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Heritage Makers 8×8″ Storybook featuring all of the photos taken by our dear and talented photographer (and fellow MOMS Clubber) friend Christy Andrea back in September. <iframe/></p> </div>  </div>  <div id="post-388" class="hentry p3 post publish author-chloe category-heritage-makers category-owen-patrick tag-baby tag-box tag-custom tag-digital-scrapbooking tag-heritage tag-heritage-makers tag-keepsake tag-owen tag-scrap tag-scrap-page tag-scrapbook y2009 m11 d06 h15 alt"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/11/06/baby-owen-keepsake-boxes/" rel="bookmark" title='Permanent Link to "Baby Owen Keepsake Boxes"'>Baby Owen Keepsake Boxes</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-start">Published</span> <div class="entry-author"><span class="meta-prep">by</span> <address class="vcard author"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/author/chloe/" class="url fn" title="View all posts by chloe">chloe</a></address></div> <div class="entry-date"><span class="meta-prep">on</span> <abbr class="published" title="2009-11-06T15:49:12-0800">November 6, 2009</abbr></div> <div class="entry-categories"><span class="meta-prep">in</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/heritage-makers/" title="View all posts in Heritage Makers">Heritage Makers</a> and <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/owen-patrick/" title="View all posts in Owen Patrick">Owen Patrick</a></div><span class="meta-end">.</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/11/06/baby-owen-keepsake-boxes/#respond" class="commentslink" title="Comment on Baby Owen Keepsake Boxes">0 <span>Comments</span></a> <span class="entry-tags">Tags: <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/baby/" rel="tag">baby</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/box/" rel="tag">box</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/custom/" rel="tag">custom</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/digital-scrapbooking/" rel="tag">digital scrapbooking</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/heritage/" rel="tag">heritage</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/heritage-makers/" rel="tag">Heritage Makers</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/keepsake/" rel="tag">keepsake</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/owen/" rel="tag">owen</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/scrap/" rel="tag">scrap</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/scrap-page/" rel="tag">scrap page</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/scrapbook/" rel="tag">scrapbook</a>.</span> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry-content"> <p>I just finished creating the pieces to “Mod Podge” to a paper craft box (square box with a lid) for three keepsake boxes for Owen. I’ll be able to put all his little baby treasures in them (those that won’t scan into a storybook!) like his first outfit from the hospital, his hospital bracelets, umbilical cord clip, footprint, hospital receiving blanket, favorite infant outfit, favorite baby toy, etc, etc, etc. Plus, the design of the boxes is made to match the look and colors of his “Owen’s First Year” storybook. The pieces for this box project are printed on two 12×12″ Heritage Makers scrap pages. A very inexpensive and yet totally personalized, custom project. So fun!<br /> <iframe src="http://www.heritagemakers.com/projectBrowserStandAlone.cfm?projectId=1087582&productId=64&projectSponsor=302238" width="600" height="450" > <iframe/></p> </div>  </div>  <div id="post-385" class="hentry p4 post publish author-chloe category-chloe category-heritage-makers tag-christmas tag-custom tag-heritage-makers tag-holiday tag-insert tag-scrap tag-scrap-page tag-scrapbook tag-scrapbooking tag-starbucks tag-tumbler tag-winter y2009 m11 d05 h20"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/11/05/custom-holiday-insert-for-starbucks-tumbler/" rel="bookmark" title='Permanent Link to "Custom Holiday Insert for Starbucks Tumbler"'>Custom Holiday Insert for Starbucks Tumbler</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-start">Published</span> <div class="entry-author"><span class="meta-prep">by</span> <address class="vcard author"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/author/chloe/" class="url fn" title="View all posts by chloe">chloe</a></address></div> <div class="entry-date"><span class="meta-prep">on</span> <abbr class="published" title="2009-11-05T20:46:15-0800">November 5, 2009</abbr></div> <div class="entry-categories"><span class="meta-prep">in</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/chloe/" title="View all posts in Chloe">Chloe</a> and <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/heritage-makers/" title="View all posts in Heritage Makers">Heritage Makers</a></div><span class="meta-end">.</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/11/05/custom-holiday-insert-for-starbucks-tumbler/#respond" class="commentslink" title="Comment on Custom Holiday Insert for Starbucks Tumbler">0 <span>Comments</span></a> <span class="entry-tags">Tags: <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/christmas/" rel="tag">Christmas</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/custom/" rel="tag">custom</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/heritage-makers/" rel="tag">Heritage Makers</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/holiday/" rel="tag">holiday</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/insert/" rel="tag">insert</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/scrap/" rel="tag">scrap</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/scrap-page/" rel="tag">scrap page</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/scrapbook/" rel="tag">scrapbook</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/scrapbooking/" rel="tag">scrapbooking</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/starbucks/" rel="tag">starbucks</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/tumbler/" rel="tag">tumbler</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/winter/" rel="tag">winter</a>.