Hey Cheryl.. I have just recently started scrapbooking and stamping. My wonderful friend decided to start selling it and I got hooked! I haven't really gotten anything done yet, waiting to get a good supply of stuff gathered. My first book is going to be my oldest sons. He wrote a letter to the President this year for school and recieved a letter and picture back. Was awesome! So that's what I'm doing first. My friend now sells the Stampin Up products so I'm in good! I'm also going to do a scrapbook on my WLS! I think that was an awesome idea, I had never thought about it. Tracie

Hi Trisha & others, I am right there with you... 3 months out.... I have a hard time with the eating things... :puke: alot. Should be having another barium swallow test next week and find out what is going on. I do dump on sugar (I kinda feel lucky). Most times though the sweet things taste gross to me. I have been a consultant for darn near every company out there (except Stampin Up CTMH).... Creative Memories, Scrap In A Snap, Leaving Prints... anyway... I love all of them and love scrapbooking.. unfortunately my hands don't love it. I have had 4 hand surgeries and can't do that much without pain & my fine motor skills are toast. Oh well.. so I make my baby sitters help me (nice to have so many high school kids nearby). So ... 73 pounds down... Tonya

My name is Sue and I've been scrapbooking for about 7-8 years now. My boss got me started...we used to make fun of her and then my daughter was in a local production of the musical Hair. She enticed me with the tie-died paper and the disco ball stickers. Yep, I got hooked. So far I've done a book for my daugheter's musical accolades, my daughter's high school years and my husbands educational journey to his masters degree. I'm working on my daughter's bdays now (16 and up, she's 20), then I'll have to go back to when she was a baby. My mother-in-law is turning 90 this fall so I'm planning on doing some kind of book for her. I just attended the scrapbook expo in Villa Park, IL last month and had a ball. My friend and I always take classed and then do the crop on Fridays. This year I bought the new eyelet tool with a giant spring so there's no hammering...it's easy to use. I guess I should consider doing a WLS book, thanks for the suggestion. Happy Scrapping! Sue McD

Guess we're all a bunch of LOSERS, huh? The pics at Tom's Farm came out great. I also had my daughter take some pics in bra and undies the night before surgery. I don't think those are going in the scrapbook!! I have all the paper, embellishments, pics, etc for the WLS scrapbook, just can't decide what size I want it to be. First I thought I'd do a cute 6x6, then it changed to 8x8. Now I'm considering 12x12! I just have to make up my mind. How fun to go to China and Japan! I was in Japan with a group of teachers in '96. Boy, I can taste that sushi now! YUM!!! I am still on pureed foods and hope to start shrimp and tuna tomorrow. Don't know how many pounds I've lost, but I totally missed out on the 18's in my closet. I went from 20 to 16 in two weeks. Not too shabby, huh? Hugs back, Judy

I found you guys on the main message board. Been scrapping for nine years, used to be a creative memories consultant. My poor three year old doesn't even have a scrapbook yet-I plan on getting it organized this summer,(we moved into a house two years ago, and are just now getting to go through all the storage stuff). You know how it is when you work full time and have little ones-I also had them late!