I love looking at holiday photos over the years...watching my girls grow and seeing the traditions being made.
I take a bunch of pictures each year before during and after the holiday and then pick out my favorites much later down the road. This year was no different. I took pics of the decorating process, the cooking progress, all the help in the kitchen, early Thanksgiving morning just my husband and our children, and then gobs of photos of the 19 people who showed up for our feast. I even took pics of the feast itself.
Early yesterday morning I snuggled up with my camera to revisit the memories.
This is what I saw:
"No CF card"
Excuse me, what?
So, I turned the camera off and back on again with my eyes closed and toes crossed, hoping I was just dreaming of the very silly possibility that there might not be a memory card in my camera.
Same message.
My middle daughter loves taking pictures as much as I do. She's even joined the yearbook staff at our college as one of the photographers. I had no doubt what happened to my CF card. You see, my card is bigger than hers. Much bigger. At some point this semester she must have decided to "borrow" my memory card.
Ahem.
The middle daughter and I had a very civilized discussion about the meaning of the word "borrow"...a very calm conversation bc I refuse to get upset at Thanksgiving.
I also suggested that she ask for a larger CF card for her own camera for Christmas.
And, then I very nicely mentioned that if she removed my memory card again, I would beat her.
Because that's what parents do.
;)
I do have a few pics from my Iphone to share...the quality is not as good as my trusty Canon, but I did manage to capture a few memories thanks to Steve Jobs.
Middle daughter there on the left, mixing up her famous Butterfinger Pie and youngest daughter on the right wrapping the green beans for the Green Bean Bundles.
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Watching the Macy's Parade on Thanksgiving morning...Layla's the one with the ears :)
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Another shot of my Layla...Her favorite balloons in the parade were Snoopy and Clifford :)
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And, finally a grainy one taken by the middle daughter (AKA memory card stealer) after the feast was over and the first of many loads of dishes were washing.
Layla's still the one with the ears, and that's me with a smile on my face bc I survived the day :)
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Snapshot Saturday is hosted by Alyce @ At Home with Books.
Oh no no no … don't mess with mama's memory card!!
ReplyDeleteAMEN!
DeleteIt sounds like you had a lovely Thanksgiving in spite of the memory card theft!
ReplyDeleteWe definitely did! I have a few other pictures on my phone of pies and dirty dishes and a turkey that "leaked" all over my refrigerator...but that's another post ;)
DeleteMessing with someone's camera is a BIG no-no!! Looks like you still had a great day though.
ReplyDeleteHere's my Saturday Snapshot
oh yeah...no doubt...18 year olds tend to think they are the only ones that matter...yeesh!
DeleteWe did still have a great day :)
She didn't notice you taking all those photos? Did she think there was a magical memory card or something? Gotta love kids!
ReplyDeleteShe has a camera like mine but a smaller memory card. I guess she thought when she removed mine, that she replaced it with hers. Nope, didn't happen.
DeleteEither love em...or beat em :p
That is a horrible feeling when you realize that none of your photos exist! At least you got a few from the phone. And had a nice Thanksgiving dinner.
ReplyDeleteYears ago on a vacation in Italy I had a roll of film unwind inside my 35mm while I thought I was shooting photos. And I had no one to yell at but myself when I noticed what had happened... days later.
I've done that before too...before digital. I've also accidentally deleted photos that hadn't been downloaded yet. All made me feel equally sick.
DeleteMe too! I've deleted things before downloading them... and taken the camera out, then realised I forgot to charge the battery!My Snapshot is at http://goo.gl/zAoio
ReplyDeleteI've had a dead battery more times than I care to remember :( So aggravating!
DeleteI bet your day was wonderful despite the incident. Cute photos Patti.
ReplyDeleteIt was, Diane :) The middle daughter did take a few pics of the family with her own camera...she hasn't downloaded them yet but I'm hoping there are some good ones :)
DeleteIt looks like you had a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving! All you really need are a few photos to keep memories intact. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, Susan! :)
DeleteYou know, you'll probably be regaling those at the table at future Thanksgiving with that story! It will seem funny then, even if not so much now. lol!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure we'll add it to the tales worth telling :)
DeleteOooh, the jammy fiend! Still - every Thanksgiving from now on, when someone catches you peering at your camera suspiciously, you'll all remember why and laugh. :)
ReplyDeleteThose are lovely pictures (amazing how a large portion of celebration photos are always pets - my sister took about three of us last year and a good fifty or more of the cats from every conceivable angle!), and congratulations for surviving the day with a smile!
One of my brother in laws says visiting us is like visiting the zoo...but all my nieces and nephews love to visit for that very reason :):) I take it as a compliment!
DeleteThere was one point where I pulled out the last fork I own that I got a little shaky...but then I just pulled out some plastic and let it go ;)
Uh oh- I would have been furious! Layla is such a pretty girl. Reminds me of my mom's darling German Shepherd.
ReplyDeleteThe daughter had gone to work on Black Friday when I discovered her deed...that's the only thing that saved her ;)
DeleteLayla is my first GSD and I LOVE her...such an incredible breed :)
Haha! Yes, I have a "borrower" in my house too, but never the card. Not yet at least. The pictures you did capture are very sweet. I'm so glad you had a great Thanksgiving and that you survived!
ReplyDeleteThis turned out to be my biggest crowd ever, and I did get a little nervous at one point. I thought about a shot of the Jack Daniels that I use in the bread pudding sauce but decided against it since my MIL was in the kitchen at the time ;)
DeleteWe did have a great time :)
I think I'm in love with Layla. She has such a lovely doleful expression.
ReplyDeleteI know I'm in love with her, Ginx :) She's a very special dog.
DeleteOur daughters must be twins! She has a knack for "borrowing" my makeup, my camera, my clothes, etc. etc.....let me know if you come up with a good beating style LOL
ReplyDeleteThe oldest borrows my make-up :( This morning I discovered that she had used my powder foundation brush in the blush...GRRRRRRR...didn't even ask to use my stuff to begin with. My jeans were also in her bathroom...didn't ask to wear those either. And phone chargers??? Good luck in my house...whoever needs one just grabs the closest one, no matter who it belongs to...drives me bonkers!
DeleteMy camera won't take photos without the card (it lets you know with a message on the screen too). And I've left our memory card at home countless times. Lovely photos that you did get!
ReplyDeleteI wish mine was like that, Alyce! I don't take mine out, which is why it never even occurred to me to check. I hope she actually got some of the family.
DeleteLooks like a great day. Layla looks like she enjoyed it most!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Louise...it was a great day!
DeleteLayla wasn't sure about so many people inside her house :p