Trying Out Scrapbook Blogging.

I went away on my 3rd scrapbook weekend retreat- fun with Elisabeth and Jen Chauncey in Browns Summit (30 miles from home). This fun event is hosted by Lorna Miller of Creative Memories.
My goal is to switch over from paper scrapbooking to real-time blogging scrapbooking that I can print in books.
I've tried:
Creative Memories software- but it costs $ and no blog option.
Scrapblog- Cute but they charge and you for many templates (temporary?) and requires a new blog (?)
Smilebox- Laid out our new house photos from 10 different files only to learn that their templates are inflexible and are limited to about 20 pictures.
Cropmom- but it wants me to upload only 1 photo at a time. Fixed templates, too? Their logo is on each page.
Picasa- Our current photo editor but it doesn't allow text or fun backgrounds
Back to Scrapblog: Strength- Allows flexibility in editing pages and saving files as jpegs. The computer keeps getting overloaded so I'm reading my book when it bogs down and checking the weather online- they're calling for 4 inches of snow tonight!

Above, you'll find my first Scrapblog post. Ta da!