Dani Rhea
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Blogs have a wonderful place here on the interwebs. As a new stay-at-home mom, I feverishly read "Mommy Blogs" searching for a voice like my own to tell me that I wasn't as crazy as i felt. The raw passion one can portray on a blog, be it about fashion, parenting, art, or politics, gives blogs a wonderful place for words to take shape. To exude feeling. To promote a cause. I can get lost in the blogosphere searching for that perfect place to share my own experience. I kept a blog when the kids were small because I rapidly fell behind on scrapbooking. The blog seemed like the perfect solution-you can take a gander at all those adventures at www.daniella-scrogdog.blogspot.com . Those were really special days. Now that my kids are teens, this blog feels so different. My babies are turning into people. They are learning to drive, taking advanced classes, and applying for college. Our story is changing-it's evolving, as everyone's does. These posts give you a glimpse into our evolution.

A Graduation Story

When I became a mom, I had lovely intentions of writing my daughter a letter every single month, and describing to her exactly how I was feeling through every milestone of her babyhood, childhood, and ultimate adulthood.

I’m so embarrassed to admit this, but I wrote exactly two letters.

I don’t know what happened, exactly. I love writing. At that time I was scrapbooking like a crazy person. I even had a personal blog when the kids were super tiny, but those paper letters, I just could never write.

But, this year, upon her high school graduation, I had an epiphany. I could write her story. I could take time now to somehow write eighteen years worth of memories, tears, laughter, milestones, and adventures into one letter. THEN, I decided to reach out to family and friends and have them write her a letter, and I plan to include those treasures in her Story. YES, the story of her. I’m in the process now of developing exactly what that looks like, but in my mind I’m just going to tell her all the things I thought, felt, and wanted during the years keeping her alive and helping her become a real human—a human I’m sending out into the world in just a few short months.

I’m excited. In fact-I’m GIDDY!

I created a scrapbook for my sister when she graduated high school, and the idea of A Graduate’s Story is much the same, only more personal. I plan to sprinkle a few pictures between the paragraphs, too, but I’m so eager to show her our love in a way she can physically hold onto as she takes this next big step.

I’d like to do this for graduates everywhere! I can do a simple interview via phone or in person, and we can create a great keepsake for your graduate! We can compile letters, pictures, and memories together for your graduate to cherish for so many years! Take a look at my services page, because I’m offering this storytelling adventure for only $225!! With a few hours of nostalgic conversation, a few shared pictures, and carefully woven pages, we can create something truly special. Message me soon! I can take up to ten clients before the end of May!

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