I am truly blessed.

[catnapper]

I tried to do the same thing with Kylie's eyes but she wouldn't hold still long enough!

You don't want to know what I endured to get this photo! I sat through a whole kitty bath, of her bathing herself, then me I think I told her to stop moving a million times. Then FINALLY the settled in to stare out the balcony door.

I do feel better today. Someone is coming to appraise the house tonight. I'm not holding out much hope that the appraisal comes in as high as we need it to be. It HAS to be a certain price or we won't get the loan we need. We NEED this loan, because well, our bathroom is literally a few months away from falling into the livingroom thanks to a small leak under the tub. You can feel soft spots on the floor of the tub and the livingroom ceiling is bowing right where the tub stands. Oh so comforting to take a shower while worrying if you're going to be the one standing in the tub when it falls through. We NEED to get the bathroom redone.

That and money issues related to both my and hubby's health. And Ashley's. And I am soooo worried about Ashley, the baby, and the father. The stress from those three is enough to put me in a straight jacket! There are things going on that I want to strangle an incredibly smart girl who's being sooo incredibly stupid! STRESS STRESS STRESS! Anyone who's been there with a teenager who had a baby, PLEASE PM me! I sorely need someone to talk to who was there and understands what I'm going through. I have dear friends who are AWESOME at listening to me vent but its not the same as having been in the situation.

Anyway, I sincerely DO feel better today. Thanks for the nice comments everyone. ((hugs))

[catmandu]

Any time that you want to talk , please feel free as you are among friends here.
I know that it helps sometimes to have someone to listen.
We are praying that things will turn around for you, as you are one of our favorite people here.
And those are Fantastic Photos of your Cats!

[jazzcat]

I'm glad you have a camera again and what great pictures. What kind of camera is it if you don't mind? I've asked Richard for a new camera for Christmas and I want to find a really good one. I'd love to get pictures of that quality.

[Sonia59]

You have a great family! And so many Models posing for you to train with your new camera

[Kirsten]

Congrats on the new cam!!! I'm glad you finally have it! I know I wouldn't feel whole without a camera, and I figure it's the same with you. Taking pictures and sharing them is a great way to deal with depression, and you have a great family that they know that and helped you!

Which kind of camera did you eventually get?

Kirsten

[catnapper]

I ended up getting the Canon S2 IS. I really wanted the S3, but I couldn't justify the extra $150 cost. And looking online, there's not that much of a difference that an average person like me would notice. I bought a 1GB card today. What a steal at Staples! $50 on sale for $40 plus a $15 rebate (which I already filed for)

Poor Jen and Charlie, they went from store ot store with me yesterday. They were real troopers!

And something I never said here so as to not embarass Jen, but she did something sooo incredibly wonderful for me. She won an ebay auction for a digicam and sent it to me. I wasn't ever able ot use it because I never had money to get proper batteries. I did take a few shots on it and I must say it was a NICE camera... took good shots, never a blurry picture. It just chewed through my dollar store batteries after 10 photos. I could only afford dollar store batteries! So now, I'm saying it publicly here what a WONDERFUL friend she was to do that for me. I do wish I had more of a chance to use her fabuous gift. But now she has it for hersef, so watch out for upcoming photos of the Fabulous 16!

Here are a few photos that I was able to get from the camera Jen got me.
Pouncer inspecting hubby's new back-to-school pants (thank God for the local outlets -- $8 pants!)


and Flutter asking Pouncer whats so yummy inside a laundry basket

[Kirsten]

Cool that you now have the S2; as you know, I have the same cam (like many other PTlers, too), and I see you already know very well how to handle it!

And oh what a wonderful thing from Jen to leave you that camera!! You're truly blessed with great friends and family!

Kirsten