"When I grow up..."

Dear Diary,

I stopped beside a field near my house to look at the lovely color and I was drawn to a little red maple growing all by itself. The first words that sprung into my mind were, "When I grow up I will be like those trees, standing tall."  Funny what draws us in and what it inspires.  That got me thinking about all the times I said that as a child...all the things I thought I would be, when I grew up.

It ran the gambit, from champion horse jumper to exploring the pyramids of Egypt but the one consistent thing was teaching.  I loved to play school when I was young.  And, of course, that is what I became when I grew up and I've never regretted that decision.  Horseback riding is over for me now but I wouldn't mind seeing the pyramids in Egypt, just once.

I've added two photos of my travel book.  The cover and a two page spread.  I am thrilled with it.  The printing quality is excellent and the color is very true to the original photos.  Life lived, memories preserved.