Disclaimer: I received a review copy of this book for review purpose. The opinions in this review are 100% my own and in no way influenced by the copy I received.
As a parent looking into the eyes of your newborn you can’t help but feel overwhelmed by emotions. Seeing your child starring back at you through her eyes you feel the bond between a mother and her child.
Marianne wrote about her love for her child in this book.The pictures which she drew help to draw out the feelings that a mother goes through while looking at the eyes of her child as she grows up. By looking into his/her eyes, she understands instantly how the child feels and the messages which they want to convey to her.
She summed up her love in the following poem.
” I watched, and I waited
as your eyes chose their hue,
deciding in time
on their beautiful blue.
Blue as a butterfly
or the sparkling sea
Blue as the bluebird
who sings in her tree.”
As I read this book out to my kids I could feel the deep love of a mother for her child through her words and pictures. The boys found it rather easy reading as there weren’t many challenging words in the book. They liked the fact that the story was about how a mother cares for her child and were able to relate it to their own lives.
Beautiful Blue Eyes is written and illustrated by Marianne Richmond.
You can purchase your copy of this book via Amazon or from the local bookstores.
Next weekend is Mother’s Day. This year’s Mother’s Day will be different from last year.
I’m not looking forward to having a candlelight dinner for two at a fancy restaurant. It would be impossible to pull off with the 24/7 Koala Tiger girl who is currently in her screaming – ” I want your attention now” stage.
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What I would like this mother’s day would be a clean house and a week off from the mundane household chores. If that were not possible I could settle for some time off to visit a spa or indulge in some retail therapy.
I remember the last time that I went to a spa was R was nearly 8 years ago before the eldest was born. We went for a couple spa package at SPA Botanica that time. It was a 4hr long pampering session which I truly enjoyed. It would be great to be able to unwind and de-stress without having the kids climbing all over me for an afternoon.
My wardrobe needs a overhaul. Even though I have spring cleaned through it a month back I still need to remove some pieces and add in more trendy items to the mix.
Flowers too would also make my day 😀
What would you wish for this Mother’s Day?
This week Java posed these questions for MMOM.
Questions:
1. If you had to eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Yaki Udon
Noodles. My kids and I love eating noodles. Here’s a picture of what we normally eat for dinner.
2. Do you write your blog posts in advance or the day you post them?
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It depends on my level of motivation and energy for that week. I do try scheduling post but end up having to post on the selected day as I take ages finishing up a post with the baby interrupting my train of though very frequently. I am hoping to move to scheduling at least 2-3 posts a week on this blog.
3. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
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No. I haven’t and I hope not.
4. What is your favorite candle scent?
I don’t like burning scented candles as I have a phobia of the house burning over if the candle gets knocked over or the kids getting burned by it so there are torch lights and no candles in our house.
