Daily Ooos: Thursday, October 5

[faerywings]

GUESS WHAT!!!???!!!

Cait texted me this question when I was on the road yesterday morning: "You are literally never going to guess what was in my office when I got here"
My guesses:
A rat.
A squirrel.

It was two baby rats!!!

I have to keep my attachments to them in check because they are teeny tiny.
Long story short as I am mentally able to make it... Cait's boss was in a reptile store and saw these feeder rats. He knew how devastated she was to lose two of hers last month so he came up with some cockamamie story about needing to borrow her travel cage for his kids' hamsters. So when she gets to work, she sees the cage on her desk, thinking was just returning it. There was a water bottle on the side so she brought it to his office to return it. He says-- you didn't look in the cage, did you? You are going to need it.
She looks under the bedding and there are two tiny little babies all snuggled together. Two all-white females, one has two faint beige spots on her back. They are about 1.5" long (not counting the tail), but all of their teeth and fur are in. She is guessing they are about 4 weeks old. An actual pet breeder wouldn't have taken them from their mom so soon but seeing as they were feeders that isn't a priority. They seem healthy, have no respiratory issues, they are active and exploring so with luck and love, they will grow up to be wonderful ratties!
She already ordered baby rat food but wants to check with her vet to see if they need supplemental milk. She has been given them ensure along with the adult rat nuggets and John gave them hamster food. All good for the short term but long term they need something more balanced.

I have a few photos on my phone that Caitlyn sent me yesterday but you know I am going to have plenty more to share.
But first things first, I need to keep myself in check, just in case they are too young. (OTOH, I was holding them this morning and the one baby was chuckling like mad in my hand, and the other was borrowing herself into my sleeve. Soooo.... it might be too late. heh

Scott and I had a successful, productive day with my dad. They stacked all of the wood together and I painted the inside of the new door. Then I helped Scott load some wood into his truck to bring back to his house, turned around, and went back home. Cait was going to his house for dinner and he was excited to see the babies too.

I am cleaning for my friend this afternoon but am on call if Cait needs me to run to the pet store to get kitten milk or baby formula, or whatever her vet suggests. Oh my goodness, he is going to *laugh* at her. The last time we were there was a week after Otter died and got the bad diagnosis for Badger. They were discussing how rats break your heart over and over. He hasn't had rats in years after he lost an entire colony at once. She was saying how she didn't know how much more she could do either.

Wishing everyone a lovely day!

 

[faerywings]

@LSlycord Congrats on getting all of your cert credits taken care of. The three years must go so fast. Both of my kids have to maintain credits for their jobs and certs and over a year has already passed for both of them with no new CUs.
I hope this is the last time you need to do it too-- you should be relaxing on the beach with a drink and book enjoying your retirement.
How awesome that the Bunco lady is a quilter!
Did we miss your birthday?????????????
Scott and I talked the entire 3.5 hours in the car, non-stop Sorry that Shaun is having a rough time and not wanting to talk to you. Does he have anyone to talk to?
Whew! Your birthday is next week. I felt terrible that we might have missed it.

@vickyday it was 82* yesterday here!
Glad that you are not too sore. I want a pj day..... Did you enjoy yours?

@BrightEyes The site seems to be running a little faster this morning, but it makes sense that it's slower from DSD. It ran slower during the Birthday Party here too.
MIL recommended a Man Called Otto to us and we thought it was going to be lighthearted and it was not. But what a good movie! Tom Hanks of such a phenomenal actor.

@taxed4ever It was crazy foggy here yesterday too, was glad Scott was driving and not me. Good luck getting the CT Scan appt quickly!!

@Cherylndesigns I posted a St Francis prayer in Tuesday's thread, I saw it and thought of you.
So nice that you got your patio all cleaned up! *jealous*
Two separate shots for flu/covid still.

Yikes, late!! gotta fly......

 

[vickyday]

GUESS WHAT!!!???!!!

