New Beds for the Beasts!

This is where they used to sleep... On my bed taking up too much of my king-size bed and leaving too much hair for me to brush off in the morning.

So, mommy decided it was time to invest in some "Prince" and "Princess" beds for her babies.

I put treats in them and brushed and petted them. It was a big hit at first, but Sebastian apparently likes pink and keeps stealing Ariel's bed. Most nights they start out in their beds, but by morning, they end up back in bed with "mommy". Good thing I don't have real kids yet. (All you real moms must be laughing, but hey, at least it's some kind of practice...)

Scorpion Scare

So, I don't have a pic to post, because from the time of death to the trash was so fast, I didn't even think to get a pic first, but I found my 3rd scorpion in the house today while my cleaning lady was cleaning the house. It was the biggest one I've seen yet, and I'm thankful my cats didn't get stung! The creatures here in Texas are something else! I have a big lizard living on the side of the house I'll try to catch a shot of soon!

Off Islanding again!

Why was I born in the North??? Didn't God know I belonged on the ocean? Well, I guess he just wanted me to have to figure it out myself- I'm sure he knew all along!

So, I was back at the bosses condo on South Padre Island again, covering for him while he was out of town- poor me. :)
My friend from Eagle Pass, Norma, and I ready to go out for a fresh sushi dinner. Boy, was it amazing! I could eat sushi every day and never get sick of it! Again, why did I grow up in Upstate NY???
This sea turtle lives at the Sea Turtle rescue mission on the island. They house injured seat turtles, most of which have had one of their flippers bit off by a shark. Believe it or not, this lucky guy is having a prosthetic flipper engineered for him by a team including a surgeon, a dentist, and and engineer! Pretty lucky little guy!
Notice the dolphin jumping in front of this huge barge on the ocean! Pretty cool!
Norma and I on the Dolphin watch cruise!

Corpus Christi and Padre Island

Girls Weekend Getaway!
Adrianna (Del Rio PT tech), Nancy (Del Rio PTA), and ME (Eagle Pass and Del Rio PT) all embarked to Corpus Christi, TX for the long weekend for some beach time and R&R. We stayed at a nice hotel on the bay and found lots to do from eating fresh seafood to swimming, and sailing!

Cousin Jacob and I. We haven't hung out since New Years and it was great to see him again!

Loading up in Jacob's Jeep Wagoneer to pick up the sailboat and go sailing! Getting my first sailing lesson! Jacob said I did a great job for my first time and even said I could come back and do it again! I only have 3 bruises and a nice sunburn regardless of multiple sunscreen applications... I'm the "Gueda" as they call me here... (white girl)

The sailboat- small, but fast!

My First Tarantula!

So, I am noticing a trend in my blogs- crazy weird creatures and island trips. One I like. One I do not. Can you guess which is which? So, this was waiting ON the door of the clinic last week for us! My hero/secretary elicited the help of the FedEx man next door and together they battled it to it's demise. They would have saved it and released it, but it was too close to the patients and decided we don't want to scare them away, and it was WAY too big to pick up....

South Padre Island

Ready for the island!

Hi! Sorry it has been awhile! I was away this past weekend on South Padre Island. My boss owns a condo there, about 45 minutes from his clinic in Harlingen, TX. He was going on this big fishing trip and needed me to cover his clinic on Monday. The perk was, I got his condo for the weekend before- right on the Gulf. Well, needless to say, he twisted my arm... Had a blast. Swam in the ocean. Ate seafood. Gobs of seafood. Ate sushi. (I know that's seafood too, but it deserves its own category). Drank island drinks. Met cool island people who, btw, are SO "chill". Layed on the beach. Listened to the waves. Read magazines for the first time in a year. DIDN'T watch any TV. Watched old people dance to a live band at an ocean side dive. Laughed at them and decided I wanted to be just like that at age 70. Got sunburned bad! (SPF 50 doesn't help if you forget to put it on the back of your legs and lay on your stomach all day on the beach!) Went skinny dipping in the middle of the night. (Do not try that at home- it's an Island thing). Woke up on a pillow full of sand and smiled about it. Chilled with my boss' wife at Wahoos and watched the sun go down. Got a job offer to move there next year, but we won't expound on that as of yet. Is expound a word??? I think it is. Anyway, trip a HUGE success and a much needed break.
I got a wake-up call at work on Tues and had one of the craziest work weeks yet. TGIF! More later!








Sandy toes and flip-flops. It doesn't get much better than this!
The beach. On the Gulf of Mexico, South Padre Island
The sign says it all... :) Ignore the smeared eye make-up. This is a self-portrait of absolute relaxation. I LOVE the beach!

The light house at Port Isabel, entering SPI.

My first rattlesnake experience!

I know, it's just a baby, but the cop said it had 4 rattles! (The cop that "got rid" of it)

So, I was at work yesterday when one of my patients walked into the clinic and said, "Hey, do you know there is a rattlesnake outside the clinic?" I practicly ran over a poor old blind patient with her walker trying to get outside to see my very first rattlesnake up close and personal. So, it turned out to be a baby, and by the time I got there, it was partially hidden behind a rock, but I still got pics- and here they are! Oh, the exciting things that show up at my clinic door. (At least this time it wasn't feces or vomit! - Long story...)

It's so funny, everyone else posts new pics of their kids, and I post pics of rattlesnakes... I'll try to get one of a giant tumbleweed next. :)