</span> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry-content"> <p>Made using a template from the Heritage Makers gallery for an 8.5×11″ scrap page.<br /> <iframe src="http://www.heritagemakers.com/projectBrowserStandAlone.cfm?projectId=1086380&productId=70&projectSponsor=302238" width="600" height="450" > <iframe/></p> </div>  </div>  <div id="post-382" class="hentry p5 post publish author-chloe category-chloe category-owen-patrick y2009 m10 d11 h14 alt"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/10/11/owen-on-growing/" rel="bookmark" title='Permanent Link to "Owen On Growing"'>Owen On Growing</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-start">Published</span> <div class="entry-author"><span class="meta-prep">by</span> <address class="vcard author"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/author/chloe/" class="url fn" title="View all posts by chloe">chloe</a></address></div> <div class="entry-date"><span class="meta-prep">on</span> <abbr class="published" title="2009-10-11T15:33:36-0700">October 11, 2009</abbr></div> <div class="entry-categories"><span class="meta-prep">in</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/chloe/" title="View all posts in Chloe">Chloe</a> and <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/owen-patrick/" title="View all posts in Owen Patrick">Owen Patrick</a></div><span class="meta-end">.</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/10/11/owen-on-growing/#comments" class="commentslink" title="Comment on Owen On Growing">1 <span>Comment</span></a> <span class="entry-tags"></span> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry-content"> <p><img src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_9656-300x200.jpg" alt="Garden Boys at Als Garden Center" title="Garden Boys at Als Garden Center" width="300" height="200" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-381" /><br /> On our way to drop Ayden off at school late last week, Owen and I were discussing how many of his pants and pajamas no longer fit since he’s been eating and sleeping so much lately.<br /> Mama:<em> You’re getting SO big Owen! You keep eating and sleeping SO much and you just grow into a bigger and bigger boy each day!</em><br /> Owen: <em>Yeah! I’m getting SOOOOOO big!</em><br /> Mama: <em>You’re growing like a WEED!</em><br /> Owen: <em>No Mama! I’m NOT growing like a weed….. I’m growing like a PLANT!!!</em><br /> I stand corrected! <img src='http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> This kid just cracks me up!</p> </div>  </div>  <div id="post-373" class="hentry p6 post publish author-chloe category-chloe category-family y2009 m09 d29 h20"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/09/29/happy-birthday-bro/" rel="bookmark" title='Permanent Link to "Happy Birthday Bro!"'>Happy Birthday Bro!</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-start">Published</span> <div class="entry-author"><span class="meta-prep">by</span> <address class="vcard author"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/author/chloe/" class="url fn" title="View all posts by chloe">chloe</a></address></div> <div class="entry-date"><span class="meta-prep">on</span> <abbr class="published" title="2009-09-29T21:45:17-0700">September 29, 2009</abbr></div> <div class="entry-categories"><span class="meta-prep">in</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/chloe/" title="View all posts in Chloe">Chloe</a> and <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/family/" title="View all posts in family">family</a></div><span class="meta-end">.</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/09/29/happy-birthday-bro/#respond" class="commentslink" title="Comment on Happy Birthday Bro!">0 <span>Comments</span></a> <span class="entry-tags"></span> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry-content"> <p><img src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_9231-200x300.jpg" alt="Stuart, the birthday boy!" title="Stuart, the birthday boy!" width="200" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-374" />Another bouncing good time at a Pump It Up birthday party - this time to celebrate Uncle Stuart turning 27! Happy birthday little brother! Niece, nephews, sisters, mother, brothers-in-law, girlfriend and several friends all helped Stuart celebrate his birthday by jumping and bouncing for an hour straight, followed by well-deserved indulgence in some yummy ice cream cake! <img src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_9227-200x300.jpg" alt="The whole party gang!" title="The whole party gang!" width="200" height="300" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-376" />We all had a blast and we have MANY pictures to prove it. At one point we even managed to talk Grandma Gail into scaling the largest of the inflatable slides (aided in large part by the couple glass of wine she had at dinner earlier!) and taking the plunge, screaming like a school girl all the way down - it was hysterical! Great fun, great memories, great party! Happy birthday to you Uncle Stuart!<img src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_9265-200x300.jpg" alt="Chloe and the kiddos" title="Chloe and the kiddos" width="200" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-375" /><em></p> </div>  </div>  <div id="post-357" class="hentry p7 post publish author-chloe category-ayden-thomas category-baby-emery category-baby-whisler category-chloe tag-ayden tag-dinosaur tag-linda tag-school tag-sew tag-stockton y2009 m09 d17 h15 alt"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/09/17/first-day-of-school/" rel="bookmark" title='Permanent Link to "First Day of School!"'>First Day of School!