I have officially been pissed on twice in two days.

I have officially been pissed on twice in two days.  It wasn't Dumplin' this time and it was not in the face - it was Casper peeing on my foot.

I let him out just a few minutes ago and I knew he had to pee bad.  He always runs straight out the door and goes to the bathroom.  Good boy!  Unfortunately for him it didn't go quite so well this time.  🙁

Since I've got so many limbs down in my yard from the tree trimming he plays with them and drags them all over the place.  The other day when I opened the door to let him back in he'd made a stack of limbs (10 feet long - larger, heavy limbs) at the door... I guess that he wanted to bring in.  It was like a dam.  😂  So I kicked them back from the door so we could go in and out.

So he ran out tonight and ran straight past his stack of limbs - only to get his collar caught on one.  So he ran a different direction and rather than it slipping back out it twisted and tightened around his neck.  He continued to run, panicking, tightening his collar.  I finally caught him and held him still enough to unclip his collar.  I am SO THANKFUL that he didn't have one of those that work like belts.  It would have been hard to hold him still and get that off.

So when I grabbed him and started messing with his collar is about the time he could no longer hold it.  He peed all over my foot and I can't even blame him.  I feel so bad for him.  Poor Casper.  🙁  Baby boy still needs a home, btw.  One where his tree toys don't attack him.

I am SO GLAD I was out there when that happened.  And instead of relaxing tonight I'm going to to throw as much of the limbs over the fence as I can.  I never realized it was such a hazard.  🙁  NOW I know.  😳

I bet all my rehab friends knew that squirrels made sounds.

I bet all my rehab friends knew that squirrels made sounds.  I figured that they did, but I had no idea what they sounded like until Dumplin.'  He grumbles at me when I'm too slow with his food and today I heard a new one.  I put him in a larger bird cage this morning so he would have some space to explore while I got ready to go see my parents, but he kept clinging to the sides nearest where I was and making a sound.  Can't really describe it, but I got the distinct feeling that he was calling me.  So, I opened the cage and let him out and now he's crawling around in my lap.  I think someone was a little bit scared of his new surrounding so back to the old one for now.  When I get home I'll reintroduce him to it and hang out next to it so he won't be afraid.  I really thought he'd take right to it because he's become so mobile, but maybe he's still not quite ready.  I read that they don't leave the nest until 12 weeks.  He's not that old just yet.

Bad Blu.  How dare I freak the baby out like that.  😂

Aaand, I guess he's over it.  He's taking a bath now.  Haha.

HOLY SHIT.

HOLY SHIT.  I just found out that if I lock my driver door with a key all of the doors lock.

AT THE SAME TIME.

Damn, I'm fancy now.  😃

My back is sore from such a long drive.

My back is sore from such a long drive.  I haven't driven that far in AGES - thanks to my poor little Hyundai being all sketchy.  I'm sure it didn't help that I forgot to bring my pillow to sit on so I was sitting up super-duper straight so that I could see where I was going.  I guess I have to get an extra butt pillow for my car.  😂

Time to put on some PJ's and do my nails.  My Hyundai randomly decided that it wasn't going to open the other day so when I tried to open the door my hand slipped off and I ripped my first two fingernails down almost into the quick.  🙁  I cut them down with clippers, but they are all jaggedy so I need to go and fix that before I rip them more.

Funny thought:  Now I have two running cars (definitely keeping the Hyundai for backup), so I guess according to my mom - I'd be an uppity redneck now.  Go me!  😂😂😂

OMG. Dumplin' is passed out in my lap. On his back. 😳

OMG.  Dumplin' is passed out in my lap.  On his back.  😳

It's melting me.  When will I learn to keep my camera in arm's reach?!?

Despite me buying plenty of chewies...

Despite me buying plenty of chewies for the Dumplin', he's all about nibbling on my zippers and fingernails.  Bad little boy.  🙂

Never seen such a fat belly on a baby squirrel.

