Mouse Rescue

 

I thought Luk and I should go rescue a mouse.  He agreed.

Yesterday after school we went to Ladysmith and picked up two cages for $10.

Today after school we went for snacks and discussed the plan.

We went to the pet store and oggled the tiny fancy mice that are all girls.

Luk's choice was rescuing a boy mouse from the spca or getting multiple girls from the pet store.  Also a rescue mission since then they won't be snake food if we take them.  Boy mice live alone and girls can live in groups.

There wasn't a wrong choice.

Omg.  Seriously sooooo cute.

Luk is happy to keep his name as Mousey.  I'm sort of hoping he'll come up with a name on his own.  Mousey is able to climb the cage plastic walls so he's a spidey mouse.  It was almost Peter Parker but that was a no.  I have suggested Sir Poops-a-lot, which got a laugh but it's still a no.

They've been at the spca for months. There is a poster on the back wall of the three mice available.

We thought we were there to look at Leonardo Demousio but one look at Mousey and he was the one.

We had to do an actual adoption application.  

Cage $10, Mouse $5.35, better water bottle $12.99, mouse food, not sure of the amount, boy watching his new friend intently all the way home, priceless.

The spca staff didn't think we'd be able to handle him.

He's actually quite tame.

Love!

Kai is extremely excited about the mouse.  He LOVES him.  He'll need close supervision.  He's gentle but not able to anticipate Mousey moving.

Mousey loves exploring and he moves lightening fast.

The wheel is a weird set up, it is lower than the cage so has to hang over an edge.  Mousey doesn't care about these details he just wants to run.  I'm pretty sure he's put in a km already.

Only a few minutes with him and he was moved to the bigger cage.  He is super active.  So fun to watch.

Was Eric on board?  Surprisingly, yes.  He was actually quite involved with setting up the second cage for him.

I have to go stare at the new baby.  

Teaser Post

 

There's a fun thing happening for Luk today after school.

Lawn Tractor

 

Yesterday was a boring day of taking care of the lawn tractor problem.

Saturday, Eric was told that he can't order the cog to fix his machine, it's too old.  He was contemplating fabricating his own.  Then I found this one on marketplace.  

So Sunday we dragged Lili, Kai, Luk and the utility trailer to Brentwood.

Now he has two that run, one doesn't steer and one has a carraige wobble.  Haha.  Between them he'll be back to mowing soon.

We were back in time to pick up Jia from work.  Then a lazy afternoon for all of us.

Jeeping

 

Our goal was Mt. Prevost.  We made breakfast, settled pets, did dishes and took off.  Without inviting any kids.

We needed this time away to regroup.

The hike is above my level.  I had to crawl twice and Eric pulled me up a few times.  Pictures never show the whole story.

I opted to just enjoy this view and skip the cairn.  We can't make out our house but we can point to the area.

The day started so sunny then was arctic. Then sunny and ending with a wind storm, rain, snow and hail.

Copper Canyon.

I'd never been there before.

It's gorgeous.

Eric attempted things that were more than I wanted to try.  Haha.  I did get out at one point and watched him climb up an area that was sooo not a road.

Actually we were on lots of trails that can't really be called roads.

At one point we came up against a big truck on a single lane so Eric whipped into the ditch and drove up the other side and drove past him straddling the ditch.  Hillarious.

Again, the picture just doesn't do the hill justice.  This was downright scary.  I'm not sure which was scarier, going up or going down.

Ocean views.

Naps and lunch on a totally remote mountain top.  Heaven.  

We picked up groceries and were home around four.

Back to the chores and responsibilities.

Finding Joy

 

Yesterday I drove into town five times. Oy.  

I did find myself alone at lunch time and Mr Mr was stupid busy but he stopped long enough for me to pick him up for a lunch out.  We finally found/got around to going to the Taco Hole.  Fun but horrible food.  Edible but not worth going again.  Makes you wonder about all the rave reviews. 

