Cubba's not having a great time with the fireworks.

Cubba's not having a great time with the fireworks. Doesn't help that Balthazar is snuggling him and Bastian keeps giving him a dirty look for being too close. 😂

Cubba handles the fireworks...

Cubba handles the fireworks better than my pack ever did, but I still run the group, still spend the holiday glued to FB for timely post approval, and my words from before are still true.  Well, except that we've more than doubled in members since 2016.

PLEASE take care of the innocents in your charge, today, tomorrow, and always.  ❤

Me and the kid are in the floor with a shaking, cowering pile of dogs.  I'm on Facebook, rapidly approving lost and found posts in Happy Tails Lost & Found Pets of Calhoun County.  This is how we spend Fourth of July. 

If you have pets and haven't yet secured them and assured their safety, please do it now if they haven't run away in terror.  If you can't find them, post them ASAP.  We have just shy of 5000 members in the local area, so maybe your fur-child can be found before it's run over by a car.  Don't mean to be a damper on everyone's party, but seriously - take care of the innocents in your charge, this evening and always.  Thank you.

Oh, I miss Math so much!

Oh, I miss Math so much! This is an interesting problem!

I've felt very grateful this week for where we are.

I've felt very grateful this week for where we are. I went with a friend to the tea shop and it was such a lovely visit. I am so happy for all of the nice things around us - even (maybe especially) those we've yet to discover.

Coming from a small town to a place that has things I'm interested in feels amazing. I am really enjoying getting to know our new hometown and there is so much we haven't even seen yet. I'm just soaking it all in.

Yesterday me, Kira, and Kalien went to a neat little Boba and Ramen shop. The food and drinks were so good and the place was decorated adorably. I don't even know where I'm going with this. I'm just happy. This is just a rambly appreciation post, I guess.

Right now I'm trying this house tea blend from the New Mexico Tea Company. I've never had a smoked tea before, but it's interesting (in a good way). I like it.

Also, there is this:

Gov. Lujan Grisham takes action to safeguard abortion access, protect New Mexico health care providers

I feel so cared-for here. I feel safer than I ever have. I'm so grateful every day that we made it out of Alabama.

I had the skate park to myself again this morning.

I had the skate park to myself again this morning. It was nice - a new park this time. The half pipe was super-smooth. The regular pavement was less great, but still fun. I only wish I'd gone earlier.

We need this treatment available. Full stop.

We need this treatment available.  Full stop.

Cub seems to be back to normal...

Cub seems to be back to normal - thank goodness. I would have updated yesterday, but I slept on the couch again the night before and felt pretty awful yesterday. Shaun and I both slept in our room last night and it was nice that we both got some rest.

I've been battling tension headaches for a few days now. I think that worrying about the pup and sleeping badly really got to me, but hopefully I'll feel better soon, too.

I hope you all are doing well. ❤️