Never seen such a fat belly on a baby squirrel.  Was late getting home so he was wasting away - into NOTHING.  He ate SO much to make up for it, though.  😂

My little Dumpy is getting so big!  🙂

Just got home from car buying.

Just got home from car buying.  Got me a new ride!  BOOSH!

It's a 2001 Kia Sportage.  5 speed.  Dog compartment.  $1200.

Suck it, everyone who said I couldn't have exactly what I wanted.  Shaun.  😛

Thank you, Mom and Bobby for driving all over the place to help me find a car.  ❤

Aaand... squirrel pee on my face. 😂😂😂

Aaand... squirrel pee on my face.  😂😂😂

I was just minding my business and pottying Dumplin' when he decided to kick and spray me with pee.  IN THE FACE.

Being a mom to any species is just so darn glamorous.  I don't know why more people don't do it.  😛

Diversity floats my boat. 😃

New neighbors moving in!  Is it wrong if I'm happy that they are big black men?  I like all the colors around me.  And they seemed really nice!  😃  It's been a boring-ass neighborhood since the "littler than me" people moved out.  🙁

When we drove to Michigan we went through some places with no black people.  DO NOT WANT.  That just feels weird and wrong.

Diversity floats my boat.  😃

This is how he fell asleep last night...

This is how he fell asleep last night... wedged between my arm and my boob.  😂

He is currently being equally adorable in my lap, but my camera is not in reach.  🙁  I'm not gonna disturb him just to get it.   🙂

I gotta wonder if Dumplin' is trying to tell me something...

I gotta wonder if Dumplin' is trying to tell me something whenever he climbs my chest, suddenly flips around with his cute little rump in the air (pointed at my face), and looks over his shoulder at me.

Yes, it's the cutest little butt ever, but I don't really need a close-up.  😂

He's getting really mobile and funny.  He likes to climb all over and play in my pockets.  Silly boy.  🙂

Dumplin' Update:

He's getting so big!  And squirrel-ly!  😂

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Friends: I need your help. Nothing major - I promise!

Friends:  I need your help.  Nothing major - I promise!

I've decided that I need a car.  I have $2000 (in the bank - not on me!  Don't came at me in the alley) that I can spend.  No - not on a down payment.  TOTAL.

I realize that's not gonna get me a shiny new perfect car, but it will get me something that I'm not scared to be in.  Something that might give me a little bit of my freedom back.  Nobody wants to let me go anywhere because they worry that I might get stranded.  Shaun won't ride with me anywhere because if I do get stranded then who would come and get us?  My mom (most likely), but she's farther away and I hate doing that to her.

REQUIREMENTS:

MUST HAVE at least 4 doors and a MANUAL transmission.

WOULD LIKE TO HAVE what I will happily refer to as a "dog compartment."  I do not want a trunk.  I'd like a hatch or a wagon or tiny SUV.

I have found a few things that are OK (meaning they are sticks, but regular cars - no dog compartment) by searching Craigslist and the Buy / Sell Bulletin.  Seems like manual transmissions are hard to come by these days.  🙁

I will continue to keep an eye on the internet and buy / sell, but I would also like for you to keep your eyes and ears open for me.  It's NOT an emergency so I will give it a few months before breaking down and buying just an ok, regular car.  I thought that maybe if I was patient I could find something with a dog compartment.  I've only been looking for about a week so I am far from discouraged.  I am, however, pretty sad that almost everywhere I look the cars are automatic.  LAME.  😳

I am not a stylish girl...

I am not a stylish girl, but I have the best accessories, no? 😃

Finally, I am heading to bed.

Finally, I am heading to bed.  This had been the longest damn Monday.  I don't think I was ready for my weekend to be over.  😐  Also, I haven't felt great all day and that hasn't changed yet.  Blegh.

