I love taking pictures.  At holiday gatherings or parties, I consider myself the unofficial keeper of the history.  This means that I periodically circle about, capturing images of whatever people are doing at any given time.  So, instead of having a scrapbook of endless posed pictures of head shots, you can look through my books and remember what the day actually was like.  This was much harder before the advent of digital cameras. And now my task is much easier because there are usually half a dozen people there with cameras and we share photos, so the event is well covered.

What I didn’t know until recently is that my kids cringe when I get my camera out.  No, not because they don’t like getting their picture made, and no, not because I ask for poses or patience, but because it’s so old and ancient.  While my daughter has a sweet little pink Nikon Coolpix, and my sons’ cameras all look like tiny cigarette lighters, mine is clunky and fat, and all beat up.  I had never given a thought to how old it was because I was still in the wow! stage, being amazed at the wonder of being able to take 200 pictures at one event (instead of the usual 36)

Anyway, once they alerted me to the fact that I was embarrassing them, I decided to think about getting a new one.  I found a great site online that has just about every camera listed in one spot, called ShopWiki, so I think I’ll cruise on over there and see what kind of camera suits my fancy.  By now, I’m sure I’ll be able to find one that slices, and dices, and cooks dinner for me!  What a treat!  Check back later to see what I got, ok?