Oh, and as far as resizing goes, I use paint to resize.... Open the pic in Paint, then click Image....
Once the drop down box comes up, click on Stretch/Skew.... Then, under the Horizontal and Vertical boxes, change the percentile to 50% for each.... Then click OK and save it.....
That should bring the pic size down to a postable, manageable size... If not, decrease the % alittle more.....