What are you thankful for today??

[Oh_hunnihunni]

It all comes down to me being an idiot, & doing something I haven't done for years, (because I'd forgotten how much bloody work it is!)  when a friend of mine finally recently became  a grandmother she was constantly sending me photos of the world's most charming, intelligent & gorgeous child.
She sent me 18 (!) one day & a couple of the images sparked a very vague  idea I'd been fobbing off since my great grandkids arrived.

Years ago I used to do a story with illustrations which i made into a book for each grandchild on their birthday - 6 grandkids, from first birthday up to 12th birthday wasn't that hard back when I was younger but it was lots of work. Granddaughter had asked me to do them for her wee ones but I had to say its  too much work these days.

So anyway this bloody idea just wouldn't bugger off & leave me alone & the upshot is that now I'm making FOUR (count the damn things, FOUR!) copies of the one story, three for my great grandkids & one for friend's wee granddaughter.
I cannot believe how much work it is, & have fingers crossed that I can still remember how to sew Japanese journal style, & that DIL can get the illustrations printed out.
I'm never, ever doing another one.

Oh go on. Book making is soooooooooooooo satisfying. When it's finished.