Missing: Gekko!

So, I’m dog, rabbit and Gekko sitting as of last night.  So I get to the house and have a quick check on the inhabitants …

• Dog: Check
• Rabbit: Check
• Gekko 1: Check
• Gekko 2: (Fidget) .. missing!

Bugger!

I had to text my friend .. “er having a mini panic as Fidget does not appear to be in his tank“

A text came back saying that her little boy had probably put him on the bed whilst he cleaned the tank and obviously had forgotten to put him back, he was possibly hiding under the covers, or down the back of the bed  …

Double Bugger!

Me and the Admirer had been kneeling and sitting on the bed peering into the tank to see if we could see the ruddy thing!

I stripped the bed and was grateful to find that there was no squashed reptile .. so he’s probably down the back of the bed, but I can’t get the bed out because it’s sort of wedged in and if I move it I might possibly squash the gekko … I’ve left water out for it but even if Fidget does reappear, it wasn’t my intention to actually handle him!  Feeding them is enough of a nightmare!  The crickets I fed the other gekko I sort of opened the box and prayed that 2 would jump out!  I don’t do bugs and stuff!

First a missing cat (icklesis) which finally tipped up about 20 miles away from home, and now a missing gekko .. next I think my mind might go missing!

Conned (and other stuff)!

My best friend has a habit of asking me to “animal sit” .. no problem usually as these have generally been a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and a cat, or as I politely call them “fluffies”!

One time she took the boundaries of friendship a little far and I had Bingo the Rat, but we (rat and I) became great friends once I had steeled myself to pick him up and play with him – knowing that he was a very well handled, friendly rat helped!

On another occasion I had the snake too, but that was only over night and all I had to do was check that

1. it was still in its tank; and
2. it had heat, light and water ..

Last week I got a text ..

Hiya babe, hope the holiday is going well and no-one has died yet (do these people know me too well?).  Could you dog and babbit sit for me next week, Wed to Tues?

I replied that this was ok as the dog is old and sleeps alot after her exocet missile excitement over seeing me, and how hard can a rabbit be?

Only I discovered last night that I’ve been conned!

“Animal Sitting” does not just include fluffies!  It.also.includes.”scaleys”!

One scaley .. Fidget the Gekko (name suggest anything?) is well handled, the other is being “animal sat” for someone else (oh great – cue me killing it!)  Apparently I have to feed them crickets (live) and grubs (live) .. every other day!  My cup spilleth over with joy, can my life actually get any better?

I shall be going to meet the “scaley” side of the household later this morning to get distructions (very possibly literally) on how to care for these wee beasties .. I think The Admirer might have a new job!

PS: Incidentally on The Admirer side of things, we have had, since I have been back, some very long, in-depth conversations about what is going on from both sides and what I want (and don’t want) and what he wants and what we both want.  This holiday really helped clear my head .. I didn’t really ”miss” anyone (other than my bloggy friends      ) and I wasn’t plagued by “what am I going to come home to” which is what used to happen with Pig, and I was able to throw myself into enjoying it for a change.

I am much more focused on “me” and not letting stuff get to me .. I just need to keep telling myself that life is too short and to enjoy it!

Disappointment!

Charliebobsmum asked if I would like a sandwich from the bakers .. I said yes and told her what I wanted but said that if they didn’t have that, not to bother .. I was looking forward to the sandwich from the bakers on nice fresh bread .. instead, as the bakers didn’t have the tuna with (removable) cucumber that I’d asked for, she got one from the shop next door and this is like so totally not the same thing and my lunchtime disappointment is huge!

A “no sandwich” disappointment would have been easier to bear than the “wrong sandwich” disappointment.

Said sandwich is looking at me .. and I know I can’t take the cucumber out of it because it is all chopped up and mashed in with the tuna!

I am about to cry!

Hungry!

With the FC out of the office today I thought I would bring “Bacon Roll Day” forward .. and would have popped down to the bakers when FC was in the air and unable to hassle contact me.  No.such.luck.  His later flight has now been delayed!

My stomach had been looking forward to the bacon roll since I promised it one at 8.30 this morning .. I have tried to trick stomach with 2 sesame ryvita and an orange .. but apparently, my stomach says, neither are remotely the same thing as a bacon roll!

A Good Start to the Day!

The FC missed his flight this morning and for a horrible minute I thought he was accusing me of fucking up!

I didn’t, it was traffic, which obviously isn’t my fault? Or is it?!

Thank.God.

At least I have an “physical” FC free day!