Hints for using Family Record Keeper

Put this book with your cookbooks or next to the computer where you will know where to find it and can easily access it.
Write down only information you are comfortable having with your other records.
Punch holes in a small manila envelope and insert in binder. Use for current photos, etc.
Or use photo corners on the back of individual divider pages to include current photo
Arrange pages in order that works best for you. Remove pages you don’t need.
Use note pages from back to extend any areas where more room is needed for additional information.
Make your own extra pages. Paper is the size of a half sheet of type paper. Hole punched margin is .75", all others are .5".
Move address pages to individual sections to record names that are pertinent to that person, such as piano teacher, baseball coach, best friends, etc.
Use one school schedule for each year, not each child. Put near front of book where it is easy to find.
Move Year-in-review to front of book to quickly jot down dates and events as they happen. Include both large and small events.
For Newly -weds: Fill names of spouses’ parents and brothers and sisters in family pages. Move address page to family section and include names and addresses of both spouses’ families.
Always have an emergency contact phone number for family members living away from home. Could be a neighbor, roommate, etc. If your child loses his cell phone, how do you contact him?
Keep track of elderly parents. Write down their medicare numbers wishes, etc.
Take this book when registering your child at a new school,
or to doctor’s appointments and jot down instructions. Extra note page at the back can be inserted if extra room is needed.
Note down employer references and contacts.
In Things I’d Like My Family to Know, write special thoughts, beliefs, testimonies, distribution of personal items, funeral arrangements, etc.
In Resume of My Life Experiences, record jobs, memberships, leadership, volunteer work, special experiences, etc.
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