Once upon a time, this was an adoption blog that occasionally touched on other topics. Recently, it’s been an other topic blog that has occasionally touched on adoption. I’m going to try to rectify that over the course of the year. I got a Kindle for Christmas and the first two books I read were … Continue reading
For my 40th birthday last year, my Aunt Carol got me a kick-ass Eeyore coffee mug and the book Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating: A Step-by-Step Guide for Overcoming Selective Eating, Food Aversion, and Feeding Disorders. I finished it a couple of months back, and have been meaning to write about what I … Continue reading
Dawn Davenport of Creating a Family was kind enough to allow a few bloggers to read and review the new Creating a Family Guide to Choosing an Adoption Agency or Attorney. This e-guide (or online guide, for those of us who are old school) is available for free for a limited time. In a few … Continue reading
Both times I watched Breaking Dawn Part II in the theater, I saw a trailer for Beautiful Creatures. I made a note to check out the book. I found myself with some kid-free free time in Barnes and Noble, and found the first book, Beautiful Creatures. I read the first 54 pages before they announced … Continue reading
The Open Adoption Bloggers have started a book club. We read a book that deals with open adoption, then we write about it on our blogs. Simple and fun. Our first book is Megan’s Birthday Tree, a children’s picture book. In Megan’s Birthday Tree, Megan is an adopted child who knows and has contact with … Continue reading
Spoiler alert: This post contains spoilers for both The Hunger Games trilogy and the Twilight saga. For many reasons, I decided to jump on the bandwagon and read The Hunger Games trilogy. I finished The Hunger Games on the plane home from Nashville. I really enjoyed it. The ending was, well, sad, but I thought … Continue reading
(I started this review last year, just awhile after I interviewed Kelsey Stewart for the Open Adoption Bloggers Interview Project. For some reason, I never published it. Gah!) I had the book The Best for You, by Kelsey Stewart on the kids’ Amazon wish lists since I don’t even know when. I know the wish … Continue reading
Back story: I have an 8-page wish list on Amazon.com, Library Books. Two weeks ago, we took Cassie for her first visit to the library. Max came too, so I got a chance to go through the list and check two books out! I heard about A Gate at the Stairs, by Lorrie Moore, from … Continue reading
This post was originally published on AdoptionBlogs.com on November 10, 2010. Republished here with permission. One of my favorite adoption books is Reaching Out: The Guide to Writing a Terrific Dear Birthmother Letter, by Nelson Handel. One of the first things Handel does is explain that the term “birthmother”, as used here, is incorrect. First, … Continue reading
This post was originally published on AdoptionBlogs.com on October 25, 2010. Republished here with permission. Each Adoption Day, we get Jackson a new adoption-related book. This year, I chose Rosie’s Family: An Adoption Story, by Lori Rosove. Rosie is a beagle who is adopted by schnauzers. Jackson loves dogs (and is lobbying to get one), … Continue reading
Holding to the Ground 