Doing a big reno in the warehouse (opening store soon, for reals this time=) AND in the house. I am moving (downgrading?) my office in a spare room to a walk in closet in the bedroom. Its for the best. Chris REALLY needs an office and preferably one far away from the bedroom since I cant stand his dub step music haha!
Really, he is taking over the management of my organization in addition to Tasty Worms. Plus we are embarking on a new business idea but its Top Sekret =P
Anyway, I will have a much better post soon. A post to include Ireland, my organization, home renos and cats!
About me
- Malusfemina
- The Dark Thought, the Shame, the Malice. I meet them at the door Laughing and invite Them in. -Rumi.............. Otherwise they just keep bothering me.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Saturday, June 16, 2012
New baby tortoise!
Newest (and one of the smallest) patients at my organization!
Looks like something got a hold of his rear leg as most of it was missing. However it didnt slow him down! He a fast little guy!
Dr. O and the team fixed him up and he is recuperating and continuing treatment with us. Since he is missing a leg, he will most likely be non-releasable. Sleepy may have just gotten a new baby brother (or sister=)
we already adore him!
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| Bolt, the baby Gopher Tortoise |
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| Pocket sized! |
Dr. O and the team fixed him up and he is recuperating and continuing treatment with us. Since he is missing a leg, he will most likely be non-releasable. Sleepy may have just gotten a new baby brother (or sister=)
we already adore him!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Ireland-day 1 and 2 Kilarney!
Once we made our way into Kilarney I noticed what a charming little city it is. No chain stores but not a village like Adare. There were a lot of little shops, some hotels (we stayed at the Quality Inn believe it or not!) and lots of small businesses. The first thing I noticed was the gas station we passed. The price was like $2. 60 or something on the sign and I immediately thought how lucky they are to have cheap gas. James quickly pointed out that it was per QUARTER GALLON (or pint or liter or something, cant remember)! So it was really like $8 or $9 dollars for what would be a gallon of gas! I wont complain about the price of gas here (not that I really do considering I hate cars and driving and wish public transportation would become the norm like it is in Europe)
Anyway- we quickly freshened up (talk about massive nastiness from everybody, myself included, since this was the first time since the day before that we had a chance to shower and change our clothes!)
The hotel was pretty american for the most part, toilet was weird since water pressure there is low and that is considered normal. No A/C since they really dont need it (none of the hotels have A/C that we stayed at) but it was a little warm in the room due to being on the 2nd floor but opening the windows helped.
I bunked with Karol and Shelia and really enjoyed getting to know them. All in all everybody was really cool that went from the schools (we were also with 2 other colleges one from Kansas and one from Montana) . Plus they didnt give me a hard time about my snoring problem (you dont even know how stressed I was about that!)
We ate dinner on our own and I ordered a plain salad (airplane food made me sick for 2 days) and this is what I got
It was so gross. That huge blob of white stuff is called salad cream and apparantly is the most delicious thing to these folks (James included). It reminded me of mayo.
It was fine though since I really didnt feel like eating after my gut was reeling from the airplane food still from the day before.
It was a pretty uneventful night since we were all exhausted and looking forward to showers and sleep.
They have huge birds here in Ireland! This was the normal sized crow..so awesome.
More of day 2 Kilarney to come!
Anyway- we quickly freshened up (talk about massive nastiness from everybody, myself included, since this was the first time since the day before that we had a chance to shower and change our clothes!)
The hotel was pretty american for the most part, toilet was weird since water pressure there is low and that is considered normal. No A/C since they really dont need it (none of the hotels have A/C that we stayed at) but it was a little warm in the room due to being on the 2nd floor but opening the windows helped.
I bunked with Karol and Shelia and really enjoyed getting to know them. All in all everybody was really cool that went from the schools (we were also with 2 other colleges one from Kansas and one from Montana) . Plus they didnt give me a hard time about my snoring problem (you dont even know how stressed I was about that!)
