Just spent some time with the foster kittens.

Just spent some time with the foster kittens.  Still have no idea who's a boy and who's a girl.  I'll Google "kitten genitals" one day this week.  LOL

I got some cute photos and videos.  I'll get at least some of it posted tonight.  Stay tuned!  🙂

I came home from Munford with a box full of kittens.

I came home from Munford with a box full of kittens. I'll post better pics this week, but for now this is all you get. 😛

I will say that they are all beautifully unique. Orange has no tail. Spike (named for the Gremlin with hair) has an orange streak of hair on his head and a super short tail. Adrian (named for a shelter cat I loved) has a tail, but very interesting markings. Then the little Siamese looking baby I just call "Laurel's Kitten" because she has a thing for Siamese cats and would be an excellent home. I'm hoping my not-so-subtle naming will put some ideas in her head. LOL

They are probably 3-4 weeks old. Mama stopped nursing early, but thankfully not before they were old enough to figure out how to lap up liquid.

They are gonna be my foster babies. I haven't had a foster in a while and I've missed it.

FYI:  I am planning to start posting things for sale on the yard sale sites to clean out my garage and pay for their vetting. Keep an eye out for that and buy my junk if you can. 🙂

I have been play-bowed at by many dogs.

I have been play-bowed at by many dogs.  That is nothing new.  But today on the way to Munford a dog play-bowed to me.  IN MY CAR.  WHILE I WAS DRIVING TOWARD HIM.

Whattt?

I did my Literature!

I did my Literature!  Well, what of it I could do.  I had to write a post on the discussion board.  I am also supposed to respond to two peers... but none of them have written yet.  Get on it, classmates!

So now my big deal is History.  My brain is having a hard time remembering all the people and the things they did.  Our first test is Thursday and it's 130 questions... and I'm just like "...  ...  shit..."  🙁  It's the story of America and I'm enjoying hearing it, but committing these details to memory is not easy.  There are like, 20 or 30 people we're learning all at once.  😕

Anyway.  I think I'm gonna go clean my bathroom real quick.  Shaun is coming back.  Yay!  I will start working on history tomorrow.  My brain is tired and my body is, too.

Thankfully, I've gotten enough stuff done today that I don't feel frantic anymore.  I feel like I can think and concentrate, so that's amazing.  When my house is crazy and I feel behind (even if I'm not, but I'm not where I want to be), I start spiraling out into "can't concentrate" land.  I hate that place.

Today was ok!

Today was ok!  I'm not done with it yet, but so far, so good!  🙂

Shaun helped me repair some things around the house.  I spent a good chunk of time cleaning.  I also took a nap.  Got a surprise visit from my brother and his friend, so that was cool.  Too bad that was before I started cleaning (seriously, the house was NOT COOL), but it was good to see them.  🙂

Shadow's still with his friend, so Shaun and I have had the day pretty much to ourselves.  It's been a nice mix of doing things and also not doing things.  Since I took Methotrexate yesterday resting between accomplishing things has been necessary, but that's ok.  I'm currently about to do some homework, and then I'll either hang with my guy again or call it a night.  Who knows?

I'm also pretty excited.  Shaun usually gives me birthday presents early and this year doesn't seem to be an exception.  I don't usually want him to buy me expensive gifts, but he offered to buy a dishwasher for me and I told him that if he could find a good deal, then I'd be ok with it.  We'll start looking either tomorrow or sometime next week, I guess.

He's starting to wear me down.  After all these years of him trying to help me and get me nice things it's hard to keep saying "No."  But this would help my life so much.  With school and work and studying and animals - making time to wash dishes is just not happening like it should.  I'm opposed to using disposable dishes long term for the sake of the environment, so that doesn't work.  And I don't know - I guess I could make Shadow do the dishes, but I can't really stand the thought of anyone else washing them.  I am SUPER PICKY about what I eat and what I eat off of.  LOL  And it's not like he doesn't already do a lot around here.

Anyway.  No complaints so far today.  I did get a little sore, but some Ibuprofen helped that.  If I can knock out my literature assignments this evening, then I will be super psyched.  And with that - I'm off!

Later, friends.  I hope you all had a good day, as well!  ❤

I'm not sure if it's the wet weather...

I'm not sure if it's the wet weather or the fact that I drove Shadow to a friend's house that was kind of far away, but I'm starting to get sore again as of this evening. 🙁 Boo. But I started back on my methotrexate earlier today, so maybe it won't last.  Here's hoping. 

Goodnight, Internet land. I'm hanging with Shaun for a bit and then I'm calling it a night.

I started the day by falling out of my bed.

I started the day by falling out of my bed.  More accurately - I fell off the ladder to my bed.  I got a phone call that woke me up and the person calling required some information that I had to get out of my bed to retrieve.  FYI:  Trying to go down a ladder while half-asleep with a phone in one hand is probably not a great idea.  You're welcome.

I am, SOMEHOW, still feeling ok.  I had a "well" visit with Dr. Rana this afternoon, which was perfect because I mostly wanted to test him out.  It was free - thank you BCBS.  And the verdict is:  I really like him.  He didn't rush me, he listened to me, he's referring me to the rheumatologist I want to see (no pressure, even though there was one accepting patients in his practice), and we have a plan in place in case I start feeling like crap before they get me in.  I am pleased.

This part is just details, so skip it if you don't care:

He's putting me back on Methotrexate to see if we can head off the Psoriasis flare I feel coming.  In the event my bones start hurting I am allowed to take up to 600mg of Ibuprofen at a time, for up to two weeks.  If my pain persists beyond that I am to come see him.  Other than that, since Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis are the things that are hurting me he's planning to be there if I need him, but he wants the rheumy to do most of the work, which makes sense.  Another thing I liked about Dr. Rana was that when I told him who I wanted to see he Googled him right then and there.  He agreed that it was a good choice.  I just thought it was really neat that he was taking an obvious interest in my care.

His nurse (or whoever does the referral appointments) called to get my appointment with the rheumy with me sitting right there.  WHATTT?  Amazing.  😳  It was the afternoon, so we missed Rheumatology Associates by about 8 minutes, but she said she'd try again in the morning.  She asked me what times were best for me and I told her.  At every other GP I was told to take whatever appointment I could get when seeing a specialist - they wouldn't even make the effort to make the appointment convenient for me.  So it made me feel very happy that I'm not expected to drop / rearrange my whole life to get this treatment.  Because seriously, having a chronic illness sucks enough.  Being treated like everything should revolve around it doesn't making coping any easier.  I have a life and stuff to do.  I feel like this is the first doctor who's really heard me and understood that.

All in all, today was another ok day.  I don't understand how or why I don't feel like complete and utter shit right now since I am on no medication whatsoever, but I'm really glad that I don't.  No complaints today!  😃