88-in-08 is Over for 2008

Well, we wrapped up the 88-in-08 club last Thursday.

I have to say that I did not come any where near my goal of triple 88, like I did "triple 77" last year. This year has been a lot different, with lots of stress and I am finding that it is telling in my scrapping.

I am hoping now that Pick of the Patch is taking up where Remember Me left off, that I will get back into the swing of things. I really missed the Friday night crowd scrapping - I need my estrogen fix.

So, if I did my reach my personal goal for 88-in-08 - there is always next year - 99-in-09 - maybe I can 'triple' that one??

Happy Scrapping,

Brenda

Scrapbooking through it all

Well, I was reminded over the weekend why it is so important to take the time to take the pictures and write down the stories of our family.

We lost one of nephews in a car accident. He was only 21 and just starting out in life. He was very special to us as we used to to 'rent-a-baby' when he was just a few months old to give his parents a break. We used to take him, his younger brother and our eldest away camping every year with visits to Dinotown and Victoria.

When he was three years old, he was our ring bearer at our wedding and one of the pictures that I love most from our wedding, was the shot of the little boy in a grey tux, standing inbetween my hubby-to-be and his best man - both of them 6'3"+ - so tiny in his matching suit.

So this week, I will be combing through all my photos and pulling out the photos of Ryan Michael Johnson so that we can tell the story of a life ended too soon.

And, in my scrapbook, I will leave a place to put memorial pages for him - so that my children can remember their cousin and the fun times we had together.

Scrapbooking is not only about the good times, it is about the bad times too and everything inbetween - don't forget to include everything as these are the chronicals of our lives. Scrapbooking helps us get through it all.

Take care,

Brenda