Week one - December 29 - January 04

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FULL LAYOUT:

 LEFT SIDE:

RIGHT SIDE:

Hard to believe the week is already over.  
Even though the kids went back to school on Thursday ( I should have documented that as it was a ROUGH day) it still felt like the holidays as Emily was home.
She is now back at school and so I'm betting things feel a little more calm around here.  She is so full of life that it can be exhausting when she is home. Luckily for us her energy was diluted over several weeks instead of a few days.  I sure do love my Pepper!

This is my first two page layout made in Photoshop Elements.  It took WAY too long.  I still have a lot to learn and even though it took longer than it should have, I know I will get faster as I figure out what I'm doing.  I am really appreciative of how people are so willing to share their talents on the internet.  It is so nice to be able to google how to do something and find some kind soul who has posted a blog about it or even better, a video tutorial.  Emily was telling me in her dance class at BYU the professor is always emphasizing how we all have unique gifts and talents from our Heavenly Father... each is different and each should be shared for the lifting and edification of others which in turn makes us stronger.

Pretty cool... and something to think about.

I am still planning on doing a traditional project life book with the divided sheet protectors. I know I would actually like to have a printed copy of the book (like from shutterfly) as it would be less bulk than a large binder, however I do it this way because I love how the kids pore over the book all year. I wouldn't want to wait until the end of the year to get it all done and printed before it could be shared.