13 August 2008

Scrapbooking...zero enjoyment but at least it looks good

I have recently had the desire to preserve our memories in an aesthetically pleasing way. What better, more time consuming way to accomplish this than by scrapbooking. I have to be completely frank, I do not enjoy the art of scrapbooking but I do enjoy the finished product. This means that I spend endless hours at my dining room table with a paper cutter, a mish-mash of papers, ribbons, brads, glue dots, mounting squares, and little patience. I turn on some tunes so I don't have to fully concentrate on what I am really doing and start working. About an hour later I have an aesthetically pleasing presentation of my pictures. The hope is that some day, generations down the line, a grandchild will look at the scrapbook and say "Oh, they were so cute!" or "Look how funny Grandpa looks!" At least that's what we hope.

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