WHAT A DAY!

Well.....where to start.....

Okay....took my car in to the body shop to leave it to get it fixed - got a rental car - a Dodge Stratus - nice car - power everything....no problem....my car should be ready on Wednesday.  Cost to repair car - $350.00.  Okay.

Went to the office - first thing I always do is check on my little finches to see if they are okay.  Saw Barbara and Betsy - where was Beau?  Beau had gotten tangled up in a string off the bag of millett I had hung in their cage and he was SWINGING by one leg - like a clock pendulum.  WHERE ARE THE SCISSORS??????  Found the scissors and snipped the string and gently laid Beau on the bottom of the cage.  As soon as he figured out he was no longer attached - he fluttered (couldn's say he flew) up to the top perch where he huddled - not stood - huddled, breathing VERY fast and not looking good at all.  I don't know how long he was hanging - but he looked terrible.  He had a little of the string still on his little leg but there was no way I was going to stress him out even more by trying to get that off.  Betsy and Barbara got on either side of him and got real close to him - very sweet.  I gave them fresh water and seed and just sort of watched Beau for awhile to see if he was going to be okay.  After about an hour, I noticed that he had hopped over to the water bowl and got a drink - good sign.  He was still "huddled" on the perch and the weird thing was - none of the finches had made a single sound since I came into the office - I mean - not that first little chirp - nothing.  I had never seen them so silent.  About an hour later, I noticed that Beau was "preening" and that made me feel A LOT better - he was doing "normal bird stuff".  Then they started "talking" to each other and things got back to normal real fast after that.  By 1:00 Beau was chasing Barbara all over the cage and they were really vocal.  So I guess he is going to be alright.  He removed the little bit of string from his leg himself, and I was thankful for THAT.

Okay.....then I called my doctor and they called me in some pain medicine, but I really don't want that - what I want is for my neck to GET better not just FEEL better.  So now I have a referral to Springbrook Therapy for Thursday afternoon.  Thank heavens!  NOW maybe I'll start to get and feel better.

My friend and soul-sister, Helenis coming up from Georgia  for a "lunch date" on 9/14 - can hardly wait to see her.

So - this was my day.......hope everyone who visits here has a great week....and.....

Peace