It's not one iota or a comma or a quota when your time here is over...

I'm going to be REEEEALLY tight on money these next two weeks.

Taking Quiddgy to the vet at 5PM. He really needs a checkup to figure out just what's wrong with him, since I can't diagnose it myself (meaning, it's nothing obvious, obviously!). So, hopefully he won't run my too much into the ground at the vet. The appointment is $37, and medication will be more, if he needs it. But he needs to go. Soooo...

I talked to my mom today. Apparently she DID have another small stroke. She also has rhumetoid arthritis in her neck and arm. And she has plaque (I think) in her cartroid artery in her neck (I could be getting the details wrong, for all I know). But when her arthritis flares up, it causes a chain reaction and cuts off oxygen to her brain, which causes BAD THINGS. So she's on meds and she's still working for as long as she can, even though she has little reflex or strength in her left side (I believe). She has a very high chance of another stroke in the next few months, as well.

That being said, I think we'll be heading home sooner than we really planned. Before the end of June, for sure. Because, honestly, as much as I don't worry about my mother, I wouldn't want to be all the way out HERE if something happens THERE. Partially because I'm the only shining pillar of strength my immediate family has. So, yeah. Once it starts to thaw, I'm going to start getting things together to ship back, so we don't have such a heavy load on the drive.

In other news, I scored a Hotel California t-shirt from Walmart today. :D I loves it. It's so nice. TJ picked up Endless Ocean, cause she had trade-in monies. Hopefully she'll enjoy it. We also picked up micesllaneous bullshit that I'd been meaning to grab. Paper plates, some more cheese, drink for TJ, etc., etc.

We went up to Shari's this morning with Krispy for brekkers and to vent at each other and bitch and talk and the like. It was nice.

OMG. This is more for my reference, but the Disney Store has THE MOST BEAUTIFUL art nouveau Princess merchandise now. :X It's so so so so so so so so pretty and I wants it all. <3<3<3<3

And now, I go to nap. Because I have to get up in a few hours. :X

Trying not to seem so just like anyone...

Quidgy's vet visit went well. I was happy to hear that we DID diagniose him properly. The vet said that it's probably his myco (essentially, and upper respiratory infection that all rats have, but it it mostly dormant) flaring up and she'd give us some antibiotics and see how he does. This is awesome, cause his vet bill was on $57. He hates the medicine, however, and he's a PAIN to give it to, because it's oral and since he won't take it on his own, I have to hold him and hope I get most of it in his mouth.

We stopped at the pet store and spent the rest of the girft card we had from Christmas. Got them some treats and a nice little ledge (not sure if we'll use it for one of these cages, or one of the ones back home). We also got a little harness, but it's too small for the only two who would probably use it (Harper and Waffle), so we'll have to take it back and exchange it.

Overall, I'm happy Quidgy only has a cold. Hopefully it won't get worse, but we'll deal with it if it does. I really liked the vet, she was nice and did really seem to care about the little beast. So, yay. <3

I, however, feel like crap and I should really go lay down before work. I only got three hours of sleep before dragging myself out of bed to go to the vet's office. I was REALLY cold and shaky for awhile when I woke up, so I think I might be coming down with something.

Tomorrow we're trekking over to Renton and Kent to pick up a hairless rat and a desk. Wooo.

I need to get around to finishing matting my prints so I can toss them up on Furbid. I'm still waiting to hear back from a commissioner and I REALLY need to rework this other commission. x_x I also need to round up all of the things I have to send out, so I can do that as well. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow after I get home from Seattle.