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Hi kids. Sorry I haven't been around much. DH has been working his tail feathers off all week so, when he finally came home *early* yesterday (before 8PM finally!), we turned everything off and spent some family time together.

MISTY!!! SO lucky to hear about MR. Congrats!!! Does this mean there is no Legionnaires disease? Misdiagnosis or cured?

staceyj said:
I'll have to come back and catch up later but wanted to vent about the "rat" visitors I noticed earlier this week.

This afternoon my next door neighbor called me in tears to vent about her DH and kids.
She has MS. Two smal kids and a husband who spends zero time at home.

Regular girl talk.

Turns out the dad promised the kids pet bunnies.
Which they got over the summer.
But then they didn't like the smell indoors.
So they got 2 outdoor hutches on LETGO and relocated them to the back porch.

not this exact hutch but made this way:
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A few weeks ago the kids mention that the back porch is "slippery" and "smelled "bad".

Then last week one of the kids starts talking about her bunnies' "friend" and the daddy said "Awh how cute, she has an imaginary friend for her bunny!"

Well it turns out DH promised the wife that since the kids are too little and she isn't well,
HE WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CARING FOR THE RABBITS.

Well it turns out he "cleaned" it out when the weather was warm by sliding out the poop tray and flinging the crap on the back lawn.

But then it got cold,
And the hutches haven't been cleaned out since thanksgiving and the poop trays over flowed with urine (slimy porch) and the poop had compacted in the slop and was oozing out the back and off the side of their deck .... well you get the idea what the underneath of those cages looked like.

Turns out the "bunny's friend" is a rat/family of rats maybe.


I gathered supplies and went over.

2 hours!

I fitted the doors with hardware cloth.

Tightened the screws on the guides to hold the trays snug.

Cleaned up 25 pounds of gagging slop

Scrubbed her porch with vinegar and dish soap.

Brought my traps over to her house and set them for her.

Sometimes you just need a day to be in service to others.
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I bow to you, wonderful one. You are a blessing to me and I am thankful to know you.

Rubysword said:
Stacey,
Thank you so much for doing that.
It's good to be reminded that there are still good people in the world.

So, on a side note, my best friend has a really long rehearsal tommorow, so I'm planning on ninjaing a glittery package of chocolate to her tommorow. I was joking about being a glittery chocolate ninja fairy during lunch today, and she laughed so hard she cried. I can't wait to see her reaction!
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Can you come live near me and be my friend?! I need a chocolate glitter bomb too!

Rubysword said:
Morning squatchers. I hope your morning was better than mine. I got into a huge fight with my mom. She's at the ski slope now with the other kids. My throat hurts from screaming at the wall after she left.
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:hugs :hugs nothing I cannot add that hasn't already been said, except we're here for you and we are your friends you can share with.


Suzi18 said:
Our calico cat was a rescue too. My DH took the trash out one bitter cold night 8 yrs ago and heard a kitten crying. We used the trail of food thing then too. Propped open the back door and hid behind it. Once she was in we closed the door and she has never gone outside since. She hid under our couch for 3 days then sauntered out like she'd always been there.
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Sooooooooooooooooooooooo, basically you CATnapped all your kitties?!? :rolleyes:;)
 
Suzi18 said:
Our calico cat was a rescue too. My DH took the trash out one bitter cold night 8 yrs ago and heard a kitten crying. We used the trail of food thing then too. Propped open the back door and hid behind it. Once she was in we closed the door and she has never gone outside since. She hid under our couch for 3 days then sauntered out like she'd always been there.
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Anansi said:
My rescue stories:

Our first cat adopted my husband at work when we lived in Hawaii. One day he called and said "There's this cat at work..." I said "bring it home," he said, "come get it." I went to get her, brought her home and promptly let her shred the shower curtain. DD#1 named her Sassy. This was in 1994, and we estimated her at 2 yrs old. She spent the rest of her life with us, 20 yrs. We finally had to put her down when she was 22. DD#1 now has a 5 yo tuxedo named Adaline, who is her therapy cat.

We also have 2 rescue dogs right now, one is a service dog, the other is learning to be a therapy dog. Our other dog is a mixed breed that we got specifically from a breeder, but not a typical mix, he's Anatolian shepherd/border collie. My other two dogs I've had were rescues as well. They've all been good pets, and I couldn't ask for better from any of them.
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:loveanimal magnet! :bow:bow
 
@Rubysword, I'm sorry about the argument with your mom.

It's good that you're having a few hours apart today and maybe the fresh cold air will do your mom good!

Look up the "McClintock Effect". Aka menstrual synchronicity.
This might be happening in your house before you know it. It happened at mine, and every single month we all became raging beyotches at once. It wasn't the week "of" that was so bad but the week "before". Oy vey.
DH and brothers always said they wanted to move out.
 

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