O-o-o-o. It has been a long time since I have written here. Two things that are rather exciting happened today. Well, lots of things, but two that I am going to write about here. The first I have been planning for and hoping for for quite a long time. I ordered a digital SLR camera from Costco. It is a Canon Rebel XSi 12.2 MP with a 3" viewing window and two lenses: 18-55mm IS & 75-300m, the same one that Ben has and that I tried over Christmas. I also spent some time on the phone with JerriLynn Woolley, confirming that it would meet my "needs." It won't arrive for 10 - 15 working days, so I hope to be able to contain my impatience.

The second thing I did tonight was find the announcement and supply list for a Shimelle Laine class that sounds exciting. I love her classes because they help us to celebrate the extraordinary in the everyday. I think that we usually discount the wonder of the ordinary -- without some help such as Shimelle consistently gives. The class is called "A Little Book About You THS YEAR." It ensures that there will be at least one picture of me this year, besides the formal one that Gary and I have taken together. A lovely picture that Shimelle has posted as sort of a "logo" for the class is this one:The connection that this has to the buying of the camera is rather tenuous, but here goes; I haven't really minded our little point-and-shoot cameras all that much, until I wish to do as she has done here -- have one portion of the picture in focus and the rest more or less out of focus. I played with that feature on Ben's over Christmas and fell in love with the results all over again -- this time in digital.