A finished Book !!!!

Well many of you know about "the book" but I couldn't say a word about it on here since it was a " big secret" ! But hopefully by now "the book" has been opened and absorbed and reflected on. This is the journey on how "Gene's book" began ! It all started last June when I got another one of my crazy ideas to make Gene a book in honor of his 80th birthday ! We got to planning a family reunion which is taking place in October so that everyone could get here. So I thought what better way to celebrate a person also but to honor them with a book, so off I went to the scrapbook section of Joann's and came home with this nice little black album and a nice collection of paper.... ( why are there always cat parts in my photo's?)Envelopes to and return all set to go to the family members with instructions to have fun honoring a great man and to please return them in August .And now in September the book is done with pages in the back to still add a few. Everyone did such a fantastic job on their own page honoring their Dad, Grandpa and Great Grandpa ! ( aka Grandpa the Great ! ) One was finished the morning of giving it to him, another arrived the day before with a $17 postage for "fast mail" ! But it just told me how important that was to be included in the gift to one very special person! So here is just a brief peak at a few things it contains.

And page after page from each person of heartfelt wishes and photos old and new.
Gene has it now and so it's fun to be able to share the finished project !