Like a cow in a bull shop.

Since this one may be a little lengthy I'll break it up into sections. ('Cause I'm nice like that).

Sugar Babies - part I
For anyone who's curious the little darlings are getting along fairly well. Yorda did not look at all happy to have the screeching little Ico anywhere near her, especially not stuck in the same cage with her. (FYI, they make a severely strange sound when they are not happy). They were both very standoff-ish when first introduced... he did not want to come out of his pouch and she didn't want to go near it. So we ended up dumping them both out. (Hey, they had to meet somehow - right?) Anyhoo, Ico huddled up in the bottom of the cage (obviously uncomfortable in his new surroundings), and Yorda ran up the side of the cage and got behind him... and then on him. And there she stayed for a good few hours grooming him, sniffing him, crawling all over him, not letting him get out of her reach for even a second (and believe me, he tried)... She seems a bit clingy, but she's been alone since we've had her... they're pretty social creatures and I had a feeling she was getting lonely. I couldn't handle that - I felt really bad for her. *sigh* Anyway, when I woke up the next morning they were cuddled up asleep in the same pouch looking extremely cute... and that is that.

Sugar Babies - part II
Ico is doing ok... not doing as well adjusting as I would have expected him to, but Yorda could be stressing him out. I dunno. He's very moody and not so much tame, although in the pet store he was the friendliest li'l fella in there. And he's very vocal about his feelings... by that I mean we get to hear his weird sound pretty often. You don't even have to be near him for him to start. He doesn't want to be held and he'll actually lunge at you and try to bite when you attempt to pick him up. I honestly think he's stressed and not handling the change from pet store to home very well. He's a good bit younger than Yorda was when we got her so that may be a factor. But I'm gonna be patient with the little guy... I think things will turn out fine.

On another note we've been wearing them out in the pouch pretty frequently and Yorda's sneaky little ass got out in the car the other day. Nick got peed on and bitten or scratched or something, but things could have been a lot worse considering that we had the windows down. I'm very thankful that she didn't jump out. Also, I'm not sure which one of them did it, but Nick has the cutest little paw-shaped scratch on his arm. You can see where all of the tiny claws dug in and pulled. I think it's adorable, but Nick doesn't seem too happy about it. I should take a picture of that. I think I will.

Lily
This is pretty sad. No, she's not dead, but she did get hurt. I was putting something new in her cage the other day and she got out. She hasn't had her wings clipped in a long time and she's not at all tame so she flew around the house smashing into stuff for a while before finally landing beak-first on the hard kitchen floor. It bled a little and we were all very concerned, but I think she's gonna be just fine. I talked to one of the awesome ladies at Critters and she said she the same thing. I'm just keeping a close eye on her to make sure that she acts normal... well - normal for Lily. (That bird is crazy, I swear). But she's been eating and grooming herself and even playing a little so that's a good thing.

And finally...
THE END

Meet Ico. :)

What?? We needed a complete set. 😁 He's the new baby... isn't he adorable? 😍 We think so, but Yorda is not so fond of him just yet. It's really cute seeing them try to figure one another out. Awww! I can't wait until they're more used to each other and play together. I'll post updates as things progress. Until then enjoy the pics! 😀

huntsville! Huntsville!! HUNTSVILLE!!!

I went there this weekend. It was awesome. It was kind of a long drive but scenic and very pretty. 😊 I went up there to see my brother Cade (who's in the Army). He's at Redstone Arsenal. My dad, Nick, and Shadow went, also. And it was more fun than I thought it would be...

I've never really been on a trip or anything with my dad before. But he's a funny guy (... not so much on purpose...) I love him, though. And it was really nice to see my brother who seems to be doing well. I'm so proud of him. And I guess that's about it.

Wow, this is one of the shortest blogs I've ever written.

Oh well. Laters! 😁

A series of unfortunate events? Maybe not.

I guess now would be a good time to fill you in.

Me, Nick, and Shadow were at the lovely Circuit City - shopping around as we do sometimes and decided to make a purchase. We were going to use a credit card (for the sake of this story I have two of them and we will call them A and B). So we were going to use card A, but it was declined. We both knew that the card wasn't anywhere near maxed out, but whatever... it's not like we could do anything about it right there in the store. So I decided to use card B instead. Unfortunately, I could not find it. That is not like me. I always know where my money-type things are. Anyway, that was rather annoying since I wasn't sure whether or not I had the money in the bank for the purchase because I had not balanced my checkbook since this weekend. So we left empty-handed.

When we got home we looked and looked for missing card B and I called about card A to see what the deal was. Turns out it was a random security lock-out... they do it randomly or when there are unusual purchases on the account. They do that so you will call and give them info that only you would know to make sure you are the cardholder... that no one's taken your card and is just using it or something. As soon as you call they make your card usable again. Back when I bought my drums this happened also. It's really annoying, but I guess at least this time, helpful.

