It's great for quick, easy photo editing and cropping. If not, I recommend that you download Google's free Picasa software. You may already have photo editing software on your computer. The best I know of is Storybook Creator Plus by Creative Memories. There is also some great software out there made specifically for creating digital scrapbooks and photo collages. They usually have collage templates-all you have to do is drag and drop your photos into the spaces on the template. Many photo kiosks in stores make it easy for you to create and print collages if you don't already have the software to do it at home. There are lots of software programs that will work to create something similar, and you're likely to have something on your computer that will do it. I created this collage on my home computer using Microsoft Publisher. Our sons, T-Man and Brackenthebox, and daughter-in-law Rachel, weren't able to make the long trip to Wisconsin from their homes in San Francisco and Boston but I could include their photos in the collage and make them part of Al's birthday celebration and gift. So, "Cheers!" seemed a fitting theme for a photo collage for him. Al's not a big drinker, and I seldom see him drink otherwise but we always share a beer when we're first together. Whenever King-Man and I drive to Wisconsins to visit Al, we can always count on him welcoming us with a bottle of Wisconsin beer when we arrive-usually Point beer from a local brewery in Steven's Point. I chose "Cheers" as the title of this collage with photos of our family raising our glasses and toasting at previous celebrations, all brought together in the collage to represent toasts to Al on his 90th birthday. A 90th birthday is a milestone worthy of a special, sentimental gift. There's nothing more personal or treasured. This is exactly the kind of occasion when I like to give photo gifts of some sort. He's a happy example of how to live a good, productive life. Hard work and remaining active seem to be the keys to Al's longevity and health. To this day he works on the family farm, now run by two sons and their families. With his wife Marie who passed away a few years ago, Al raised his own family of 10 kids on a dairy farm. It was a happy occasion in honor of a very special man. We just returned from a weekend in Wisconsin where we attended a party celebrating my father-in-law Al's 90th birthday.
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