~Passages~

Strange day today... I made an album for Michael's mom about his dad's funeral... not my idea to take pictures at all... but it was something his mom wanted so I figured it was the least I could do... once I finished that... I made an album for a friend of Jim's who is having a baby soon... a kind of ~fill in the blank~ album with spots for her to put pictures and add her own journaling.... truly strange to go from dark... somber colors to ones that are bright and happy... but I suppose that is the circle of life~

2007 Page Count...80

~Dedication~

~Jerrol Evan Williams~ Michael's father died on Friday and I thought the best way to pay tribute to him would be to dedicate one of the challenges I did for the HOF to him... I made a mini scrapbook out of baby overalls and titled the whole thing ~The Williams Tuxedo~ The story behind this is as follows... When Jim was born we received a present from Michael’s Aunt Frances. Included with the package was a note explaining that she was sending us The Williams Tuxedo. I was rather touched, thinking that we were receiving a family heirloom. Imagine my surprise when I opened the package and inside was a pair of overalls. Michael started cracking up and explained to me that ALL he ever saw his grandfather wear were overalls… morning noon and night… overalls… all the time… hence the term ~The Williams Tuxedo~ His father continued the tradition as seen above. And to this day... even our family can be caught wearing them every now and then... so thank you Jerry for the Williams Tuxedo and so many other Williams traditions~

~Valentine's~

I just HAD to show off this adorable little guy that my sweetie gave me today for Valentine's Day...this is Benny and the BonBons and they are the cutest things ever~!! when Benny sings ~Sugar Sugar~ his mouth moves and the BonBons are his back up chorus..which also includes some giggling... and when listening to them you just can't help but smile =) As for scrapbooking... I am working my way thru all of Jim's summer roller coaster adventures... I created a page for the HOF about this funny face he always seems to make when he rides them...which also makes me laugh...so apparently today's theme is Love & Laughter and the need for more of it =)

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2007 Page Count: 56

~Progress~

I am making major scrapbooking progress...woohoo~!!! The other day I finished all of 2007...so far =) and today I finished Christmas 2006 for the family Christmas album...it was quite quick and easy as I had a Christmas scrapbook kit with papers and embellishments all ready to use...fast and fun~!! Now it's time to pick up where I left off in 2006...which is around Halloween...kinda fun to go from one holiday to another...with any luck I should be through with 2006 over the weekend! Maybe I should keep a running track of just how many pages I finish this year...could be fun =)

~Welcome~

Meg enjoying the guillotine paper cutter WAAAY too much =0 So I wanted to start the new year with a ~blog~ to keep track of my scrapbooking endeavors... seems like I am already a month behind =) Actually January was rather productive...I loaded up on supplies from the scrapbook gift certificates that I got from Meg and my mom for my birthday and Christmas...I printed out ALL of Christmas photos and they are anxiously waiting to be scrapbooked...Meg and I attended a Club Scrap scrapbooking retreat...I designed 10 layouts for the Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame... wish me luck~!! AND... today I created our Valentine's Day cards to send out... seems quite productive to me =)~ so now I just have to finish the 2006 scrapbook... I shall keep you posted =)