Happy early fourth of July!

I've had a whirlwind of a few days. I had to cover some non-vet tech shifts and work in the clinic feeding some of the babies. The only good thing about the day... cutest skunks ever! They love stamping at you as a warning gesture, and it is so darn cute! I then had to give a demonstration about how to properly set up a net cage. We've been having issues with birds being put in improperly fitting net cages. Some are too small for the frames and the birds keep getting loose because they don't close, and others are too loose and the birds get tangled in the folds and break wings and legs. You'd think this would be elementary, and it really is. People just don't take the time to fit them properly. We do work insanely long hours though. Case in point, I had below dishes right after my 12 hour shift. Below dishes consist of a ton of very dirty 5 gallon buckets that take about an hour to do if you book it. Yuck.

The next day I had the produce run. We drive to 5 different grocery stores that donate their old produce to us. That's how we feed almost all the animals in the clinic and who live permanently in the sanctuary. I also had to go shopping for the supplementary food for some of our birds. My truck was so full, I had to go back to Boerne for a second trip because Walmart had over 50 boxes of produce for us. Unfortunately, during this whole ordeal, I had a massive headache and very nauseated. They still made me go on a minnow run for our birds which made my work day another 14 hour day. At 7:30pm, I told my roommates I was going to lie down a bit until I felt better. I woke up at 6am the next day. Thank goodness I woke up, otherwise I would have been late to work. Today I feel a bit better, but I've put myself on the BRAT diet until my stomach feels better. Hopefully before tomorrow when I'm off to Dee's for a huge July 4th barbeque. HUGE BUMMER! No fireworks! I missed them last year because I was in Germany and now we have a burn ban over the entire state. Sad times. At least I get a day off tomorrow. Thank goodness.

Once I figure out how to put videos up, I'll post one of the cutest skunk ever! Miss you all lots, and to Dad. So jealous! Wish I was with you fishing. Can't wait for our camping trip. Love always.