Anele...with all you have going on I am so pleased you found this thread and sent your wishes. Thank you ! DH is a special guy. If it weren't for him I know I wouldn't be meditating and that has led to so much more as far as my piece of mind....which he then benefits from. A win/win situation for sure. I am so glad to hear from you and look forward to news of the new little girl when she arrives. c

Happy, happy birthday!! May all your dreams come true! Happy, happy birthday from both of us to you! Wishing you a great year!!!

The SX1 might be high-def, but I'm not sure about that. I do like the SX10, but it doens't have a ring to zoom in and I never use the manual focus (my eyes aren't good enough). But it's a nice camera, and I've gotten some nice sharp macros with it. I have to admit I haven't used it for bird shots, cause I tend to use the Rebel for that. It does need some light inside, it's not strong in the low-light department. I don't sound too positive, do I? I have a hard time not comparing it to my Rebel, which isn't fair to it. All the pics in this album, except the second strawberry shot, were taken with it. http://travel.webshots.com/album/573215326MBITjh Read what people say about it here. Here is a link that might be useful: Canon forum

Thanks for the birthday wishes! This is the 5-0 birthday for me and it's just hard for me to believe it! After yesterday though, I'm FEELING it! LOL The house my boys lived in when they were in college is going on the market today so I was over there painting the kitchen cabinets and staging the bathrooms (cleaned them spic-n-span first). Oh my, I have soreness in places I didn't even know I had places! It probably didn't help that I came home and practically guzzled a bottle of wine while in the hot tub! So I guess 49 went out with a bang and 50 is coming in with a whimper. :-)