Canon DSLR Error 99

FIXED! I just saved $300 by fixing an error 99 message myself instead of sending it to Canon via Keeble and Shuchat. Maybe I'll get under the car to fix the muffler next...oh yeah, belly won't fit :-)

Imagine my shock when the camera locked the other day as we are arriving at the Academy of Sciences to play with dear friends. I am ecstatic as one day away from the camera is torture. Even if I don't take a picture all day it is the fact that I CAN'T take a picture that pains me.

So for all you Canon DSLR lovers out there...

http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2005/04/29/50mm-lens-contact-points/

It worked! I used a pencil eraser on the lens connections (upside down to keep debris from falling into the body) on both the lens and body. I am also charging the battery but it works again!!

Now off to the park to play with friends and of course....to take some pictures!

This is one of my favorites from another CAS trip.

What's in season

I love this chart which lists all of the vegetables available at the PA farmers market by season. This will really help me for planting in the garden as I always seem to be behind the farmers. If I work back from availability dates to make new planting dates (instead of the dates on the seed packets, or even our Common Ground planting list which seems a bit late as well) maybe I can have ripe produce when our farming friends do.

Now for morning coffee.

I'll be posting some favorite old photos for awhile as my camera is going to the shop :-( 

DIY Playdough

I love that her crown (aka produce wrap) says organically grown!

Nature's Play Dough 

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
beet, spinach, and carrot juice

Mix flour, salt and oil, and slowly add the water. Cook over medium heat, stirring until dough becomes stiff. Turn out onto wax paper and let cool. Knead the playdough with your hands until of proper consistency. Use as is, or divide into balls and add a few drops of the vegetable juices to make green, pink, and orange.

Belly Love

25 weeks!

We had a much better Ob appointment this week. The doctor (different one mind you) was impressed that Gracie kept kissing the baby during the sonogram. It was nice to hear how great of a big sister she is going to be because she is so kind and caring...but I already knew that.

Gracie: "Nooooowwww is the baby ready to come out?"

Brook: "No honey, we still have three more months."

Gracie: "Oh, I am just sooooo excited."

Brook: "I know honey. Me too."

I am the luckiest mama ever!

A Fantastic Friday

for flowers.

Spring Cleaning :: Living Room Before and After

 Before. Yikes! 

And after...

**the CD's still need to be organized but this is a start**

And Gracie loves her new perch.

"I love the little leaves."

Today's Treasures

Treasures from a hike with treasured friends. Thank you for being you!