Krisse, its good to know that some of us are bringing in money from these expensive hobbies. Joanne could be racking it in with the sewing alone. I'm holding out on new carpet these days but a new computer and lens is a girls best friend. (:

Krisse, yes, you are correct, I did take a Painter brushes course a few years ago...however, there is a new instructor and (trying to remember the other's name...ok Karen Bonnaker) I did not get on so well with the other one. She, for me, left a bit to be desired. Probably a personal thing. And, at the least, I have forgotten much of what I learned! Using Photoshop and other things too much! So I am excited.

Tell you right now...the Intuos 4 is absolutely fantastic. I unconditionally love it! Even using it on my clunky lap top is a treat! Will describe my hardware situation later in the hardware forum.

Krisse, wonderful that you will be off to Thailand! A beautiful place, never been there, but my good friend, Pat Feinstein, is Thai.

Krisse, RA! I know first hand about RA. I have it too. What is your treatment for it? I have Methotrexate and Remicade infusion. The Remicade every 8 weeks. It has helped me so much. There is nothing quite so painful as RA when it flares up.

Bonnie, I agree with your reasoning about lenses, hard drives (RAM) and tablets! Once you have all that what else could possibly matter

Ok, I see, repeating will be wise for me too.

For the RA I eat once a week Trexan (cell blocker) and Solomat (cortisone) every day. Time to time cortisone injections. I feel summertimes always better and no injections needed. It's the winter which is hard, and this last winter so awful. I'm so excited for this travel. Have found a tenant for next winter and now it's time to start selling aquariums away and other useless stuff.