My Rabies Saga (the sequal)

Ok so late March I picked up whom I thought was my neighbors cat to return him/her home, it bit me. As it was biting me I realized that this cat was indeed not my neighbors. It is a cat that belongs in the neighborhood and is a pet (it has a flea collar on). But I have no idea how to find it. So everything was fine until I got stressed about doing the taxes (we owe a lot of money) and I realized the bite was 3 weeks ago. I could come down with rabies any day now. Getting the shot is pointless now though I think I will go in for the pre-bite shot. This is my 2 nd bite from a strange animal and I thought I had learned my lessen. Apparently not (I didn't get the shot the first time either). The first time it was a stray but we caught it and he was fine, I wanted to adopt him and name him Rabies, but we had the rats. I know this cat did not have rabies but when I'm stressed my hypochondriac tendencies come out and drive me crazy.

I should mention that i become a hypochondriac when stressed

Catching up

It is strange reading my old blog. It has made me realize that 1) I have been out of remission for almost a full year! My how fast time goes, but after the Colonoscopy last month and new meds all around hopefully it’ll be under control. So far, so good. And 2) I should blog more often!

Proudly I am an Aunt!! B gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, DK in January. We went for a visit when he was one week old. He was so small and adorable. I can’t wait to see him again. He is 4 months already and I hear he has grown allot. (I would love to see some Photo’s)

We were supposed to go home in May for Grandpa M’s birthday but Pat has a work thing that we have to go to. Well at least it should be fun, though I’m sad we’ll miss the birthday, they don’t do it all that often. Hopefully we will make it up to Roch in May, then we can see DK and Gpa M.

Chinchilla Land

Well I purchased a new cage for the chinchilla’s. It came with out any problems. The wheel however is still outstanding. It is supposed to get here on Thursday, but the ups tracking # that says it will be here has it departing WA last Tuesday and no other notes as arrivals or departures. It needs to get to mt olive today to get to me tomorrow, not that I can get home to sign for the package. And if they leave it at the main office of the Apartment complex I may never get it (Pat would have to get home early). But it’s the last piece, once I have that my chins will have a happy and complete home.

If you can’t tell by the last paragraph we now have a new chinchilla. Chinchilla #2 does not yet have a name (we got her Thursday) It’s either Pink or Fluffer nutter or Nutty. I’ll let you know as soon as we decide.

This weekend we went to Rochester to pick up my car. It is finally fixed and sounding much better (it was an exhaust leak) though not 100%. My ac condenser will need to be replaced at some point, at least the AC works. I shouldn’t need to actually replace it anytime soon. Anyway it was nice and relaxing I got to spend time talking with my sister in law (in the pool). And have dinner with my family. Saturday night we had fireworks to light off, it was fun. We got home Sunday and still had 2 more days off. Other then putting above mentioned cage together and light cleaning, I just relaxed.

The Wheel

I ordered a nice chinchilla wheel for Gizmo. Pat was fine with this, as a matter of fact I did such good job selling him on the idea and showing my excitement that it would arrive this week, it backfired.

The shipping address I used was my business address, silly me the name of the business was not included. This delayed the packages delivery (I have to pick it up from the post office today). Pat was upset last night arguing with me about the fact that the wheel was not in. I was irresponsible and bla bla bla. It was obvious that he had had a bad day considering that he really never before last night showed any interest in said wheel. I hate fighting over insignificant stuff it’s a waste, our lives are not going to be changed significantly because of the wheel, though hopefully Gizmo will love it.

The Good and The Bad

Well my Grandpa went in for additional eye surgery, my sister called me last night; my mom could not get a hold of me. At least they told me after he got home and is ok. The Dr. said it was a fluke that the 2nd surgery needed to be done so it should be all taken care of now. It’s weird that I now worry about my grandparents; they have always been very healthy. Having something start out of the blue like that really hit home I guess.

But I have good news to distract me from my worry.

I am going to be an Aunt! Becky & Doug are 3 months along!!! They just told us last night, I’m so thrilled they are going to be great parents. Was going to have Lillie make her a homemade baby blanket but she expressed desire to make it for Baby for a gift. So I will do some more shopping!

Gizmo 2

I don’t know how many times I have forgotten my medication this week, all I know is my stomach hates me!! Stupid immune system, their simply has to be a better way to teach it to get along with my colon. And for the record croissants do not go well with painful tummies.

We put Gizmo’s cage in the bedroom to see if she would go in after she was tired of running around. She did not. Hopefully after I get the flying saucer wheel thing she will not be as obsessed with being out of her cage. We let her out for 2-3 hours a day, unfortunately yesterday I chose to go through old papers and stuff which seemed to scare her and she did not run around as much. Chins are very sound sensitive especially ours. She did bark periodically through out the night which was a little annoying.

