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.  🙂