LindaH57

Good morning Anne-Marie, thank you so much for the link to the calendars. Are they 8.5 x 11? I was thinking of using two 8.5 x 11 pages... The bottom half would of course be the dates and I was going to use the top half for photos and journaling. I also thought I would include a section that would be like a Who's Who in the family.
I really do appreciate you taking the time to share that link with me… I plan on purchasing this item so I have something to work with.
Thank you again and have a great day! Hugs, Linda

Hi Marilyn, these are great questions and I have to chuckle because I was just discussing my printing options the other night. I'm actually doing a cost analysis to see if it would be cheaper to let Staples print my pages since I have a discount for photocopying. The only problem is that they won't use double-sided heavyweight photo paper. I have two binding machines (one for all the different sizes of the spiral plastic combs and one for all the different types of wire combs) so I plan on binding them here at home. I can print them at home because I actually have the double-sided heavyweight photo paper on hand. It's just a matter of how much ink I will use to print the calendars. It looks like I would need to print 15 copies at roughly 30 pages each. I do have a new printer that was awesome with ink usage when I printed the tickets for the Junior Formal and the new brochure for my spouse's Temple. I figure I can complete the calendar and print one copy and see how much ink it took.

I appreciate you taking the time and offering your suggestions… It definitely helps to have you, Anne-Marie, Andrea and others providing me with information, ideas and support! I really don't think you all understand how much I appreciate your help...

Thank you again and have a great day! Hugs, Linda

Awwww...  It’s a pleasure working with you Linda and that’s what we do here at SG as you know!   That’s great idea that you have the ability to print yourself at home, I’ve done binding but not something that large.    Have you taken a look in the Calendar section in the Boutique?   Brandy Mury used to do one each year and if you like her blended tops, you can always switch out the bottoms for the correct dates.   All you need to do is find a month with the starting date on the right day of the week and use that one.  For instance for July now, you’d find a month that started the 1st on a Monday, ending with the 31st on a Thursday.   Sometimes you might have to erase or add a date at the end of the month, but it’s a fairly easy way to make older calendars work for the year you are using.   HERE’S Brandy’s 2018 calendar;  you can find others HERE to look through, too.   The one Anne Marie shares has lots of possibilities!  Let me know if this doesn’t make sense, I LOVE your idea and what a special gift it will be.   Please be sure to post your pages so we can see!