Carole - I don't have any sure fire ways to break your scrappers block! Maybe the Speed Scrap Marathon this weekend will help. Something there has to inspire you, right? Do you have a kit or set of elements that you really love and haven't used yet? Maybe they would get you scrapping. I'm staring at a picture that I love of DS2 and trying to figure out what to do with it. So I'm in about the same spot as you are.
Mirranda - It's great of you to jump in with us. We all have those projects that we get volunteered for (or volunteered ourselves for) but we're not as thrilled. You might want to consider buying a CD or two to help you out with your FIL's book. I'm not sure what style of scrapping you like but MaryMN and another SBBer (who I can't remember for the life of me) used Anna's Baby Daze CD for adult LOs. Here's a link to one of
Mary's LOs. Good luck getting to your scrapping!