Book Review: My Face Book

Book Review: My Face Book

Babies love looking at other babies and these charming baby faces, smiling, frowning, and laughing are sure to captivate and delight toddlers and babies. They will ask to look at and to read the book again and again. Self-expression has never been more adorable! Board Book. --Description of My Face Book from their website.

I am really starting to love looking through Starbright Books!  Here is yet another one of their board books that are fun for little ones!  How often does my little girl love looking at other babies?  All the time!  She is often enraptured by looking at their faces and looking back at me.  I think it is fun to see her interact with other children.

My Face Book by Starbright Books is another one that I would recommend to toddlers.  For one thing, babies love looking at faces!  This book is different than most of the baby books we have on our book shelf.  My Face Book has great pictures of faces of real kids having real emotions.  It is colorful and includes words to describe the faces the kids make.  Who would not want to look at these cuties?

Where to Buy or see what other books visit their Website: 

http://www.starbrightbooks.org/details.php?id=327#

 Thank you to Net Galley for providing our family access to check out books to review!  And Thank you to Star Bright Books for letting us review your book!  Review is our own and is our honest opinion of the book.

Hoarders on TLC

We all have problems:
Sometimes I get so caught on watching this show.  I also kind of feel a bit of sympathy for them.  Though I am not a hoarder, I know how hard it is sometimes getting rid of things I just don't need!  Talk about Paper Clutter, Containers, toys, clothes....There are times that I hold on to things for years because I keep thinking "What IF I need it later?  What if I lose weight? What if?!?!?"  I can only imagine what a person who actually hoards EVERYTHING and ANYTHING would feel like.  I know it's hard for me to let go of some things, but what about the person who just can't let go?  I feel for them, and just hope that the root of the problem can be fixed and helped. I so badly hope that the light can shine out into the darkness to show them that how they are living is dangerous to their health and livelihood.  Not to mention those who love them. 

Praying for Deliverance:
I feel for them!  But at the same time I do hope that those working with them can rescue them from the stronghold of hanging on to material things.  God knows that I need to be delivered from wanting and wanting!!  Though I do not have a house chalk full of stuff I know that a little of a "hoarder" can be inside all of us.  I do pray for those who I see on the show....I am always amazed at how much stuff they have and the health hazards it causes them---and I pray that they can realize that life is so much better, safer, and much better when we can break off the ties of the Material world.  So pray pray pray that they can get the victory over the compulsion to collect and keep things.  I know it hurts those in their families and draws people and friends away from them. 

Depression:
I just finished an episode of Hoarders called "I Was Gonna Gag".  My heart went out to the father.  I know CPS has the best interest for the kids, and I just felt myself rooting for the father to get rid of everything and get life back together so that his kids could come home. 
Note:  I am glad that CPS came to get the children while he got his life and house together.  Children no matter how much a father or mother loves him or her needs to be in a safe and non-hazardous place.
I could tell he loved his kids.  He somehow just let life and problems and stuff bury him under.  He mentioned a couple of times that he was just depressed--which I felt that I could totally relate to.  I know that when I get depressed I can hardly do the dishes, cook, and keep up with the daily chores!  I know that depression is something I continually have to rise above from.  I fight depression daily.  It only takes one thought to ride the downward spiral of depression.

Bryton Pick Review

The Bryton Pick: Floss in Seconds Experience:
This was something that my husband and I tried out to review over a couple of days.  Now looking at the thing, I could not really help but be afraid of what it looked like--a sliver of sheet metal.  But following the directions and making sure I slid the pick away from my mouth, it was not altogether a bad experience.  It was not however inconspicuous as the package says it would be.

I do not recommend this product for those who have teeth that are relatively closely set.  I had a hard time getting the metal to go between my teeth!  Sadly, our experience with the Bryton Pick was not too much enjoyable.  I constantly thought that I was going to slit my gums through.  It was also difficult for me to get the Bryton Pick to work around my teeth as a floss does. Getting past the front teeth was a task that did not work out at all for me and my husband. 

I do not have braces so I have no idea how it would work with braces. 

 

Some Positive Points:

Ultimately, It is nice to have around to use just as I would a toothpick.  It's easy to clean, and is small and flexible enough to store in my bag.  It worked to get out big chunks after eating ribs, pop corn or something of that sort. 

Conclusion:
Just as a toothpick did not replace my floss, this Bryton pick will not replace my floss.  It was difficult for our family to use, and as I have tightly spaced teeth I would not recommend this too often unless someone was looking for something more of a reusable toothpick. 

To learn more about the Bryton Pick: http://www.brytonpick.com



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