Shadow met his siblings.

Shadow met his siblings.

Shadow with 2/3 of his siblings.  My favorite photo of the day.  😃

Shadow, Draven and Pooh.

I'm home from a pretty good impromptu date. 😃

I'm home from a pretty good impromptu date.  😃

I heard from Shadow's half-siblings that they were going to be in town so we set up a surprise meeting at Oxford Lake.  That was a big deal because he'd never met them before.  He and the kids seemed to have fun.  Me and Shaun brought pizza so we all had a little picnic.  Even shared with a few domineering ducks who just kept creeping closer and closer.

Then the kids played together while the rest of us talked at the table.  It was nice getting to know and talk in person to Berry.  We've talked on social media and the phone, but it's just not the same.  At one point we even got serenaded by an old hippie dude with a guitar.  😃  And some little boy took his pants all the way down in the sprinkler fountain thing.  Haha.  Kids are funny.

Since the weather was nice I brought Teyla and she was SO GOOD.  I tried to keep her mostly out of plain sight, but some kids saw her on my lap under the table and wanted to touch her.  They were gentle and she just let them.  That was pretty cool.  I love doing things, but anywhere I can have an ani-pal with me is immediately 1000% more better.  😃

Pooh came to visit before the day was over and he showed Shadow about making beats on his laptop.  Shadow has been recording things on his DS and laptop for a while, but he doesn't have a machine like that.  Maybe for his birthday or Christmas I can get him something similar.  I'm sure he'd love that.

All in all, it was a fun day.  Hot, but fun.  ❤  Time to relax and cool off now.  😃

Can any of you locals tell me the state of Oxford Lake?

Can any of you locals tell me the state of Oxford Lake?  Can kids play there?  Is it still jacked up?  To what degree?  I need to KNOW.  Thanks!

I got a new little buddy today.

I got a new little buddy today.  A young opossum that must have fallen off of his mama too soon.  A nice lady picked him up out of her yard and drove him to Oxford all the way from Gadsden.  He's pretty small.  And dehydrated.  I've given him water a few times since we've been home.  Can't feed a dehydrated baby or it could be fatal.  He's snuggling with my two other runt boys.  I figured he'd start to feel more comfortable and "at home" in the presence of other little opossums.  Also, they'll keep him warm without me having to deal with a heating pad and all that.  😉

So far, so good.  Just gotta take it slow.  He might have to go to work with me so I can keep the fluids coming.  I'll see how he's feeling in the morning.

Long day.

Long day.  That's a lie, actually - it just felt long.  Got a late start because antibiotics make me feel pukey.  Yuck.

I'm about to shower and see if that makes me feel more better.  😛  Btw, my armpits smell very mildly sweaty - which I think is impressive because I've been HOT all day.  But I wasn't properly dressed for anything so I kept my jacket ON.  Yep, I totally went to work in pajamas today.  😳

After a shower, I'm gonna do a little bit of cleaning and then hopefully - my nails.  I'm ready for some relax-y times.

Also, huge thanks to the best Shaun ever for letting my dogs out for me.  I'm a lucky girl.  ❤

Ok, so check this out.

Ok, so check this out.  I quit wearing deodorant because it was making my armpits hurt.  Over the last few years I've tried a LOT of different deodorants.  Most of them just did not work and left me funky rather fast.  So I started using the Dove Clinical Strength stuff.  And while that stuff worked it made my armpits ACHE and sometimes get lumpy.  Not cool, dude.

So I bought this stuff from Amazon called Lavilin.  It's in a cute little pot, and it's got a stick, and you just shower at night, put a little bit on, then go to bed.  SUPPOSEDLY, you'll be good for 3-7 days (even if you shower or swim or whatever).  It's not tested on animals (Woohoo!), and is alcohol and aluminum free.  It's not an antiperspirant, which is fine by me.

You have to go a few days with nothing on your armpits before using this stuff, which I did.  [Sorry to anyone who had to be near me!  (Shaun)]  This time yesterday I smelled AWFUL.  😂😂😂  But I put it on for the first time last night and so far, so good.  For the record I was hot today.  I haven't been feeling well so I've been getting chills, so I had on a fairly thick jacket for most of the day - even though it was warm out.

I'm wondering if I'll be good for 7 days or not.  That would be awesome.  But summer is upon us so that'll be a good test.  Has anyone else ever tried Lavilin or heard about it?  It was pretty highly reviewed.

Blegh. Feeling so crappy today.

Blegh.  Feeling so crappy today.  Gonna try to get some work done, then head to the doctor at 1:30.  Hopefully I can stop feeling crappy soon.  🙁