My handsome man resting under my nail art table.

My handsome man resting under my nail art table. I'm so grateful that he's still here with me. ❤

I guess I went from light and bright to dark.

I guess I went from light and bright to dark.  LOL  These again, are not super fancy - just basic stamping, but I love this polish so much!  It is Tails of Love by FingerPaints.  The polish looks chrome, but it's got small round pieces of something (clear glitter?) in it to give it texture.  I know that a lot of people hate textured polish, but sometimes it's just what I need!  I love how deep it looks!

I used one coat of topcoat over the polish itself and then another over the stamping to seal it in.  This is a very hungry polish because I can still feel the texture on my nails, but I don't mind that.  If you wanted it to feel smooth, it would probably need 3 or 4 layers of a thick topcoat.

Sadly, I'm about to take these off.  I've been meaning to post them for days, but just didn't get around to doing it.  LOL  But my left hand is chipping like crazy, so it's time.  🙁  The chipping is the only downside (for me) of wearing super - thick polish.  Also, my right thumb is bugging me.  The stamping image actually wasn't wide enough to cover my whole nail and while I COULD have gone back in with another stamping of the image and tried to line it up I was just like "Nah." and went to bed.  I'm being super lazy right now.  LOL

Scoot finished his antibiotics and pain pills yesterday.

Scoot finished his antibiotics and pain pills yesterday. He gets his staples out tomorrow morning. We're all ready. LOL He's mostly good, but sometimes we have to stop him from licking. Thankfully, we've been home and able to watch him. 

He seems to be doing really well. Gaining strength every day!

I made a 97 on the Biology test I took on no sleep the day that Scooter had surgery. 😳

I made a 97 on the Biology test I took on no sleep the day that Scooter had surgery. 😳

Just walked Scooter and he not only lifted his leg to pee, but...

Just walked Scooter and he not only lifted his leg to pee, but nearly took my fingers off when I gave him his treat.  That's about right.  😃❤

For some reason this is not a great picture, but it makes me happy nonetheless.

For some reason this is not a great picture, but it makes me happy nonetheless. My old man is chewing a bone and he has even gone up the step to get in the kitchen a few times. Yay, Scooter! Every little thing he does that brings him a bit closer to his old self just makes my day! ❤❤❤

They can also be exceptionally goofy. LOL

They can also be exceptionally goofy.  LOL

Last night we changed out Bruce's bedding from just coconut dirt to a mix of that with cypress mulch.  I also changed his heater from one of those stick-ons to heat tape with a thermostat.  While he was out roaming my bedroom he went to check out my box of recycle paper.  I don't know why every animal is into that, but Scooter used to shred it for me when he was a puppy.  LOL  So Bruce just slithered around in all the paper for a while before he went exploring elsewhere.

We finally finished up his house and put him back in it and the next thing we know he's burrowing under the bedding and comes up with a pile of dirt on his head.  How anyone can fear an animal who is so curious about the world and who's first defense is to ROLL UP IN A BALL is beyond me.  Yes, I was raised to fear snakes and yes, old Bruce-y did give me the jeeblies the first few months he was here, but I am a firm believer that getting to know someone who is different than you - no matter what you've been taught about them - is the best way to get over fear and to find something to love.

I cannot even tell you how happy it makes me that this lesson comes from a SNAKE - one of the generally most hated and feared animals I've ever met.  Open your hearts and minds, people.  You might be surprised by just how much being open can enrich your life.  ❤