The Compulsive Ramblings Of A Philotherian

As I'm sure you all know by now, I live out in the middle of nowhere. The boonies! Living in a small town does have its perks, but it also has downsides. Like, for example, not having a decent hairdresser to go to. Of course, there are little shops all over the place, but when they charge $5-$10 a haircut, you get what you pay for. That's probably because 9 out of 10 of the hairdressers around her didn't graduate or even attend beauty school -- I'll have to fill you in on some horror stories at a later time -- so why pay for something that LaVaughn can do for free and better!

Anyway, my hair was starting to resemble that of Annie Wilkes from Misery. You remember the shoulder length bob that she sports around through the entire film. Well, when I would be in a bad mood or pissed about something, I'd stomp around in an angrily fashion yelling a few obseneties. That's when LaVaughn would spout out, "What are you doing, Annie Wilkes!?" So yeah, I needed a haircut!

I told her that I just wanted the dead hair cut off with a few layers. About 15 minutes into the trim job, I thought it would be a good idea to remind her that I didn't want it cut short, just layered! She assured me that it wasn't short. There were a few times during the procedure that I hear a LOT of hair being cut. When I felt the scissors touch the back of my neck, I knew I was screwed.

When she finished and dusted all the hair off of me, I walked to the mirror in a very hesitant manor. I was terrified to see how short it actually was. Part of me just wanted to thank her and walk away without even seeing what I looked like. I swallowed my pride and decided to look anyway. While it wasn't as short as I thought it would be, it definitely wasn't long! It was nowhere near as long as I wanted it to be.

It looks so, so much better, I just wish there was enough to pull back. At least I don't resemble a crazed nurse anymore! Thanks for that, LaVaughn!

Hair wasn't the only thing that was cut today, we also managed to cut two cage sets today. We only have 5 to go, woohoo! I seriously hate the cutting stiles of Fabric.com. I know a half yard isn't a lot, but I know it's more than what we got! I'm terrified to try and cut the fuchsia set!!

We're not going to have Easter dinner on Easter day this year. Since we pretty much always have holiday dinners with my aunt, we do it on whatever day is convenient to her. This time, Saturday is convenient. Her hubby will be in that day and can actually enjoy eating. He has to leave pretty early Sunday, so he wouldn't get to enjoy a meal if he's rushing. So yeah, that's that.

Now time to talk glider! This is probably one of the most exciting things I'll have to talk about today. Are you ready? Cas and Violet are sleeping in the same pouch now!! I couldn't be MORE stoked about that! They just look so cute together too. It wont be long until we're have tiny little beauties from them. Can't wait!

Kira and Logan's newly OOP joeys really are lookers. Especially Simba! That boy is going to have a wicked tail. Next to the band at the base of his tail is already starting to powder out. It's going to look awesome when it fluffs out. I guess I'll go ahead and break the news... we're keeping him! Ugh, not really, but 98.9% of me wants to.

I've been talking to Annette a lot lately and she's been telling me that she's going to get pictures of our new leu boy this week. Well, she did! And oh boy, is he a cutie! She sent 7 pictures of him and I'm already in love. She's named him Dustin for the time being. I'm so not a fan of that name, so he'll have a new one by the time he gets here. We've actually already picked a few out.

Okay, I think that's all for now. Time to prepare for cage cleaning!

Love & Peace

-Megan

Here's our future LEU boy!!

Cute little Chloe:

Horribly blurry, but terribly cute.

Mr. Castiel

Zoe & Una

Some random, but very pretty pictures of Bart:

Cat eyes!

Sleepy boy.

More cat eyes!

Pretty cat face.

LaVaughn made a makeshift light box last night so that we could take some photos of the joeys. Even with limited resources, the light box still turned out to be effective. She's going to make a *proper* one in a couple days, but this will do fine for now. I still need to get in touch with my aunt about borrowing her clamp light. That will really make the photos turn out bright!

Even without a light hanging over the box or on the sides, the white walls, back, and bottom still made the photo turn out brighter. The flash reflects the bright white and makes the color of the joeys really pop! Within 15 minutes, I think I had taken 60+ pictures. Maybe this light box isn't a good idea, lol.

The fleece that I ordered from Fabric.com came today. We had 14 half yards total. Most of them seem to be a proper half, but the fuchsia was completely pitiful! We got maybe 2/3 of a half yard. It was completely pathetic! I definitely prefer Joann.com over them. The only plus to Fabric.com is that you can order half yards and get really awesome discounts and shipping deals.

In rattie news... Sally and Emilie seem to be making some improvements with Melissa. They shared food -- with no fighting -- and even slept together for a while. I so badly want to leave her in with them, but I'm afraid that they'll be mean to her when we're not watching. I'd also feel bad leaving Chelsea alone.

Melissa is a complete angel! She loves us and loves to be out on us. Chelsea is a completely different story! She's still terrified of us! She's super skittish and scared of everything. She's not aggressive or nippy, we have no problems holding her or loving on her, even if it is against her will. Sigh... I just wish they could all live together already.

We've been introducing the ducklings to water little by little. I so badly want to fill the bathtub up and just drop them in it, but I know that would be bad. They need to feather up before they can be in a large body of water. Until then, they get an ashtray full. I think they're okay with that.

Alright, I believe that's all for now.

Love & Peace

-Megan

The fleece from Fabric.com: