Roll Call

Missy:

Cool! Did you find the book at Barnes & Noble? Don't worry - that's
one of our favorite places to go, too. Glad to know we're not the only
ones with such exciting lives Of course, we're really lame because
the first thing we do is see if the store has dh's book on the
shelves. We always feel so silly looking!
I think dh has some sample pages of his book on the website
www.ameliarules.com if you weren't able to find it.

yeah, we both managed to pick very challenging careers. I'm a SAHM
now, but I still do freelance work at the tv station (I worked
3am-noon today, yuck!). Dh also does graphic design at the station -
we'd both love if he could be a full-time SAH-writer, though. We're
working toward that, of course I know he'd just be tempted to play
with the babies all day!

take care,
Karen

Yeah, we spend WAY too much on children's books, too...and we tend to
be very picky

DD and I have found that yard or garage sales are WONDERFUL places to find
kids' books -- sometimes for ten or twenty five cents apiece! They are often
in BRAND NEW condition, and the sellers will say something like, "I bought them
for my grandchildren but they had already outgrown them" or "I bought them (or
got them as gifts) and my kids hate to read" (grrr to that one!) Their loss is
always our gain! So the kids have shelves of books (that they can reach) in
Mom and Dad's bookcases, and tons of books at MomMom and PopPop's house (on
their own bookshelves AND in their 'guest room')
Grandmom Gwen in S.E. PA

Yeah, we spend WAY too much on children's books, too...and we tend to
be very picky

DD and I have found that yard or garage sales are WONDERFUL places to find
kids' books -- sometimes for ten or twenty five cents apiece! They are often
in BRAND NEW condition, and the sellers will say something like, "I bought them
for my grandchildren but they had already outgrown them" or "I bought them (or
got them as gifts) and my kids hate to read" (grrr to that one!) Their loss is
always our gain! So the kids have shelves of books (that they can reach) in
Mom and Dad's bookcases, and tons of books at MomMom and PopPop's house (on
their own bookshelves AND in their 'guest room')
Grandmom Gwen in S.E. PA

Yeah, we spend WAY too much on children's books, too...and we tend to
be very picky

DD and I have found that yard or garage sales are WONDERFUL places to find
kids' books -- sometimes for ten or twenty five cents apiece! They are often
in BRAND NEW condition, and the sellers will say something like, "I bought them
for my grandchildren but they had already outgrown them" or "I bought them (or
got them as gifts) and my kids hate to read" (grrr to that one!) Their loss is
always our gain! So the kids have shelves of books (that they can reach) in
Mom and Dad's bookcases, and tons of books at MomMom and PopPop's house (on
their own bookshelves AND in their 'guest room')
Grandmom Gwen in S.E. PA

What are your girls' favorite books?

They go through stages where they want the same book read every night and then
they'll change to another one after about 3 weeks. Right now they are stuck on
the Little Critter Mercer Mayer books. They also love Eric Carle books.

Mine tend to like unique artwork
- like Miss Spider's Teaparty or any book by Jack Kent. They also love
Dr. Seusse's art - it's so cute to watch them light up when they see
those books! Of course, at 9 months, my girls are a bit more
interested in eating books right now

Oh, they have good tastes (no pun intended). It took my girls quite a
while to get to the point where they wouldn't eat or tear up the books.

Andrea
twin girls-Madison & Jordan
4 yrs. old

What are your girls' favorite books?

They go through stages where they want the same book read every night and then
they'll change to another one after about 3 weeks. Right now they are stuck on
the Little Critter Mercer Mayer books. They also love Eric Carle books.

Mine tend to like unique artwork
- like Miss Spider's Teaparty or any book by Jack Kent. They also love
Dr. Seusse's art - it's so cute to watch them light up when they see
those books! Of course, at 9 months, my girls are a bit more
interested in eating books right now

Oh, they have good tastes (no pun intended). It took my girls quite a
while to get to the point where they wouldn't eat or tear up the books.

Andrea
twin girls-Madison & Jordan
4 yrs. old

What are your girls' favorite books?

They go through stages where they want the same book read every night and then
they'll change to another one after about 3 weeks. Right now they are stuck on
the Little Critter Mercer Mayer books. They also love Eric Carle books.

Mine tend to like unique artwork
- like Miss Spider's Teaparty or any book by Jack Kent. They also love
Dr. Seusse's art - it's so cute to watch them light up when they see
those books! Of course, at 9 months, my girls are a bit more
interested in eating books right now

Oh, they have good tastes (no pun intended). It took my girls quite a
while to get to the point where they wouldn't eat or tear up the books.

Andrea
twin girls-Madison & Jordan
4 yrs. old

It took my girls quite a
while to get to the point where they wouldn't eat or tear up the books.
.
You too! ?? Our ID twin boys, 3-1/2 years old MAYBE just stopped making "book
boo-boos" which means tearing books and laughing...mostly when books were left
in their room. Interestingly, Max adores having his Dad's law books in bed
with him, and has never hurt one. But they've gone through a few Dr. Seuss
books and copies of Where the Wild Things Are. Very disheartening to all of
us.
GrandmomGwen in S.E. PA

It took my girls quite a
while to get to the point where they wouldn't eat or tear up the books.
.
You too! ?? Our ID twin boys, 3-1/2 years old MAYBE just stopped making "book
boo-boos" which means tearing books and laughing...mostly when books were left
in their room. Interestingly, Max adores having his Dad's law books in bed
with him, and has never hurt one. But they've gone through a few Dr. Seuss
books and copies of Where the Wild Things Are. Very disheartening to all of
us.
GrandmomGwen in S.E. PA

It took my girls quite a
while to get to the point where they wouldn't eat or tear up the books.
.
You too! ?? Our ID twin boys, 3-1/2 years old MAYBE just stopped making "book
boo-boos" which means tearing books and laughing...mostly when books were left
in their room. Interestingly, Max adores having his Dad's law books in bed
with him, and has never hurt one. But they've gone through a few Dr. Seuss
books and copies of Where the Wild Things Are. Very disheartening to all of
us.
GrandmomGwen in S.E. PA