It's been a pretty long time since I've posted anything regarding rehab efforts.

It's been a pretty long time since I've posted anything regarding rehab efforts.  I have distanced myself from the whole rehabbing thing since I can't easily obtain a permit in my district.  I don't want to do anything that's not lawful and have it end in an innocent animal losing it's life because of me.  I couldn't live with that.

HOWEVER, I also can't look the other way when I see someone in danger.  I went to Wal-Mart and this is what I came back with.  I'm going to call him Wally while he's with me.

I parked my car, looked ahead, and saw this huddled mass out in the aisle, where the cars drive.  Right as I looked up, he was narrowly missed by a huge truck.  Instincts kicked in, I didn't even know what it was before I got there, but I already knew I was picking it up.

Since I was totally unprepared I didn't have a glove or a kennel or anything with me, but this baby didn't even hiss.  I think he (or she, I haven't bothered to check) was pretty petrified.  Since I needed greens for my lizards I just stuck him in my car, ran in, got what I needed in a hurry, and came back.

Baby is resting now.  I haven't seen any obvious signs of injury, but he's really dirty.  I have offered water, but he hasn't drank yet.  He looks old enough to be on his own, so if he seems ok I'll let him loose ASAP.  If he's not ok I'll take him to AMC so that he can be transported to the wildlife center in Birmingham (or humanely euthanized if that is what's best).

I'm betting he crawled up in a car for warmth like cats do.  I can't think of any other logical explanation for why he would be in the middle of a Wal-Mart parking lot in the daytime like that.  Poor thing.

I just had the most amazing time tonight...

I just had the most amazing time tonight.  I had my first official nail art party!  You know, with someone other than friends or family.  I was a little nervous at first, but that faded fast.  The girls were smart and funny and awesome and we just chatted away while I painted.  Amanda and Tanya made me feel right at home!

The weirdest thing, though.  I knew I was going to see one of the girls I met at OxfordFest again.  What I didn't know was that I would be seeing two who were at the Farmer's Market outside of work a few weeks ago.  What a small world!

I just had the most fun.  I can't even believe how well it went.  I am so so happy right now!  And I feel like I've made some friends!  😃  Super yay!

Just wanted to post up some of my latest water marbled rings.

Just wanted to post up some of my latest water marbled rings.

Huge thanks to Tabitha for meeting me with a trap.

Huge thanks to Tabitha for meeting me with a trap.  Now my back neighbors are set with a trap and some apples.  I hope they catch some of the buns.

🙁 Dang.

🙁  Dang.  Just carried a little bunny home.  He was probably dead.  Someone came by and told Shadow that one of our rabbits had been hit by a car.  We don't have rabbits, but I had seen two of our neighbors' rabbits in the bushes just the other day.  I guess they haven't had any luck catching them.

I got a flashlight and went to check and found him up on the bank - not in the street.  Nothing looked obviously broken and I didn't see blood.  He was still warm and not stiff at all.  If he was breathing, it was faint.  I didn't feel any obvious breathing or heartbeat, but I took him back to his people.

I think a few more bunnies have gotten loose.  If anyone can loan me live traps I'm going to see what I can do to help them round all of them up.  I worried about them all night with the weather that was coming through.  🙁

Tabitha, Margaret, anyone in the Anniston / Oxford area with a live trap - do you have one I can borrow?  My car works now.  I could pick them up and bring them back to you.

Having one of those...

Having one of those nauseated, headache-y, dropped-my-phone-in-dog-piss kind of days. 😕

On the bright side I got my Kia back and it's working for now. Also, my phone survived.

Happy Tuesday. ❤

Today has been busy.

Today has been busy.  I was SUPPOSED to be working on my Etsy (and I still might), but I haven't started yet.  LOL  I came home and didn't even sit down.  I just started cleaning.  I did the bathroom, the kitchen, and cleaned and organized the living room some.  I didn't feel very good, so I figured "Why not?"  LOL  (Before you all think I'm a mess and that my house is always in a state of chaos - it's not.  I just have a low tolerance for clutter and filth.  It drives me crazy.  I had let some things go while getting ready for OxfordFest, but the house is almost back to normal now - THANK GOODNESS.)

I've been taking care of my animals all this time, so no worries, but you know how you just get too busy to appreciate the good things?  That's where I've been mentally the last few months.  Basically feeding everyone and cleaning up after them and that's IT.  Pat the dogs on the head and off I went to make things.  But today I feel like I finally got to see my kids again and it was SO nice.  🙂

Shaun fed Bruce - who ate his rat IMMEDIATELY.  First time he's done that in a while.  Then Brucey drank some water, and yawned (I guess to help his jaw back into place).  I don't care what anyone says.  He's totally adorable even if he is a snake.

I cleaned up the beardie girls and fed them, too.  Mona gave me the stink eye because she wasn't happy with my roach offering.  I managed to dig her up a few worms, but that was the last of them.  Teyla just crawled into the roach container and ate her fill.  She can really be a hog sometimes.  LOL

And just now I was cleaning up the horned lizards and I saw Peach sleeping near a rock.  She was too tired to move and that was pretty cute.  I started scooping at the other end of their house and I hit a big mess.  I was thinking "What the hell?  They are too small to make a big mess like this."  Right about that time it dawned on me that I was digging up Koopa.  LOL  He'd tucked himself in under the sand already and I was about to scoop him up with the poop.  I'm sure I would have realized it before I got to the trash can with him - at least I hope I would have.  LOL  Poor boy was conked OUT - he didn't even move.  I just tucked him back in with sand and left him alone.

All that's left is the gerbil girls, then I'm having a shower and calling it a night.  If I'm not completely exhausted I might do some Etsy, but if I am too tired it will be there tomorrow.

Here it is over a week after OxfordFest is over and I'm JUST NOW starting to feel like myself again.  On the bright side to that not going over so great, I've got so much stuff made that if I make A FEW things every week I'll still be really ahead of where I wanted to be.  Maybe Etsy will pick up for Christmas.  I am planning to do some more markets and other craft shows, so there is always that, too.  Either way, I'm done rushing around for a while, and I'm REALLY happy about it.  😃

P. S. I won some nail polish today. Can't wait to see what it is! 😃