Thanks for the advice, I worried about coming home with a canon and thinking "ehhhh".  But I did find one canon online that I do like better than the ones that were part of the "special" my husband has.  And it' price is much lower!  BUT then again, today I took pics with my HP and they mostly came out great... I'm still debating.  Perhaps since none of the cameras are "calling to me", I'll wait a while longer. 

Arg, it's so hard being practical :)  But it would be nic to save the money til next year and probably get an even better one!