I don't really shop until after Thanksgiving. Last year none of the kids could come for the holidays, so we went out checks or gift cards instead. It was a lot easier but not as much fun. I missed wrapping gifts and putting them all under the tree!

I tend to take a lot of photos. Even if they aren't great, I will scrap them anyway if they help to tell the story

I have to take Mom to an audiologist appointment today to get her hearing checked and to make any adjustments that might be needed to her hearing aid programming. She isn't always cooperative about wearing them; she would rather crank up the tv to THIS LOUD instead. Her dementia has increased quite ...

I was there with my parents when I was about 10; the restorations were just really getting going then. My youngest daughter and went in 2004, and there were so many outstanding restorations and reenacments! The people playing colonial residents stayed in character and really brought the history to l...

No, most of the time they don't save memorabilia for me. I'm lucky if I get pictures!

I used to most scrap on weekends when I was working office jobs, but since "retiring" I try to do something every day.

Grew up in Bureau County, IL., a rural area of about 35,000 people. Specifically, I lived in Manlius (pop. about 350 t0 400). I attended a year of college in Kenosha, WI and then went to Northern IL University in DeKalb, After college I moved back to the area, living in the county seat of Princeton ...

That's an adorable layout. Congrats, Lori!

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McD's!