Your own Family Guest Book

A beautiful blank book is wonderful to keep as a "Family Guest Book." Encourage guests to write their thoughts and short stories about themselves. Talented ones could include sketches. Photos of your family with these special friends could be pasted into the book to remind you of the time you spent together. Make a note of the date, how long they stayed with you etc. even if they stayed for just a few minutes. Years down the track you can look back on these treasured moments. And you never know, one day, your special record keeping, and your friends signatures could provide an alibi for someone. (just joking) ... but then again, you never know!