Bluebird Books

we get *VERY* excited about the library Oh, hello there.  I've been a little busy lately with guests and hanging out with my four best friends who love to talk at me all.day.long.   I'm gearing up for back to school (hallelujer) and back to blogging and reading regularly.  It'll be my first time with all four kids in school and I'm excited about the possibilities.   But that's getting ahead of myself.   Summer can be a tricky time for reading.  There's  a lot of laundry and dishes, no reliable schedule, and kids talking (did I mention kids talking yet?  because they do...they talk all day).  There have been weeks that have passed this summer without a single page read and I try to be understanding of that.  clothes that were washed, dried, folded, unfolded, washed, dried, folded...on and on, forever and ever, amen. Summer can also be an excellent time for reading.  Sitting poolside (if no friends are there, of course), lazy afternoons, and s

Ok, so today I'm talking about Love That Boy , which I just finished.  But, because I wasn't a huge fan of the book, I'm also going to talk about Book of the Month Club .   The book details the real-life experience of a father and son going to visit various presidential libraries, locations, and even a few presidents themselves.  Tyler, the son, has asperger's and his father is slowly coming to accept that fact and how this diagnosis will change their lives.    I wanted to love this book.  I'm a big fan of parenting books and I thought this one would come off much less heavy handed on the didactic advice.  While that was true, it still didn't live up to my hopes.  The story and research didn't weave as seamlessly as I would have hoped and some of the author's connections seemed a bit of a reach.   That being said, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone with a child who is being diagnosed with asperger's or adhd.  Though I can