On a brighter note - I made a gallon of water crystals for my roaches today.  Poor things were stuck eating the last of my cricket jelly and they did NOT seem fond of that.  I definitely have babies which is AWESOME.  😃  I feel like they do a lot better when I'm not fussing over them, but they are just so darn neat.  😳  I want to look at them all the times!  😍

Dumplin' is doing great and getting bigger.  I feel like he's bigger every time I look at him.  😳  I ordered him some big boy food today so I should have that in a few days.  I gave him some sweet potato to nibble on, but he doesn't seem very into that yet.  I suppose with time he will come to enjoy it.

Aside from critter stuff I guess the only other nice thing about today was dinner at Los Arcos with Shaun and Shadow.  I love the food, but I really hate it when Eric isn't working.  Eric just waves us over to a table and writes down what we want from memory.  Eric always makes my day.  😃  The guy we had tonight walked by us several times when we were out of drinks or chips or whatever and stopped to watch the wrestling match on the TV for several minutes at a time rather than pay attention to us.  I feel like one of those crotchety old ladies for complaining, but dang.  It's annoying as hell.  I didn't complain to management or anything - just to Shaun and whoever is reading this.  And we did leave him a tip.  I really felt like writing something snarky on it, but I didn't.  I'm not mean enough for that.  I just avoid that guy and ask for Eric every time we go in.  Unfortunately, Eric was off today.

Only other noteworthy thing is that I did my nails today.  They are doggie themed.  I guess they are cute, but I'm not impressed.  I have been too tired / crappy all day to be impressive.  Oh well.  Pics tomorrow, I suppose.

Sleep tight, internet.  ❤

So far I haven't done much of anything this weekend.

So far I haven't done much of anything this weekend.  And it has been WONDERFUL.  😃

I did clean my house - just enough that it allowed me to relax and not worry about it constantly.  I also took a nap, which was pretty great.  Other than that I've taken care of the fur-kids and spent the rest of the time sitting on my butt and hanging out with Shaun.  Shadow is with his grandmother so I've taken the opportunity to be stingy with my lovely Shaun and it is just what I needed.  ❤

When we first got together we had summers full of 4-day work weeks, Shadow wanting to spend a lot of time with his grandmother, and not a whole lot of other stuff going on.  There was a lot of "us" time, and relax-y time, and somewhere along the way, work, Shadow staying home and wanting friends over, and other outside commitments have taken away from that.  I've been missing the "us" and "relax-y" part a whole damn lot.  🙁  So this weekend has been pretty nice.  🙂

I apologize to any of Shaun's friends who have been missing him.  I know he's damn awesome, but he was mine first.  😛

I still haven't found some of the stuff I've lost over the past few weeks, but truth be told I haven't been looking.  I am tired of stressing over it and I haven't lost anything that I really need right now.  Hopefully, things will turn up at some point, but if not - onward.  Ain't nobody got time for that!

I also decided the other night that I want to change my bedroom around.  I already have the flooring I want to put down.  I bought it last year, but haven't had a chance to do it yet.  Shaun took a really girly fan / light down from one of his rooms (it came with his house), and he said I could have it.  Mom has a smaller bed frame that I can have (I've got a huge queen sized frame in my tiny ass room - it's kind of redonkulous), so I think it will all come together quite nicely.  AND I don't have to pay for anything else except for maybe a can or two of spray paint.  Now I have something to look forward to and be excited about!  🙂

All in all, I think I needed everything that this weekend had to offer.  Generally speaking there are a lot of things in my life that stress me out so just sitting the hell down sometimes is a really good idea.  I need to remember that and make it so - much more often than I do.  You all feel free to remind me of that ANYTIME.  ❤

Hey friends:

Hey friends:  If you care about Alabama's wildlife, please consider making a donation to the North Alabama Wildlife Rehabilitators.  It's baby season.  Money will help keep the hotline on so we can continue to respond to calls for help.  No amount is too small!  Please contact my friend Vicky Garcia for details!

Sweet baby face.

Sweet baby face.  He actually wasn't too happy with me.  I got fussed at for wiping him under the chin and on the arms with a warm damp cloth after dinner.  Messy boy!

