And so something sad happened... My Canon XTi is no longer working.. One of the pins that reads my memory card bent over... Which happened to the first digital LSR that I used when first starting out. SO, I bought myself a Canon XSi body. LOVEEEE IT! And it does not have the stupid compact flash memory card. It uses a SD card. Big fan of it. I don't care for it's "Live View" function but other than that I think it's a big improvement from the XTi. As you can tell, we have bought a new dog. His name is Duncan and he is a Brittany. Formally known as a Brittany Spaniel. I am totally sold on the breed. He's very well behaved and super smart. Not to mention photogenic. Other than that, our homestead is coming along grand. All the painting except the kitchen, is done and we have the fence up for the dogs. I think this spring we may have to look into chickens and a goat or two. That's all for know.