So on to card B... I checked my online statement for it... there were $260.00 of pending purchases on this account... this card that I had not used since I'd paid it all but completely off two weeks ago. What the fuck!?!? So I called customer service and they gave me a LIST of things that had been put on there since yesterday. Over $460.00 worth of shit to be exact. I told them that I could not find my card today and that I didn't put the purchases on there... there was only one place I even shop from in the list of places that the purchases were coming from. That place happened to be Wal-Mart - where I'm thinking I probably dropped that card yesterday and someone decided to use it. To whomever that was - thanks asshole.

Needless to say, card B is now canceled and I'll be getting new crap from the credit card company... a new card with new account numbers and all that jazz... also a lovely affidavit to sign stating that I did not make those purchases. And to think... if card A hadn't randomly locked me out I may not have noticed that card B was missing and being used by someone else. Weird coincidence, yes? As unhappy as I am with having that happen this story does have a happy ending. The credit card company for card B said that the charges would be removed and wiped from my credit if it did show up... also, we went back to Circuit City and successfully used card A.

THE END

Today was...

a good day. 😄 Yes, indeed. We got up this morning pretty early... ok, it was like 11:00, but that's early for a Saturday around here. We had something that we needed to do and got that done... then decided that it would be fun to go to the museum. It's been a while since we'd been there. I happened to think that Steve may want to go and he did (yay!), so me, him, Nick, and Shadow went. It was fun.

It brought back a memory of Shadow's first trip there (it was a few years back when this happened)... He saw one of the zebras, stopped and pointed, and asked rather loudly if that was his father. 😂😂😂 Yeah, I was quite shocked. There's a reason for that, though (and no - it's not because I banged a zebra). 😂 It's because my mom (since Shadow was a baby) called him her "little zebra baby" because he's black and white. Oh, and because at age three he still had never met his father so I could see how he might be a bit confused. But anyway. I thought that was a cute story. And it was definitely a worthy trip - although if the weather had permitted it would've been nice to be able to walk the trail and see the animals. Still fun, though.

After that we decided we NEEDED to go to the pet store. Nick's other scorpion kicked the bucket sometime late last night / early this morning so we thought we'd go and see what else we could find. For anyone who can't tell we frequent Critter's and Petco - if not to shop for pets and supplies then just to look around. It's kind of been our pass-time for quite a while now. Anyway, while we were there we bought a ball for Yorda. She's been playing with it tonight and it is SO cute. 😍 I love her. I love all of our little furry, prickly, feathery babies. 😊 So all in all, I'm happy, today was good, and this is...

THE END!

bittersweetness, from :( to :)

So... I was a little weird yesterday. No big surprise there, I guess. I didn't feel very good... in fact, I felt really bad (as in sick). I didn't want to do anything at all, so me, Nick, and Shadow decided we'd all relax and watch a movie. We put in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and for some reason I cried through like, the first half. I cried at the little crooked house, I cried at the cute li'l old man, I cried when people wanted to buy the kid's ticket off him, I cried at how utterly strange Willy Wonka looked, I cried when all of the little kids were assholes... damn. That's not all, either - just what I can remember. I didn't think that was supposed to be a sad movie. Really, I think it was more just me and my state of mind. I do that pretty frequently, (get really emotional). A lot of times I laugh or cry sort of uncontrollably. Lately (although it hasn't always been the case) it's been more laughing than anything, but I guess I can't expect to always be jolly - especially when physically I feel like crap. Overall I liked the movie, though. Especially the end. 

As bad as I felt I think last night was pretty good. I was a complete baby, and Nick patiently took care of me. He's more and more awesome every day. Shadow was really sweet, also... he told me I didn't have to read him a bed time story if I was sick. I don't think he could understand how much I appreciated that last night. Also, the little hedgehog sounds coming from the little castle in her tank were so adorable... I just love that thing. She's awesome. I love how friendly she is. I hate to say it, but I want one of my own and so does Shadow... and it's so hard to resist buying more. I really can't right now, though. I mean, I could, but I shouldn't. ...um, THE END.

HEDGEHOG PICS!!!

Yep... the name says it all! 😁

Aren't they adorable??? I love the little sounds they make and the little snot bubbles they blow... awww!!! Nick's seems to be the more sociable one at the moment... she's very active and friendly. Steph's just kind of stays balled up... the more we played with him last night the more relaxed he seemed, though. It's a big adjustment for the both of them so I understand. All in all the three of us are really pleased with them... not to mention Shadow. He was so excited, too. He wants to get one and name it Sonic. Yeah... not very original, but hey - he's five. So whatever. 😂 I don't know that he'll be getting one... I really need to be getting a bigger place if I plan to keep this up. (Which doesn't sound too bad to me ). But anyhoo, I stray. There's our new babies. Enjoy the pics!

<3!
Blu