He's so fabulous. Even when he sleeps. 😃

He's so fabulous. Even when he sleeps. 😃

Dumplin' was rather nibbly and interested...

Dumplin' was rather nibbly and interested and awake for a few minutes there.  He was even sitting up like a big boy, with a curvy tail and all!  My baby's growing up!  I'll have my camera ready at his next feeding.  😃

Many thanks to...

Many thanks to Leslie for putting me in touch with Christopher, who finished fostering Maya, now known as Mai Tai, until her forever home was found.  She goes home today!  😃

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I noticed this yesterday...

I noticed this yesterday, but didn't have time to post about it.  Remember how I asked everyone to report that old NAWR page?  Well, it seems to have been removed.  😃  I can still see it when I search, but clicking on it takes me back home.  If anyone can see the page named North Alabama Wildlife Rescue that has a raccoon as the profile picture, please let me know!  Otherwise, I'm gonna consider it a victory!  😃

Btw, I was keeping an eye on that page and the admin / former president typed some pretty awful and unprofessional things on it over the last couple of days, which he then later removed.  Hooray for screen caps!  Got 'em just in case we need 'em.  🙂

Well, I hear my Dumplin' stirring.  Guess it's time to go and feed my baby.  He's so big now, y'all.  Getting his little teeth in and everything!  I'll put up some more photos soon.  🙂

I'm so ready for the weekend.

I'm so ready for the weekend.  I feel frazzled.  I don't know why, but I keep losing stuff, and that is SO unlike me.  Important stuff, even.  It's kind of driving me crazy.  I hope I'm not losing my mind. 

My extra squirrel milk...

My extra squirrel milk, nipples, and syringes should be here today.  Just in time because it looks like I'll be getting two more babies this evening!  😃  That will be good for Dumplin'.  They aren't usually alone. 🙂

I don't know what I'm putting on my face...

I don't know what I'm putting on my face, but I like it!  It's very moisturize-y.  🙂

I should Google this stuff.  It might be meant for butts or feet or something.  😂

Dumplin' pics

Dumplin' says "I can hold it, too!"

 

Aaand... he crashes out.  😂

I think Mona is trying to tell me something...

I think Mona is trying to tell me something...

He has noticeably changed...

He has noticeably changed in the almost-week I've had him.  Wow.  And I just love to check on him and find him sleeping some crazy way.  He cracks me up.  😃

I don't know what is on his belly.  It's been on there since I got him and I've tried washing it off with plain water a few times - with no success.  I sniff him and it smells like bad milk, not pee.  The smell is not as strong as it was and it seems to be clearing up - whatever it is.  He does try to curl into a ball as soon as he's done eating, but I've been good about getting his mouth clean before he does that.  Maybe it's just old milk.  I don't even know, but I'm keeping an eye on it.  It doesn't seem to bother him, thank goodness.  🙂

This kid can't be convinced...

This kid can't be convinced to get out from under his heat lamp the last few days. It's so cold that I don't blame him. If I had a heat lamp, I'd be under it, too. ❤

I'd just woken him up and made him potty.

I'd just woken him up and made him potty.  I wanted to see if he would shake his tail for me before I fed him.  Once he eats he passes back out immediately, so I have a very small window of opportunity between potty and food to see him do things.  At the end it looks like he was giving up on food and getting to ready to go back to sleep anyway.  He's an infant, so he mostly just sleeps.  He's not too hard to take care of right now - I just have to be able to feed him every few hours.  Takes about 10 minutes to feed and butt-wipe him and then he's good until the next time.  I normally don't bother him unless it's time to eat - growing baby needs his rest.  🙂

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Time to order more squirrel milk!

Time to order more squirrel milk!  Dumplin' is eating and growing!  I don't want to run out!

I can't share this in the usual way...

