Row, Row, Row Your Boat....

So, I finally got a chance to volunteer at Noah's Ark today. *smile* It was a learning experience. Originally I was supposed to be working in the "adoption center" for cats and dogs that was to open up mid-June, but the construction is being done by volunteers, so they can only do it in their free time. That means that now it won't be up until about mid-August....and by that point I will be back at school helping newbies go through rush as a Rho-Chi. Oh well...Since I couldn't start off working with the wild cats like I wanted to and the adoption center is closed, I was stuck with three younger volunteer girls in the habitat....unfortunately the section we were in was for these type of animals- turkeys, hens, roosters, rabbits/bunnies(baby rabbits), three goats, and one duck and her two ducklings. Whew. Smells bad, and is basically nothing I can't get around in Covington...or UGA for that matter, if I really wanted to be around that. So I spent from 12 to 4 chasing bunnies and ducklings to hold for little kids to pet, telling kids that "no, you can't climb over the fence; I am allowed to because I work here," and answering questions that I don't know the answers to because I had never hung out at Noah's Ark before. "Can we adopt this rabbit?" "Do the turkeys chase you?" "Are the goats mean? Do they butt you?" And then there were the commands. Nothing like having a group of 2-4 year olds screaming "CATCH THAT BUNNY!" and 182 cub scouts begging "lemme hold it!!!" And of course, it was nice to spend the time climbing back and forth over the fence and chasing animals in 80+ degree weather. *ahem...sarcasm* But despite all of that, I am looking forward to going back next time. I will bring a cooler with a sandwich and snacks though next time! I am hoping that sometime I will be given more responsibility and a wider range of animals to work with. I wouldn't even mind being a tour girl, but that would require I actually learn the names of the animals and what all the different types are first. You wouldn't BELIEVE how many types of monkeys there are. OOOh- and I pet a deer today. It was a doe. There is a three-legged deer there too, but I didn't see it today.

Ok, so all that aside, I am going to be spending the night in Athens tomorrow night after I babysit a 5:00 for the Armstrongs, and then I will return to C-town in order to babysit some more on Friday at 1:00 for the Suggs. Saturday I am supposedly going to watch White Noise with the gang, but scary movies make me so dang paranoid, and I don't wanna be afraid of everything from static on TV to fuzzy channels on the radio. I don't have much choice this time around....

Oh, and I lost my credit card for the first time the other day, and that really stinks. We all had to cancel our VISA account and then order new cards from them, which should get to Dad on Monday. (mom will be in St. Louis helping Kristen and James move in.) SO, I hate that feeling of not having the security of pulling into a gas station or a grocery store and being able to buy what you need, but it's my own stupid fault. Oh well...

It's late so I am getting into bed. Later! (apparently Tom is upset with me for saying "hoes" because he feels like I use it too much, so I am trying to cut back.)

Love,
Meghan