Gina,
I "sort of" do Creative Memories. There are several deaf consultants in our area so I got caught up in the hype several years ago. I have only done 3 albums - 2 honeymoon ones and the third is my furkid album.

The furkid album is about 5 inches thick so far - I have ALL my first 4 furkids' photos in that album so it's huge. I started right from when they came to live with us up until their passing, and for those who have passed, I made a memorial page (actually 3 or 4 pages, that is) with their last photos and momentos. It's a great album and I will treasure it forever. It is sad to think I only have 1 furkid left of our "original 4" and when she passes (hopefully not for a long while yet, she's only 12 !!) then I will have completed this album - it will feel like the end of a chapter in my life.

I'm not doing any more CM, just this last album. My newer furkids are in a regular photo album, not CM - CM is great, but just too time-consuming.