Mothers & Daughters: A Record Book about Us

Two Christmas's ago I decided to buy and complete this book for my daughter. She was my rock during my divorce and seperation and I wanted to do something special for her. It took me months to complete it and I laughed at the cute and funny graphics that lie within this book. On Christmas Day she came in the house with her gifts for me and while she was putting them under the tree I noticed one shaped the same as mine for her.I asked what color is yours? She said, "Pink" and I said mine is Blue. We had both bought this book for each other. She had found an older version of it which had a pink gingham cover and I this version. Both were fitting to the style of lives we lead. We sat to read them together and laughed and cried. I was so touched that I had made such an impression on her and in her words I was her inspiration. Who would have thought. This book was a bridge between a mother and daughter during the roughest time of their lives.

I bought this book thinking it was a memory book directed to a mother with a young daughter. I wanted to use it to continue my daughter's baby book memories now that she is past that stage. Unfortunately for me, this book is geared toward a mother and an adult daughter. Each person writes in the book sharing their own memories. I think if that is what you are looking for, than this is a great book. It has lovely illustrations and lots of different topics to write about.

When I first saw this book at the bookstore, I knew I had to get it for my mom's birthday. I am busy getting all the pictures and memories together, but am a little confused as to how to fill it out. Should I just fill out the parts about me (the daughter) and give it to her unfinished, or should I try and complete the whole book? I thought about writing my parts in a different color ink and giving my mom another color pen for her part. Does anyone have any suggestions about this? I have really enjoyed thinking over all the wonderful times we have spent together and have spent hours picking just the right photos. I will take the suggestion of having laser copies made of the photos so they fit exactly right. What a great idea. I am looking forward to ordering some of the other books as well.

My daughter is planning a wedding in August and back in February a friend introduced me to this book. At the time I thought what a wonderful gift it would be for her so I ordered it and busily went about the task of collecting the right pictures. I had laser copies made of the pictures I used and it worked out very well as I could enlarge or decrease them to the size I needed to fit in the spaces. The people at the printing store where I had the copies made loved the book and were very interested in helping with the project. They both ended up ordering copies of the book for themselves. After it was finished I couldn't wait to give it to her right then but resisted the temptation and gave it to her as one of her shower gifts at a later time. Needless to say, she loved it and after reading the other titles in the back of the book has just ordered the "Hot Little Book About Us" to give her future husband as part of her wedding gift to him. I think that is a great recomendation as to how she felt about receiving the book! The author added just the right amount of humor to keep it from becomming too "heavy" and it turned out to be a wonderful experience for me. I am so happy that I found this unique way to record some of my memories and convey these special feelings to her and also give her a memento that she can cherish for years to come.