My dad was an avid photographer (I am too), and left me thousands of negatives, prints, and slides from the 1920s to the 1960s. I bought a Canon 9950F scanner, which does a beautiful job on all three. It is no longer manufactured, but this one comes close and costs a lot less: Canon Canoscan 9000F Luckily for me, my dad was far more organized than I. All the negatives, all the slides, and most of the prints were neatly filed. Still, the sheer volume was daunting, as was the fact that I knew nothing about using a photo scanner. As a result, the scanner sat in its unopened box for a couple of years. But once I pushed myself to "just do it," it turned out to be an enjoyable and often exciting task. I've been doing it for about five years, a few at a time. My dad would be amazed to see the technology--and, thanks to the Internet, how many people enjoy seeing his photos. His photos are a legacy, and a valuable one. I'm so lucky to have them, and to be able to hand them on to the next generations. I hope they will feel the same way about my own photography.

My best reccommendation is for you to either buy computer sticker paper and print off an elegant font, (there are a TON of font sites that you can use for free online) or another option is for you to find a "B" you like and take it to walmart or the closest store to you that has the NEW Kodak picture maker machine, and have them copy it onto the new sticker paper they have available. I would try the first option first since the picture maker sheets cost around $5.99 a sheet and it would probably only have 24 at the most per sheet. You could call and ask to make sure. You can buy sticker paper for computer printers for around $10.00 for a pack of 10 I think, and they are available at most office supply stores. Love Penny

I tried googling her name and painting technique. This came up from houzz.com. I couldn't really find anything on her blog either, although I think she did write an ebook somewhere. Good luck! Life in the fun lane blog also paints a lot of her furniture. She gives tips here. http://www.inthefunlane.com/2009/07/frequently-asked-questions.html Here is a link that might be useful: Give your furniture a face lift with paint (Layla)

I need to point out they were looking at my neighbors’s house before the appraisal came out. The appraisal provided them with a way out. There were two things happened around the same time, new attractive house came to market and a lower appraisal, that worked in the buyer’s favor. As to why we agreed to lower the price. We lost a month. My realtor told us once August comes around, we will have a tough time selling our home. Our neighbor’s home is priced low since it’s a for sale by owner house. That added more competition. We still don’t know how much it was sold. If at the listing price, that would put pressure on the next appraisal on our house no matter who’s the next buyer. I am hoping the price got bidded up, but it’s a cash deal, and closed after a week on the market, so who knows. Since it’s the closest house to our home and exactly the same model, it will be on our appraisal as comparisons for a while. The current situation does make us less confident. That’s why we agreed to lower the price again. I do worry they might walk away again if another deal comes around. But at least the house is still on the market. I am hoping for better luck this time. One more thing, my agent said the other agent has a reputation for saving dead deals. Now I believe her. Maybe next house I should use him, haha.