Cait texted me this question when I was on the road yesterday morning: "You are literally never going to guess what was in my office when I got here"
My guesses:
A rat.
A squirrel.

It was two baby rats!!!

I have to keep my attachments to them in check because they are teeny tiny.
Long story short as I am mentally able to make it... Cait's boss was in a reptile store and saw these feeder rats. He knew how devastated she was to lose two of hers last month so he came up with some cockamamie story about needing to borrow her travel cage for his kids' hamsters. So when she gets to work, she sees the cage on her desk, thinking was just returning it. There was a water bottle on the side so she brought it to his office to return it. He says-- you didn't look in the cage, did you? You are going to need it.
She looks under the bedding and there are two tiny little babies all snuggled together. Two all-white females, one has two faint beige spots on her back. They are about 1.5" long (not counting the tail), but all of their teeth and fur are in. She is guessing they are about 4 weeks old. An actual pet breeder wouldn't have taken them from their mom so soon but seeing as they were feeders that isn't a priority. They seem healthy, have no respiratory issues, they are active and exploring so with luck and love, they will grow up to be wonderful ratties!
She already ordered baby rat food but wants to check with her vet to see if they need supplemental milk. She has been given them ensure along with the adult rat nuggets and John gave them hamster food. All good for the short term but long term they need something more balanced.

I have a few photos on my phone that Caitlyn sent me yesterday but you know I am going to have plenty more to share.
But first things first, I need to keep myself in check, just in case they are too young. (OTOH, I was holding them this morning and the one baby was chuckling like mad in my hand, and the other was borrowing herself into my sleeve. Soooo.... it might be too late. heh

Scott and I had a successful, productive day with my dad. They stacked all of the wood together and I painted the inside of the new door. Then I helped Scott load some wood into his truck to bring back to his house, turned around, and went back home. Cait was going to his house for dinner and he was excited to see the babies too.

I am cleaning for my friend this afternoon but am on call if Cait needs me to run to the pet store to get kitten milk or baby formula, or whatever her vet suggests. Oh my goodness, he is going to *laugh* at her. The last time we were there was a week after Otter died and got the bad diagnosis for Badger. They were discussing how rats break your heart over and over. He hasn't had rats in years after he lost an entire colony at once. She was saying how she didn't know how much more she could do either.

Wishing everyone a lovely day!

How exciting!

 

[vickyday]

@LSlycord Congrats on getting all of your cert credits taken care of. The three years must go so fast. Both of my kids have to maintain credits for their jobs and certs and over a year has already passed for both of them with no new CUs.
I hope this is the last time you need to do it too-- you should be relaxing on the beach with a drink and book enjoying your retirement.
How awesome that the Bunco lady is a quilter!
Did we miss your birthday?????????????
Scott and I talked the entire 3.5 hours in the car, non-stop Sorry that Shaun is having a rough time and not wanting to talk to you. Does he have anyone to talk to?
Whew! Your birthday is next week. I felt terrible that we might have missed it.

@vickyday it was 82* yesterday here!
Glad that you are not too sore. I want a pj day..... Did you enjoy yours?

@BrightEyes The site seems to be running a little faster this morning, but it makes sense that it's slower from DSD. It ran slower during the Birthday Party here too.
MIL recommended a Man Called Otto to us and we thought it was going to be lighthearted and it was not. But what a good movie! Tom Hanks of such a phenomenal actor.

@taxed4ever It was crazy foggy here yesterday too, was glad Scott was driving and not me. Good luck getting the CT Scan appt quickly!!

@Cherylndesigns I posted a St Francis prayer in Tuesday's thread, I saw it and thought of you.
So nice that you got your patio all cleaned up! *jealous*
Two separate shots for flu/covid still.

Yikes, late!! gotta fly......

No, no pj day for me. When I posted that here I thought, "Watch! Today will be a day Mark wants to go to lunch and I'll have to get dressed!" Yeah, you guessed it! And I'd love to have a pj day today, but I'm taking Ilene and Ruth (her husband passed away this past February) to the widow's meeting an hour away. They start back up this month through May.