Home to find Eric loving on his Jeep.  He has jeepitis though, he's found a Gladiator online in Port Alberni.  It would mean trading in Onyx so it's a no for today.  Haha.  Too soon.  I told him it's good to have goals.  Although...this would get me my Oscar back ;)

Eric has been in the garage making big noises.  We don't see a lot of him.  He fabricated a shield for under Oscar.  Then he made a metal disk and painted it to cover the snorkle hole on Onyx.  Now, I think he's trying to refabricate the rock sliders so the side steps can hook on and off them. Jeepapaloosa might be forcing him to make these changes.  I made the mistake of showing him some videos from 2022.  Thankfully we're booked for a beginners trail.  Oscar and I are definitely not ready for the extreme trail.  I can see that Eric is interested though.  

He's out there right now and I can hear him redoing all the rivets on his utility trailer.  It's old and has to be redone every few years.  He did a dump run today of yard waste, garbage and recycling.  Next he needs to take the ride on mower in for a repair. Or to see if it can be repaired.  It's old too.  Last year he could only turn one direction, this year there is no steering so he had to mow the whole yard with a push mower.  Yikes.  Too much yard here for that!  

I found time in the afternoon for a couple more ducks.

The calendar is full.  Sooooo many appointments.  I was at the eye specialist yesterday the pressure in my eyes is down so no glaucoma eye surgery any time soon.  Yay.  I also had an appt with the Endocrinologist and it sort of went ok.  All numbers are good.  No insulin.  Possible weaning of meds coming.  No actual goals just carrying on.  She did seem argumentative and I just clamed up refusing to engage which set her off in lecture mode.  I hate phone call appointments especially with spectrum people.  She literally was suggesting things that are the opposite of the diabetes clinic teachings that she sent me to.  Then suggested I meet with a nutritionist to find a way to eat more fiber.  No amount of reminders about a total colectomy mean anything to her.  She clearly, clearly, clearly hasn't met patients with short bowel syndrome.  So, what do we do when we know the health care providers are wrong?  Do we ignore?  Try to educate?  Find different ones?  

In the same boat with Luk and Jia right now.  Getting varied opinions on both of them.  It's super frustrating.

Surprisingly there is nothing on the calendar this weekend except Jia works on Sunday.  It's a thing of beauty to see those blank squares.  Part of me wants to stay quiet and hide at home in jammies, watch trashy tv, sew more ducks and have lots of long soaks in the spa.  The other part is looking for ideas.  Of course.  I suggested to Eric we check out the Friday night drumming circle in Crofton tonight.  That was a big no from the big guy.  I suggested coffee with the Sooke Jeep group, he didn't say no. He suggested a day trip to Port Alberni tomorrow.  I was contemplating because there are a couple forestry campsites I want to check out and I'd love to visit Cathedral Grove and sit for a bit by the creek. Turned out the offer was a trick, he just wanted to go look at the Gladiator.  

Working Update

 

Ok, I listed the Commander and it was painful and I'm hoping no one wants to see it. 

Adult joy.  I'm having a hard time finding my preferred dish soap.  This was on clearance at Walmart for $1.10 so we bought them all.  And I'm such a geek that when I go in again today I'll go check to see if more got put on the clearance rack.

There he is, way in the back filling fry orders. He loved work.  The trainer was funny.  He was paired with the same cute trainee. The staff were all nice.  The kitchen is spotless.  Overall it was a positive experience and he is looking forward to the next shift.

These two.  Brothers.  Or frenemies.  They lay nice like this basically waiting to see which one will pounce on the other one first.  Now that Walter's other family has moved he is spending more and more time around home.

Omg.  My heart.

The look of pure joy on his face.

My new phone screen.

Working Kid

 

It was a rough night of nerves.  Not a lot of sleep was had by either of us.  He was up, he ate breakfast, lunch was packed and he was there on time for an 8am, 8 hour training shift. 

Lili's birthday canvas that was a group effort.  She showed us and we oohed and aahed and then she said it was the wrong way.  So we oohed and aahed again.  Hillarious.