So I like to take pictures and respect my family's adventures enough that I think their memories deserve something better than a shoebox.  Yet, when I went into the local store to find a nice way to capture the essence of our life, I discovered that the stores assumed several things:
1.  That I like flowers and ribbons and buttons and bows.
2.  That gardening and grandchildren are my two greatest passions.
3.  That when I look at a scrapbook I think it's fun to play "Where's Waldo?" trying to find my photos through all the garbage glued on the page.
4.  That I own and photograph several cats.
Clearly, none of these things are true.
I figured that there must be a way for a man to plow through this stuff and make something worth the memories.  The Scrappy Dude is a blog of that ongoing quest.  Are you be man enough to join me?