 

[vickyday]

Good Morning!
Quick in and out for me.
Today the widows' meeting begin again. Now through May. I need to leave here at 9:15 (less than 30 minutes). The meetings are an hour away and begin at 11. I have another rider today. Ruth lost her husband this past February. She attends our church and lives about a mile from our house. So I will pick her up on the way to get Ilene. Unfortunately, Carolyn will not be going with us any more. Unless she gains the use of her left leg or learns how to maneuver around on crutches so she can get in and out of the car, etc. I hate it for her because she always looked forward to seeing all of the other widowed ladies at the meeting. They are such an encouragement for one another!

Tonight Mark and I will be going to watch a softball game of my granddaughter who lives near us. So that will be fun. Might be the last relatively warm one to attend as the temps are supposed to plummet here this weekend! I think my tomatoes will finally say bye bye! I picked yet another bowl full yesterday!

OK. I've got to get ready to leave!
Have a great day!

 

[LSlycord]

Good morning. Let's see...what is going on today. A nurse video call to discuss what I need to do for the heart cath. I assume they will have me hold the blood thinners for a couple of days. I need to find time to read a chapter in the book that we are studying on Thursday nights. Nothing like waiting until the last minute. :wink:

@faerywings What a thoughtful boss Cait has! I mean...the rats wouldn't be a good gift for mebut absolutely perfect for Cait. Shaun really doesn't have anyone else to talk with. I think I'm going to reach out to my niece. She is just 24 and the two of them have a very good relationship. Just mom stuff....

@vickyday I think I remember when Ruth was widowed last spring. She wasn't quite ready to go with you to the meetings then. Good to hear that she is ready to go now. And I am very sorry that Carolyn can't go. That's got to be so hard for her.

@BrightEyes I hope that you are feeling well after the vax. You are on fire with your scrapping. So glad to have you back here.

 

[BrightEyes]

This will be day 2 of PJ days. Feeling a bit tired after the Covid shot. The arm is red and aching and warm where I got the shot. Won't hurt me to take another lazy day. Talk about confused... I was sure that it was Friday until I heard the trash truck coming by! LOL Good thing as I didn't get the camera battery charged. This Saturday is the start of the Albuquerque International Balloon Festival. There is usually lots of balloons flying over our neighborhood. I can stand in the front yard and take lots of wonderful photos... no need to go to the Balloon Park and be in the midst of the crowd.

My sister called yesterday and asked if I wanted her to come over for Thanksgiving in November. Of course, I was thrilled that she is coming. Since we are both widows it will be good for both of us. Will be keeping an eye out for sales on turkey and other holiday dinner trimmings.

 

[taxed4ever]

Morning ladies another quick hello from me today and then SIL Linda and I are off to Maple Bay with our kayaks this morning. Got up early and went with DH to load them into the back of the truck. I will pick Linda up as soon as its light enough and then hopefully we will see some ocean wildlife this morning. I have a hair appointment in the afternoon so my day is taken care of! Sad I won't be able to do much scrapping during this DSD Tomorrow I really need to get the groceries for our Thanksgiving dinner that we are having on Saturday. Brother Tom and SIL Veronica will be coming and staying the night, also SIL will come for dinner, but her boyfriend Mark is unable to make it. Yesterdays hike was so nice, it was sunny and warm and the colours were amazing on the drive to the hike. We all went for lunch afterward and I had Cesar Salad with prawns that were huge and delicious!! Had a hot bath when I finally got home and then got a layout done with the new collab, the designers have out done themselves with this one!! I should get busy and get that posted in the gallery and then get going. I hope you all have a wonderful day!

@faerywings - Wow how lovely that Cait got the gift of some new babies!! I hope that they are both doing well and I know that you will be very attached to them also . Glad that you had such a great day with your parents and got so much accomplished! Hope your cleaning day goes well!

@vickyday - Enjoy your time with the widows today, so sorry that Carolyn will not be able to join you!

