tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post4771777889820637391..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: Photographs & memoriesloribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-12102966043614517162007-11-29T22:31:00.000-05:002007-11-29T22:31:00.000-05:00I have a scanner & have scanned my Polaroids. I al...I have a scanner & have scanned my Polaroids. I also took two of the best to a photo shop to have them copied -- I didn't want to do them all at once, just in case...!Without showing the photos, I asked the girl at the counter if they could make a copy from a Polaroid & how much it would cost, etc. Then I cleared my throat & said, "You see, I lost a baby recently..." She put her hand up and said, "I understand. I haven't been though exactly the same thing, but I had a really bad miscarriage experience. Don't worry, I'll take good care of these." And she did. I was just so, so grateful for her kindness.loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-32916388272184997612007-11-27T16:55:00.000-05:002007-11-27T16:55:00.000-05:00Our son was stillborn a few weeks ago, and I'm gra...Our son was stillborn a few weeks ago, and I'm grateful that we have some really nice pictures. Even though I couldn't look at them for a few days after the delivery, I kept asking my husband, "Are you sure we got a picture of his full body? Are you sure?" Someday, I will scrapbook those pictures. But I feel the same way you do--it has to be <I>exactly right</I>. <BR/><BR/>I have stayed away from scrapbooking for most of my struggle with infertility, and now, I'm afraid, I don't see any time in the near future that I'm going to want to scrapbook. My SIL is a new Creative Memories rep, but I haven't gone to any of her crops because I'm insanely jealous of her mommy scrapbooking friends. I simply can't relate to them. I prefer to scrapbook alone.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08514262423005456861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-31637801437922419582007-11-27T14:17:00.000-05:002007-11-27T14:17:00.000-05:00For many years, I kept things, ticket stubs, trave...For many years, I kept things, ticket stubs, travel brochures with the intention of scrapbooking some travels and such. I can't believe there are people who think scrapbooking is only for mom's of the living. How limited. I did start one for M, however, almost 2 years later, I am ashamed to admit I have exactly 7 pages done. It just isn't something I can work on whenever, I have to let the right mood strike. After starting his, I did become frustrated at the lack of supplies for scrapbooking a more serious topic.<BR/><BR/>I wish you had more photos, I think no matter how many anyone has, they wish they had more. I know I do, and I have a few. I too, did not want to take pics of M, but my mother basically ignored me, pulled out her camera and shot away. Why she knew to do this, I don't know, but I will be eternally grateful. The ones from her camera are not the best, and some I probably would not share at all (she took some right after he was born, before he was cleaned up) but I love them. <BR/><BR/>Have you scanned and reprinted your polaroids? Just wondering, as I know polaroids don't last forever.ms. Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263348912679823512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-60971833637759358932007-11-27T09:53:00.000-05:002007-11-27T09:53:00.000-05:00I'm sorry you don't have pictures of your daughter...I'm sorry you don't have pictures of your daughter. Your support group's work is very meaningful.<BR/><BR/>I've only made a couple of pages, but I admit to being put off by the seeming "mommyness" of scrapbooking. My SIL has asked me over for crop parties with her friends (small rural town moms), and I always make an excuse. I do like looking at the stickers and embellishments, but the vast array of cutesy baby-related items never fails to bring me to tears. D. and I once joked about an IF scrapbook:<BR/><BR/>http://southcitysadie.typepad.com/miss_e_musings/2006/08/scrapbook_this.html<BR/><BR/><BR/>PS. If you do find an Amsterdam embellishment, please let me know -- I'm still looking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-69578010731990999552007-11-26T18:45:00.000-05:002007-11-26T18:45:00.000-05:00"I am a scrapbooker on and off, but I tend to do e..."I am a scrapbooker on and off, but I tend to do even better at shopping for scrapbooking :) " <BR/><BR/>Ha!! Don't we all?? lol ; ) <BR/><BR/>I go through droughts as well... I find that taking a class or going to a crop often helps me get going again! I find it hard to make time to scrapbook at home -- seems like there's always something else that needs doing that seems more urgent (sigh). I tend to get most of my main work done at crops & the finishing touches & journalling at home. <BR/><BR/>I don't have a dedicated scrapping room -- my stuff shares space with our office/computer room. I like scrapping downtstairs at the kitchen table anyway. <BR/><BR/>I have seen Blair's video slide show. It is AMAZING. Totally heartbreaking (I sobbed uncontrollably all the way through it), but absolutely amazing.loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-19920572026596697682007-11-26T00:00:00.000-05:002007-11-26T00:00:00.000-05:00what a great post Loribeth. I am a scrapbooker on...what a great post Loribeth. I am a scrapbooker on and off, but I tend to do even better at shopping for scrapbooking :) When in the groove, it flows - but when I've fallen out of the habit it seems so hard to start in again. Any tips for "getting back on the horse" as it were? Do you have a scrapbooking room? There are some amazing ideas in "dream scrap rooms" at http://barrenwheatfield.wordpress.com/category/scrapbooking/ <BR/><BR/>I hope to get really inspired to s/b some of the traveling dh and I have done. It seems such a struggle to get my head in the right place, but once I'm there I love it.<BR/><BR/>There is an amazing, powerful, beautiful, sad "slideshow" of photos of a precious little boy who was stillborn. The link is:<BR/><BR/>http://www.blairblanks.com/james/ <BR/><BR/>It wrenches my heart every time I see it. It is so beautifully done. There is music with it.<BR/><BR/>AndieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com