This is a new journal book I received as an advanced reader's copy for an honest review-- A Love Journal:100 Things I Love About Grandma, by Lisa Carpenter, which will be on sale December 7th, 2021. This delightful book provides a variety of 100 prompts to help a grandchild recount important milestones, funny moments, and all the special things they love about grandma. An older child can fill it in by themselves and a younger child can answer the questions with the help of a parent. Either way, it is a gift all grandmothers would cherish receiving.
When I first began to blog, back in 2007, I first "met" Lisa Carpenter and her blog "Grandma's Briefs." Back then blogging was rather new and blogs were simple and brief, yet right away I knew Lisa had a flair for writing and shared my joy of becoming a new grandmother. She asked me to participate in a feature she has on her blog called "Grilled Grandmas" where she sent us a list of questions about being a grandmother to answer and asked us to send a few photos of our grandchild(ren). It is a fun feature and a nice way to find other blogs written by grandmothers.
My oldest grandson as a baby
I only had one grandson at the time and lived in New York City--quite a distance from Denver where my son and family lived. Lisa was also a long-distance grandmother at the time and we commiserated over living far from a grandchild. You can read my 2007 Grilled Grandma Q&A on this link.
My sweet cheeked little baby grandboy from 2007 is soon to become a teenager! He now has a younger brother and sister, and, along with my daughter's little girl, I have four grandchildren now whom I adore and love with all my heart! Happily, nine years ago my husband and I were able to retire and move to Colorado to live close to both of our children and all our grandchildren. We have been so happy and blessed to have been able to spend lots of quality time with them all.
This brings me back to this wonderful new journal book by Lisa Carpenter --A Love Journal: 100 Things I Love About Grandma which publishes December 7, 2021. Not only does each page have an easy-to-answer prompt to be filled in by a grandchild, but it also has spaces for "extra love" on which a child can do a drawing or post a photo, etc.
Some of the heartwarming prompts are:
#13 You encourage me to be better at _______
# 36 I hope I get to _____ the next time I visit your house
#43 We both like ______
# 65 I was thrilled when you surprised me by _____
#98 I know when you were my age you loved to ______
I think you can see how any grandmother would love to read their grandchild's answers to these questions (and more!) and would treasure a completed book like this. It would make a wonderful gift for a grandchild or grandchildren to give to their grandmother! I look forward to giving it to my grandchildren to fill in.
If you would like to order a copy of "A Love Journal:100 Things I Love About Grandma" you can order on this link. I'm so excited and happy for you Lisa Carpenter!
Now for what is new around here...
Photo collage of Denver area foothills and wildfire.
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You are blessed with those 4 grandchildren. It sounds like a delightful book.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to get several copies of that book and give them to my grandchildren. Ha! Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, there should be a new book - "100 Things I love about Grandpas"?
ReplyDeleteThat book does sound interesting. No matter when, seeing those fires is a sad sight.
ReplyDeletePat, that sweet journal will melt any grandmother's heart! I'm so sorry about the wildfires. Seeing this on our news this morning, I immediately thought of you and your family. Please stay safe. Praying for snow and if not snow, then rain!
ReplyDeleteAww! what a nice post and photos the book looks delightful :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a readtastic week 👍
A sweet idea. I still miss my grandparents many decades on from their deaths.
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Good review.
ReplyDeleteHopefully precipitation settles in soon.
Thank you for highlighting this book.
ReplyDeleteKeeping your community and the firefighters in my prayers.
All the best Jan
That book sounds so sweet.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about the fires. Praying you get some rain soon.
...our 5 grandchildren sure love grandma!
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ReplyDeleteThe book sounds like a great idea for your grandchild. Thanks for the review.
Those fires sound scary, I hope all is well now. Sending prayers for you and the firefighters, stay safe. Have a happy day and week ahead!
What a neat book. I was just remembering how my own grandmother influenced my life in so many ways. It sure has been warm here lately. I hope we get some rain and you get some snow! I looked at the Vail webcam last night and it was snowing like crazy there...looked like a snow globe!
ReplyDeleteWhat a dear book. And that drought -- oh my. You do need snow, lots of it and soon. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteMy grandchildren give me so many moments of sheer delight and I can see the attraction of the book. Wildfires must be so frightening. Let's hope and pray that your one dies out quickly.
ReplyDeletePat - some years ago, my Mom filled out a similar book for each of her children. It was a delight to receive, and I learned a few things, too! So sorry to see the fires have started up again ... keeping you and the community in our prayers! Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!
ReplyDeleteIt is a lovely idea for a Christmas gift. Its hard to believe you have been there nine years. I remember reading your New York blog posts. You are lucky to be close to both your children and all grand children. They are lucky to have you nearby too.
ReplyDeleteDue to Covid and state border closures, we haven't seen our children and grandsons for a long time. But our border opens next week and Carol and David are coming for Christmas but the other family can't come because they are renovating the house they have just bought.
What a sweet little blessing this book would be. Thanks for sharing it. #HomeMattersParty
ReplyDeleteI'/m so sorry about that terrible dry weather and the unseasonable heat is not good. Let it snow (and rain gently and steadily in Oregon like it is supposed to do). The book looks wonderful -- I'd have to insert a "great" into the title, but I know my daughter would love to get one from her younger three grandchildren when they are a little older. (I think under three is a littlie too youong and the older two are teenagers and I'm pretty sure they would think themselves too old!)
ReplyDeleteThat book is a great idea. I bet your grandchildren would be bursting with ideas about their loving and talented grandmother. So sorry about those fires. You need some rain -- or snow!
ReplyDeleteIt is scary to have wildfires this late in the year.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a wonderful book. Those wildfires look downright scary! We're finally getting a little light rain today in S. CA, with more on the way next week. Fingers crossed we get some significant rainfall.
ReplyDeleteExcellent skies.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous book. I always loved those prompt books. I hope you all get some snow and or rain real soon.
ReplyDeleteI have to check out that book...Michelle
ReplyDeleteThere always such a warmth, a coziness which emanate by every post of yours, Darling Pat, I heartily thank you for this!
ReplyDeleteBut I'm sincerely sad to see such tragical images of the wildfires burning on your montains, they truly breake my heart, alas!
Wishing to you and yours a most lovely Advent Season
XO Daniela