I swear I saw a post...

7:15 am [Me]:  I swear I saw a post on Facebook within the last few weeks about someone missing a pig.  Can someone direct me to that post?

7:36 am  [Friend]:  …did you find a pig?

7:37 am  [Me]:  Maybe a pig found me. LOL

Yes. It was outside of my dog fence.

So I let it in.

And fed it grapes. LOL

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I don't want to be pig-napping someone's pet, but I let it in last night because it was dark and I live right on a road. I searched for the lost pig post on here for hours, but I couldn't find it. I have also checked CraigsList and the Anniston Star.

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Everyone keeps asking me what I'm gonna do with a pig. Here is my awesome plan:

1) Keep it warm and dry and safe.

2) Buy it some pig food.

3) See if I can find its family (if it has one).

4) If not - decide if I can care for a pig and if not, foster until I find it a home.

I don't know, y'all. I'm just winging it. I just didn't want to wake up to a hurt or dead pig outside my house. Better to let it in, I think.

So we found out recently...

So we found out recently that Sugar is sleeping in the dog tub.  Most of my dogs avoid the tub like the plague.  Sugar finds it to be a cool, private place from which to keep an eye on things.  Big old goofball.  😃

I didn't get anything made this weekend.

I didn't get anything made this weekend. It was kind of a crappy weekend and I was extremely unproductive. So no dinosaurs yet.

I'm planning on working around the house this evening and maybe I can get some stuff made this week. I really hope so, but no promises.

I have cry eyes. My face smells unfamiliar. I'm tired.

I have cry eyes. My face smells unfamiliar. I'm tired. And I'm with humans today.

Trying so hard not to be a Grumpasaurus or cry. I am not ready for this. Wish me luck. I need it.

Scooter has been squinting...

Scooter has been squinting with one eye for days.  I thought maybe he just got poked in it or something.  I can't see anything in it, but it does look red around the edges.

He's being a super grump.  Arguing with all the other dogs.  Might just have to pack him up and take him with the cats tomorrow.

Said goodbye to my oldest possie today.

Said goodbye to my oldest possie today.  Rest in peace, my beautiful, bug-eyed Nelly Belly.

It's been a rough week.  Last weekend I noticed that she was having a hard time getting around.  She wasn't going back up her ramp to get in her bed.  So I knew this day was near.

We spent the week feeding her all the things that are so bad for her, but that she loved.  Her favorite:  Oreo's.  Grapes.  Yogurt with superworms.  Ham.

The last few days, things worsened.  She wasn't moving to use the bathroom or grooming herself.  She wouldn't eat last night (not even an Oreo) so I took her to my dad's today and he put her down for me.  No suffering for my sweet girl.

This is the first time I've had to make that decision, but I'm sure it won't be the last.  I do feel that it was the right thing to do.  In all honesty I am quite surprised that she lived and got around as well as she did, for as long as she did.  Opossums generally only live to be about 2 years old and and she would have been 2.5 in July.

Thanks to the ignorant staff and neglectful care she received at the Anniston Museum of Natural History this girl had advanced signs of Metabolic Bone Disease the day they gave her to me - at 5 months old.  It is a crippling bone disease that is completely preventable with a correct diet.  Opossums with this disease usually have shorter life spans and don't survive if released back into the wild.

Though the damage done was irreversible I corrected her diet and tried my best to give her a good life.  She had a comfy bed and got treats often.  I loved it when she came out and walked around and marked all the shoes she could find as her own.  It was less great when she went in the cat litter box for a treat.  😂  I hope she knows how much I learned from her.  She changed my life.  ❤

Though the weather was rainy and crappy today by the time we made it to Munford, a beautiful rainbow had appeared and the sun came out to kiss her goodbye.  I love you, Nelly Belly.  Time to go return you back to the Earth.  ❤❤❤

So a weird thing happened to me this morning.

So a weird thing happened to me this morning.  I woke myself up CRYING.  I have heard of people waking themselves up by snoring, but never crying.  I've had bad dreams and have woken up and THEN cried - just because I felt so sad.  But I guess I couldn't wait until I was awake this time.  That was the most bizarre feeling.  And I scared Emma.  She popped up so fast to check on me.  ❤