my oh-boy oh-boy Christmas present

I've always been that kid: playing the piano since I was three (really), but never owning a piano. I still have to borrow a guitar to lead worship. And I've been a regular photographer in I-Life for years (example): but always on a borrowed SLR. No more! Combined Christmas money enabled me to get the Olympus Evolt E500 (newest inexpensive digital DLR on the market) as a Christmas gift. sigh. so good.

In a not-cheesy way: can I just be super grateful to God for tool-based creativity? The way they melt into my hands, extending my ear, my eyes, my tone, my words, my center...