Still Hurting

This summer we had to give our dog, Spike, up for "adoption". We were living with Jared's family and he was making horrible messes (we'll leave it at that). We found a family to take him in who would love and care for him but it was still hard on our whole family. Emily took it the hardest, which is surprising bc she always seemed to be bugged by him. I guess it was one of those "love-hate relationships" bc the day he left she lost it. I created this LO using a Dec Page Map and in honor of the new Gutter Girlz prompt (to use the idea/phrase "Still Hurting" and sewing/pins, etc). Because of all of my Christmas gifts I have been working on, this is my first LO in months. It felt SOOOOO good to get back to actual scrapbooking!! Now just 1,000,000 pictures left to scrap!! ;o)



here is where I encorporated the pin and the phrase:


the journaling says "Emily took it the hardest when we had to say goodbye to Spike. She cried for what felt like hours. My heart broke as I tried to explain why he had to leave. I hope one day she will forgive us. Oct '08"