Review and Giveaway! between me and you journals

Holiday Shopping. Is there anything I hate more? OK, maybe hate is a strong word because I really do enjoy the giving of gifts, but finding the right gift for my parents is difficult, and for my husband's parents, who want for NOTHING, is absolutely impossible. When I first learned about the between me and you journals from Sand Dune Publishing, my first thought was about Christmas gifts. After getting to experience the journals for myself, I realized that these journals are much more than just a way to relieve my shopping woes. These journals will become treasured keepsakes for my family for years and years to come.

The concept behind the journals is quite simple. Each journal is a hard-bound spiral notebook filled with 35-45 questions, divided into different sections. For example, the Mom journal has 6 sections including:

• When You Were a Kid


• Your Youth


• My Dad


• What About Me


• You, Now


• Other Stuff
  

Each page has plenty of room for your mom to write in her thoughts and feelings, as well as room to attach pictures or other small "scrapbooky" memorabelia. The back of the book has blank pages that can be used for extra thoughts or for pictures as well. If your family is anything like mine, we are not particularly open about discussing ourselves. These journals will be a great insight into who my very private parents are without being too cheesy OR prying. I'm also looking forward to filling out a copy of the Mom journal for each of my children. While I hope to have a much more open relationship with my children, there are some questions included in these journals that I might never have thought to share with my kids. Some of the questions about them I won't be able to finish until they're older, but questions about my pregnancies as well as their birthdays are obviously fresh in my mind. The journals will be a good present for their graduation from high school or college some day in the future.

I will be purchasing multiple copies of these journals for gifts this Christmas. My grandma will be getting one from me, as will my mom. My children will be giving one to all of their grandparents as well. Obviously, the journals aren't meant to be filled out all in one sitting, but over time, there's no deadline. The best part of giving this gift will be having it gifted right back in return full of handwritten memories I know my children and I will cherish forever!

You can purchase the journals directly from the Sand Dune Publishing website for $14.95 + shipping.

Would you like to win two between me and you journals of your choice from Sand Dune Publishing? Simply go and visit the Sand Dune Publishing website and check out all the between you and me journals that they have to offer. Come back here and leave us a comment with the two journals you would choose and who you would like to give them to. Your comment will enter you in our contest to win 2 journals of your choice from Sand Dune Publishing. All entries must be received by midnight on Monday, October 13th. You must be 18 or older to win and please, only one entry per household. Leave us your email or be sure to check by next Tuesday to find out if you won. We'll also be submitting winning names to Prizey.Fetch. You must claim your prize within one week of the end of the giveaway or we will choose an alternate winner. Thanks for reading and Good Luck!