A new challenge, not for the faint of heart! As my oldest son has entered the dreaded teen years - I'm facing the inevitable 'you don't understand' attitudes! Why did I think that my children would be different, that they would realize I was a wealth of un-tapped information, when no other teen before them had? I came to the startling realization that not only does he not know much about MY childhood - I really don't know a whole lot about my parents. So that is the basis behind a new challenge! Getting down those tid-bits that show who you were growing up, what helped you become the person you are today.

As I was getting my thoughts together - trying to come up with the right words to talk many of yall into tackeling this challenge with me, I received an e-mail that a former co-worker was killed in a car accident this past weekend, leaving behind 2 teenaged children. I feel even more strongly now, that I need to use my love for scraping to not only document my childrens lives, but mine, my husbands, and our parents as well.

Are you up for the challenge? This is a one week challenge, and of course there will be a small freebie for anyone who posts to the following gallery by Sunday July 16! This weeks theme is Friends. Who were your friends growing up - what did yall do together, what do you remember most about them, how did you meet, are you still friends?

http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/galle....php?cat=11838

If you have any questions, or ideas for future themes, PLEASE PM me!

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Lucrecia

Oh, this sounds great! Can't wait to dig out old pics and start scrapping!

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Sounds fun, I'll see what photos I can dig up!!!

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What a great idea for a challenge! Will start digging up those old photos (eekk... you will all see me with 80's hair LOL)

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This is an intriguing proposal...not sure I have any pictures of my friends from elementary school days though, probably in a big box somewhere in my parents' attic fading away. High school? Most likely in the same box. I think if I participate it may have to a journaling page.

I was afraid to pull out the old photos so I used a recent one and did a lot of journaling.

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Lucrecia

Off to get the photos! Sorry about your colleague!

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Have a nice day wherever you are, Olga

This is so awesome...I just reunited with 3 of my childhood friends (we have not seen each other in TWENTY years...that was when I was NINE!?!)...I can't wait to post about some of my friends...I may have a couple of LOs for this one.....Thank you for such a great challenge!

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