@LSlycord - Hope that your meeting via zoom goes well! Enjoy the reading time today too!

@BrightEyes - sorry you are still having pain in your arm after your Covid shot, hopefully you feel better after one more PJ day. I bet you will be doing lots of scrapping today!

Ok I better get going its almost light enough to hit the road and launch the kayaks, its the first time we will be on the ocean with them so hopefully it will be nice and calm!

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning ladies. I am trying to stay calm and not be too expectant but we may get an offer in the next few days. A couple from the last open house are very interested. The realtor said they were out of town this week but back today or tomorrow so may put in an offer. They have asked for a Nov 24 possession date. We have a showing today too so there are two chances. Fingers crossed.

We are picking up our documents from the travel agent, there is not much more to do to be ready for our trip in a few wks. My bags are mostly packed so not much more to do. I will keep busy with purging and organizing b/c even if we don't sell this fall we hope to next spring so will keep moving in that direction with getting the house ready to pack up.

I sure look forward to a peaceful time at some point, I feel so untethered, just stuck in this time of waiting.

@faerywings C must be so happy. Two new babies to care for!

@taxed4ever Have fun today with the kayak.

I'm going to get off the computer, get some chores done. Think positive thoughts for us for the house please. HAGD

 

[BrightEyes]

Good morning ladies. I am trying to stay calm and not be too expectant but we may get an offer in the next few days. A couple from the last open house are very interested. The realtor said they were out of town this week but back today or tomorrow so may put in an offer. They have asked for a Nov 24 possession date. We have a showing today too so there are two chances. Fingers crossed.

Keeping my fingers crossed that they make the offer and can stick with it!

 

[svanderhaegen]

Good morning ladies. I am trying to stay calm and not be too expectant but we may get an offer in the next few days. A couple from the last open house are very interested. The realtor said they were out of town this week but back today or tomorrow so may put in an offer. They have asked for a Nov 24 possession date. We have a showing today too so there are two chances. Fingers crossed.

We are picking up our documents from the travel agent, there is not much more to do to be ready for our trip in a few wks. My bags are mostly packed so not much more to do. I will keep busy with purging and organizing b/c even if we don't sell this fall we hope to next spring so will keep moving in that direction with getting the house ready to pack up.

I sure look forward to a peaceful time at some point, I feel so untethered, just stuck in this time of waiting.

@faerywings C must be so happy. Two new babies to care for!

@taxed4ever Have fun today with the kayak.

I'm going to get off the computer, get some chores done. Think positive thoughts for us for the house please. HAGD

It's so encouraging to hear that there's strong interest, especially from the couple from the last open house. Keeping fingers and toes crossed for you! Nov 24 sounds like a great timeline. Sending positive vibes for a successful showing today as well. Wishing you all the best in this process!

 

[BrightEyes]

What is it about seeing photos of your grown sons and their wives flying off to adventures that bring tears to the eyes??
DS#1 and wife are leaving the US to visit with her family in the PI. The photos show them waiting to board their flight from LAX.
DS#2 and wife are having a ball in Europe... driving a BMW and staying in a "castle" in a "room" that is as big as a 'suite'! I laughed and wiped a tear from my eyes to see them having so much fun. When DH and I traveled and had adventures, we had to wait to get the photos printed and mailed them to family to share the fun!! Yes, I know... I am showing my age here.

 

[vickyday]

Good morning. Let's see...what is going on today. A nurse video call to discuss what I need to do for the heart cath. I assume they will have me hold the blood thinners for a couple of days. I need to find time to read a chapter in the book that we are studying on Thursday nights. Nothing like waiting until the last minute. :wink:

@faerywings What a thoughtful boss Cait has! I mean...the rats wouldn't be a good gift for mebut absolutely perfect for Cait. Shaun really doesn't have anyone else to talk with. I think I'm going to reach out to my niece. She is just 24 and the two of them have a very good relationship. Just mom stuff....

