Twas the Day after Christmas.......

And all through the house. We had a lovely time last night. We went to my oldest son's for dinner and opened gifts over there. His girlfriends kids were there and it was nice to have children around for the holiday. There were also some older girls there, 10 and 12 and they were so cute so we had a lovely dinner and time.

I was running short on sleep of course as I had to work until Christmas morning and we were crazy busy all night long. But I managed to stay awake and even watch a movie when we got home. It was a nice day.

Below is my camera with all the lenses I have for it now. It has outgrown the case I kept it in and I should be looking for another. I can't wait to try out the new lens so Rick and I are going to drive out in the country today and check out photo ops, LOL. Bad thing about this camera is its not as handy to sling over my bike handles during a ride as my old camera and the more I buy for it the harder that will get. I have a fairly large size bag that clips to my bike rack on the back but it still isn't as handy so I will still use my Sony alot. I never thought I would be someone who had 3 camera's they used frequently. Maybe I am going overboard just a tad.




Below is my old Canon AE-1 and all my old lenses and flashes. It still is a great old camera but you can hardly give these away. A few thousand dollars worth of different lenses and filters, camera, cases etc.... So I loaded it up with some black and white film and now that I know a little more about camera's I am going to use it also. That old shot of my MIL working on the puzzle was taken with this camera. I am pretty bummed I can't any of the old equipment on my new canon. It's looking pretty dusty and abandoned so I better clean it up. The joys of living on a gravel road.

I mentioned I bet that I collect Santa's. I got this very cute Jim Shore pin.



This very awesome large Jim Shore Standing Santa, isn't he cool!



And I was thrilled to get this CD from Rick. I don't know where he found it but I used to love this old album, my mom turned me onto it and really missed it without my stereo. Well now its on CD and I can listen away. It is just as good as it was years ago.


Another large Santa, so cute. Soon I will have to move out to make room for them all, LOL.



And I got a router for my computer as my son would like his back, grin. I have a habit of just acquiring their old equipment when they move out. But alas he needs his old one back so I needed a new one.

I am off now until next Thursday but I know they will be calling me. This was the busiest, most stressful week at work we have had in a long time. I am emotionally and physically exhausted not to mention still fighting the stupid pleurisy and low grade temp.

It doesn't hurt as much to take a deep breath like it did when it first happened. I was taking such shallow breaths and running so much Saturday I almost passed out from a dizzy spell. So I got my old incentive spirometer out from an old surgery and forced myself to start expanding my lungs and slowly but surely I am improving. Anyone have to use those before? They are handy to keep around for just this purpose. Guess I'll live another year, LOL.

I bought Rick a power tool and believe it or not he was thrilled, men, giggle. Drill away dear. Fix this and that and this and that and did I tell this was broken. Method behind my gifts alright.

I hope everyone had a blessed and wonderful day filled with peace and joy. We are suppose to get some snow today and I am almost looking forward to it so I can get snow pictures without tracks all over them. Take care all and here's to the new year coming. May it not be as bad as my cynical side fears.