I am now the proud owner of a circa 1950 Singer sewing machine. It was my Granny's and my parents picked it up at her house today and dropped it by this evening. Just as I was getting ready to take a few pictures of it for interested parties, our camera made a funny noise. Zoom error, it read. There would be no picture taking.
We tried all the tricks. Turn it on/off millions of times. Blowing air into the lens to free any possible sand or gritty debris. We removed the batteries, and put them back in. We googled the brand and zoom error issue. Apparently we are not alone in the problem. The best solution we could find was slamming it against the wall and buying ourselves a new one. I stopped short at chucking the thing, uploaded our mountain shots, and googled prices for a new camera. Turns out to replace what we have is pretty much around the corner from nothing. Small favors.
Our 10am check-out wasn't exactly leisurely, but once we were out of the house, we certainly took our sweet time winding our way back home. We headed over to Valle Crucis to visit their downright impressive Community Park. Play structures, picnic areas, and excellent spots to wade and fish in the Watauga River, all surrounded by majestic green mountain scenes. Heath and Stella pretty much had themselves stripped down to nothing once we made it to the water. After a warm splash around in the cool water, we lunched on some PB and J's, peaches, and bananas.
Heath was conked out in his car seat before we could get back on 194. We wound around the slow curves of a section of the NC Scenic Byway. Then Stella was a goner. Too bad the naps only lasted until Hickory. Both kids woke up irritable, tapped off all emotionally appropriate responses, and completely sick of being in the car.
Sunday and pooped. Good thing I opted for the 5k race this Saturday. That marathon wore me out.
We tried all the tricks. Turn it on/off millions of times. Blowing air into the lens to free any possible sand or gritty debris. We removed the batteries, and put them back in. We googled the brand and zoom error issue. Apparently we are not alone in the problem. The best solution we could find was slamming it against the wall and buying ourselves a new one. I stopped short at chucking the thing, uploaded our mountain shots, and googled prices for a new camera. Turns out to replace what we have is pretty much around the corner from nothing. Small favors.
Our 10am check-out wasn't exactly leisurely, but once we were out of the house, we certainly took our sweet time winding our way back home. We headed over to Valle Crucis to visit their downright impressive Community Park. Play structures, picnic areas, and excellent spots to wade and fish in the Watauga River, all surrounded by majestic green mountain scenes. Heath and Stella pretty much had themselves stripped down to nothing once we made it to the water. After a warm splash around in the cool water, we lunched on some PB and J's, peaches, and bananas.
Heath was conked out in his car seat before we could get back on 194. We wound around the slow curves of a section of the NC Scenic Byway. Then Stella was a goner. Too bad the naps only lasted until Hickory. Both kids woke up irritable, tapped off all emotionally appropriate responses, and completely sick of being in the car.
Sunday and pooped. Good thing I opted for the 5k race this Saturday. That marathon wore me out.
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