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A Fine Gerbil Animal
Mar. 7th, 2012 06:38 pmIt's been a rather long day. First, I volunteered at Mason's school to chaperone a field trip to the Minnesota zoo. We had a good time, but our teacher Mr. G. is not the most organized. He's an awesome teacher, but, dude is less organized than ME. This says a lot.
Luckily, I am self-reliant.
So, we got through the day and didn't lose anyone. Most of us were where we were suppose to be most of the time. Everyone made it back to school. I think we even managed to have some fun. The bird show was particularly awesome.
When we got back home, which was earlier than usual, since Mr. G. let Mason and I go as soon as the bus dropped everyone back at the school, we discovered our dear, beloved gerbil Ms. Busy Bee had passed. Previously, I wrote about XOXO and her possible stroke. Well, XOXO aka "Bullet" survived and is doing really well. Ms. B. had been acting kind of strange the last couple of days, and we all thought by the little chirping noises she was making she had probably caught a cold. She was still moving around quite a bit, though yesterday I took her out of her cage and held her for a long time because she seemed a bit cold and unresponsive. By evening, though, when I tried to pick her up again, she ran off. I took that to be a good sign.
Alas, I was wrong.
She's now wrapped and boxed and in our freezer waiting for a spring thaw so that we can bury her. I'm skipping hooping tonight so that we can perform a passing over ritual for her.
:-(
Luckily, I am self-reliant.
So, we got through the day and didn't lose anyone. Most of us were where we were suppose to be most of the time. Everyone made it back to school. I think we even managed to have some fun. The bird show was particularly awesome.
When we got back home, which was earlier than usual, since Mr. G. let Mason and I go as soon as the bus dropped everyone back at the school, we discovered our dear, beloved gerbil Ms. Busy Bee had passed. Previously, I wrote about XOXO and her possible stroke. Well, XOXO aka "Bullet" survived and is doing really well. Ms. B. had been acting kind of strange the last couple of days, and we all thought by the little chirping noises she was making she had probably caught a cold. She was still moving around quite a bit, though yesterday I took her out of her cage and held her for a long time because she seemed a bit cold and unresponsive. By evening, though, when I tried to pick her up again, she ran off. I took that to be a good sign.
Alas, I was wrong.
She's now wrapped and boxed and in our freezer waiting for a spring thaw so that we can bury her. I'm skipping hooping tonight so that we can perform a passing over ritual for her.
:-(