Well, considering that my plan...

Well, considering that my plan for my Monday off was to be a lazy bum with Shaun I'd say that we failed.  😂  Spent more time walking around outdoors today than I have in a long time.  That was nice.  Then we did yard work - he helped me get mine started, then went to tend to his, then I helped him finish his.  Yay for teamwork!  Now I need to shower and then hopefully do not a lot else.  What I'd really like to do is eat and then do something fancy to my nails.  Sounds like fun.  😃

I bet all of my friends help them. 🙂

I bet all of my friends help them.  🙂  If you happen to be one of the assholes that swerve TO HIT THEM - might as well delete me now 'cause I got nothing for you.  As my mother would say:  I wouldn't piss on a fire to put you out.

Oh YES we did Glamour Shots!

Oh YES we did Glamour Shots!  It was fun, too.  😃

Here's to my mom.  What can I say?  This crazy bitch was the biggest influence on me growing up.  She always told me that I could do anything I wanted to and it didn't matter that I was small or female.  She drilled it into my head that I should be independent and not rely on anyone to take care of me.  Those are two lessons that I've taken to heart and I would not be the person I am today without them.

Here's to the woman who wasn't afraid to let me be myself, who was proud and supportive - even when I let my freak flag fly.  What other mom would take her daughter to get her tongue pierced and would professionally color her child's hair wild and fun colors?  What a great way to hit it home that it's what's on the inside that counts and I got to have some fun with my appearance, too.  😃

What other mother would let friends crash every weekend when they needed a place to go?  What other mom could kick ass at sewing, making cool ass Halloween costumes (like a kangaroo with a built-in candy pouch) or Elvira - complete with boobs?  Oh, and don't forget the Halloween parties where she made decorations so realistic she scared herself.  This is MY MOM, y'all.  MINE.  😃

Mom:  You taught me a lot and definitely made my childhood fun and interesting.  And now that I'm all grown up, you're still there for me.  You don't even know how much I appreciate everything you do.  At this point in my life you're pretty much my best friend and that is ok with me.  🙂  No one understands me quite like you do.  I guess no one ever will.

I love you!  Happy Mother's Day!  ❤

Took Win to the vet today.

Took Win to the vet today.  He wasn't sick - just getting him ready to go to his new foster home!  🙂  I've got all of his paperwork in order and he was finally well enough to get his shots.  He did need to be de-wormed, but other than that he was doing alright.  I'll be taking him to the pick-up spot on Friday!  So happy for him and Christopher.

P. S.  He weighs 63 lbs now - up from 51 when I brought him here.  Slowly but surely we are getting this boy right.  ❤

I swear he's alive. Just sleeping! 😍😄

I swear he's alive.  Just sleeping!  😍😄

I've been so busy, y'all.  I've been trying to keep posts to a minimum due to my precarious permit situation, but here is an update.  🙂

After releasing Little Mama I found two of her babies in my garage.  Opossums are little escape artists!  They even got out of my opossum moat!  😳  That was crazy!  Anyway, since I still had my orphans I just stuck them in all together - for a total of 11 babies.  Little Mama's two are a little larger, I've got 7 who are about the same size, and 2 runts.  Pictured here is one of my runt boys.  I ended up separating them from the rest of the herd to make sure they were getting enough to eat.  They do eat and poop and all that, but they are just tiny.  About half the size of the medium ones, though they all came from the same litter.  They are also a lot sweeter.  They try to climb my arms every time I do anything in their area.  All of the others shy away.  I have a feeling my little bits are mama's boys.  🙂

Other than that I had a friend call me with a bat.  I was all set to get him to a proper rehab center this evening, but he died today before I got home.  🙁  I was really sad over that.  I helped him drink water last night and it was the most amazing experience.  I'm telling you - if I've ever been high on anything it was helping that bat drink water.  They are so extremely tiny and delicate and weird.  I feel like I connect with lots of animals... easier than I do with people, even, but I wanted to smash that little bat to my chest and make life stay in him.  I hope that I at least made his last moments more comfortable.  I made him a box with a branch to hang from, though he couldn't hang.  There was also a leafy branch and he would scoot up under there when I put him down.  Maybe it felt a little more like home being in the leaves.  I hope so.  ❤

In other news I've got two baby birds.  They don't look like they are the same species.  I picked them up tonight and will get them to a proper rehab center ASAP.  The last time I rehabbed birds was years ago before I knew it was illegal, but they were pretty easy.  I still want to help everyone that I can help, but I'm trying really hard to not push it and get caught.  If that happens more animals will suffer and it will be my fault.  So, taking them in temporarily is about the best I'm comfortable doing.  I do plan to finish raising and releasing Dumplin' and the opossums, but until then I have my hands full anyway.  That is a lot of little critters needing care and attention.

Anyway, I hope that all of you are doing well.  That's about all that's been up with me.  I hope you enjoy the photo of my little runt buddy.  ❤

Despite the pissy way my day started it turned out pretty nice. 🙂

Despite the pissy way my day started it turned out pretty nice.  🙂

I hitched a ride to work with Shaun, then later we had lunch at Red Pepper Grill in the Quintard Mall.  The place is under new management and the food is actually good.  When we went there a few months ago it was pretty awful, but now I think we're agreed that it's the best Mexican food in Oxford.  Yay for that!  We usually have to wait until we're in Saks or Jacksonville for something that tasty.

After work we went to PetSmart and BestBuy to look around and then the Peerless.  We only went to Peerless because they Facebooked me that they had chesscake (yes, CHESScake!), but that was a lie so we left.  Can't trick me into eating there, suckas!

Despite getting my hopes up for cake, and despite my purse being peed in, it's been an alright day.  I can live without cake... if I have to.  I still haven't washed my backpack, but I'll deal with that when I figure out the best course of action.  Instead of carrying my stuff around in a Wal-Mart sack today I found a black plastic bag from Jack's.  I felt more secure with a darker bag for whatever reason.  😂

In other news:  Win isn't sick right now which feels like a first since he's been here.  I hope we can maintain that.  If so, we'll get his shots this weekend and then he'll be on his way to his new foster home next Friday.  (Not the Friday of this week, but the one after it.)  Win is a very special guy, but he's a lot of separate, special work.  Speaking of special, Casper is still looking for his forever home.  I'd really like to get my foster boys on the move.  If you know of anyone who might like a silly bull-dog mix, let me know!

I broke my #1 rule last night:

I broke my #1 rule last night:  Never leave anything you care about near a dog.

Emma had an accident in the dining room last night.  Thankfully, her pee didn't run up under the washer and dryer.  That would have been a bitch to clean up.  No, luckily, my purse (turtle shell backpack) was there to soak it up.

😳  My bad.