Never want to see a computer again

I have spent SOOOOO much time on the computer lately. I have HATED it! Here is the story: About a year ago I purchased some digital scrapbooking software--it's called "Scrapbook Factory." Because really, I knew I would never get around to actually old-school scrapbooking my kids' pictures, but I also didn't want to not do anything cute with them. So, that software was the answer. My goal was to get Ashlyn's first year scrapbook done by her first birthday....but I got so behind that obviously didn't happen (plus I realized that would be stupid because I wanted her birthday to be part of the scrapbook, duh). But I really have been chipping away at the scrapbooking thing for a looong time. For a year now. Anyway, a few weeks ago I acquired a discount code for a photo book publishing website, yahoo! So I thought that would be motivation to get the dang scrapbook done already! And I spent most every spare moment I had (Collin can attest to how ridiculous it was) working on that thing! But I did it! I finished about a week and a half ago. You would think it would all be well over and done by now. NOPE! I ran into PROBLEM after *&^@# PROBLEM!!!!!! I have about thrown my dang laptop against the wall MANY TIMES over the last week!!!! First, I found out that the publisher I wanted to use (with the discount) doesn't accept the files my software has. I never even thought to check before I busted my BUM to get the stuff done! So, then I saw that I could import it to the website as PDF so I spent like 3 days going through every single file (there are 70! 7-0!) and converting it to PDF. Well, then of course I got back on to load up my PDFs thinking I could finally publish the thing, and turns out that it has to be a SPECIAL kind of PDF, some PDF/x-3 or some crap I spent hours googling help about and came to realize I couldn't do it. SOOOO I was really about to lose it at that point! I gave up for like 5 days and then a few days ago decided to give it another crack. So I finally figured out that I could export the files from my scrapbook software as jpegs, HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!! I am talking, seriousl hallelujahs for that people. But you know what that means, I had to AGAIN go through every single freaking file and export it. So, after that and when I loaded them all onto the website, again foolishly thinking I was almost done, (and after hours of tedious work mind you) every freaking page had a RESOLUTION WARNING! AHHH! &$*%!!! I hadn't changed the PPI (yes I have now learned fancy computer crap like that) OR the JPEG resolution. SO, I AGAAAAIIIIN had to go back through every single dang file and re-export it but this time making sure to fix the ppi and resolution. At this point (2 nights ago) I was really about to scream and cry and about everything else. Mainly give up. But I didn't! So this morning I thought I was going to really get it done (ha HA) I went through and there was still half of the pages that has resolution warning. Turns out that for some reason some of my re-exporting with the better settings hadn't worked. So AGAIN I had to re-do like 35 of the pages. That is what I spent the last 2 hours doing. So, for real, just when I had FINALLY gotten done, (I know, by now it is just a huge joke) I hit "publish my book" and . . . . an error report came up! They said "Sorry, we cannot publish your book at this time." Do I even need to type out the explitives that were going through my mind at this time?!?!?! I tried for half an hour to get that thing to publish and was really about to give up and just pray to the heavens that it would work tomorrow, when on my last attempt it WORKED!!!!! So, praises, I am done! It is ordered! WITH the discount! (good thing, it expires in 5 days!!) I am worried about how good it will look since I had that resolution warnings, even though I resolved them . . . but at this point I really feel like I could care less. I hope my hard work looks at least ok. Mostly I want to have a nice scrapbook for my little sweetie! SO, there is a super long, boring story about what has pretty much consumed my life for the last few weeks. grr grr grr. And I uploaded just a couple examples for you to see.... they are not some of the best ones but like I just said, I COULD CARE LESS right now!!!! :)