My Camera is Backby Jim
24 Sep 2009
7:09 pm1
Back in August, my camera started acting a little funny. I’ve got a Canon Rebel XS that I got for Christmas last year. I have already taken hundreds and hundreds of pictures, and have enjoyed nearly every minute. Unfortunately, at a recent shoot on the Oakland Temple grounds, my camera started acting really funny. After taking a shot, it would give me a message that sounded something like this: “Err 99: Shooting not possible.” And then the camera wouldn’t let me do anything until I turned it off and back on. Anyway, I shipped it away to Canon and today when I got home, it was waiting for me in a brown box. Yeah!
Here is an example of what I mean by “acting really funny”: This is a normal shot.
Here is what it would occasionally do instead of giving me an Err. 99 (but then, it would give me the error in the very next shot).
See what I mean? Funky. I’m just glad it works now.
Angie Checking Inby Angie
19 Sep 2009
11:09 am3
Hi, everyone – this is Ang. I just wanted to check in and let you know that I’m doing fine. This recovery is a little more painful than when I did this back in April, but since I’m not feeling sick as I recover, I’m feeling better about things this time around.
My sweet husband is taking wonderful care of me, putting himself at my beck and call every moment he is at home. My Mom is visiting, too, and it’s been fun to talk and watch movies with her. She brought her recipe books, too, so we’ve been spending some time adding to “Sugar & Spice.” Jaquie, of course, is delighted to have Jim home and people sitting on the couch all day, and her purring is always a special comfort to me.
Everyone has been very kind and helpful: Joleen came by Thursday evening with flowers for me, and Heidi brought dinner for us last night. I appreciate all the notes and phone calls of encouragement, and am especially grateful for your prayers on my behalf. I’m quite a lucky girl to have such wonderful family and friends supporting me at times like this.
Homeby Jim
17 Sep 2009
7:09 pm0
We just got home and Angie is parked on the couch eating a tunafish sandwich (with Grandma Hoffman’s sweet pickles… yum). I’m sorry for the brevity of the last post, I was literally walking down the hallway as I typed it on my iPod on my way to bring the car ’round.
After they brought me back to see Angie in the recovery room, the surgeon came in to see us and answer any questions. He said the surgery went well, but that Angie is going to be sore. He said it in a way that worried me. It reminded me of Brian Regan’s line: “If a doctor says you’re gonna feel some pressure, buckle up!”
It turns out that the hernia repair Angie had before didn’t fail after all; instead, there was a new problem. It made us feel better to know that it wasn’t anything we did that caused the failure; rather, it was an unavoidable problem exacerbated by the previous repair. Unfortunately, it meant he had to reattach some muscle tissue to her bone, which means a longer and painful recovery. Ouch.
We’re glad it is over and that the procedure went well. Thank you for all of your thoughts, prayers, and concern for us.
We’re going home!by Jim
17 Sep 2009
4:09 pm1
Good news! The procedure went well and we are going home. I’m on my way to go get the car. I’ll post more later.
Stanford Clinics & Spasby Jim
17 Sep 2009
1:09 pm1
Angie is in the operating room, but the surgery has not begun yet. While we were in the O.R. waiting room we had a nice man come up to us and ask if Angie wanted a massage. He introduced himself as a massage therapist while he helped Angie get comfortable by adjusting her pillow and then gave her a little back massage followed by a foot rub. I didn’t know they had that kind of service here. Very cool.
We got a visit from the anesthesiologist, whom Angie recognized from last time, who gave a quick briefing. I believe his name was Chris Hill. Oh, and Kathy was our nurse. We were told this should be a quick procedure. She’s scheduled in the O.R. for about an hour and a half. I’m still hoping they’ll let us go home tonight; I’m not looking forward to sleeping on a couch.
Surgery, Take 2by Jim
17 Sep 2009
12:09 pm0
I’m here with Angie, who is on a hospital bed waiting to be taken to the operating room. We arrive here at Stanford Hospital around 10:35 this morning, and our registration was uneventful. We’re hoping that this will be a quick procedure and that we’ll be home tonight. We think this surgery is starting later than the previous attempt, so going home tonight will be less likely.
They have wireless here at the hospital, so I’ll keep posting throughout the day. You can even subscribe to email updates or an RSS feed if that is more convenient for you.
Kauai Vacation – Day 4by Angie
15 Jun 2009
12:06 pm0
We set out fairly early this morning on the long drive to the Northwest end of the island. We hiked about a mile along the Na Pali Coast, with Tolton spending a lot of time on Josh’s shoulders and me straggling at the end of the group with Jim and my Dad to shepherd me along. There was great rejoicing when I made it to “our point” alive, where everyone had stopped to wait for us. Going down was much easier, but by the time we made it back to the parking lot, I was exhausted.
We had lunch at Bubba’s Burgers, after which Tolton promptly fell asleep in his car seat. The next adventure was to be snorkeling at Tunnels, but I offered to stay in the car with my napping nephew so he could get a good nap and I could rest. When everyone else was as tuckered out as I was, they returned to the cars and we drove to Banana Joe’s, where we had been promised the best smoothies ever. Unfortunately, their smoothie hours ended at 4pm and we had arrived at about 4:10. We bought fresh pineapple instead, and drove out to the beautiful overlook of the Kilauea Lighthouse on the North shore, and then had dinner at the Bull Shed.