A few years ago, I asked the readers of my blog to tell me some of the weirdest things they've ever added to their scrapbook pages. While many of the answers didn't surprise me (as I had the same things in my scrapbooks!), but I was downright floored by some of the responses. Here are some of the strange and stranger items you can find between the pages of your sister scrapbookers' albums:
1. Pregnancy tests. This was actually a very common response, and I can understand why! Because it's the first tangible proof of the new life that is already growing inside you, it makes sense that you'd want to hold on to these little sticks. Some people are grossed out by the idea that you had to, ahem, "baptize" the test strip first, but I figure that's the least of my worries, compared to the other unattractive facets of pregnancy. (Just for the record, I have saved all three of my positive pregnancy tests, but have not yet put them in albums. I'm still trying to figure out what adhesive to use!).
2. Photos of the toilet-training process. Yes, it's an important milestone in your child's life, so much so that many moms have had to photograph the success and create a layout with "proof." (Do they think their kids won't believe they passed through that stage if they don't have evidence?) I have to admit I'd never been tempted to document this particular step towards growing up.
3. Used band-aids. Yup, more than one respondent to my blog post told me they'd saved used bandages from their kids' boo-boos to add to scrapbook pages. The bonus? I suppose you don't have to worry about adhesive to stick them to the page! If you think that one's bad, read on...
4. Stitches. No, not stitches like a little hand-sewn monogram. I'm talking about the stitches that might accompany #3 above. One of my readers saved them when the wound healed, and included them on her scrapbook page. I was so shocked, I forgot to ask her if she put a hazardous waste warning on the album's spine!
5. Sand and dirt. After the four above, sand and dirt don't sound so crazy, do they? In any case, taking a souvenir of a special place by scooping up a sprinkling of sand or dirt and including it in a little glassine envelope isn't an uncommon behavior. One well-traveled scrapper said her family saves a bit of sand from each beach they travel to. I say, Cool!
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