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Looking for a unique gift idea for the holidays? Look no further! Sand Dune Publishing Company has come out with a line of keepsake journals to give to the special people in your life.
Each journal is hard covered and spiral bound. It measures 6.5″ x 7.25″ and contains 35-45 questions for your loved one to answer. It is currently available in 8 different formats- Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Brother, Sister, Daughter, Son, Family Reunion, Girl and Honey. The cover of each journal looks like the one to the left, each in a different color. The books retail for $14.95 plus shipping.
The idea is to give the book to the person of your choice and have them fill out the answers to the questions. I think this is an especially neat idea for kids to give to their grandparents to help them better understand who they are. What a great keepsake it would become! A hand written journal with answers to questions such as “What were some of your favorite things to do as a child?” and “What are your memories of the day you and Grandfather were married?”
I received the Mom book to review and got a chance to see what an entire book looks like. All of the questions are simple and fun to answer. There is adequate space for each response and a section in the back titled “other stuff” with several blank pages for any additional thoughts. In the mom book, my favorite chapter was “What about Me?” where it asked questions such as “What do you remember most about the time you were pregnant with me?” and “What characteristics do you and I share now?”
I think this type of journal is a great idea and would be fun for a lot of people. I also think that it might be fun in reverse! Instead of giving the journal to a love one to fill out for yourself, it would be neat to fill one out for your loved one and giving it to them as a gift.
To find out more about Between Me and You journals, visit http://www.sanddunebooks.com/.
Feeling Lucky? Enter to win TWO journals of your choice by leaving a comment letting us know what you like about the journals and which two you would chose. The contest is open until Friday October 3rd at Midnight. The winner will be chosen by random number generator and contacted by email. They will have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address or another winner will be drawn.
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**Sand Dune Publishing company has just offered our readers and exclusive 10% discount on each journal now through October 4th. Just type “Mommies With Cents” in the comments section of the order form.**
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I would love the grandma one, so my kids could have something about my mom, and they have a family reunion one that would be wonderful. Letting everyone in the family participate would be a real treasure.
I like the grandma and grandpa ones these would allow my kids to know there grandparents better especially if they are not around when they are older.
I think I would like to have two of the mom journals to give to my two girls.
thanks!
These books are very nice!I would choose the grandma and grandpa books so that my children could read them and learn more about their grandparents.
I love this idea! So neat! I would want 2 Honey journals! I think this would be a great anniversary gift for my wonderful husband!!
I would love the Girl one and the Honey one. It would be a great gift to give to a friend and also to be able to remember memories with my husband!
snakan0@hotmail.com
I would choose the mom and grandma!!!!!!!My mom would be touched to know that I would want Jack to get to know all about her.
This is a really cute idea, and something I would defiitely be interested in. I love the Mom journal, and the Honey journal. Shortly after having my son, and friend of mine told me to start keeping a journal, to give to my son when he got older. Well, I never did, and I regret it. Having this journal would be perfect. It would help me remember things that I may have forgotten. The Honey journal is also very cute. Sometimes I forget to show my husband as much love as I show my baby son. This journal would also be something nice to read, many years from now, when we are much older. Cute ideas!
amcd76(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would love the grandma one
angelina115@hotmail.com
I like the design.
I like Mom and Honey one.
I’d love to have one of these! My daughter was adopted at age 1, and it would be so special to track everything we know about her bio family as well as her forever family!
loike the grandma and mon journals sinse i’m both
What a wonderful opportunity for kids to have a momento from a loved one like their mom or grandma. I especially love the Grandma one so that the kids would have those books as mementos to remember their Grandmas by.
cherierj(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would love the grandpa and grandma ones. They are such unique idea and I know my kids would cherrish them!
Jen
jen_clemmer@hotmail.com
The Grandma one is my choice.I am a subscriber.
I would choose the Mom one and the sister one. I’d love to have one of these. I like the idea of the questions.
the grandma and granpa ones are sweet
I like the honey one to open up communication with my hubby and the reunion one to help my kids get to know the family members better.
