The Compulsive Ramblings Of A Philotherian: leucistic

We had to go back to Fredericktown again today, which prevailed to be a wasted trip. Now we get to go back next Wednesday... Fun! We had to stop by the store to grab some cat food and coffee creamers -- obsessed is putting it lightly at the moment. I'm still extremely pissed that they don't have the Almond Joey ones anymore. Major sad face.

As soon as we got home today we had to start making HPW. We ran out last night, so it was a have to type of thing. Since we got our new box of Wombaroo powder and 160 ounces of honey, we decided to make 8 batches of HPW. We even stopped by Dollar General and picked up a couple new containers especially for HPW. Unfortunately, they're not big enough and only hold 3 batches each. We were hoping they would hold 4, but it worked out better that way. Now we have 6 batches out in the deep freeze and 2 in the house. I'm very curious as to how long these will last -- I'm thinking until next months sometime?? Like nearing the end, maybe even November!

Before I forget about it, I'd like to talk about a couple items we got in the mail for the ratties yesterday. I was reading a girls post in one of the rat groups on Facebook and was moved by her cry for help. Her poor rat boy had a hernia that was spilling out into his testicles. Unfortunately the surgery was going to cost $600, which she didn't have. She was asking for donations and in return you got sewn items. Yes, we can sew our own rattie items, but I know first hand how it is to need a lot of money up front for rat surgeries. I ended up getting a rat cube ($12) and a little rat bed ($9). I sent her a little extra to help. It wasn't much, but I hope it was enough.

We got our adorable little cage set items in the mail yesterday while I was at work and they're adorable! The bed is s tad smaller than I thought it would be, but I'm sure it will suffice. I want to find some of the same material and make them a few more things to go with it.

Have I even mentioned that Chloe and Boone's little boy detached early yesterday morning?? Well he FINALLY did and weighed in at a whipping 19 grams! He's by far the biggest joey we've ever had here. He's also a big cry baby, but oh my god, he's SO cute!! He's also extremely pouch stained, which is another first for us. Chloe needs to not be so greedy next time. As of right now, we're calling him Norman.

Speaking of joeys, Wanda will be leaving us Friday. We're meeting Milli in Poplar Bluff to hand her over. It's going to kill me, I love her so. :( I don't think it will be half as bad parting with Pietro, though. Now THAT killed me.

Well I guess that's all for now. It's getting late and I'm getting a thirst for coffee. Until next time...

Love & Peace

-Megan

Pictures from Tuesday:

Say hello to our new leucistic boy, Norman:

See, BIG cry baby.

Pictures from today:

Here's our adorable rattie bed. Aren't these colors adorable??

And the cube -- I love the cube!

I think they're darling.

HPW making supplies.

More pictures of Norman from today:

He's ADORABLE!

I want to keep him. :D

Gotta get one of papa Boone.

Thankfully he's gorgeously white.

The title says it all -- basically I'm in complete and utter shock! BART CAME HOME!! Out of all the crummy days, there's a day like yesterday! I honestly still can't believe he's home, it's like a dream come true! I swear, I thought he was going to begone for good, which was far too much for me to handle. Some days I would just fixate on the fact that he wasn't home and would cry... constantly! Thankfully he's home now, I can't even.

Surprisingly enough, he's not super skinny. I figured that if/when he dragged in that he would be skin and bones. Someone somewhere was feeding him -- thank you, strange folks!

In equally -- well not equally, but close -- exciting news, Chloe's joeys detached just minutes ago! I knew she was getting close to popping. I've been getting lots of glimpses and sneak peeks lately, even enough to see the color and sex! We have a plat boy and a leu boy! I did think the leu was a girl, but I was wrong. I just hope they do well -- I'm going to be a nervous wreck!

A friend of a friend in the glider community contacted me months ago and inquired about a plat boy. She only had that sickly little leu boy at the time, so I had to send her in someone else's direction. Surprisingly enough, she's still looking for a plat boy! Hopefully everything goes well on our end and she's able to adopt him. I'm not messaging her and letting her know until he's about a week OOP -- not taking ANY chances here!

This is going to come as a shock too, but LaVaughn and I sewed today! Not one cage set, but TWO! Two 6 piece cage sets and I think (fingers crossed) that we sold them both. If we didn't have stuff going on the rest of the week, you better believe I'd be sewing more! There's a lot going on next week as well. I think my only free days will be Monday and Friday, sigh...

Speaking of our itinerary, we have a dinner planned for this coming Sunday. It should be the entire gang, but I'm not sure. The only ones on the fence are Doug, Kyan, and Stephanie. I've been begging the boys to come. After all, Doug IS my best friend, so he's kind of obligated. We'll see I guess. We're meeting up in Arnold again, this time at Applebee's -- Texas Roadhouse is just too crowded. I just hope everything works out and everyone's able to make it.

One last thing before I go -- Bath & Body Works is having an awesome sale on the fragrances. Some are even 75% off! We took full advantage and ordered 7 new sprays, as well as my auntie's birthday present. I can't wait for them to arrive!

Love & Peace

-Megan

Here's my precious, missing boy!