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Year: 2011

  • Last night we went to the fair, for my 31st time. My mom was with me and she saw a tiny little baby in a front pack and said, “that was me when you were only a week old.” I still love it as much as ever and I think I’m passing on the love to Tuesday who is a total ride fiend! I especially loved sharing a swing ride with her. The classic swing ride is my all time favorite and this mini swing ride is so cute! I fudged a tiny little bit on…

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  • We’re back from our vacation up north, and happy to be home after visiting great friends. I am so glad I did this book on the road, for lots of reasons (see blank book here). Mostly I knew I would be too busy to scrapbook the trip if I didn’t and I was right. It took me days to finish the last couple of days that I needed to do here at home. I ended up printing all but a two days while I was up in Alaska, and it made for quick finishing up of…

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  • The trip is lovely so far, if a little damp! My scrapbook on the road is going well, I really like having this project to do on a mellow trip like this. Sorry about my hack job on obscuring my address, I just used lightroom to do it. These are just the first few pages, but I’m about halfway through the book. I’ve also added pictures as I uploaded to Costco and printed some off yesterday. I love that this book will nearly be finished by the time I get home. Such a great memory! This…

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