</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-start">Published</span> <div class="entry-author"><span class="meta-prep">by</span> <address class="vcard author"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/author/chloe/" class="url fn" title="View all posts by chloe">chloe</a></address></div> <div class="entry-date"><span class="meta-prep">on</span> <abbr class="published" title="2009-09-17T16:04:10-0700">September 17, 2009</abbr></div> <div class="entry-categories"><span class="meta-prep">in</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/ayden-thomas/" title="View all posts in Ayden Thomas">Ayden Thomas</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/baby-emery/" title="View all posts in Baby Emery">Baby Emery</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/baby-whisler/" title="View all posts in Baby Whisler">Baby Whisler</a> and <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/chloe/" title="View all posts in Chloe">Chloe</a></div><span class="meta-end">.</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/09/17/first-day-of-school/#comments" class="commentslink" title="Comment on First Day of School!">1 <span>Comment</span></a> <span class="entry-tags">Tags: <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/ayden/" rel="tag">Ayden</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/dinosaur/" rel="tag">Dinosaur</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/linda/" rel="tag">Linda</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/school/" rel="tag">School</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/sew/" rel="tag">Sew</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/stockton/" rel="tag">Stockton</a>.</span> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry-content"> <p><img src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_91231-200x300.jpg" alt="img_91231" title="img_91231" width="200" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-365" /><br /> Whoa! Neither Patrick nor I were prepared for the shock of the first day of school - and the shock was our own, NOT Ayden’s! As we prepared Ayden’s outfit the night before the first day of school and tried to mentally prepare him by talking about what the coming day would bring, we found ourselves in utter disbelief that our BABY is old enough to be going to school?!?! At one point in the evening Patrick mimed to me a rocking little baby in his arms and made an exaggerated sad face - no, we were NOT ready for this. However, Ayden certainly was! It’s a good thing the kid doesn’t know what Disneyland really is, because for the time being he thinks his new school is the best Disneyland in the world! I had been to the school for various informational and parent-orientation type events, but Ayden had never stepped foot in the building. We did have several play-dates over the summer with the kids who were lined up to be in his class this year (a GREAT idea!) so that at least most of the faces were familiar, if not the surroundings. In addition, Teacher Linda made home visits to each of the students in her classes to get to know them in their home environments, so that the kids would already know HER upon their arrival at school, and so that we could give her the 1-yard of cotton fabric that Ayden chose for his school bag. Yes, Teacher Linda requested that each student provide her with 1-yard of fabric of their choosing that she would sew into a school bag with each child on the first day of school. How awesome is THAT?!?! Choosing the fabric was an event in itself - you’d have thought I’d taken the boys to a candy store - they were both SO excited to search through the <img src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_9110-200x300.jpg" alt="Dinosaur School Bag" title="Dinosaur School Bag" width="200" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-367" />neatly stacked bolts of fabric! It was like a treasure hunt for them - Ooh, stars! Look, Santa! Mama, pumpkins and ghosts! Whoa, robots! Pretty, flowers! Scary, spiders! Cool, tractors! Mommy! DINOSAURS!!!!! And so it was that the Dinosaur fabric has become Ayden’s school bag for the year. Oh, and naturally, since his favorite color IS blue (and against my apparently not-so-important observation that the blue ribbon did NOT match the dinosaur fabric and that perhaps the brown ribbon would be more pleasing to the eye) he chose the bright blue ribbon to be the handles. </p> <p>Suffice it to say that Ayden had a VERY good first experience at school yesterday. He cannot wait until tomorrow when he gets to go again <img src='http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> His eyes were twinkling and he was positively alight as he moved from one part of the classroom to the next, discovering each new activity and treasure trove of possibilities. I could not be more pleased with his reaction to the school and it definitely makes the parental shock and associated and <em>necessary</em> adjustment to having a school-aged child a <em>bit</em> easier to swallow. My baby is in school! When did THIS happen?</p> <p>Enjoy <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/plugins/picasa/html-server.php?action=ui&galleryId=113">all the pictures from Ayden’s first day in the new gallery</a>!</p> </div>  </div>  <div id="post-353" class="hentry p8 post publish author-chloe category-chloe category-heritage-makers tag-2008 tag-family tag-heritage-makers tag-photobook tag-storybook tag-yearbook y2009 m05 d29 h14"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/05/29/the-whisler-family-yearbook-2008-heritage-makers-12x12-storybook/" rel="bookmark" title='Permanent Link to "The Whisler Family Yearbook 2008 (Heritage Makers 12×12 Storybook)"'>The Whisler Family Yearbook 2008 (Heritage Makers 12×12 Storybook)</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-start">Published</span> <div class="entry-author"><span class="meta-prep">by</span> <address class="vcard author"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/author/chloe/" class="url fn" title="View all posts by chloe">chloe</a></address></div> <div class="entry-date"><span class="meta-prep">on</span> <abbr class="published" title="2009-05-29T15:50:02-0700">May 29, 2009</abbr></div> <div class="entry-categories"><span class="meta-prep">in</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/chloe/" title="View all posts in Chloe">Chloe</a> and <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/category/heritage-makers/" title="View all posts in Heritage Makers">Heritage Makers</a></div><span class="meta-end">.