Gift Album Journalling

[ilovebelle]

Hey everyone~
I have a question for all you creative minds! I am working on a small album for my grandparents for Christmas. I was wondering what everyone thought of the journalling. Should I journal for my grandparents reading it, or should I journal as a grandchild and scrapper (putting my emotions in and from my point of view)? It is an album of the grandkids. Obviously, some of the journalling will be factual (ie: grandkid's name and birtdate, dates of events, etc) but what about the other stuff? What do you guys think? I really appreciate your help!

Kristin

 

[I am JEN]

I think I'd probably journal like your writing it, from you the scrapper...to your grandparents. And you could always "interview" them to get their point of view and write it just as they say it...from them, for some of it/or all of it for that matter. I just personally think that my grandparents would love to have read it "from me".

 

[Spinning]

I did one for my mom and step dad their life with our kids. I did it from my point of view. Or if the kids said something about it....
I think as a grandchild creating it your thoughts would mean so much to them. What you loved or remembered most about the picture Or what you learned from them.
Now that my kids are getting older I am having them add that to my pages.
What a great gift! They will love it!

 

[ilovebelle]

Thanks for the input JEN and Spinning. Thanks for the encouragement, too. I'm getting a little bummed because I don't have the kind of pictures I want. My aunt and uncle are too busy to help, so I have to use what photos my mom had. That isn't much since we live far away from my grandparents and my cousins. I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to do it, but it will have to be different than my orginial idea! I hope it works! I would appreciate any other suggestions, etc anyone is willing to offer! Thanks again!

Kristin

 

[Spinning]

If you don't have a lot of pictures you can still make it extremely interesting and have a great impact by your journalling! Even if it is a story about your an early memory of them, or a favorite gift? Activity? Anything about the love you have for them and the love they have for you! memories don't have to come alive through a picture, in fact stories do the same!

 

[JudithM]

Krisitn, the other day I posted a subject about how I put together two memory books for friends whose loved one passed away. Early on for each book, I did not think I would have enough of anything - stories or photos - for the books. Somehow it all works out - do not despair. And even more important my recipients appreciate the books/memories more than I can describe.

In one book a brother of the deceased wrote several stories & at the top of each page it said something like:

"Joe's Story about Mary
as pieced together by Mom & Mary"

or "as witnessed in person"

or "as related by so&so."

Maybe your siblings &/or cousins (the grandkids) can help you with written ideas. They can send letters, notes, emails or you can just have conversations with them.

However you decide to do the journaling, I hope you know your grandparents will love the memories - don't give up regardless of other relatives!!

 

[ilovebelle]

Thanks Judith! I will keep working on it! Got to try to get it done by Christmas! I will just keep going. I appreciate they encouragement!

Kristin