Today I was over at my mom’s house scrappin my daughter’s School Album. It was a blast and I am so excited to have her Preschool and Kindergarten years done. But the best thing that happened today was that I officially started MY Book of ME Album. Here’s how it happened:

I was working on my daughter’s Kindergarten graduation page when I realized I had two photos too many. One was easy to take out - a different shot of the same two people on the previous page. The other was more difficult. It was a great shot of me. There was one of both of us together and then one that my daughter took of just me. I LOVE this photo of me. Not only is my hair good, my makeup good and all that usual stuff, but also I just look genuinely happy. And I can remember why! The emotion of the moment is still just a fresh for me as it was that day of May 9, 2003.

I did not want to leave this photo out of the album.

Then it struck me. This is HER album. Her album from school. Of course I leave the one of her and I together in. After all, it was at the Mother’s Day/Graduation Day event. The one of just me is for MY album. The one I get to make for just me. About me. Just because it happened at her school doesn’t mean that is where I have to scrap the photo.

I set the photo aside with an extra spring in my step. I started thinking of the things about myself I want to capture. As I drove home I started thinking about the photos of me that I really love and I bet I will find that they are the times I was truly in the moment. Just loving what I was doing right then and not thinking about something else.

It is safe to say that MY album about ME is truly underway. Another thought went through my head too…

“Angie Pedersen will be so proud.”

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