Two weeks of insanity!

Oh. My. God! I can't believe it's been two weeks since I wrote something for you wonderful people, let alone got the chance to read about what you all have going on! What did I miss? Who's pregnant? Who got married? I bet some of you got laid and I missed it, right? Lord only knows how many poop stories I missed! I mean, that seemed to be a trendy topic there for a while. And boob flashes were flying around too, weren't they?

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Anyway, I am back, and I promise not to ignore my Zoo Crew like that again. It has just been so crazy around here. My father ended up having a heart cath done, and they put a stint in. He's feeling pretty good so we were happy they didn't have to make him go through another surgery. There has been a lot going on with the shelter, and pretty much the whole town is mad at us. I can't really talk about it right now, but let's just say we are doing what we think is right for the animals. I'll fill you in after all the smoke clears.

I have only three weeks of school left. Yay! I am trying to work ahead so that when all of the assignments are released I can get it done and graduate! I submitted my petition for graduation yesterday so I just have to get my work done and wait for them to review my records. I must say that if I don't get to finish with my 4.0 GPA at this point, someone will have to die a slow painful death. Wait.. I guess I shouldn't post that all over the internet in case I have to kill someone, huh? But you all are my peeps and you wouldn't rat me out, right? I said, RIGHT?!

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You would think after two weeks I'd have a lot to say, wouldn't you? I can teach you a bunch of chemistry equations that I had to relearn with this stupid hazardous materials class. That doesn't float your boat? Well, damn. What the hell am I supposed to talk about today?

Okay, I guess I'll just go try to sort through my Reader and see what the trend is nowadays.. And then I'll write about something different. Hope you all are having a great short work week.. for those in the States, anyway. Why is it the short work weeks always seem longer? And next week will feel like an eternity!

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Our angel... Lost to us too soon...

I must warn you all that this is not going to be a happy post. My niece had her daughter die to SIDS at about 3 months old. Our angel Devyn was lost way too young. Our only salvation to that is that my brother-in-law Art (who was basically the brother I never had) died shortly before her so we know he was right there to take her into his arms. He has always been so good with babies, and with people in general.

Our angel, Devyn.

Today would have been her second birthday. We often joke she was our Super Bowl Baby because we had her wrapped in a "toddler terrible towel" for the last Super Bowl that the Steelers won. We also put that same towel into her casket as a symbol from all of us. 

We have bought all of the plots around her so she will forever be surrounded by family who loves her. She was here for way too short a time, but we will honor her today and miss her more than anyone can imagine. We will sing "Happy Birthday" to her and set off balloons again like we did last year, but this year her grave is decorated for Christmas by her grandma, my oldest sister. It will be a special day for all of us, though it will be hard. 

My mother actually got her first tattoo after Devyn passed away. It's a beautiful symbol to Devyn, and she has no idea how much her grandma (my mother) loved her. But she is safe in Art's arms now, as we all knew she would be. 

RIP Art and Devyn... We love and miss you both so much! (That's Art on the right.)