How does Novalee fill the pages of her scrapbook in the novel, Where the Heart Is?

Novalee puts pictures and photos from magazines of houses, colors, and decor that she would like to use for her own house one day. For example, she wants to put a Mickey Mouse lamp in the baby's bedroom. When Willy Jack ditches Novalee, he takes along her scrapbook, which is also metaphorical for Novalee's dreams of a better life, a stable family, and a secure home.