I can't share this in the usual way (maybe due to length), but it comes from the North Alabama Wildlife Rehabilitators page and it is so true.  ❤

"I don't much care if you believe in this or not.. I do. I was trained as a wildlife biologist by some of the best minds of the times in the mid-1970's ...George Petrides, among others, author of the Peterson guide. Wildlife were simple animals, dumb and hard-wired, programmed for their existence, creatures lacking passion and intelligence and curiosity and thought. Manage 'em, shoot 'em, and they'd replace themselves if you were doing your job well. The non-game species, well, maybe they could fend for themselves while you were managing all the others that were delicious, or dangerous, or scarce or rare or otherwise desirable for some other reason... then I went to Vermont, and learned Boreal science and the mysteries of wildlife behavior under Pete Marchand, gained the trust of a family of wild beavers. and my life was changed. I hand-raised a beaver and a porcupine, and learned wildlife behavior at hands-length. My old rocking chair still shows beaver-bites, and I learned that the pile of toilet paper, towels, shoes and dirty laundry jammed up in the kitchen were a response to the sound of running water. When I came to Ohio, and found Kim, I relearned first-hand the behaviors of fox and flying squirrels, gray and black and chipmunks too. I watched them change and grow, and saw the intelligence in their eyes as they discovered their new situations and adapted to them. No holding cage was secure, no offered food was accepted as "good enough", no published academic behavior was completely accurate. And so it has been for more than a decade. Wildlife, and even domestic animals, are far, far brighter, more observant, more adaptable, more amazing than we could ever have thought. I have seen the bright eyes and calculating minds of small furry creatures. I have watched their response to challenges in their environment. In our blindness, we have created convenient tough skins that shield us from their brilliance. We do not want to know that other thinking creatures are capable of seeing us unclothed, unknowing, unfeeling and dumb.

I fear for our world. I fear that the carelessness of "who cares" misunderstanding will lead us to a place where only we matter, bold and proud and stupid, not realizing that our lives are tied to all other lives on the face of the Earth, in ways so soft and subtle that we cannot even begin to understand them. We are not the summit of evolution, not the be-all and end-all of biology. We are a potentially magnificent species, capable of self-recognition, but woefully short in introspection, with an abysmal grasp on the past and the ramifications of it for our future. We share our lives with other living things, not as masters but as other equal living things, brought here by hundreds of thousands of years of adaptation and change, and are just way stations on our way to the future."

Written by Robert D. Hinkle

Aaand...

Aaand... I am officially the mother of a teenager. Happy Birthday, Shadow! ❤

I just went to Wal-Mart to get some stuff.

I just went to Wal-Mart to get some stuff.  I do the Pet boards for the shelter at both the Anniston and Jacksonville Wal-Mart.  When I got back to the pet section tonight someone had taken all of the shelter animals down and stashed the cards in the shelves and put one single photo with a pack of puppies up, along with a note that says "We are free to good house" and a phone number.

Who does that?  I guess I don't have proof that the person who took the photos down also left the puppy photo, but it makes sense that they would.

I took the photo home with me and I've called the number 3 times.  I will call it until I get an answer (not tonight, but probably tomorrow).  Taking the shelter dogs down was not a nice thing to do and if the person who left that number did it then I will tell them so.  Then I'm gonna ask them if they need help getting a dog fixed.  If they do I'll find a way to make it happen.  Also, I'm worried for the puppies.  "Free to good home" doesn't always turn out for the best.  🙁

Ugh.  I guess I need to go and check on my Jacksonville board now.  😐

So this is how the kid fell asleep after lunch...

So this is how the kid fell asleep after lunch...  I feel like I see his butt more often than his face.  😂

I've been preoccupied the last few days...

I've been preoccupied the last few days so I've left my roaches pretty much alone.  I really like to watch them even though they probably don't prefer it.  I checked in on them this morning and they'd eaten most of the 1/2 of an orange I'd left them and were low on roach chow.  When I picked up their dish to refill it a bunch of itty bitty roaches ran out!  HOW EXCITING!  😃

Also, Dumplin' was HANGRY this morning.  I got fussed at all through his first butt-wiping (I do it twice; otherwise, he'll poop on me while he's eating).  When I got the nipple close to his face he was frantic!  I'm a bad mama.  Why do I never feed anyone around here?  😂

I told my tree guy not to cut down anyone's home. He's sweet. 🙂

So true!  I told my tree guy not to cut down anyone's home.  He's sweet.  🙂

Dumplin'

Dumplin' - a little hand full of love.  ❤  Even though he's still small, he's definitely growing!

