Hi y'all. I just have to tell you about the new gadget I have. I'm an avid reader and long ago ran out of shelf space and we're now running out of floor space to store my books (I have a hard time parting with any of them!) So 2 months ago, Amazon.com came out with an electronic book reader. My fantastic partner actually listened to me and bought me one for Christmas. It's been sold out and backlogged since it was first introduced Nov 19. My Kindle finally arrived yesterday, and I am thrilled. I could go on and on about this new gadget, but will just say that I never thought I would enjoy reading a book in electronic form. It's pricey, but when I think about all the trees and paper it will save, plus the cost of best-sellers is low, I can justify the price. It holds about 200 books, is about the size of a paperback and weighs a lot less. A memory card can be added for more storage, plus Amazon will store your purchases for you. You can annotate, highlight, write comments (like I do in the margins of my books) bookmark pages. (There is also a web site to download free books in Kindle format as well as other formats - manybooks.net if you want to check it out.)

Sorry if I'm gushing here, but the Kindle is fantastic. If you want to know more, you can check it out on Amazon.com, and I'm not getting any money for recommending it!! LOL

School is going well so far and I'm actually ahead on my assignments. I'm checking in here every day, but haven't posted until now 'cause I haven't had time. But I had to let y'all now about the Kindle and how fantastic I think it is. And to let y'all know I'm thinking about you even if I'm not saying so; and offering up prayers and thanksgivings for those who ask (and for those who don't, too!)

Miss you guys!