Lindsey, I have the Photoshop Element 10. ( I started out with Element 2, then 4 and now 10) It is really intuitive and not difficult to use at all. Just play with the drop menus a bit! You will see it is not "way above your skill set". It is easy to crop, reduce, sharpen etc. Just click around and check it out.
Elaine, I like your Spathoglottis a lot!