I should be the star of the next Mastercard Commercial!

Let's title this picture: Summer 2006-2008 Bound


Nineteen 12x12 Scrapbook Albums--$171.00
760 12x12 sheet protectors--$84.00
96 acid-free gluesticks--$25.00
5,760 4x6 prints--$460.80

Finally getting caught up with all of my scrapbooking (and BTB--"before the baby")--PRICELESS!!


There are a few people and objects I would like to thank that made this whole project possible.

1. My husband who did not lay on the guilt trip after I spent nearly every night over a two-month period locked away in my "den." (Note that my scrapbook den is the garage.)


2. My mother who instilled in me the importance of record-keeping. Note the number of books on this shelf--titled, "Lauren's Life--the coming-of-age years."


3. All of the people who helped me start a blog so that I could more carefully keep track of events. I'd also like to give myself a pat on the back for writing in my girl's journals every month so that I haven't forgotten all of the little details of their childhood.


4. I'd like to thank the brilliant scrapbook company who came up with 12x12 sheet protectors that allow you to simply insert your 4x6 pictures in the pockets. Because of this, I was able to scrapbook half of my books and the other half (especially when there were just too many cute pictures of one event) is very simply placed in these awesome devices. See some shots below of how this worked.





5. Finally, I'd like to thank the wiggle racers which provided my kids with endless hours of entertainment while I trudged along. You can see them racing in the garage--sorry it's so dark--in the video below. By the way, these toys are a huge hit with every kid we've had over--and I've seen them at Walmart and Target!!




Here's to going digital in 2009!!