Last night we discovered that our dresser was flooded...so our clothes were all soaked. Big deal, right? RIGHT, because also in that dresser were the journals that I write in to my girls. I have been writing in one for each of them since they were born...and they were beyond repair. Rachel's was definitely the soggiest of the two, but I can still read it, so I am now rewriting it. My right hand is aching as I type. I copied the words from the wet journal to the new one last night for 3 hours...and when I stopped for the night I was only at her 3 month mark!! Yikes.
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When I finished what I could last night, I was too nervous to go to bed with it so wet, because I was scared that the pages would stick together (it was really, really, wet.) so I stuck toothpicks in between the pages to they would dry individually and I could read what was on them.
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I guess it could have been worse. I mean, I KNOW it could have been worse. But seriously, when I first pulled the dripping journals out of the drawer, I couldn't breathe. I can't imagine losing them completely, they are so precious to me....
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When I finished what I could last night, I was too nervous to go to bed with it so wet, because I was scared that the pages would stick together (it was really, really, wet.) so I stuck toothpicks in between the pages to they would dry individually and I could read what was on them..jpg)
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I guess it could have been worse. I mean, I KNOW it could have been worse. But seriously, when I first pulled the dripping journals out of the drawer, I couldn't breathe. I can't imagine losing them completely, they are so precious to me....
9 comments:
Ahh, I am so glad you can at least salvage them. That is awful! How did your dresser flood? I have never heard of that!
We had some of our water stored above them and one of the barrels had a leak. :(
NO WAY. That is my biggest fear. I would die if my journals or scrapbooks were ruined. You're right though, it could have been worse! Glad you're able to see what you wrote.
I am so sorry!! THAT really sucks!! What a neat thing you are doing for your girls...they will cherish that forever.
I am sure this was a bit devastating, but i am so glad that you are working to rewrite them. i cannot tell you how jealous I am that you have such journals for your girls-you are a wonderful mother and have inspired me to do the same. We'll see how that goes considering I have never been great at journals, but since it's for the kids...
oh joy, that is sooo sad!!! at least you can copy them...you could also scan them!
I would have died. I'm so glad you can still read them. Can I tell you that's the neatest thing you're doing for your girls!
Awww I'm sorry they got so wet but I'm glad you could save them! It will be a great story you and the girls can talk about someday.
Such a bummer, but I must say that you took a very cool and artistic picture!
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