I have the photos of my parents' and sister's lives, but I don't have many of the stories that go with the pictures, and there is no one left to tell me. I want to leave the stories to go with the photos so that my children have the 'whole picture'.
"My grandmother made me a scrapbook because I was once too young to remember; I am making scrapbooks for my family because one day I may be too old to remember." ~Author Unknown
Friendship
Treat your friends as you do pictures, and place them in their best light.
-- Jennie Jerome Churchill
"Are we going to be friends forever? Asked Piglet. Even longer, Pooh answered."
-- A.A. Milne -- Winnie the Pooh
As of January 30, 2012, my finished pages are: 12 x 12: 9; 8 x 8: 0; 6 x 6: 0; mini-albums: 0; cards: 0
I have also 100% completed thirteen 12 x 12 family albums. Another four family albums that are just missing one or two pages and then they will be 100% complete as well.
Previous Years Page Counts
As of December 31, 2011, my finished pages are: 12 x 12: xx; 8 x 8: xx; 6 x 6: 0; mini-albums: 0; cards: 225
As of December 31, 2010, my finished pages are: 12 x 12: 141; 8 x 8: 42; 6 x 6: 0; mini-albums: 0; cards: 380!
As of December 31, 2009, my finished pages are: 12 x 12:170; 8 x 8:20; 6 x 6:0; mini-albums:1; cards:72
As of November 20, 2008, my finished pages are: 12 x 12: 110; 8 x 8: 54; 6 x 6: 6; cards: 51
As of November 15, 2007, my finished pages are: 12 x 12:231; 6 x 6:117; cards:46