In this heart-warming book, Bloomingdale goes through the trials and tribulations of being a parent of twelve children. It is filled with laughter and a lot of memorable elements. Thru it all, however, the book maintains a light comical tone, having a wonderful perspective on parenting, a perspective that needs to be much more spread out in modern society. Her two other books, LIFE IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE MAKING OTHER PLANS and MURPHY MUST HAVE BEEN A MOTHER, I have not read but have read the blurbs, and perceive it is the same type of material. Bloomingdale belongs to the Catholic faith, so you also get that thrown into the play, making for a nice well-rounded book on the comic misadventures of a large family, and it also shows the beauty and wonder of children, albeit it thrown into a comic light. If you see this in a used book store, pick it up if you're wanting a laugh. The title refers to some type of medical procedure to see if a woman is pregnant and involves rabbits; I don't understand it (Aerosmith make reference to it in their song "Sweet Emotion", after Tyler commits fornication with a woman). If you know what exactly the procedure involves, send some mail my way. Buy the book. Very funny.

Teresa Bloomingdale puts a real comic twist on the trials and tribulations of parenthood. If you're looking for a good laugh, look no further.

I first read this book before I had children and then picked it up again after my fourth was born. Mrs. Bloomingdale really mirrors what life in a large family is like ! This book should be required reading for all new mothers !

What a great book! I bought this book out of curiousity years again and was overjoyed at the abundance of my childhood memories Teresa had captured in her own recollection. I'm sorry to see that this book is no longer being printed, as I feel that many a mother would appreciate and adore the wisdom of "momsense".

Meet Teresa Bloomingdale. A mild manner newspaper columnist who is married to her attorney sweetheart. They live in Nebraska, love each other, and love their kids.

All 10 of them.

You see, Mr. and Mrs. Bloomingdale had 10 kids in 12 years. No twins. No triplets. No quadruplets. 10 separate kids in a time span of 12 years. Talk about labor pain!

Teresa Bloomingdale's "Up A Family Tree" takes a humurous look at the life of her big family, taking us from the beginning with the birth of her first four boys, to finally being blessed with the birth of a daughter, all the way to the youngest turning 12 (he was born in 1969 and the book was written in 1981).

This book is very, very funny and will have you in stitches from the very beginning. No couple just starting a family should be without this book (though, understandably, they may want to be without that many kids).