Corky

Last week I went to our local pet store to pick up a couple of new fish for my aquarium. Of, course, every visit to the pet store is never complete without spending a few minutes admiring and chatting with each and every critter! This particular day was no exception.

Before I headed over to the aquariums to select my fish, I checked out the furry bunnies; I watched the hamsters spin in their wheels; I spent a long time watching the turtles and tortoises; and I even took a quick glimpse at the snakes, geckos, assorted other reptiles, rats, and crickets.

Eventually I wandered over to the bird section. I chatted with them, whistled at them, and watched them play. I walked away several times only to immediately circle right back around and start talking with them again. Finally a sales person came up and asked me if I needed any help. I said, "No thank you, I am just trying to convince myself I DON'T need a bird."

She said,"Well, I have been watching you circle for quite some time now as I was giving you time to ponder, and it looks to me like maybe you really DO need a bird."

I replied, "No, I don't have a cage or anything. I would need to buy everything. I really don't think I want to spend the money today."

To which she of course said, "Well, let me show you some really nice cages and supplies we have on sale now."

I know this is where I should have ran out of there as fast as I could and I really did try, but instead my feet just followed her to the bird supplies, where I quickly found the cage I wanted and all the supplies I needed for my new feathered friend. With all the necessities loaded into my basket, the sales lady asked me if I needed a few minutes to pick out the bird I wanted. I promptly replied,"Oh that won't be necessary; I have already chosen one." At this remark she just smiled at me with that 'I knew you really wanted a bird' look in her eye.

And that is how I got Corky. He is silly, funny, noisy, messy... but not very tame. It has taken me a week to get him to sit on my finger outside of his cage. I am really enjoying him though and he seems very smart...he only 'hollers' at Lucy when the cage door is closed up tight and she can't get to him!

Oh yeah. I did go back a few days later and get the fish. I was hoping one of those cute tortoises would accidentally find itself in my basket, no such luck......but maybe next time.

Corky the character!

The Saga Continues.......

Well, my hubby seemed to be feeling a little better by Thursday morning, so he thought it would be a good idea to go to work....WRONG!! He came home feeling really lousy. So, early Friday morning we called our doctor and got him an appointment right away (we learned a valuable lesson after waiting all day in the ER the previous Saturday).

Unfortunately we were having a terrible winter storm Friday with high winds and heavy rain (my favorite meteorologist could give you all the specific details on rainfall and wind speed, but I digress)! Before we left to go to the doctor's office, our fence blew down and shingles from our roof were landing in our backyard...not a welcome sight. On the road we encountered tree branches and debris scattered everywhere. Many houses had fences down, large trees down, and roof problems.

Our doctor gave my hubby some stronger pain meds, strong cough syrup to quiet the hacking, a note to stay home from work until Thursday, and directions to go across the street to the imaging center for x-rays.

The good news is...the new meds are working. My hubby is feeling much better, sleeping much better, and getting around fairly well.

The bad news is...how is he supposed to take care of the roof when I have banned him from climbing ladders?????

Backyard fence falling

Roof damage