JUST WHEN YOU THINK THAT THE FIRE IS GETTING TOO BIG TO STOMP OUT

Best Buy and I are still dancing. They sent me a letter as to why they have declined my application for a credit card. Their reason? They were unable to verify that I am who I say that I am. I called them back up to discuss this some more. I politely tell them that their reasoning is bogus since I called them immediately that day when they turned me down on the net. They say since I was not able to correctly tell them how old my ex brother in law was at the time the question was asked...they had to decline the application. I asked them if my ex or his brother were asked MY age when they applied for their credit cards? Best Buy's answer: They could not give me that information since it is confidential. I pointed out to Best Buy that THEY brought those two men into this....not me. About 3 phone calls later, Best Buy ask me what it would take to keep me as a customer. My reply was to issue me credit card, allow me to buy the camera that was on sale and the kit that came with it at the sale price and admit that the questions asked to me the date I applied for the credit card were unfair. They told me that they could offer me the credit card and that was it. I told them no thank you.

Then early Friday morning something totally wonderful and unexpected happens and flips things.

These are the last 2 photos taken with my trusty little duct taped camera.

The pictures are of the BRAND SPANKIN NEW CAMERA THAT I WON!!!!!
This is the first ever picture taken with the new camera! I thought it was only fair that afirst and last should be done. Kinda like father time meeting the new years baby.

I have loved my little HP camera and it was a great little camera. Even when the battery compartment latch would not catch any more and I had to use duct tape. It helped me post pics to this blog and it also helped me sell a lot of things on ebaby.

But, the new camera......Oh My....the new camera.

It is SWEET!

The package was from eprize. They are a corporation that handles contests and prizes for other corporations. The letter stated that I had won a second chance drawing. A second change drawing is held when a prize is not claimed. It told me that I won but the letter never stated what corporation or game that the prize was from!!

Anyway, I am now the proud owner of a Nikon D-40 6.1 Megapizel digital SLR Camera! It came with 18-55 mm lense, 2 rechageable batteries and a carrying case.

I am one very happy girl!

These are just some pics I took outside this morning:

The lilac/purple fabric will be a new skirt and the pinkish will be a new tote bag for a swap that I am in.

This is a shot of place mats that I founf that will also be a new tote bag for a swap.

And this.....this is me being silly! It is really hard to take good pictures of yourself!

I SWEAR my nose is not that big in really life!!