Pleasant Surprise....

Okay, so as you know I am working 

on some new year resolutions.

One of them is to get organized.

I am making slow progress, 

but heck....

 I have a year to do it! 

So- I started with one of my dresser drawers. 

It is my jewelry/catch all drawer.

I didn't clean much out

 but........

 I did find a precious but long forgotten, camera card safely tucked away.

I am known for always putting things in a "safe place".

Somehow never to be found again.

It was always a funny joke when I worked at AMM.

I even had a filing bin named "a safe place"

Yet, I could never find anything. 

It's really, freakin, stupid annoying.

But- it is what it is.

So back to cleaning out my drawers.

At the bottom of my jewelry organizer

under a stack of bracelets is where I found the card.

I now remember why I put it in this safe place.

It would not download for some reason.

I tried in several different computers.

Did the whole troubleshooting thing online.

Nothing.......

I was super sad because I knew it had Cody's birthday,

a visit with my Dad, even 4th of July pictures.

I knew that someday I would figure this camera card 

situation out, and needed to keep it safe until then. 

That some day accidentally came Friday night.

Right away I tried downloading once again

but this time on my newer laptop.

And it worked!

Holy freak!

I was so very happy.

It was humming right along. 

It was at pic 47 of 301.

Then it stopped dead in its tracks.

It was going on 2 am.

{Yes, that whole get more sleep resolution

 has not been working out so good.}

So, I decided to go to bed .

I would mess with the computer in the morning.

Next day....

Tried again, and failed several more times.

Got on the Nikon website. 

Tried their suggestions...blah, blah, blah.

But then........

late last night as I was closing down my laptop

I noticed a file window still open,

 clicked on it and

 BOOM! 

You guessed it.

All my precious pics were there.

I went through each one slowly

 reminiscing and smiling through happy tears.

It was the best surprise I have received in a long time. 

Absolutely priceless.

Here a just a few shots.

You don't understand how hard it was to

not post all 300 of them. :)

Cody is so young!!!

Love this.
 Crew in my heels, paci in mouth, playing with Legos.

Grandpa Simcox took the boys to Toys R Us.

Went to the Aquarium with Grandpa S.

Crew just melts my heart!!!!

Visiting Riverton Cemetery.

Cody's 7th Birthday.

Crew & Landnen

Krispy Kreme 

Why do they have to grow up???