Almost done!

Hi, everyone!!

ugh.

I'm not that fucking cheery. You know this.

I don't know why I even typed it, but now I've exerted the energy, and I don't want to delete it.

It's almost New Years, and to be honest, I just can't be bothered.

We have been on the run since Christmas Eve. If we were not physically going somewhere, we were getting ready to go somewhere or we were getting ready for someone to come here. Do you remember what I said about hating the rush-rush-rush? Yeah.

We had a nice Christmas.

Christmas Eve will find me...

where the love light gleams...

As we've discussed, I will not be home for Christmas.

I will be out running around.

If you're reading this on Christmas Eve, I am probably at my sister's house. Today, we have brunch with dad, lunch with mom and family, and then dinner, well, wherever we can find it. I look forward to Christmas, I really do, but I hate the rush-rush-rush.

HATE.IT!

Tomorrow, I'll have Christmas with LovelyGirl and OldMan in the morning, and then we're racing off for a two-hour drive to my in-law's house for Christmas with them. Because of our animals, we cannot stay the night (much to my mother-in-law's disappointment) so we will stay for a few hours and then turn around and drive back. I had worked out a plan where we could take Tinydog with us, and just leave later in the afternoon so that the birds wouldn't be left alone so long during waking hours, but, OldMan said that wasn't good, so we're doing a day trip. Secretly, I think OldMan is grateful for the excuse to not stay.

Here's why:

SO MUCH!

Well hell.

Here we are again and weeks between posts.

I've really got to stay on top of this. I was doing well, too!

Alright, so a quick rundown on things that have happened:

Charlie

I've been waiting on this post for a few reasons:

1. I wanted to have pictures of this bird.

2. There's too much to talk about.

3. I wanted a happier ending.

Taking Charlie on is one of the bigger responsibilities I've opted for since I started doing rescue for exotics. This species of animal is incredibly smart and needy with some very specific requirements to be healthy and happy. In the two weeks between the initial phone call from his owners and my picking him up, I did extensive research and made tons of notes on things that were going to have to be considered, done and continued if we expected to keep him.

And I do.

Loss

I know you're waiting for the Charlie post, and it's written, and you'll see it this week, I'm sure, but I feel like I need to talk about something else today.

Yesterday, youngest sister sent me a text message to let me know that a friend had been killed in an accident. Before you freak out about passing that kind of news via text and not on a phone call, she had to tell a large number of people in a fairly quick manner, and I have to admit, I probably would have done the same thing.

Actually, now that I think about it, I don't think I would have talked to anyone.

Really, I don't want to talk to anyone now. Which is why you guys are hearing about it.