One thing that I have found that she LOVES to do, is jump on my head repeatedly in the morning. Pat lets her out when he gets up (5am) and she wakes me up by jumping on my head. She jumps like a champion, on and off the bed and from one object to another. It’s really great to see.

Still More Accident

Still no police report, I’m beside myself. I really want to get the claim filed with her insurance company (I’m worried she does not have one). I have the estimate and the date with the body shop but I need her information to go through and get it fixed. Her insurance co will want to see the car. This has been a nightmare! I know better then that I should have gotten her information; I have no idea why I did not. I guess when I asked him and he said it would be done in a few days I figured that latest Monday I would have her information. (from the police report)

In better news Gizmo seems to like us! We moved as many wires out of the bedroom as possible so she can run and play. She loves to jump and has no problem jumping on and off our bed. She even spent some time sitting on me yesterday. She still won’t jump on us so we can carry her to the bedroom but we are working on it. This morning Pat let her run around as I was trying to sleep and she ran over my face few times, it’s a strange way to wake up.

We are taking my car to Pat’s dad’s house this weekend. There is a noise coming from the engine and we are scared. It seems like we get our feet on the ground and something else screws with us, at least (so far) we have been able to manage I just hope the engine is not bad.

It Should be Pat's Fault!

What a night! Pat was still mad about the accident when I got home so we got into a fight. This rarely happens, Pat usually given time will get less upset and more able to talk. I guess what made him the most mad was how I told him about the accident. He called me and I was laughing and told him that his car was cursed (he has been in 2 accidents with it, none his fault). Laughter is not what he wanted to hear and I wouldn’t have except I just think about how many times that car has been hit by others, and adding a little stress and it was funny (you have to admit people are aiming for this car, we have only had it 2 ½ years). But I’m not hurt and we will get a rental provided for us when the time comes.

He was also mad I was using the car for business (something he does everyday). He of course expenses the miles (he drives lot), I do not do either. In the last 7 months I have driven my car maybe 10 miles for the company (Yea! 3.50, I’m rich). For the record I let my company know and I would hope they are going to help me take care of the repairs and claiming through her insurance.

The Next Day;

They have to review the file they may not do anything to help me with the accident. I apparently have to ask to use my vehicle for personal use before doing so. It actually makes me sick to think about the times I went to train some employees, or pick up marketing supplies in my own car. I didn’t think to get permission then and I do no have access to any company cars. If I had gotten hit by an uninsured driver and been injured, holly shit. Well I don’t care what they want of me after today they either bring it to me or give me a company car, f-them. (I hate it when Pat’s correct) At least this is therapeutic I wasn’t sure if I was going to scream or cry when I got off of the phone with Loss Control, I was pretty determined to go home early.

The End

So it seems that we have come to the end of the chinchilla wheel saga. I picked it up from ups last night. Yes, after all that trouble I had to drive 10 miles to pick it up from UPS. I called UPS after I missed the delivery to see if I could pick up my package (I knew I would miss the delivery because UPS refuses to deliver after 6pm). This was at 6:30, the distribution center was supposed to call me back with in the hour, 8 PM rolls around I call the 800 # again they apologized and sent another message for them to call me. 8:45 pm she calls saying she can’t find my package, she will call as soon as she found it.

It was 9pm before I left to pick it up. The distribution center is large and busy! I guess they needed to pack up for the next morning.

Any way I get home and install the wheel in the new cage, unfortunately it was not designed for my cage, but I made it work. When we put Pink (the little one) away she showed interest in the wheel but did not manage to figure out its real purpose. She would jump up and get tossed off, or ride in a circle. It was great amusement for me! Gizmo however sniffed it then let it be. I think she will learn to love it. Once they figure it out.

What A Great Day

Wow my first car accident in a long time. Why don’t people pay more attention! I was driving in the right hand lane minding my own business when this lady decided to slowly run a stop sign and take a left hand turn in front of me. She says she did not see me, Grumble. I assure you my car is not invisible. I was with a fellow employee and after the shock wore off it was fairly comical. No one was hurt.

During the accident I even went as far as nicely asking the lady to stop as I floored the brakes in my (husbands) car. It was definitely a slow motion accident, I even think my coworker herd my “NO Please Stop!” in slow motion.

My car has a significant dent in the bumper and front fender, a small crack and scratching to the fender. Her minivan was damaged! Their is a big dent from just past the drivers side door to the rear wheel well. I saw that and was soo worried about hubby’s car, I was relived to see the real damage.

So I call him to tell him and he is livid. He gets into accidents and it’s no big deal the car will get fixed (he is more upset then I am). But it finally happins to me and all hell breaks loose. I have to drive home extra careful today (I’m stressed and it’s all hubby’s fault).