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I would definitely get the brother & mom ones. Those are the two relationships I would love to work on the most in my life, and become closer to those two. I love the idea of having a journal solely between you and another person. Great idea!
I think these are awesome. I think it is great for creating and keeping bonds between people. It allows people to express their feelings and it’s a great heirloom that can be looked at throughout the years. I’d like the mother and daughter ones.
-Terra
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
Family Reunion looks important and comprehensive.
I actually think I would like two of the brother ones. We gave all of our parents a similar book for recording their history, memories, pictures. I think it would be fun to learn more about my brothers and to pass that information on to my children.
I like the mom one and the grandma one.
rebbi511 at peoplepc.com
anyone would be nice have a big enough family to give out but i would like the mom on to give to my girls when older for sure
liza121870@yahoo.com
They are all great. What a tough choice. I would probably get the honey one or the dad ones for my kids.
I would choose ‘Daughter’ and ‘Brother’. I really like the journals because they have a sturdy hard cover that can withstand tears and tumbles; and the spiral binding makes it easy to flip through pages as you speedily write your dreams and thoughts!!! Thank you for the contest!
txgigggles@yahoo.com
I’d love the mom journal to give to my daughter :)
I want the mom one :)`
Sounds great, I would love the Grandma and the Family Reunion. At this moment I have a notebook and I write about my kids, how much I love them, and important days in their life.But sometimes I dont know what to write or forget it. I think that the journals are a great idea because they give you the questions it will be more easy and fun to do it. Thanks , Natalia
liahec@yahoo.com
I love them all, but would like the grandma and grandpa ones
trinitygsd at yahoo dot com
Wow, what a wonderful idea, so glad I found your site and read about these journals, they will make wonderful Christmas presents as well.
moochymom@insightbb.com
my two faves are for Son and Honey
I am super sentimental so capturing memories is exactly the kind of thing I love. I would read and reread these all the time. I would love to give one to my daughter and my son. These are wonderful!
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Elizabeth
I like Mom and Honey. Two people I would like to connect with better.
I need two Sons for my boys.
I love that they are so lovely and perfect to write those special things…this is why I would choose daughter and son…I have one of each!
THANKS
I would love two Reunion ones, so that both sides of the family can experience the journaling, and have it for years to come!
Thank you for this opportunity!
I would love the Mom and Honey journals. I think it’s a great way for you to bond with someone over distance. I can send it to them, and then they can send it back!
It’s a tough choice. I’d love to give them to my mother and father but my father would laugh. I think my best bet would be to choose the Grandma and Grandpa books and give them to my parents when I become pregnant, as a present for them to give my child when it is born.
I love that the questions are casual, but also revealing. I feel I could answer them without getting uncomfortable. If I had two of the brother ones, I would try to work up the nerve to give them to my brothers. They are 15 and 17 years older than me, so we didn’t grow up together and I don’t know them as well as I’d like.
the_other_alice_(at)yahoo.com
The mom journal for my daughter and the grandma journal.
I love books like these! They are awesome keepsakes. I would love to have my mom do one for me and my siblings and I would love to do one for my honey. So those are the two I would choose. Though it’s a really hard choice.
ckbruce@ymail.com
If I won, I would like the Honey one and the Girl one. Thank you. These would make great Christmas gifts.
jceko77@yahoo.com
I would love to win the Mom and Daughter journals. I fill out the mom journal and give it to my daughter later on. And I would give the daughter journal to my mother.
livlifelov at yahoo dot com
I like the Honey book. Its wonderful to be able to share and keep the memories.
I love the mom and grandma one!
ajcmeyer AT go DOT Com
I’m love to win the Mom and Daughter journals. Both look wonderful! Actually, they all look wonderful. Thanks for the chance!
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I would get Two of the Honey ones for my husband and I for X-mas because we are saps, I like that it asks questions you wouldn’t have thought of to ask otherwise.
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