New Hobby

This past year has included many "firsts." Some good ones, and some not-so-good ones. But one great thing that has happened this year is that I've developed some hobbies.

I remember one evening, my husband told me, "You should get a hobby." A hobby? Like I have time to have a hobby. My hobbies include laundry, cleaning, meal preparation, house organization, raising children. How could I possibly handle another hobby?

But, soon afterwards, a MOPS friend invited me to a Stampin' Up party and another had me addicted to her adorable blog. I began to discover that I was a creative person -- or, at least, I enjoyed attempting to be creative. My mother and sister are very creative people with great artistic talent. I cannot draw a stick figure. So, I concluded that I was neither artistic nor creative. But I was wrong!

Now, I do not like to scrapbook. For some reason, I hate the idea of cutting photos. My husband would say that is because I am a terrible decision maker and take forever to make a choice that will become permanent. I take oodles of pictures and end up printing them off and sticking them in a book. Or even worse, they stay on my computer.

But when I discovered the whole concept of "digital scrapbooking," I was hooked. I'm still learning the ropes but enjoy it. I began with Eveley's birth and am looking forward to completing enough pages to have the "first edition" printed.

Here are 2 pages from our vacation. There are more to come!