Pre-Interview, Check... 1st Interview, Check... 2nd Interview...

Well believe it or not, I got called in for my first official interview today. I was pretty shocked when I listened to the answering machine yesterday and heard a familiar voice ask me if I could make it in today. I called back to confirm my interview and had to anticipate the entire thing the rest of the night.

It honestly wasn't that bad, it's only the 3rd time I've been interviewed there!

I made it to my interview on time and ended up having to wait on the manager. I stood there for 5 minutes or so waiting on her to come back out. She came out, mutter the words, "Sit over there." and sat down. She went through my application, asked me a few basic questions and told me what she expected from a worker. She said a lot of the people she has working for her want to goof off and worry about what's going on outside the work place. I told her I have no social life, so that shouldn't be a problem for me.

The rest of the time was spent by what seemed like her trying to detour me from working there. She started naming off all the cons and practically no pros. She just wasn't the friendliest person in the world. I don't know if she was having an off day - I know it couldn't have been me, I'm awesome - or if she normally just doesn't like life. I'm hoping she was just having an off day and doesn't completely hate my guts.

Sigh...

If I'm lucky, I'll get a call from someone later this week or next and get to go in for yet another interview! More fun. I just know I really need a damn job. If I lived in a big enough city, I'd probably hook. Not really, of course, but I do hear the money's good. ;)

Okay, enough job talk.

I'm really starting to get excited about little Castiel coming to live with us. I got a little discouraged when someone else wanted him - I know, I'm horrible - but I also wanted Tracy to have the money for him. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't happy when she said, "He's yours." They only downside... she doesn't take enough photos! I know she has a lot going on, but I rely on photos to get through my day. Shannon and I are so on the same level when it comes to taking pictures of the gliders.

I just think he and Violet will be SO cute together! I'm just hoping she proves out (to be 100% leu het) so that we can get plats from them. If not, oh well. All their babies will be gorgeous, regardless. They wont have leus unless they BOTH prove out. He has a 50% shot, she has twice that. If anyone proves out, it'll probably be her. It would just be too lucky if they both did, but you never know!

We're still not sure what to do as far as a mate for Chloe. We don't know if we want to separate her and Violet so that they can each have their own mates, or keep them together as a trio with Cas. I've talked with a good friend about doing a trio with the two and she thinks it'll work out. They've been together since Chloe was a baby, so they're really bonded. And adding a joey to them would be the best way to go.

Now we just need to get little Cas shipped to us.

Speaking of shipping... I want to get the girls shipped to Tracy SO bad! We've had to cancel their flight 3 times now. I know Tracy is really wanting the girls and I want them out of here because I'm getting too attached to them. They're just so cute and sweet, it's going to be really hard to part with them. If they're here any longer, they're not getting shipped, lol.

I'm hoping I can still get my uncle to drive us to STL for their flight. I'm so not looking forward to driving in STL by myself. I mean, I know LaVaughn will be with me, but she's actually worse in the city than I am! If he isn't in long enough for a drive to the city, I'm going to have to swallow my pride and drive it myself.

Oh, while I'm thinking of it, we got our fleece that we ordered from Joann.com. We originally ordered two prints and two solids. Well, like 2 days after our order supposedly shipped, we got an email saying that one of the prints were out of stock!! With that being said, we had to go back to Joann.com and order another yard of fleece and pay even more for shipping.

That's what I hate about Joann's. They should give you the option to pick out a different yard of fleece BEFORE they ship your order so that you don't have to pay additional shipping. Unfortunately, this isn't the first time this has happened to us.

On the bright side, the new print that we ordered ended up being cuter than the original. I guess that was the bright side for having to reorder. No matter how much I disagree with it sometimes, everything happens for a reason.

Oh wow, I really need to contain my writing! I didn't notice I had a novel going on. And to think, I didn't even give you guys an introduction or mini bio. Time to go feed the gliders some treats.

I'm going to leave you with some pictures of Castiel.

Love & Peace

-Megan

The following photos were photographed by and belong to: Tracy L. of Acres Of Sugar

Newly OOP

9 Days OOP

17 Days OOP

6 1/2 Weeks OOP

I've got to get out of this place...

Our baby chicks aren't so much babies anymore, they're getting huge! They're starting to loose all their baby feathers and develop their adult ones. This has actually been happening for some time now, so I really don't know why I brought it up. Sigh...

We got all the little meeps out last night and let them run around, all the while eating lettuce and noodles. They loved being out of their cage and stretching their legs. We tried to do just two at a time, but that wasn't even remotely working, so we get the entire flock out. It still amazes me how simple chickens can be. Every time one of them would poop, here would come someone else trying to race the others to eat it first. 

I got I believe 3 or 4 different videos, but only uploaded 2 I believe. Those, of course, will be below.

I have some slightly exciting, slightly depressing news... Sadie has another joey IP. I noticed it Thurs. evening when we were feeding treats. It's very, very small so I'm guessing she had it earlier that day or the day before. I told her, "This is your last shot at being a mom." She just looked at me like, "Eh, whatever. Just give me another treat." I'm really hoping she keeps this baby. I don't want to have to get Pip neutered - he and Sadie have such sweet joeys - but if we have to, we will.

I'm still partially recovering the electricity being off. I still remember how creepy everything and how much I wanted to murder someone. The day after the electricity came back on, the lights would flicker every little bit. Like little heart stopping reminders. I think there were still some people that didn't have electricity. All together, there were 6500 people in the dark. 

