happy ending/buzzkill

We had a little dinner party this evening, as it is the last night my oldest sister will be visiting here in AZ. She has been staying with an old friend who lives just 15 minutes from my house. It was really great having both of them over. I do love to cook for company, company always seems to like it more than the inmates here -- but that's probably just my take on it. The kids are not as finicky as some others I have met, and generally they get less picky with age. Here's hoping.

I cooked from about 3:45 to 6:30 solid (well, there was also a lot of cleanup in there). Then we ate outside and it was lovely.

After dinner the girls stayed outside talking, and the boys went in to clean up (DH) or watch tv (the DSs). We noticed some hummingbird-like creatures fluttering around the lantana near the table, and my sister managed to get a few shots. I told DD she could try with my camera, and this is what she got:


All was well until we were pulling things together to bring them inside, and DD dropped. the. camera.

sigh

There is nothing like the sound of expensive equipment going clunk on concrete. The good news is, it still takes pictures, although I haven't tried all the modes yet. The bad news is, the "review" mode just doesn't work. There's a little switch on the back that lets you move from shooting to review mode, and it does -- nothing. I tried all the usual tricks, removing the card, removing the battery, changing the modes, etc. Nothing helped. Well, at least it still takes nice pictures...

Then to top it all off, I asked DH if he had purchased a warranty for it, and he said, "I don't know." I admit it -- it irritated me, greatly. It was a present, it was his Christmas gift to me in 2003. Why does he not remember this stuff? I should know better by now, but the fact is, he doesn't. He doesn't know, he doesn't remember. I told him that it comes across to me as "I don't care," which is definitely not fair of me but there you have it. So we had a little spat to end the day. Yuck.

I sent an email off to Canon tech support, we'll see what those happy campers say. There doesn't appear to be any physical damage, so maybe I can just download some new software or something, wouldn't that be great? I really don't want to be camera-less for a huge amount of time, but I also want a digital that I can use as a digital, not just a regular camera that I can hook up to my computer! I need (well, really want, and use a lot) the review and instant delete capabilities -- how else can I be sure that I got the shot I want?

Tomorrow's my endo appointment, I hope to find out the scheduling and procedures for my scan. The prospect is very unsettling.