 17:16
Yummy. I’ll take a piece of that cake anyday.
My guess is 267.
Happy trails.
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Dori
| 28 February 2009 at 17:18
Happy Blogoversary!!!
Dori´s last blog post..Plums and Parties
JD at I Do Things
| 28 February 2009 at 19:23
CONGRATULATIONS!
The blogosphere just wouldn’t be the same without our lovely, funny, kind, sweet, silly, talented Babs. Here’s to many, many more years.
Now. I must have that MagneBeetle. I’m guessing 123. PLEASE let me be right!
JD at I Do Things´s last blog post..I Had a Bunionectomy so you don’t have to
beetle
| 28 February 2009 at 19:59
The Fitness Diva: Yes, it’s nice to reach a milestone. I’ve got another in sight too :O)
Swubird: You can have the cake, I’m eating the Maltesers ;O)
Dori: Thank you
JD: That’s a very lovely thing to say – Thank you
Hmmm…. who’s guessed right I wonder?
amy lilley
| 28 February 2009 at 22:10
Happy Blogoversary…wonderful blog…looking forward to the next year!!!
My guess is 154!!
all the best…
DrowseyMonkey
| 1 March 2009 at 0:55
Happy Blogaversary!!!!! This is so exciting!!!! And yes I remember sending you that cake! LOL
And I also remember talking about those magnets – I’m so glad you got one … It’s fantastic!
As for the Brit speak, I try to use ‘whilst’ whenever possible, I’m sure I use in wrong tho, HAHAHAHA
I’m guessing 178 …I don’t know if you picked a winner yet as I haven’t read all the comments!
beetle
| 1 March 2009 at 1:28
Amy Little: Thanks and so am I looking forward to it!
Drowsey Monkey: I’ve been waiting for your magnets. You must get some done! No outright winner yet and I won’t announce the winners until Monday now
Awake In Rochester
| 1 March 2009 at 4:45
Happy Blog Anniversary!
The cup cakes are a great idea! They look so cute.
Mo seems like a really good sport.
MMM, Chocolate! I guess 322.
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beetle
| 1 March 2009 at 13:06
Awake: Ha ha! Yes, she is a good sport. She has to be, living with me!
Jaffer
| 1 March 2009 at 13:12
Yea ! Drowsey should get magnets done too ! That would be pretty cool !
Atleast from then you will be remembered also when I sneak into the kitchen for a late night grub !
Like my new pitcha ! Testing it on your blog first
Jaffer´s last blog post..Mellow Yellow Monday: Yellow Label Tea
beetle
| 1 March 2009 at 13:17
Jaffer: How weird! Your new picture shows up when I am in my admin area, but not here! Then again I always have two avatars on every comment in my admin area! yes, Drowsey must get some magnets done
Jaffer
| 1 March 2009 at 19:43
Haha ! You mean there are 127 ? Congratulations Franklin and Lola !
Jaffer´s last blog post..Mellow Yellow Monday: Yellow Label Tea
Jay
| 1 March 2009 at 21:17
Yep, Babsie, that’s me! I finally got myself a gravatar! LOL! Pretty ain’t it?
Now I can find myself in a list of comments!
beetle
| 2 March 2009 at 2:14
Jaffer: Nope, not right :O)
Jay: Yes, it’s a step in the right direction. Now I can tell it’s you and not the other Jay
Jaffer
| 2 March 2009 at 2:21
Aww !
I am not going to go through the comments again haha !
Jaffer´s last blog post..Mellow Yellow Monday: Yellow Label Tea
meleah rebeccah
| 2 March 2009 at 15:18
OH happy happy happy 1st Blogoversary to you! How fun!
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beetle
| 2 March 2009 at 18:02
Jaffer: I knew that would confuse – saying there were two people that were one out
Thank you
Elizabeth Barrette
| 12 March 2009 at 22:01
The ladybug cake is really cute! Thanks for sharing that one.
Eric "Speedcat Hollydale"
| 2 May 2009 at 4:22
I linked your newest post and stole a picture from this one. Ha haaaa !!!!!!!
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Eric "Speedcat Hollydale"
| 2 May 2009 at 4:23
OK … just one more comment. I like to be first place
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