Great News! (I think...)

So I took Sheella's  and Jode's advice and I called Canon and they were freaking amazing and told me some things I could do to troubleshoot.  The numbering issue and folder stuff is because of my operating system and not my camera.  Phew!!!!  And he said the error message was maybe because the flash was wanting to come up, but it didn't, which he said the camera would need to go to the factory for repair for that, but I'm not too worried about it anyway.  I mostly take day pics anyway and it is still working.  He also said something about cleaning the contacts, blah blah blah...  I have never ever taken the lens off my camera.  I was soooooooo nervous!

Anyway, I'm hoping we got it fixed-- if not forever, then forever until I get past birthday season! :-D

Ok, now to pics.  So I am planning on taking my friend's daughters' pictures, which I am both nervous and excited about.  You know, I'm not your portrait-y picture taker, so I have told her a gazillion times that the shots would be more natural.  Obviously, I'll have to expand and take the risk and try portrait-y pics, but for now, I'm good just following the kids around and annoying the shit out of them with a camera in their face. 

I took Jonathan to the park on Sunday to meet my friend (her daughter is one of Jonny's classmates).  Bry didn't want to go, and I was so happy to have some one on one time with him.  It's been so long.  I'm not really a fan of the "one on one" time concept, because his reality is that he is no longer an only child, but I do like it when it isn't forced.  

On to the pics!

 

My gorgeous boy.  Enough said. 

 

He fell.  And wasn't happy about it.  

 

From what I know, this is Alyssa's favorite person in the world, and you can tell. <3

 

Amanda.  Yes, you can eat her cheeks.  As if you could resist.  

Heeelllllpppppp!!!!!

Ugh!  Agh!  No!!!!!!!!!!!

My camera is fucked up.  It's not under warranty anymore and the only thing I know how to do with it is turn it on and charge the battery.  Seriously. 

This is the second time (out of 3 times) that it is randomly opening a folder for just ONE picture.  So, when I plug it into the computer to get the pics off it, the computer will prompt me and open files 100-180, for instance.  Now, before, because of number sequencing, it would just start up on the next available number.  So if I'd already opened up 100-140, the next time I downloaded pics, it would open up with folder 141.  Am I making any sense??  Ok, so in files 100-180, there is ONE picture.  I went to the park Sunday and took about 70 pics and I have to open SEVENTY files to remove each ONE pic from the file and move to another permanent file.  On top of that, I only got to folder 140-something because it had given some pics the same name.  So from pic 700-730, we were ok.  But then it started with new pics, same name, and the computer only gave me the option to cancel or save over.  Double Ugh.

And last week, while taking pics, it kept giving me error messages, so I'd have to turn off the camera and turn back on.

Something's up.  Jonathan's birthday is less than 3 weeks away.  I CANNOT be without a camera.  I'm going to cry!

Help?  Anyone?  Any suggestions?  Did I inadvertently press something that has lead to this numbering mess?  Should I go to a local repair shop or cross my fingers and ship it to Canon, which is in Georgia?!?!??!


Noooooooooooooooooooo!

A little sooner than July...

I have been so scattered lately.  I keep saying "busy", but I don't think that's it.  I think scattered is a better word.  Last week, I thought I was having a total emotional breakdown and I don't know why.  It wasn't hormonal, so there must be something in the planets.  Anyway, I just took some pictures out of my camera today after going to the park.  Do you know what it did?  The freaking camera opened up a new folder for each and every picture.  One picture in each folder.  All 69 of them.  WTF?  Did I press something?  Ugh.

 

Man, I love the way his hair looks when the sun hits it.  

 

Would you believe the sky was just that blue?  It looks like a painted wall or something.  Ah, Miami in the winter.  It is a little cold today - high of 66 - and that was enough to send Bryan's hair into a static frenzy.  

 

Oh, I don't know what Mr. Grumpy Pants was so upset about.  His mood swings are worse than a PMSing teenager's, I swear.  

  

  

  

This beautiful girl was swinging next to Jonathan and she just seemed so free.  

 

What I love most about this picture is all the chains.

So yeah.  I'm not purposefully taking any more pics than I normally do because life is too crazy right now.  But I still want to post.  So you're stuck with me.