Thanksgiving + A Call for Summer Projects

Your thanksgiving is appreciated by many, I'm sure. Today is a special day for my husband - the last day of his 20 year career in the US Marine Corps. Tomorrow, he will be officially "retired".
Quick question about your Stories of Summer - is there a deadline for submissions? Thanks. :)

Oh congratulations! That is so wonderful!
Submission deadline is June 9.

I'm not sure I understand how the Stories of Summer is going to work. Is this a project for all of us to particpate in or something you are going to use on your blog?

I've decided today, to stop worrying about what I can't change that happened yesterday, stop worrying about what will come tomorrow, and enjoy my family, right now, each second...I've missed to much being "busy". I intend to document our summer with vigor, and look forward to your contest!

Hi Rebekah - it's not a project, it's more like a series of articles about documenting summer. Right now I am looking for layouts and projects to include from readers as examples...these will be used in addition to showing projects/layouts I have created.

Love your military picture Ali. Just had a picnic with the family, played basketball in the rain. For once I didn't take pictures just sat on the sidelines and cheered for my son playing with the "big guys" for the first time. I love the idea of your summer project. I hope I understand it ok, I can just send you picturs of some favorite layouts I've done in the summertime. Have a great day with your family.

Yes - that's it :).

Ok I'm going to start looking thanks for something new and fun to look forward too again.

Great idea Ali. My girls are big softball players and it takes up almost every week of our summer. Here's a mini album I created using two envelopes and old ledger pages. I'll add a photo or two from each ballgame so I can keep a little brag book with me.
Here's the blog link:http://michellewooderson.blogspot.com/2010/05/mini-sports-album.html

I've sent a couple of my Summer layouts.
We don't have Memorial Day here in the UK, we have Remembrance Sunday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Sunday in November, when we lay poppy wreaths in memory of the fallen. Good that we all take time to remember.

You know, I really need to be better about recording summer memories. I started looking through pictures of layouts on my computer just now and realized there is a serious dearth of summer in my recent pages. I'm looking forward to the series!

Do these have to be new and never-before-seen? I have a couple from the last couple years that might work, but they are up in galleries now.

No requirements Tania - anything would be great :).

Eric left again at 3am this morning. It's been a hard day. I think the holidays are the worst to be left alone.

Eric left again at 3am this morning. It's been a hard day. I think the holidays are the worst to be left alone.

Eric left again at 3am this morning. It's been a hard day. I think the holidays are the worst to be left alone.

Eric left again at 3am this morning. It's been a hard day. I think the holidays are the worst to be left alone.

My father-in-law is buried @ Arlington. Ever since I got married, this holiday definitely takes on a new meaning for me.
Quick question re: summer stuff. If it's a project (vs. a layout) are you looking for a tutorial/how to? Or simply just photos??

Hi Elizabeth - a project could be either...a how-to or simply photos. I would recommend just emailing the photos first and I can let you know if a tutorial will fit with what I am putting together for the two-week period. I'm in the planning phase right now.

awesome! I have a summer mini book I made if you wanted to use pictures of that.
Love the idea! tara