There are good days, then there are days like last night...

You ever have one of those nights that is just completely miserable? I have anxiety issues, I'm sure I've mentioned that more than once. One occasion, for absolutely no reason, I have anxiety attacks. Sometimes they're related to whatever I'm stressing about (obviously) or just something silly I have on my mind. I guess the one I had this morning was pertaining to meeting up with everyone today.

Everything was good when I went to bed, then out of nowhere -- bam! I tried to ignore it the best I could, but sometimes it's not that easy. On top of that, Fiona was keeping me awake. She's in heat and living with two neutered boys isn't bringing her any relief. She makes this godawful noise every 5-10 minutes and will not stop! Every time I would even remotely fall asleep, she would scream and wake me up.

After lying there until just after 6 this morning, I finally had to put her in a different cage in another room. Thankfully, I fell asleep not long after that.

Since I (and LaVaughn as well) had such a horrible morning, we decided to just reschedule the meet-up. I'm going to see if Doug can just meet me before work on Tuesday. That way he can just take Avery and drop Fili off at Cindy's on the way home.

I'd like to say we're going to spend the entire day sewing, but I know that's not going to happen. No matter what I HAVE to clean the drop trays, clean the rat cage, and vacuum. No question. I guess I should probably stop blogging and go do that. Until next time...

Love & Peace

-Megan

Picked this up Friday. Not sure what we'll use it for, but oh whell.

And this delicious snack tray was picked up Friday as well.

Just one of those weeks...

Yesterday was a blur, this whole week has been. I honestly can't even think of a word to describe it other than, abysmal. Seriously, as soon as Monday rolled around I kept thinking to myself, "I cannot wait until Friday, or Sunday." Now that Friday is here, I'm kind of ready to go back to Monday -- even though I wouldn't want to relive this week again.

The roofer has been here every single day this week, hammering, knocking, scraping. I haven't slept past 11 one day this week, which is a rarity for me. I feel physically exhausted, like I'm dragging myself from place to place. Tomorrow is going to be miserable. And to top my 9 hour work day off tomorrow, the roofer will be here... yet again! Come on man, don't you want to like, party it up this weekend?

Last night was probably the worst I've slept in quite some time. I ended up going to bed just after 4 AM, then tossed and turned until almost 6. I finally had to get up and sleep in a different room. I just could NOT sleep! It didn't help that I had an anxiety attack and felt anxious all morning. Luckily, after I went to a different room, I was able to fall asleep just after 6.

To top off this horribly stressful week, we lost one of our Buttercup hens, Tina. She's the one that lost her eye during the second dog tack. She came out unscathed the first time, but ended up getting hurt pretty bad the second time around. She also survived a raccoon attack that ended up taking the lives of our 3 welshies, Audrey, and nearly killed Harley. She was a trooper and will be greatly missed.

Speaking of chicks, I kind of want to hatch out some more chicks before the summer is over. Our turkey, Lilith, is very broody at the moment, so it's kind of the perfect time. I'm thinking of maybe trying to hatch out like 8 chicks. I'll probably leave 12 eggs under her and hope for the best. She's a big girl, so she'll probably end up cracking a few. I guess we'll see how I feel about it next week.

LaVaughn and I sewed for the first time today in nearly 6 months! After that whole Jacqueline nightmare, we just got out of it. The set actually turned out great! It's a pink/yellow flower pattern that we paired with a pink and a yellow solid -- so cute!! I hope the lady that gets it likes it as much as we do. But, she said she wanted pink and yellow solid, so I don't think she'll object. I think we may have enough left over to do another set, but I'm not sure if we're using it for the rats or not.

I'm being a complete baby when it comes to this, but I so desperately want a Playstation 4. Since LaVaughn and I got our 360 back in 2007, we've swore by them. We used to swear by Playstation, but quickly threw them to the curb in just a short time of having the 360. Upon further investigation of PS4s and Xbox Ones, we've decided that a PS4 would be a better investment. The only game series exclusive to Xbox One is Left 4 Dead, and who in the hell knows if they'll even make a 3? Of course, they have more exclusive game series, like Halo, but we don't play that, so it's all good.

Now PS4 on the other hand, they have a LOT of exclusive games that I would LOVE to play! Like Uncharted, The Last of Us (which will be made for PS4), Far Cry, and God of War. Come on, how could we not want a PS4? Now if only we had the money, lol. It' snot easy to drop $400 on a gaming system.

We came so, so close to buying one last night. Like in the store, gaming system in hand close. Then we realized that after buying that and a game (Watch Dogs), that it would end up being over $500. Yeah, not so much. We found a gaming system online for $360, which will save us about $70, so I think that's the way to go.

Now, to top off this awesomely execrable week, I have acid reflux that's close to a level 10 on the pain scale. It feels like I constantly have fire coming up in my throat. Ugh, I cannot wait until next week.

Love & Peace

-Megan

And now to top off this creepy week/creepy blog, here are some weirdly random pictures from the past couple days:

Running on empty...

Omg, I can't believe I'm alive at this time of the morning! LaVaughn and I swallowed our pride last night and went to bed at 1! That's 1 in the AM! I didn't fall asleep until well after 1:30, but that comes as no surprise. It also came as no surprise that we both got up a 5:30. It didn't help that I was sleeping on an over sized chair - talk about killer neck pain! LaVaughn was nice and cozy on the couch, but she did offer it up to me, which I politely declined.

In a few short minutes, we'll be on our way to Cape Girardeau. A shady, semi-big city that's 2 hours away.

We're going to be so dead by the time we get home tonight. Like, pick me up and carry me to bed type of dead. Ugh, I hate early morning rhymes. We both made a pact to stay up until 3 AM, so fingers crossed! We're going to need lots and lots of caffeine throughout the day and the rest of the night.

On a brighter note, we made the rats some awesome toys last night! It's nothing special, just a few treat boxes and some tunnels. We made them out of some of our old International Flat Rate envelopes, which weren't even remotely being used. We're going to give their cage a nice, deep cleaning tonight (or tomorrow) and add all their toys. I hope they enjoy all the hard work we put into it.

I also managed to get some pictures of some of the chickens and cat army last night, just because. The weather was nice enough to allow us outside, so I took advantage. I'm not sure if I'm looking forward to more days like this, or if I'm going to despise them and beg for more snow. We shall see.

Well, I suppose I better wrap this up. I'm starting to get a little sickly from my pop-tart and 2 1/2 cups of coffee. I also need to throw some eyeliner on my eyes to I don't look too much like a skank. Wish us luck on our drive there and a speedy recovery for our aunt after her surgery! Until next time...

Love & Peace

-Megan

Pictures of the yard fowl:

The army of cats:

More yard fowl:

And lastly, some homemade rat toys:

Sleeping Beauties...

Last night, we had the glider boys out doing a little one-on-one bonding. And guess what? They slept in our hands! How cute us that. I think they love us now...

Well, that's pretty much all I have to say. I know, very boring. I'm sorry, hopefully before too long I can actually compose a decent blog that appeals to all my readers. Until then, rock hard. Cause after all, it is Rocktober...

-Megan

Song of the day: Eagle Rock by Daddy Cool


This is little Pip, sleeping in LaVaughn's hand...

And this is little Chazz, sleeping in my hand...