Richard had decided to buy me a 12 X 12 scrapbook with extra pages as I had enjoyed scrapbooking. This purchase was made at the time when we still lived in West Valley. 8 ½ by 11 always seemed more practical for me though I had made up four or five 12 X 12 scrapbook albums when I was single. After I had married I had made a couple of pathetic attempts of scrapbooking in order to preserve the memories of my new instant family – but I had given that up after Jaime was born. I didn’t have the room I needed.
Before we had even moved to West Valley Richard had given me a CD set to download to the computer. The program allowed me create scrapbook pages on the computer. No longer would I have to spread out photos and lay them out for placement and seek for stickers or die cuts to go with whatever themes. I could see benefits for both. The pages I print from the computer don’t have raised borders or the third dimension sometimes offered by a hand created scrapbook.
I kept all my scrapbooking supplies in the event that I ever returned to pre-computer. When Richard presented me with the 12X12 I decided to go through some accumulated photos (such as our trip to Disneyland) and create pages. I asked Jaime to assist. She made one page. That was her contribution. She does not love scrapbooking. Not her thing.
I had started four or five pages. STARTED. I had placed pictures on the12X12. I don’t know what year I had tackled that feat – if it was the year before my mom was put into assisted living, the year before we moved here or when. Apparently I had packed up my scrapbook pages and supplies and even the new scrapbook album which Richard had purchased. I didn't even realize that I had had it when we lived in West Valley but the receipt indicates that is where we lived. It sat in our Oregon shed(s) – eight years it lay untouched. Honestly I had forgotten that they existed – until quite recently when Jaime and I were finally able to tackle both sheds and reorganize and dispose.
I had the 12X12 scrapbook in the yardsale. It remained untouched. Then I decided I would put some of the photos
(particularly the cut ones –
see here) in a scrapbook and send it to Ryan.
After I printed his name off the computer and inserted it along with his
photo I found alphabetized stickers in the front cover – where they
will remain because I don’t know how to
get them out. There are instructions for
inserting the extra pages. Evidently the
spine needs to be broken and reset. What
the hey??!!!
Anyway I have decided to get rid of the extra papers, stickers, die cuts, stencils and whatever else I happened to collect. I took a picture of some samples and posted them on facebook. I had a taker within five minutes. Excited about the claim.
