Wow! Another Busy week!

Yeah...seems like every other day we have treeplanters in town that need feeding. Yeah they do eat good out in the bush, but they love coming to the restaurant and having food you'd normally find in the city. So tomorrow I get to fire up the ol' barbeque and burn my skin outside for 6 hours. Stupid me forgot to buy sunscreen. Yeah, this Stranger is getting quite the tan now. So much for prventing premature aging for another summer..
Anyhoo, I went to Thunder Bay and wow...I enjoyed the trip very much. Mom and I checked out the greenhouses for some more plants for the deck. I really need to take some pics, and learn how to upload it on my blog. Mom's lilies are blooming, and they smell so good and look so pretty...by the by, they are my favorite flower. Next would be the rose. Anyhoo, after that she dropped me off at my favorite store at present..Future Shop! I felt like a kid in the candy store. I bought some programs for the comp for virus protection and comp maintenance, and then...I saw it...a program that could teach me the basics of over 30 different languages. I was amazed. So I grabbed it. I found my favorite band's new CD that just come out, and picked that up too. I basically dropped a shitload of coin in that store, so very happy.
Next I went to Petsmart with Mom and was thisclose to purchasing an African Grey Parrott. But, I realized it wasn't a good idea for the following reasons...
1) I asked the age of the bird, and they said one year, and since it was huge and all the flight feathers were in and full grown, I'd peg his age at more like 5-8 years.
2) I asked to see his papers, basically where they got him from, when he was hatched, who the vet is that checked him over, when the bird saw the vet, whether the bird had been DNA sexed yet, you know, stuff evryone should know about an animal they want to puchase, esp since the bird was 1800 dollars.
3) I asked about their health guarantee, and the girl couldn't tell me even tho I saw it posted on the wall.
Would you believe that this was her section at the pet store?
I'm feeling a rant coming on.....
Okay at this point I would've loved to tell her to actually read the numerous books they sold about birds, preferably on her coffee break, and after work. I mean, I would loove to work in a pet store, and if I was given a section like an aviay section, I would bone up on every bit of info I could find on each breed of bird there, including making a package of info to give to people who do buy the bird so they know how to train it, feed it, what to feed it, where they should put the cage, etc...for instance, did you know a lovebird could get sick easily and die if its placed in a spot prone to cold drafts? The fact that these chicks didn't know African Greys are the best talkers, have a lifespan of over 30 years if cared for properly, and need constant attention, really pisses me off, and makes me wish I could've taken the bird somewhere safer. I even saw a bird there thats the same breed as Casey, and they were saying their bird was only one year old...hmm...my Casey is 8 this year and he's not as huge as this bird displayed. And they're both the exact same breed! Hmm..perhaps they lie about their ages to sell them, and if thats the case, it would make a lot of sense to me that there was the possibility that Cosmo was in fact an old bird when we got him. God I miss him.
Anyhoo, after that mom and I hit Payless shoe store, and I bought some cool shoes, and then we went clothes shopping, and actually found clothes that I look hot in. Before we left T-Bay, I made sure I bought Tim Hortons Coffee, cause thats the closest Timmie's we have to my small town. So for those who know me, every once in a while you can send me a small can of Timmies, and I'll love you forever and ever. We got back home at approx 10:30pm, and despite a full day of shopping, I still had the task of defrosting a cooler, and making pizza dough. I finally got it all done at 5:30 am, slept for a few hours and went right to work again. And have been busier than hell ever since. I am happy that I got to blog. Hopefully I'll get to blog before and on my birthday...FYI...the 25th is the day I pushed my way into this world. I joke with my friends that its the best day of the year, cause you know Christmas is only 6 months away. Mom's been toying with the idea of closing for the day...oh be still my heart!!!! That would be the best..to have a day offon my birthday..the last 2 years I had to work and the year before that, it was just me and my dog Shadow hanging out together. I miss him too. Sigh.
Anyhoo, I'll work if I have to, all i ask from Mother Nature is to ensure its a nice day. If it rains tho, I'll deal with it.
Hmmm...Blogger question...What did you do on your last birthday? And did u enjoy the day? I'd love for more of my Blogger friends to actually reply to this one...at least that way I know you're there...not just sayiing you're there, but actually taking part....please answer the question....hugs to blogger friends out there..hoping your wek goes well!!!Peace!