As soon as he eats, Dumplin' curls up in a ball and goes right back to sleep.  I'm not completely convinced he's even awake for his 2nd butt wiping.  😂

Gotta nurse and potty my baby...

Gotta nurse and potty my baby, then run to dinner.  I'm gonna be late, but who cares?  I've got an important job to do.  ❤

OHMYGOSH.

OHMYGOSH.  Dumplin' just tried to do that tail-shaky thing.  It was so clumsy and slow and ADORABLE.  That just made my night!  😃

Catching up on my reading...

Catching up on my reading with a dragon playing in my hair. 🙂 Teyla's a love. ❤

Aww. The lady who saved Dumplin'...

Aww. The lady who saved Dumplin' just called to check on him. How sweet! ❤

Dumplin' keeps trying to go up my sleeve...

Dumplin' keeps trying to go up my sleeve after he eats rather than back in his box.  Mama's boy?  😍

Also, he peeked at me today.  I think his eyes are opening!  😃

Well, Dumplin' ate a good breakfast. 🙂

Dumplin' ate a good breakfast.  🙂  He was ready for it, too.  He was quite fussy once I woke him up.

I emptied his bottom last night after he ate, but this morning WHILE he was eating he started pooping.  It was a little darker and looked more normal, but it wasn't quite turds yet.  I think we're just flushing that puppy milk out.  Maybe it'll be easier to have him on the regular "eat then potty" schedule once it's out of his system.  I wasn't ready for the poop just yet, but that's ok.  I will be next time in case it comes early!  🙂

My first official wildlife call. 🙂

My first official wildlife call.  🙂  The lady who found him told me that she had him for exactly two weeks today.  He is now 3-4 weeks old.  Her husband was calling him Dumplin', so I'm going with that.  He was on puppy formula and is a little malnourished.  Kind of skinny and his poop isn't quite right.  He was also stinky and moist, but he's full, warm, and clean right now so I'm sure he feels a lot better.  He's resting and staying warm.  I'll offer him some more food later.  Little buddy could use it.  ❤

Well, so far, my Monday has turned around.

Well, so far, my Monday has turned around.  I got my first wildlife call!  😃  I'm about to heat up my rice mama and go pick up my new baby.  😃😃😃

Also, mom and Bobby came to check on my car and it was just a loose battery cable.  THANK GOODNESS.  It could have been much worse.  😃

So I woke up all early to help...

So I woke up all early to help with the S.A.V.E. spay / neuter transport only to get outside and have my car not start.  Thank goodness for an awesome boyfriend.  Despite NOT being an early morning kind of guy he picked me up and took me.  I was late, but better late than never!

I helped with paperwork and random things here and there, but before we could even load the truck Shadow called from the nurse's office having thrown up.  So, I left to go and get him.

Is it Monday?

Yesterday was good. Busy and full, but good. 😃

Well.  Yesterday was good.  Busy and full, but good.  😃

Shaun drove me to Huntsville to get some hands-on training with baby squirrels.  Kim was awesome, showed me the ropes, and even made up a care package with formula, syringes, blankets, etc. for me.  I'm SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE NIPPLES!  She sent me home with a good quality nipple and now I know where to buy them, too.  They are not anything like you get at the stores around here.  They come with the holes already in them and everything.  I don't care how doofy it sounds - THAT made my day.  😃

Then me, Shaun, and Shadow went to the space center which was cool.  I haven't been there in about 15 years.  I rode the centrifuge thing and also that thing that takes you up and down.  It was pretty fun!  Also, they let us in for free so who doesn't love that?!

