~ oh, and look to your right...see anything missing from my shop? yeah, that's right, i sold a bag! yay!
so let me fill you in on what happened last wednesday and the 24hrs that followed. after a long day at work, i was hoping to get into the tub for a quiet bubble bath when the doorbell rings. it's my neighbors from across the street and their kids. they look worried and proceed to tell me about the folks that lived at the end of our street who have disappeared/moved out and left their dogs behind. they then tell me how they've been feeding them for the last week hoping their owners would come back for them but now they're not sure what to do. since i used to work at the humane society and i still work with animals, my neighbors often come to me when there's a lost dog, trapped cat, whatever. anywhoo, i told them that we should take them to the shelter in the morning. the kids then asked me, "what about the guinea pigs?". "oh, great, how many are there and where are they?" one kid said 4 the other said maybe 6 but they all said that they're loose in the back yard. so, i grabbed a dog kennel and headed over there. the 3 dogs were very happy to have company and were sort of helpful in helping me find 2 guinea pigs. while the kids kept looking for the other piggies, i went into the house (door was unlocked). completely empty except for a random chair, box, etc. kind of weird cause their cars are still parked in the driveway. so i left a note on the front door that i was taking the dogs to the shelter, fed the dogs and i brought the gpigs to my house. when morning arrived i took the 3 dogs and 2 gpigs to the shelter in my tiny vw beetle. the dogs, i'm confident will get adopted because they've all got great personalities and for the time being they will be kept together. i also filled out a report with animal control and they will notify the police or whatever it is they do. however, i didn't leave the gpigs because i was told they don't have adoption fees for them and they usually get taken by folks who feed them to their snakes. so, yup, you can add 2 gpigs to my menagerie. but wait, that's not all. so i go about my day, a little stressed, but looking forward to the monotonix show at the VaC. until i get to my last petsitting appointment....jessie the great dane is laying on her side in the middle of her yard...on closer inspection, she's barely breathing and half her head is very swollen!! i've got to get her to an emergency vet but....i'm driving my vw beetle and she's not going to fit!!!! thank god their neighbors were home! they had a truck and i needed help carrying what i'm guessing is a good 150+ pound dog. i won't go into the details of the er visit but by the end of it i was so pooped!! there was no way i was going to make it to the show. plus, i had my own animals i needed to tend to. can you hear the tiny violin? poor pixie, huh? oh, and i forgot to add that i got ring worm on my thigh from the gpigs.
so here they are - howard moon on your left and vince noir to your right.
the neighborhood kids camped out in the vacant yard for a day or two but no signs of the other gpigs...if there were others.
and you know what...the little violin stopped playing and the gifts started flowing in! the 2 gpigs for starters are cute cuddly gifts. AND look what i got from my friend grant olsen -----
isn't it cool?!! it's made from a windbreaker jacket and has a very groovy interior lining. all my stuff fits in it - it's sturdy and i like that i can wear it while riding my bike. it's also very marvel comic like which makes me feel like a super hero when wearing it! hee-hee. to see more of grants creations :
http://www.facebook.com/samuel.pony?ref=ts or his etsy shop http://www.SamuelPony.etsy.com
i also got a surprise package from kambuchick with more tea and spiced sugar!!!! AND my kinies ruffled waist purse (a.k.a. fannypack) came in the mail!!!
.it's a very versatile piece...you can throw it over your shoulder like a purse or have it in the front, back (looks like a bussell), side, etc... you can get yours at the kinies etsy shop .
wrapping it all up, i'd say it was a pretty eventful few days!
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