procrastination pays off
I’ve been putting off sending in my 18-200 VR lens and this afternoon I finally got around to packing it up. BUT, before I packed it for shipping, I put it on my camera body to test it one last time. Amazingly, it worked! No VR problems, no funny noises. It was back to normal! Admittedly, it makes me a little uneasy because the problem might resurface, but since I know it has a 5 year warranty, I’m not too concerned. I’m just relieved I don’t have to send it in again. It’s nerve racking to wait for a lens that’s being shipped to a repair facility that doesn’t communicate with you.
You’re probably tired of reading about the husband’s ACL surgery but honestly it’s pretty much consumed our lives. Until he gets his stitches removed (we’re keeping our fingers crossed for this Friday), he can’t get his wounds wet. This presents a problem when it comes to bath-time. He also can’t put any weight on his left leg for a month and he has to keep it locked straight except when he’s doing his physical therapy. That rules out standing (his right leg gets too tired) and rules out sitting at the edge of the tub or the bottom of the tub with his leg out. I was also trying to find a solution that wouldn’t involve getting water all over the bathroom floor. I went to the BigLots near our house and walked from aisle to aisle looking for a good solution. This is what I came up with:
Beach chairs were on sale for $12! The cashier asked me if I was going to the beach. Hah.
(The photo above was actually taken by my fully recovered VR lens!)
Oh, and of course, here are some post-op pictures of the husband’s knee:
I think it’s really impressive how small the incision is. They managed to trim the meniscus, put two stitches in the meniscus, get a graft from the hamstring, and drill a hole to attach the hamstring graft in his knee– all through the same hole. I also like how they marked up the knee with lines, dots, and x’s like they were drawing up a football play.
The two holes on top of the knee are where they put the cameras in. Pretty cool, huh? Oh, and you can also see where they shaved his leg. It’s slowly growing back. I can’t stand it when men don’t have hairy legs.











