Then we had Mexican food (always awesome!) with Kim and Vicky.  I love you, for realz.  🙂

Then I met up with Laurel and picked up Scooby (a bearded dragon) for Tiffany.  I will call you shortly, Tiffany, and we'll make plans for you to get him.  Your new kid is ADORABLE!  😃

What I need to know is:  Why do so many of the people I like live so far away?!  That is madness.  But thank goodness for the internet.  😃

We got home around 11 last night and promptly crashed out.  One other piece of awesome for the day:  Despite having been home ALL DAY without getting to go out I had no accidents in the house.  I have the best pack of mutts EVER.  ❤

Foster baby Chester...

Foster baby Chester (now known as Bowski) all grown up and in the snow!  There's that cheek I used to kiss.  ❤

Damn it.

Damn it. I just reached into my pocket and there was money in there. EWWW!

Six hours round-trip...

Six hours round-trip and a nervous headache all day and all I can say is:  IT WAS WORTH IT.  😃

I met a bunch of people that I look forward to getting to know and work with and realized a dream that I've been pursuing for years.  I have officially joined the North Alabama Wildlife Rehabilitators.  I should receive my permit this week and then helping the native babies of Alabama will be a thing I can legally do.  I will have people I can call if I need help - and in turn I will be there for them as well.  It's an amazing group and I'm thrilled to be a part of it.

I've wanted this for so long that it feels like it's too good to be true.  I don't think it's gonna really sink in until I have my permit in my hands.  Then I will probably FREAK OUT in a fit of joy.  Stay tuned for that post.  😃 ❤

Also, go and like the NAWR page linked above.  They do wonderful things.  🙂

So I was just on my way home...

So I was just on my way home daydreaming about raccoons and minding my own business when I got pulled over by a state trooper for not wearing my seat belt.  But I WAS wearing my seat belt.  It's just broken and he couldn't tell.

So he's totally nice and doesn't give me a ticket or anything, but instead says "You should work on getting that fixed."  And I just wanted to dramatically shout at him "I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX EVERYTHING THAT'S WRONG!"  But I didn't.  I just cried the rest of the way home instead.

I gotta go and hug a dog now.

I have been looking for my comfy bra for the last 10 minutes...

I have been looking for my comfy bra for the last 10 minutes.

It's on me.  😳

How's that for comfort?  Didn't even know it was there.  😂😍

(It's a B Tempt'd from Dillard's - professionally fitted.  That makes such a huge difference!)

Oh wow.

Oh wow. I have some teensy roaches. I think someone had babies! 😃😃😃

PSA:

Bun had trauma and did not survive.

Bun had trauma and did not survive. I don't think anyone could have saved him. 🙁

WHAT A DAY. ʘ_ʘ

WHAT A DAY.  ʘ_ʘ

I woke up this morning and some of my roaches didn't look so great.  One had even dropped her egg sack.  (NO GOOD - they give live birth!)  All of the ones that don't look great are adult females so they could just be old.  There are about 6.  I've already fed three to Teyla and I'm taking the other three to Pomona shortly.  No need for them to go to waste, I guess.  🙁

I spent a few hours shopping online for a good setup to heat my bugs and I finally found something.  I'm not entirely sure why some of them are dying, but I know they like it warmer than it is.  I'mma fix that.  WITHOUT posing a fire hazard to my house, thankyouverymuch.

Went to work and that was madness.  I ended up taking about 15 boxes to UPS by myself this evening.  AND I broke two damn nails doing it.  🙁

Also, I have a little baby.  A bunny who's mama was eaten.  I haven't been able to find a nursing mama like I did for the last one, so it looks like I'll be nursing him myself.  I have a few good folks that I can call now, though, so that's awesome.  🙂

I'm 30 minutes late for dinner so I'm heading out.  Gonna eat real fast and then get my bunny supplies.  I can't feed him until he warms up, anyway.  That'll kill him.  Not the effect I am going for.  🙂