I've been SO sick! + concert fun!

So the last week and a half have been HELL! I've been so incredibly sick. I'm just now finally starting to feel normal again! I've had a lot going on in my life lately. I did in fact get to go to that Matchbox Twenty concert I mentioned in my last blog post! It was friggin amazing! I actually got to meet Kyle, the guitar player..he was a nice guy! I even have a pic to prove it!

the problem was, I had already been feeling a little under the weather, but in order to meet the band I had to wait outside in the FREEZING cold (think like 5 degrees) for like 2 hours. Was totally worth it, but didn't help with me being sick! I ended up going to the doctor and found out I had the flu and an ear infection..JOY!

On top of my recent illness, two days before the show, I went to say hi to the rats and noticed blood in the cage. I immediately started to panic- when I see a situation like this, I allow myself 5 seconds to panic then I push it out of my head and deal with the problem. So my first thought was Sandy's huge tumor had ruptured--I checked her and she was fine. Then I checked my older lady Dee, she was fine too. Then I grabbed Lucy and noticed she had a decent sized circular wound right near her vaginal opening. It seemed rather recent and I couldn't tell if it was a ruptured abcess, a bite mark, or a ruptured tumor (unlikely cause I hadn't seen anything and she's fairly young still). So first order of business was to clean it up and inspect it. With some help from an online forum I'm a part of we decided that it was probably an abcess. I have been keeping it cleaned up and the hole is really small now so it's healing up great, but it gave me quite a scare. I was really scared because it was so closed to her vagina that it could cause some serious problems like infection or trouble urinating. But all seems to be well with her and she's on the mend.

Sandy's tumor is just..ugh..I know I mention it every time. But I think I may have to make the decision sometime in the next week or 2. It's just so rough for her now :( She's having trouble getting up and down ramps and stuff now. So we'll see how it goes.

I'm going to film this weeks Friday Fact's tomorrow, I think I'm going to do a video about the best litter and bedding for rats..hopefully I won't have any issues uploading like I have been. That's all for tonight.

Daily Boggles:

• I've been watching a lot of Survivorman, incase I ever get lost in the wilderness (hahaha..I don't like outside)..but it's cool to see how people survive.
• I woke up with a horrible migraine this morning, ugh..I hate this time of year- the weather can never decide whether it wants to be hot or cold.
• I finally cleaned my room up really good today- it needed it! THEN my stupid shelf/clothes rack fell in my closet! 1 step forward 2 back- RIGHT?! ugh!

sorry for disappearing!

Hi guys! Sorry it's been so long since I posted! I was sick on and off for a few weeks there, and my boyfriend was in town this past weekend so I was spending time with him. Plus add work into the mix...it's just been crazy! I promise I will start updating more regularly! I'm working on a new video for tomorrow's quick tip tuesday! I was hoping to do one about wheel tail, but I don't think that's going to happen this week unless I can find someone willing to donate a good picture. My girl Dee used to have wheel tale (when their tail curls up over their back from running on a wheel so much), but she's so old these days she just kinda holds it to the side..lol. If I can't get a decent picture tonight or early tomorrow I'll pick a different topic...I'm thinking maybe a video about teaching your rats to come to you, and why it's important. Either way, I'll have one of those 2 videos up for tomorrow. I'm currently uploading todays video. I didn't capture a whole lot of good video/pics over the last week. Everytime I see them doing something cute- the second I turn on the camera they stop! LOL! Anyway, I also plan to work on the informational pages on this website too- have so much more to get up there!

Sandy's tumor is still growing...I just don't think its actually going to stop...sad face. I think her time is getting closer...she's definitely getting harder and harder for her to get around..she's still managing though. But the tough decision is weighing on my mind a lot lately. *sigh* I hate making that choice, but it's truly a necessity when it comes to your pets.

Well I think that's all for tonight. I'll try and update tomorrow..have a good one guys!

Daily Boggles:

• I cut my hair tonight, it was just getting horrible looking, I had to put some layers in it so it didn't start looking so heavy and flat. I almost always cut my own hair..its not too difficult and its cheap! Hopefully once it's washed and dried it'll look ok! lol
• I found this show on Netflix called TANKED, its this family that makes custom fishtanks for people and business...holy hell it is AWESOME. I can't even keep my 10 gallon going..ha...but it's so cool!
• I've been having insomnia and sleep issues lately (nothing new for me), so I haven't been going to sleep before like 2 or 3 a.m. regardless of when I had to be up the next day. But last night I was so exhausted I went to sleep at like 12:30 and was up at 10:30--I feel SO much better getting a decent nights sleep.
• I was hoping to go to Matchbox Twenty's concert next weekend, but tickets sold out before we had a chance to get them *sad face* ...it was going to be my boyfriend and I's valentine adventure..but that didn't really work out...so...sucks...maybe next time though!