Doodah Diva

Miss J. has tons of toys yet she really just likes her mom’s cell phone and fingernail clippers. Why is this?

J’s working on her first breakout novel.

I never really “got it” until J. was born in August 2008. Motherhood, that is. Everyone talked about it and gushed about how your life would change but I just didn’t quite realize what they meant.

Now I do.

I didn’t know I could love a little person as much as I love Miss J. She is the most amazing little creature and I am so so, so, SO lucky to be her mom.

So when the lovely people at Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing offered to send me a couple of books on mothering to review, I accepted. Just to see if I would relate.

Of course I have a mother who I love dearly. She is very special to me and we are best friends. So I get the whole mother-daughter bond thing. But it takes on a whole new meaning when you’re the mother, doesn’t it?

All of you mothers out there are probably nodding your head in agreement and thinking, “Uh, yah. DUH.” But just let me enjoy this discovery, people!

Anyway, I received Chicken Soup for the Soul: Like Mother, Like Daughter and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Moms and Sons. And I loved them both! Even the son book had a whole new meaning now that I’m a mom. I read and passed along the Moms and Sons book to my mother-in-law who has THREE sons. She definitely appreciated it.

Each book is a collection of stories written by moms and their daughters and moms and their sons about their mutual respect for one another. They are part of a “101 Best Stories” series that Chicken Soup’s new publisher has released. All I can say is, “Thank you, new publisher!”

If you’re looking for a good, touching read these Chicken Soup books are perfect. AND for someone like me who can only read for a few minutes each night before I pass out, the short stories are ideal.

I’m more than halfway through the moms book now and I am looking forward to reading the rest!

You can get Chicken Soup for the Soul: Like Mother, Like Daughter and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Moms and Sons at any bookseller. Or you can check out the Chicken Soup Web site.

What a GOOD girl!

Our project over Memorial Day weekend was to get Miss J. going on the sippy cup and now she is doing it all by herself!

You may recall that when I was pregnant, my sis-in-law gave me a book titled, “Sippy Cups are Not for Chardonnay.”

This still remains to be seen. For Mommy, that is.