@vickyday I think I remember when Ruth was widowed last spring. She wasn't quite ready to go with you to the meetings then. Good to hear that she is ready to go now. And I am very sorry that Carolyn can't go. That's got to be so hard for her.

@BrightEyes I hope that you are feeling well after the vax. You are on fire with your scrapping. So glad to have you back here.

Yes! She is the one. Ruth said she enjoyed her time with us today. She is very quiet (nothing like Ilene and I, LOL!). I pray that she will go back with us. I'm sure it is very hard for Carolyn to not be able to go with us!

 

[vickyday]

Morning ladies another quick hello from me today and then SIL Linda and I are off to Maple Bay with our kayaks this morning. Got up early and went with DH to load them into the back of the truck. I will pick Linda up as soon as its light enough and then hopefully we will see some ocean wildlife this morning. I have a hair appointment in the afternoon so my day is taken care of! Sad I won't be able to do much scrapping during this DSD Tomorrow I really need to get the groceries for our Thanksgiving dinner that we are having on Saturday. Brother Tom and SIL Veronica will be coming and staying the night, also SIL will come for dinner, but her boyfriend Mark is unable to make it. Yesterdays hike was so nice, it was sunny and warm and the colours were amazing on the drive to the hike. We all went for lunch afterward and I had Cesar Salad with prawns that were huge and delicious!! Had a hot bath when I finally got home and then got a layout done with the new collab, the designers have out done themselves with this one!! I should get busy and get that posted in the gallery and then get going. I hope you all have a wonderful day!

@faerywings - Wow how lovely that Cait got the gift of some new babies!! I hope that they are both doing well and I know that you will be very attached to them also . Glad that you had such a great day with your parents and got so much accomplished! Hope your cleaning day goes well!

@vickyday - Enjoy your time with the widows today, so sorry that Carolyn will not be able to join you!

@LSlycord - Hope that your meeting via zoom goes well! Enjoy the reading time today too!

@BrightEyes - sorry you are still having pain in your arm after your Covid shot, hopefully you feel better after one more PJ day. I bet you will be doing lots of scrapping today!

Ok I better get going its almost light enough to hit the road and launch the kayaks, its the first time we will be on the ocean with them so hopefully it will be nice and calm!

Hope you had a great day in the kayak!

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Quick in and out for me. I'm waiting for Casey to get here and I'm going out to work in the garden. It's a gorgeous day, fairly cool and nice breeze and it's has rained for the last day and last night. I'm counting on the ground being nice and soft. I've been waiting on the rain to soften the ground up.

Chris @faerywings it sounds wonderful that you and Scott had such a great drive and talked all the way, yesterday. Adult kids are so cool, as are adult grandkids. It's a special thing. I never told you about the step in Sketchers. I give them a two thumbs up for comfort. I wore them for a long time the other day and they were so comfy. Yes, they do have arch support - I have high arches,so I need that too. I don't like shoes - if I could never wear anything but flip flops again, I'd be happy. I have some comfy flats too that I wear if I need to wear shoes. I do wear flip flops a lot, but they don't give a whole lot of support when you wear them for a whole day.

Linda @LSlycord I'm sad to hear about Shaun - that age is SO difficult and hopefully he can find somebody to talk to. I hope they're getting your heart cath all set up and I agree "there's nothing like the last minute". I used to say, "if it weren't for the last minute, nothing would ever get done". Yes, those ginormous pots are beautiful but SO heavy!!!

Kay @BrightEyes how exciting about the balloon festival - I'm SO envious. When we lived in Michigan, the balloons went right over our house almost every evening in the summertime. It was so exciting. We all used to congregate on one of our decks and watch the beauty. They would see us and bring the balloons so low that we could hear them talking.

Well, I started this SO early and I'm finishing it late. That's how my days go. I did get out in the garden but the ground wasn't as soft as I had hoped but I got a lot of weeds pulled.

Hugs to everybody and I'll try to be more timely tomorrow. XOXO