My Mom recently sent me something I made in the 4th grade. Something she's taped up onto one of her kitchen cupboard doors (in three different houses) for over 32 years. She emailed it to me over the weekend and said: "Remember this? Your first scrapbooking extravaganza!"
This was definitely pre-Paperkins. I wasn't trying to be all creative or nothin'. I was just calling it as I saw it.
And isn't that what good scrapbooking is really all about?
Peggy says
I think most of us scrapbooked when we were younger. Often it was scraps of newspaper clippings & photos together. Like your find, often it was mixed media art. Isn’t that really what we create now only we have specific product available now?
Dawn H says
How funny!!
It was great meeting you this weekend. Have a great week!! Dawn H
Kristy Parker says
OMG……How hillarious….you were even witty in the 4th grade..
Katie Scott says
🙂 I love old stuff like that!
Sandy says
Too funny!
Jeanne Pellerin says
Love it!
Shanon says
Hillarious!!!
Houston says
Hilarious!
Lazy Mom Leslie says
Too funny! I love that your mom has kept it all these years!
Teresa says
🙂 this is the real life 🙂
Ann Grounds says
LOVE IT! Who knew?
katie says
Hilarious! I love that your mom kept it (and moved it) all these years 🙂
Shannon in WA says
Hilarious! My grandmother has somehow managed to keep the little creations I made for her when I was a kid and every now and then she presents them back to me. It’s always fun to see how I viewed things when I was young!
Speaking of “Gran Torino”…I bawled like a baby when I saw it. The movie was nothing like I expected. Definitely a must-see movie for everyone.
kelli says
Love it!
Julie says
ROFL…that’s great!
AngMomof3 says
We may laugh at the crazy scrapbooks we created “back in the day”, but it was still the foundation for where I’m at today!
memoryminded says
Such insight, even at a young age. Thanks for the laugh – as always!
bree mcconnell says
Too funny!!!
maryjo materazo says
a-w-e-s-o-m-e…..
MargVP says
The writing was on the wall all those years ago. So funny!
rubberbandgirl says
Is there something deeply psychological going on here? Hmmm?
What was young Cathy saying?
Kidding. Very funny.
cynthia says
Oh my Cathy. Super funny:) See it was scrapbooking destiny for you:)
tara says
this is priceless. no wonder your mom saved it!
bobbie says
Got my first issue of CK as replacement for SS…
yuck. Now I remember why I dropped CK over a year ago.
Cancel CK ~ bring back SS.
Sue_NovaScotia says
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Elizabeth B says
Your dad looks a bit like Will Farrell at first glance…
Sarah says
I am definitely going to have to follow your blog. New scrapbooker here, I am sure I will need a little ‘direction’ at some point. 🙂
The girls from 9Months And Beyond sent me. 🙂