I was thinking about the scanning thing, that way it can retain the wrinkles and aged color and food smudges.  I guess then kind of scrap book it with some old family pics instead of trying to make a cookbook.  Its not like they are going to use it, its more just to look at, for memories.

Yeah, thats a much better idea.  Two great brains mashing together and we come up with a great idea!

Thanks!!!

I do need to add…  I bought special recipe boxes for each of our children.  I HAND WROTE every recipe, (with history and detailed instructions) that they each love, and gave them to them.  I add recipes from time to time.  They really seem to love them. 

This has inspired a love of cooking in both our daughter and son.  Our daughter can cook, but loves to bake.  Our son is more into eating the baking — and is more interested in cooking.

This took a lot of time, but I did it with love.  I absolutely love the hand written recipes that I have from my grandmothers, mom, dad, etc.  I'm always writing in my cookbooks and adjusting recipes — and writing in which person loved what — and when each recipe was tried.  Some of my cookbooks look like my old textbooks!