I Am, You Are

Blowing bubbles during the last days of Summer...

If you personally know me, then you know I am a scrapbook addict (although I haven't gotten much done since Mason has been in our lives!) I have been subscribing to the scrapbooking magazine Creating Keepsakes since 2001 (!) and up until recently, I have kept them all! That's right~I'm a crazy scrapbooking pack rat. For me, the magazines are filled with such great ideas and inspiration that I just need to flip through a few pages and I'm ready to get scrapping! I've never creased a single page and would never DREAM of tearing a page out of one of them!
Well, until recently.

Several months ago, I decided that this magazine collection was quite ridiculous and that I'd go through each one and tear out the pages I wanted to keep, slip them into sheet protectors & add them to a huge "Inspiration Binder." I love it! Now ideas are at my fingertips to browse at any time-minus the ads & stuff I didn't care for. I have filled almost 3, 3" binders so far! And don't worry~I throw the remainder of the magazine in the recycle bin!

So WHY am I telling you all this, you ask?
The other night I was going through one of the magazines from August 2005, B.M. (Before Mason) There were several layouts, us usual, about kids and babies and I always thought they were sweet but at the time (in 2005) I had no use for them personally. Well, I came across one layout that really hit home for me. It amazed me that it didn't mean anything to me in 2005. It had a poem written fairly large and had a photo of a mother and child. Here is the poem:

I am your parent, you are my child.
I am your quiet place, you are my wild.
I am your calm face, you are my giggle.
I am your wait, you are my wiggle.
I am your finish line, you are my race.
I am your praying hands, you are my saving grace.
I am your lullaby, your are my peekaboo.
I am your good-night kiss, you are my I love you.

~by Maryann K. Cusimano

Wow~this is so my life right now with Mason and I wouldn't change it for anything! I instantly connected with this poem and plan to make a layout with it as well.

A few more random pictures (from July 09)