Here’s the minibook for the Scrapworks Halloween Spotlight for AMM.

Here’s one of my layouts from the Scrapworks Halloween Spotlight for AMM.

Journaling Reads:
Little David, I’m regularly amazed at your displays of love. You are so
generous with others. If we have a friend come over and we ask you to
give him a hug, you don’t even hesitate before you give this practical
stranger a wonderful hug.

Last weekend, we went to the pumpkin patch, and it was your first time.
You were so excited to see all the pumpkins that you ran from one corner
to another, touching each of the pumpkins. It gave me so much joy to
watch you.

As you walked up to this very large pumpkin, I observed you give it an
interested look and then a hesitant touch. To encourage you to explore,
I said, “David, give the pumpkin a hug.” And you did: a kind, full, and
genuine hug. It made me feel so warm inside to see you do that.

I am so thrilled that you are so full of love and so generous with it. I
hope you continue to share your love with everyone around you, even with
pumpkins.

I made it to round two of Last Scrapper Standing. Woo hoo. Here’s the
challenge for round two:
“Alright. Your next challenge from the Dare book. It is to scrap 7
Random Facts. They could be facts about yourself, your spouse, your
child, your best friend…whomever. Just make em random and make em 7.”

I wanted to give the impression that I was looking at a mirror, so I
wrapped my background in aluminum paper. I put a black frame to make it
look like the mirror frame and even embossed the corners like a mirror
might have. It didn’t photograph well but it’s really shiny and reflects.

The facts are:
1. I can’t ride a bike.
2. I am scared of the dark
3. I have no middle name.
4. I am double-jointed on my arms
5. I went to my parents’ wedding. I even ditched school for it.
6. I have never broken a bone anywhere.
7. I can touch the tip of my nose with my tongue.

Another layout for October AMM kit.

Journaling Reads:
Towards the end of every MyGym class, they give a surprise to everyone.
Each week the surprise is something different. Sometimes it’s a ball, or
a cone, or a slinky, or a ring. Once you have your surprise, they act
out a lot of different things to do with it. They put it on their head
and then ask, “Is this a hat?”

A few seconds later, they go, “Noooo, it’s not a hat.”

“Is this a shoe?”

“Noooo, not a shoe.”

And on and on. You always participate in the games but never say
anything. I never minded it because you have so much fun during surprise
time even without the words. Last week, when you came home from the
class, you were out in the backyard, playing with the bike pump. You
drove it like a truck and then said, “Truck!” so I said. “Is that a truck?”

And you replied, “Noooo, no truck.” I couldn’t believe what I heard.

You always manage to surprise me, David. Just when I think you’re not
paying any attention or understanding anything, you show me that you
were listening all along.

So I was thrilled to bits about making it to AMM DT. It was something I
really really wanted. And I am so honored!! This was my first layout as
a DT member with the October Kit. A rare one with out journaling.

I figured it was time to post October and November layouts. This was for
AMM DT call.

Journaling Reads:
Muir Woods is my sanctuary.

The first time your Daddy and I visited Muir Woods, I was writing
novels. We were in town for a wedding and your dad drove me to the park
as part of our two-day sightseeing. I fell in love with the park
immediately. I was so enamored with the magnanimity of nature that I sat
there in awe for quite some time. I told Daddy that I could sit in these
woods and write all day and all night. I decided we needed to move to
San Francisco just so I could visit this place regularly.

Sadly, since we’ve moved to the Bay Area, we hadn’t visited Muir Woods
once until two weeks ago, when your grandpa came to visit. I was whiny
all the way up to the park and wished I had decided to stay home and
scrap. But the moment we walked in, you screamed:

“I see trees!”

And I knew I was doing something much better than scrapbooking: I was
living one of those moments that I work hard to capture on my scrapbook
pages. For the next hour, we walked along the magical pathways of Muir
Woods, and you ran around and explored everything. You looked at the
bugs. You watched the water. You kept pointing out animals. Your
enthusiasm was contagious.

I am so glad to know that a place that brings me so much peace brought
you an equal amount of joy. I promise you, my little boy, there are many
more Muir Woods trips in our future.