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Nani Registered Users Registered: August 2007 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 1,313 users gallery	Inspired by Scrappin4Him's "A Day Of Surprises" http://www.digitalfreebies.com/galle...68/ppuser/1728 The journaling reads: I have always, as long as I can remember, loved trains! I recall getting stopped by trains on the way to my Grandmother’s house as a child. We’d sit in the car waiting for the train to pass in a mostly industrial part of Detroit counting the cars with Mom and Dad. I used to sneak out to the tracks near the playground by her house and put pennies on the rails, marveling at how the train was powerful enough to squash any resemblance to a coin off of them. In my late teens and early 20s, I started to read books and magazines. I had the itch to railfan like the readers that contributed to the magazines did. I remember a reader quote from the early 90s in a railfan magazine, “A perfect day is driving a Camaro down a Georgia road kicking up red dirt in pursuit of a train.” The letter was from another woman. I fantasized that the Camaro in my garage could be that car and I could be the one chasing the train. In 1992, I got to ride a steam special when I was a member of the Bluewater chapter of the National Historical Railroad Society. There was a photo run by and I got a couple of nice pictures of the train. But that made me wish I could get more! Fast forward a few years. I met and fell in love with the one man in all the world who would not only share my passion for baseball, but reawaken that thrill and desire to chase and photograph trains! There was another steam special in Michigan in October, 2005. This time I wasn’t on the train. This time, I was thrilled to be part of the frenzy of rail fans chasing it!
	· Date: Sat September 15, 2007 · Views: 485 ·
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	Credits: journal paper - bg-tornbrown, photo mat background - trees picture from that train chase day. clip art from Transportation Clip Art
	Program Used: Photoshop CS
	Fonts: Wanted, Comic Sans
	Additional Categories: Weekly Scraplift Challenge with Crissa
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Scrapping4Him
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Registered: May 2007
Location: Sunny So Cal
Posts: 465

Sat September 15, 2007 2:33am

WOW!!!!!!!!! Your photos are just awesome and I love, love, love your journaling! I especially like your autumn leaves background - the rich colors are perfect to show off those amazing trains! Thanks for the scraplift - yours is fabulous!

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gavins mom
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Registered: March 2007
Location: Midwest
Posts: 32,855

Sat September 15, 2007 8:54am

Looks awesome. Love the journaling. We had train tracks run by the river in our town & my mom would always take me down there so I could watch. Love your photos & how you placed them. Great page.

Callista
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Registered: March 2007
Location: Austria
Posts: 776

Mon September 17, 2007 2:12am

Great ! This LO is something for my DS - he loves trains and especially steam engines too. What a wonderful jounraling and I love your BG

EMST
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Registered: March 2007
Location: Newport, North Carolina
Posts: 977

Mon September 17, 2007 7:05am

Wow what a fantastic LO, I love all the train photos, great journaling on this.

Aimeemomof2+
Creative Team Manager

Registered: March 2007
Location: Mid-Ohio
Posts: 15,832

Mon September 17, 2007 7:53am

Great layout, I love the fall background!

mjmartin61
Registered Users

Registered: April 2007
Location: Southeast
Posts: 726

Mon September 17, 2007 9:00am

WOW! Love this page and the journaling is perfect. I live in Chattanooga, TN and trains have always been important to this area especially during the Cival War. Every year they have steam engine train trips through the area to view the fall colors. Unfortunately, this year I don't think the colors will be very good because of the drought but your LO sure has stirred up some memories... Thanks

JCSimon
Creative Team Member

Registered: August 2007
Location: Muskegon, MI
Posts: 2,308

Mon September 17, 2007 11:14am

This is cool! Love the journalling.

ConnyB
Registered Users

Registered: March 2007
Posts: 230

Tue September 18, 2007 8:08am

Your journaling is wonderful! Absolutely stunning page! The little train is such a great addition. TFS

scrappin13
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Registered: April 2007
Posts: 909

Thu September 20, 2007 8:56pm

Terrific pictures and journaling.

doolally bry
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Registered: April 2007
Location: Ireland
Posts: 289

Sat September 22, 2007 7:52am

What great journalling!

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