Over the few years that I have been scrapbooking I have made lots of pages that portray all the really fun, playful and romantic episodes in my life. In the reading of many scrapbooks, newsletters etc the idea that we need to scrapbook the good, the bad and the ugly of our lives too so that there is a "real" record of our lives has been buzzing around. I'm not really sure how I feel about this idea. I don't necessarily want to look back at a page and see the grief I experienced when my grandmother died or we lost our cat that had been with us for twelve years. I know those moments are part of life but I already carry them in my heart and I'm not sure I am up to a visual reminder that tugs at those deeply embedded strings. However,  I do feel sometimes that my pages are a little too rosy....so the decision what to scrapbook still rages within me. For now I look through my materials, look through my pictures and see if anything inspires me. It works for the moment so I guess I'll keep at it.

He's here! He's here! Our very first grandson has been born into the family today. Iain Alexander Chalmers. I'm still waiting on all the details but my son-in-law emailed me a picture of him moments after his birth. Who says you can't have love at first sight?

As I stared at his little round face all I could think of was how excited I am to get to scrapbook his life. Followed closely on the heels of the fact that I won't get to see him much since he lives so far away. So my new mission in life is to get my daughter interested in scrapbooking or at the very least photography.

Wish me luck!