I'M SO EXCITED!!

I just received 344 pages of AMAZING via FedEx!

No clue what this is? Read My Labor of Love.

(Yes, the title is ODD, but it's an inside, family joke, and I'm not planning to sell it.)

OMG! It looks and feels AMAZING, even better than I'd hoped!!

Looks like I could have worked a little harder on the photo placement, 

but they printed beautifully!!

OMG! Look how thick it is!

I gave a digital copy to Kyle on Christmas Day (He loved it, of course!), 

but the hardcover version...I could cry; it's so beautiful!

However, there is an issue with the binding on five consecutive pages; they look like this,

so it's going to have to be redone.

I won't say yet which publishing company I went with yet; let's see how they handle it first.

It's going to be tough to top this Christmas/college graduation gift; 

what a feeling of accomplishment!

I have already started working on Kendall's copy; 

hers is the same through the first 40 pages or so, and then I kept a separate journal for her,

 so I'm back to proofreading and formatting 

in the hopes of having hers ready by her birthday in April.

Then I'll start the journal for the grandkids.

Kidding!

(Mostly)

Just wanted to share my excitement!

p.s. Yes, I'm aware that my real name is in the photo on the cover, and I don't use my real name here in print, but I'm not worried about it as long as it's not searchable text.