One for the record books

Sometimes when I do scrapbooking, I'll make theme albums (as opposed to just the everyday pics of us in the backyard). I've done a couple already and I have plans to do 2 or 3 more. I have started one for Jacob's school years and am going to make one for Emma's school years, too. Also, I really, REALLY need to do my my wedding album. I think 6.5 years is a long enough wait, don't you?

Well, I've got an all day crop coming up at the end of the month so I thought I would get my backside in gear and buy all the stuff I needed to do the albums. When I do a theme album, I came up with one layout that I use on every page. I also use all the same materials on each page so that when all I have to do is put the pictures in. Basically, every page is the same except for the pictures. It sounds boring, but it actually looks kind of nice.

Anyway, I went to the store to buy all the paper I would need for 2 theme albums. I bought multiple sheets of 4 different patterned papers. When it was all said and done, I had 103 pieces of paper in my cart.

And the cashier? Yeah, she rang up every single one...individually. She literally put each piece of my 103 papers through the scanner. I couldn't believe it. And the conversation Emma and I had going was riveting, I tell ya.

Emma: What's that sound?
Me: It's the cash register.
Emma: What she dooying?
Me: Ringing up my paper so I can pay for it.
Emma: What's that sound?
Me: It's the cash register.
Emma: What she dooying?
Me: Ringing up my paper so I can pay for it.

She literally kept asking the same 2 questions the entire time. And I'm not even exaggerating for the sake of a good story. The exact same 2 questions for what seemed like 4 hours straight. O.K., now that was an exaggeration. Really it was 6 hours straight. When the cashier was all done ringing up 103 pieces of paper, it took her 30 minutes to fold the receipt up into a small enough wad to fit in my purse.

So what do I do when I get home? Take a picture of course! The first one of the receipt all by its lonesome on my counter didn't quite have the effect that I wanted, so I forced payed asked the kids to lay down next to it. Now that is one LOOOOOOOONG receipt!