Customer Reviews

Mom's Family Desk Planner 2009

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I've been buying the Mom's Calendars for many years - at first the wall calendars. First, they are cute qnd I love cute. A great organizer, with vertical columns for each member of your family. One look and you know who needs to be where at what time for why. As my daughter was on the school dance team, son was in band and softball and husband a teacher, it was an enormous help. The stickers were fun, too. The engagement calendar I only recently discovered and I love it as much as the Wall calendar. The grocery lists in the back that tear off easily, To Do Lists that I can fill out and Hand Out! and once again the columns on each page, one glance and I know what to do & when. No more bulky agendas. One less stress point. Thank you Ms, Boynton.

I am a BIG fan of daytimers - I've carried one for years. I've had different styles, different sizes and spent countless hours customizing it to my needs. Recently, however, with the addition of step children, I have found that I really don't have the room to carry a daytimer loaded with stuff I might not need for day to day management. This mom's calendar does the trick! Not only does it have a couple of handy pockets to toss coupons or receipts in - but it has just enough room (one week per page) with some great humor added in! There's plenty of room to keep track of everyone's events, schedules, appointments etc without being too bulky. It's a great size that I have no problem carrying and has simplied life a ton for us! The tear off grocery lists in the back are awesome and the notes sections are great. On a side note, it's nice to see that someone finally recongizes that there are those of us who will write whever we can on the page - whether it be sideways or upside down - thanks!

This has been great for us. I wish there were more spaces to write things, but other than that its been perfect!

Bought this planner for a friend with several children and it was a big hit. She can carry it with her comfortably and the bright color makes it a cinch to spot in a dark car. There are enough columns for a family of 6 and the format makes it simple to see "who is doing what, when and where - but not why". Which about sums up family life...It is also easy to write on, whcih is a major plus from my point of view.

I really loved this planner, specially that it has a side where i can write stuff for my family every day and a side for myself :)

There is very little to complain about with this calendar. The publisher upgraded it to a 16 month calendar (which was quite advantagous for me, as my 2008 version was destroyed beyond use in late July). The also rounded the corners of the front and back covers. This aids in preventing this calendar from being too badly battered if it is carried in a purse, backpack or bag, which mine frequently is. However, the edges of the covers continue to extend over the edges of the calendar pages by a good half inch. This would not be an issue if the cover weren't made of a heavy cardstock type material. But since it is, the edges of my calendar look like it's gone through a tornado by mid-year. I solved this problem by "laminating" the edges with packing tape. The publisher could solve this problem by either making the cover of a more sturdy material or by making the edges the same size as the pages. If it weren't for this issue, I'd give this 5+ stars.

I love this planner. This is the second year that I have purchased the same item. It is useful, a convenient size, colorful and easy to find, and fun (lots of cute stickers and to do lists, etc). You'll love it.

This is such a great product! I received the 2008 version for a gift. When January came around I just had to get the 2009 version (which actually has some of 2008 in it). I have three kids that have sports practices, frequent doctor's appointments, and I do a lot of volunteering. This is a great planner to keep it all organized for me. It has great shopping lists that you can tear out and places to write little notes to yourself (I do wish that there were more note-taking pages). I never get to use the cute stickers because my kids get to them first and use them to make me "art." This is an-almost perfect product. I will continue buying it every year!!

Mom's who have more than one child, who work, are married, have children that play sports, who have doctor apts, etc., have to have his product. I have used it for 2 years now, and i don't think I could function without it....

This is a great calendar that always makes me smile when I use it. I've had one for at least three years and have finally gotten used to its layout which is different from other calendars in that the dates are on the side of each month and you cetegorize and mark appts. etc. according to who in the family they affect. I have to admit that it did take me some time to get used to that format but now I and all of my family members are very used to it and find it convenient. The other thing we love are all the fun animal stickers with the inimitable Boynton silliness. We use certain stickers as reminders and others just to decorate. We always end up with plenty of left-over stickers and use them on envelopes, etc. I would highly recommend this calendar and love Boynton's humor and fun illustrations throughout. I will be using the Mom's Family Calendar for years to come and would feel lost without it.