The day the electricity did come back on, we went to town to stock up on a few things. And considering ice was still everywhere, I knew the drive to town would be beautiful! Well, I was absolutely right about that part and so happy that I decided to bring the camera. I started driving very slow so that LaVaughn could take pictures. Just as she pulled the camera out and started to snap one of what looked to be a winter wonder land, the damn batteries died. The entire time, I'm screaming, "Nooooo, why must the batteries be dead today!? Of all days!" The rest of the drive to town was beautiful, as expected. And no, I didn't get one picture. I'll be so glad when our new batteries get here...

I completely forgot to mention, I have an interview to go to tonight. I have to be there at 8PM, which is really creepy, but whatever. I'm not going into details, because I don't want to jinx myself, so I'll leave the details out until I know more. Wish me luck!

I suppose that's all for now. I need to go shower and prepare my interview speech. Don't forget to check out the photos AND videos below...

Love & Peace

-Megan

 The only picture I got the day after the storm.

 And here's my awesome little candle wax horn thing that I constructed.

The following pictures are of my neighbor's dog, Fletcher. She was out of town, so we decided to let him in for a while so that he could stay warm. 

And now for the picture of the meeps:

So many adorable little chicks!

Now it's VIDEO time!

Storm of the century...

Before you worry too much, I did exaggerate the title a teeny bit. That doesn't, however, alter the fact that we got every bit of ice that the news called for.

I woke up yesterday evening around 2 (yes I slept late, so sue me) and the electricity was on. I got up, brushed my teeth, got some clean clothes so that I could shower and then came to check emails and so on. By the time I got to the computer, it was 2:30. Just as I turned it on and got a web page open, the power flickered on and off. My mind automatically went into worry mode, my heart beating ever so hard while I begged for it not to be true.

It stayed on for about 5 more minutes and then flickered on and off again until it stayed off entirely.

My aunt - who lives just down the road - came down to stay with us. Her husband is a truck driver and is never home, so she definitely didn't need to stay in the cold, alone!

Hours 3:00PM - 5:00 PM

By this time, not only were we dying for some coffee, but so was our aunt. Luckily, she had her little propane stove with her so we were able to heat up some water for coffee. The downside, we had to pour it through the filter ourselves.

LaVaughn was in charge of all this, so my aunt and I stood idly buy like a pair of starving vultures waiting on their next meal to die. It definitely took a lot longer for the water to make its way through the filter and coffee, about 20 minutes longer than your average coffee pot, but the wait was well worth it.

Then we sat.

Hours 5:00PM - 6:00PM

We were worried sick about the gliders being hungry and cold, so we decided to stuff everyone's face with mealies and yoggies. We also insulated their pouches so that they would be warm. We sat with them for nearly an hour feeding them and keeping them warm.

Hours 6:00PM to 7:00PM

By this time, we were all getting pretty hungry, so we dined on a meal of cold ham and cheese sandwiches along with some nice crisp chips and a refreshing Pepsi.

Then we sat.

Hours 7:00PM - 10:00PM

By this time, sheer and utter boredom had completely rooted itself inside my brain and there was no going back. Honestly, boredom sat in about .5 seconds after the electricity went off, so you can imagine.

During this time, my aunt sat and rocked in the recliner, LaVaughn moved from the floor to the couch more times than I could count, and I sat and played in the candle wax. All the while getting yelled at by my aunt who thought I was going to burn myself. Good times!

Hours 10:00PM - 11:00PM

We were all bored to death and my aunt was getting tired, so we decided to have yet another cup of coffee. This time, we had it out of a percolator! Boy was that fun to watch.

Then we sat.

Hours 11:00PM - 3:30AM

These hours were spent doing absolutely nothing. LaVaughn, with her repetitive ways, spend the entire time moving from the floor to the couch and back again. My aunt sat in the chair the entire time and chain smoked (yes Sharon, you need to quit!). Again, I spent the majority of the time playing in candle wax.

I actually constructed this really neat horned object that I wear on my finger. I'll have to be sure to take a photo of it when I get a chance.

Hours 3:30AM - 4:30AM

By this time, my aunt had to call it quits. She had been awake for nearly 22 hours, but needed to rest. LaVaughn and I spent the next hour watching an episode of Supernatural on one of our dying computer. Hey, at least we were able to get one episode in!

Hours 4:30AM - 6:30AM

These hours were spent sitting, nodding off and bitching about the electricity. I've begged and pleaded, all to no avail. Oh well, what can you do.

At 6:30AM, LaVaughn and I both called it a night and went to sleep, just as my aunt was waking up.

When I woke up just a little bit ago, I noticed a beautiful, glowing red light on the phone at the head of the bed. Then I looked a little to the left to see the display on the alarm clock read 12:55PM. My eyes lit up with light and laughter as I leaped from the bed.

I don't even think my feel touched the floor, I pretty much just flew.

I walked into the kitchen to find my aunt, freshly showered, applying her makeup at the table. She went on to tell me that the electricity came back on at noon. And believe it or not, she took a nap on the couch from 10:30 to noon! I was so proud of her.

Now that the electricity is back on (fingers crossed), it's time for a much needed shower and trip to town. We need to stock up on this stat!

I will leave you with pictures that I took yesterday of all the ice. I didn't get many, as it was too cold to stand outside for more than 5 minutes, so the selection is grim. Hope you enjoy.

Love & Peace

-Megan

Ice Storm Photos:

Flames!

A poor man's coffee: