Are you saying you keep just one for yourself, not for the kids? You'd have to have four if you wanted to give the journal to the kids later, so... is it just one? Surely you don't write the same thing 4 times. I love this idea. The journals I"m attempting right now are so lame. I keep telling myself that anything is better than nothing (proven true after I lost my mom a year ago... I'd kill to have even lame journals from her to me), but this sounds great! Thanks!