</span> <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/05/29/the-whisler-family-yearbook-2008-heritage-makers-12x12-storybook/#respond" class="commentslink" title="Comment on The Whisler Family Yearbook 2008 (Heritage Makers 12×12 Storybook)">0 <span>Comments</span></a> <span class="entry-tags">Tags: <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/2008/" rel="tag">2008</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/family/" rel="tag">family</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/heritage-makers/" rel="tag">Heritage Makers</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/photobook/" rel="tag">photobook</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/storybook/" rel="tag">storybook</a>, <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/yearbook/" rel="tag">yearbook</a>.</span> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry-content"> <div style='width:640px;height:480px'> <object classid='clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000' id='main' width='100%' height='100%' codebase='http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab'><param name='movie' 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tag-add-new-tag tag-digital-scrapbooking tag-grandma-kelly tag-heritage-makers tag-mothers-day tag-photobook tag-storybook y2009 m05 d01 h14 alt"> <div class="entry-head"> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2009/05/01/grandma-kellys-mothers-day-heritage-makers-storybook/" rel="bookmark" title='Permanent Link to "Grandma Kelly’s Mother’s Day Heritage Makers Storybook"'>Grandma Kelly’s Mother’s Day Heritage Makers Storybook</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-start">Published</span> <div class="entry-author"><span class="meta-prep">by</span> <address class="vcard author"><a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/author/chloe/" class="url fn" title="View all posts by chloe">chloe</a></address></div> <div class="entry-date"><span class="meta-prep">on</span> <abbr class="published" title="2009-05-01T15:10:23-0700">May 1, 2009</abbr></div> <div class="entry-categories"><span class="meta-prep">in</span> <a 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class="entry-tags">Tags: <a href="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/tag/heritage-makers/" rel="tag">Heritage Makers</a>.</span> </div>  </div>  <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="http://www.heritagepreserved.com/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-337" title="Heritage Makers Logo" src="http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/hm_logo_72.jpg" alt="Heritage Makers Logo" width="325" height="50" /></a></p> <p>Time <em>really</em> does fly when you’re having fun! Today I celebrate the one-year anniversary of becoming a Heritage Makers Independent Personal Publishing Consultant! Signing up as a consultant a year ago was my 30th birthday present to myself, and it has truly been a gift that keeps on giving. Prior to becoming a Consultant, I was one of those people who would have sworn that I’d <em>never</em> sell anything or do in-home “parties”. I’d been asked to do everything from Pampered Chef kitchen goods to Lia Sophia jewelry, but always declined. I was fine hosting parties and earning the free hostess goodies for the many different direct-sales companies, but none of the products or companies ever impressed me enough to sign on the dotted line. Then I found Heritage Makers.</p> <p>Having made a couple of digital photo books with “other” companies (Creative Memories and My Publisher) in the past, I was familiar with the concept of “digital scrapbooking” and already keen on the idea as a whole. When I went to pick up an order of my scanned photos from a gal in my MOMS Club, she had a table full of Heritage Makers books sitting there and I was instantly in LOVE! I was immediately taken by the amazing quality, striking digital art and variety of sizes and designs. I asked her how I could create books like these… and more importantly, how I could help <em>others</em> make books like these, since I was not going to be able to help but tell everyone I knew about these amazing Heritage Makers products! I signed up to be a consultant the next morning. The rest, as they say, is Heritage Makers history!</p> <p>The “gift” of Heritage Makers that I gave myself last year has continued to give… I’m building a successful, home-based business that has, at minimum, paid our truck payment every month for the past year and helps keep me at home being “mommy” to my two beautiful boys; I’ve met countless amazing people at the in-home Workshops that my hostesses hold, and I hear their amazing stories and see their beautiful family photos; I’ve seen how the power of story can bring families together and get them talking about happy times and memories that had long since been forgotten; I’ve developed and honed some useful personal skills such as public speaking, designing presentations and displays, marketing, time management and organization, and fostering ongoing client relationships; I’ve created some beautiful, heartfelt, meaningful books and projects for my family and friends; I’m learning things about my family and heritage that I would have never thought to ask if not for HM’s Story Maps and emphasis on getting the STORY behind the pictures of our lives; I’ve helped people preserve and archive their precious family photos by getting them scanned and uploaded to their HM accounts… and so much more.</p> <p>Heritage Makers is one of the best choices I’ve ever made. 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