We could write a book about it!

Well maybe not, but we do need to compile a visual journey for an expectant mother to take as she learns about who we are. We had a great time last night mapping out the sections. You'll likely all have a cameo appearance within the pages of our lives since there are to be a TON of pictures.

I wish I had two weeks off. I might get fired because of this if I wasn't going to be out of the country and away from the computer. Thanks to Lisa for suggesting that we do this online (despite our more touchy, feely side that wanted something more tactile). Now, we are addicted to the book creation website and all the fun things we can do!

We got the giggles last night at the audacity of anyone to suggest that we summarize our autobiographies into one paragraph. Really? We think there's a little more to us than that. We've been drawing on songs that give you a sense of someone's character in a few short verses, but we like the longer versions better. This can be done, but it will be hard.

In England a couple of weeks ago, I learned the value of being concise (no snickering!) through the ole' French philosopher Pascal. In a letter to his friend, he wrote: "The present letter is very long, simply because I lacked the time to write a shorter one."

Our challenge will be to take the combination of 72 years and fit it into neat, little, two-page spreads on things like "our story", "family", "friends", "travel", "our favorite things", etc. It will definitely take more time to do this and do it well than to just write a slogging journal about our lives. Though the end product will be a treasure for our kids forever.