ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

To my whole family, thanks for being my inspiration and my support. You guys are the best. To my mom and dad, thanks for babysitting and picking up and dropping off the kids numerous times because I was busy. I couldn’t have done it without you.

To my husband, Austin, thank you for all the times you did the tuckins, the dishes and the laundry so I could write this book. You kept the Diet Coke stocked, and you make a mean frozen pizza.

To my scrapbooking buddies, Deb, Nan, Karen and Patti (in no particular order because I love them all the same). Thank you for being cheerleaders, idea bouncer-off-ers, people to bum things off of and, most of all, a huge source of laughter and love. My love of scrapbooking comes from our weekends away scrapping, laughing and watching Diary of a Mad Black Woman countless times. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thanks to my parents and Deb, Nan and Alana for the use of your incredible pictures.

A special thank you to Jennifer, Julie, Shaunte and Shannon for your unbelievable contributions to this book. Every layout you did was amazing. You all rock.

A big thank you to the entire Memory Makers Books staff. You made being a first-time author much less scary than I thought it was going to be.

To all of my other friends and family, thank you for your support, your encouragement and your inspiration. I am forever grateful. Love you!