We ate dinner on our own and I ordered a plain salad (airplane food made me sick for 2 days) and this is what I got
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| There are pickles in my salad! |
It was fine though since I really didnt feel like eating after my gut was reeling from the airplane food still from the day before.
It was a pretty uneventful night since we were all exhausted and looking forward to showers and sleep.
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| Crow |
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| Kilarney alleyway! |
Street views of Kilarney
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Ireland- Day one-Arrival!
Finally!
Here is the day by day so that I can remember this awesome trip in all its fabulous details.
3pm-left Orlando Airport for Newark
7am (Ireland time) Arrived in Shannon, Ireland!
The view from the window of the plane as we were descending into Shannon was pretty much what I imagined from all the pic and stories I have seen of Ireland. Everything is so green! (name that movie, haha)
Shannon is pretty small and you could tell as there was only a spattering of farmhouses (not the kind you think of here in the US, but little stone farmhouses!) and miles and miles of green pastures and rocky cliffs. The weather was AWESOME. The climate is mild year round and it was in the 50's when we arrived. It was glorious.
The flight was horrible despite it being short (5hrs) due to a crappy airline (United, blah) but all was well when we stepped off the plane into Shannon! We were greeted by our British tour guide, James. What can I say about James. James was charming, funny, smart and so cute! First thing I noticed was his outfit which was so typically British. Brown cords, a button down shirt, a brown sportscoat, a messenger bag and a newsboy(?) hat that I found out later most Irishman and Brits wear. This was pretty much his look everyday and it just made the trip more authentic.
From there we drove to the village of Adare which, according to James, is probably the prettiest little village in Ireland. I have to agree! Thatched rooftops and the most adorable park.
We were only in Adare for a about an hour before the trek to our stop for the next 2 nights...Kilarney!
Here are some random castles (!) that spotted the road to Kilarney.
Kilarney to come....!
Here is the day by day so that I can remember this awesome trip in all its fabulous details.
3pm-left Orlando Airport for Newark
7am (Ireland time) Arrived in Shannon, Ireland!
The view from the window of the plane as we were descending into Shannon was pretty much what I imagined from all the pic and stories I have seen of Ireland. Everything is so green! (name that movie, haha)
Shannon is pretty small and you could tell as there was only a spattering of farmhouses (not the kind you think of here in the US, but little stone farmhouses!) and miles and miles of green pastures and rocky cliffs. The weather was AWESOME. The climate is mild year round and it was in the 50's when we arrived. It was glorious.
The flight was horrible despite it being short (5hrs) due to a crappy airline (United, blah) but all was well when we stepped off the plane into Shannon! We were greeted by our British tour guide, James. What can I say about James. James was charming, funny, smart and so cute! First thing I noticed was his outfit which was so typically British. Brown cords, a button down shirt, a brown sportscoat, a messenger bag and a newsboy(?) hat that I found out later most Irishman and Brits wear. This was pretty much his look everyday and it just made the trip more authentic.
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| Shannon Airport |
From there we drove to the village of Adare which, according to James, is probably the prettiest little village in Ireland. I have to agree! Thatched rooftops and the most adorable park.
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| Pub in Adare |
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| thatched roofs! |
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| cute buidling |
We were only in Adare for a about an hour before the trek to our stop for the next 2 nights...Kilarney!
Here are some random castles (!) that spotted the road to Kilarney.
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| castle |
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| Castle |
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Busy busy
Bat pups are doing well! Gaining weight (thanks to my sleep deprivation, I'm sure=) and staying warm. I plan on setting up the flight tent tomorrow since one of the pups is ready to start flying!
Its amazing how different their personalities are. One pup just bitches about everything. My littlest one just wants to cuddle and comes scurrying over to me as soon as I open the tent. My oldest one is acting more and more like a typical adult bat...cautious but aware Im the one with the food=)
Its amazing how different their personalities are. One pup just bitches about everything. My littlest one just wants to cuddle and comes scurrying over to me as soon as I open the tent. My oldest one is acting more and more like a typical adult bat...cautious but aware Im the one with the food=)
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