New Camera! (Plus Some Other Nonsense)

Willi was a sneak this Christmas. We had planned to do a joint gift again this year (we decided we should get some golf lessons, and that was going to be our gift to each other this year), but the little rascal planted a gift under the tree all secret-like. We got home from being with family yesterday, and I found a sweet, little gift wrapped in newspaper with a bow on it under the tree. I saw the words, "For Jenny" on it in Willi's handwriting. I kept asking him where it came from, and he was like, "I don't know! Maybe Santa brought it."

He's funny.

Anyway, I opened it, and it's a sweet, new digital camera! It's a Kodak EasyShare Z8612 IS. So, it works with all of the EasyShare stuff I already had for the older camera. I love all the features this thing has. (It even has optical zoom!) It's pretty stinkin' sweet. It's everything I would ever need in a camera.

So, without further ado, I'll post some photos and videos from our little holiday. Some of these photos are actually from the old camera, and believe it or not, the old photos look a little better than the new ones. I'm still getting used to the features on the new camera. I'm pretty stoked that the video feature on this camera does sound, too!

Here are the videos:

And here are the photos:

 

 

 

This one is my favorite, though (this was taken with the old camera):

In other news, Nora and I are still sick. I guess that's not really "news."

Willi had to turn around on his way to work this morning. The ice on the roads forced some closures, so he came home to wait about an hour before he tried to go to work again. I just talked to him a moment ago, and he said that he is there now after an hour and a half of driving. Geez. I guess there are nine people at work right now, and there are typically, like, somewhere between 50 and 60.

Nora got lots of awesome toys for Christmas. She still prefers our remote controls, though. I'm not sure what's up with that, but I can occasionally distract her for a few moments at a time with her awesome new toys. I do need to get some batteries. Again, I cannot get out to go get batteries. (Sigh.)

Oh, and the contractors are not here. I'm not surprised, though, since roads were closed and whatnot. I am really longing for the day that those bathrooms are done. I do hope it comes.

I've got stuff to do. Must go now.