Flora

Flora, my mom, in the early 1940s.

For my Heritage album.

Simple Stories Vintage Ancestry collection

 

We Are Family - Siblings

These are four of my mother's five siblings; there are no pictures of her oldest sister.

Also, there are no photos of any of them as children. 

Simple Stories Vintage Ancestry collection

 

Louise and Robert Walker

Another page for my Heritage album.

This is my mom's closest sister and her husband -

when they married in the 1930s, a little later in life,

and then when I visited them in 1971.

Simple Stories Vintage Ancestry collection.

 

John P. Meschino

My dad as a youngster, a 20-something with his cronies, and a 50's guy.

For the Heritage album for my kids.

Simple Stories Vintage Ancestry collection.

 

My Hero WW II

The second page about my dad's World War II service.

These are excerpts from the diary he kept.

 

3 Years 4 Months of Army Service

I'm making Heritage albums for my kids.

This is one of two pages about my father's World War II service.

 

Choose Change

Another two pages for my Covid-19 Traveler's Notebook.

 

Moments That Matter

I used this photo on a layout for my grandson, so of course I had to

do one for my granddaughter as well.

 

Christmas Time (page 2)

The right side of the two-page spread.

This one is about Christmas Day.

Below is the two-page spread.

 

Christmas Time 2019

Christmas for the grandkids in League City, Texas, 2019.

This page shows the many activities at home and around the town;

the next page will show Christmas Day itself.

Even though the colors are dark and don't match the pictures very well,

I used some of Graphic 45's Christmas Time collection - I love the 

look and I've been wanting to use it up.

 

Cousins #2

I used the same photo as yesterday, but a completely different page design.

 

Cousins

 

Arizona grandkids with their Phoenix cousins.

Little Kids, Big City

My daughter and family enjoyed a trip to Japan a few years ago.

I just love the photo of the two of them looking out the hotel room window,

gazing at Tokyo, the biggest city they'd ever been in!

 

Hello Bunnies

My grandson just started 4-H this year and he and his sister are raising bunnies.

Unfortunately, it's not going as well as planned!

 

My Valentines

 

It's the grandchildren, of course.

The One With the Halloween Party

Inspired by ScrapHappy's LOAD challenge with the theme of the Friends TV show.

Using the prompt The one with the..., which is how all episodes were titled.

This title, in fact, really was the name of one of the episodes.

The one above is for my granddaughter's album, the one below for my grandson's.

 

Dreams On Hold

When my daughter and family moved to Pinetop, AZ in 2019, my plan was to buy a condo there and spend parts of each year with them. Then Covid came! Not only did it squelch my travel plans, but reasonably-priced condos for sale disappeared! One of these days...

Hearth and Home by Simple Stories

 

3-1 @ 125

One of my grandsons is a competitive wrestler, but unfortunately last fall's season was almost nil due to Covid and weather. He only got to go to one tournament and won 3 of his 4 matches and wrestled at 125 pounds.

 

Fall at Woodland Park

 

Spell

Granddaughter's school district spelling bee.

I used a kit from the ScrapRoom

and one of their sketches as well.

 

Let's Go!

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Another spread for my Covid TN.

We had a time last fall when we thought Covid was coming to an end.

My friends and I started going out in public spaces - didn't last long, but sure was fun!

 

Winter Adventures

What do you do on a sunny but chilly winter Saturday?

You have adventures at home and away.

 

Our Heroes

Tough times call for tough leaders.

These people have been my heroes during Covid.

Another spread for my Covid Traveler's Notebook.

 

So Good - My Year in Books

My yearly review of books I've read.

The last two years I've put it in my Covid Traveler's Notebook. 

 

Annie Jr.

Page 2 of my granddaughter's Annie Jr. layouts.

Below, the two-page spread.

 

Annie Jr.

My granddaughter played Mr. Warbucks in Annie Jr.

Due to Covid I was unable to go, but I heard she did a terrific job!

This is the left side of a two-page spread.

I was able to use an Annie cut-file that I found at Scrapbook Concierge Digital.

Home is the Sweetest Word There Is

 For my Covid 19 Traveler's Notebook.

A bit of redecorating when I grew tired of my surroundings.

Day 2 prompt for ScrapHappy's LOAD:

What is home for you?

I'll (NOT) Be There For You

 

A two-page spread in my Covid 19 Traveler's Notebook about the trips I have missed due to Covid.

I haven't traveled for two years; my last trip was to visit my daughter and family (lower left).

How I miss those grandchildren!

These pages were inspired by a prompt on the first day of ScrapHappy's LOAD222.

This month the theme is the TV show Friends, and this prompt was about the show's

theme song "I'll Be There For You" and the opening scene, which had unplanned 

fun in the fountain. My planned fun was lost in the pandemic.