Showing posts with label camera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label camera. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

I'm back!

Wow! It has really been a long time since I have updated my Paper Capers blog. This year, for some reason, I have not had as much time to just do creative things. My kids keep me busy for sure, but it feels like I am always running around the house just trying to catch up.

Finally, after many moons, I took 2 days and did nothing but clean my bedroom. Ugggh! What a chore...but worth it. My bedroom is the place where the laundry gets dumped when company comes over...add to that my clothes that I just throw on the floor at the end of the day when I am too tired to care enough to hang them up! Now it looks great! (let's see how long I can keep it that way!) My scraproom is next on my list...oh, man is it a mess!

I've also been going to the gym a lot more...well In January and February I went a lot...trying to loses weight. I average 3-5 miles running on the elliptical and so far have lost 12 lbs!!! I haven't gone much at all this month though. I was sick for a week, lost my voice and everything. Then the other days seemed to be consumed with volunteering commitments at my kids' schools...as well as working on my daughter's school yearbook.

...so, yeah, I've been a busy girl, but I think the main thing that has occupied any remaining time is my recent addiction to Facebook. It's a good time waster, but also good to connect with my friends who are also on Facebook.

This past Sunday we celebrated Easter at my house. All three of my siblings and their families were there. My parents were both sick and stayed home. Here is a picture of our Easter table:

Oh...and my camera, that I just got a few months back, is not working right. The display won't turn on, so not only can I not preview and delete my photos, but I also can't change any of my settings. I have to take pictures the old-school way by looking through the view finder and waiting to see them after they are uploaded. I am limited to the auto setting and can't even turn off the flash. It's made me really appreciate how far cameras have come since my very first Pentax K1000...a dinosaur by today's standards!

This is my daughter (in purple) at the Japanese themed party that I made the cards for, from the previous post.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Alyssa is excited because tomorrow:

A. Ikea will be open in Portland
B. She will be demo-ing tons of cool new SU! stuff at Tami's house tomorrow night
C. Her new camera is scheduled to arrive
D. All of the above!

If you guessed D, you are correct!!!

Friday, July 20, 2007

My New Camera

As many of you know, my camera bit the dust last week...so my husband researched cameras on-line and came up with another highly recommended camera by Canon. My other camera was a Canon too and I can't say enough good things about it. I am so excited to finally get it, but it won't come in the mail (from Costco) until next week. Until then, I am totally going through camera withdrawals. Seriously, it's like an extension of my hand. Those who know me well, are probably nodding their heads right now!

Anyway here are a list of the new camera's features for those who are interested:

Features and Benefits:

  • Affordable digital camera with 8.0 Megapixel resolution and powerful Canon 4x Optical Zoom
  • Large 2.5 inch Vari-Angle LCD monitor with wide viewing angle for easier on-camera viewing and optical viewfinder
  • A high-performance camera with 21 shooting modes, 9-point AiAF, ISO 800 and High ISO Auto to reduce image blur and expand low-light shooting capability
  • DIGIC II Image Processor and iSAPS Technology for superior image quality, fast operation and low power consumption
  • Movie Mode recording with sound at 30 fps VGA (640x480)
  • Compatible with Secure Digital/SDHC memory cards
I would love to have a digital SLR someday, but it is not even in our budget right now. Considering how much I use my camera, I could have probably pushed for one, but there are so many other expenses these days...I'm just glad to know a new camera is on it's way!