Good morning! I am trying to drink my coffee at super fast speed this morning, as Wyatt has two appointments back to back. One for a wheelchair eval, since he is growing so fast, and the other because he either lost a tooth or broke part of it yesterday. So a trip to the dentist for him! I have to leave shortly but wanted to get this started.
We have a new pet! It is a tarantula, so if you don’t like spiders scroll super fast past its picture. We named her Dungeon Crawler Carl after the books, and because Carl will be living in Billy’s office in the basement after he makes room for her.
She was abandoned and then turned in to a pet store, where she was left in her really dirty enclosure, which was way too small for her. My friend saw her week after week in this condition and finally talked me into taking her if she paid for her. So, we now have Carl! She was in terrible condition when we got her, and I was worried she was going to die – she was in the death curl position, which indicates death is coming or severe dehydration. It appears Carl was dehydrated because she drank so much water after we moved her into her new, spacious home. I have to say, I never wanted a tarantula but Carl is endearing herself to me. She loves to watch Sid the fish, who is her neighbor, and sleep in her little burrow. We have had her a week and she looks so much better already!
We have been working hard at home and in school when we can around appointments this week. It was just one of those weeks. I will be grateful for when things settle down and we can just get to our work and routine. Wyatt kicked butt at therapy again this week, and stood assisted again but with less assistance, so he is getting stronger and stronger, week by week. We are pretty faithful with his exercises, and he is really good about doing them which makes it easier.
Billy has been busy too! He has been working super hard on Wyatt’s costume, and it is unbelievable. Like seriously. I have to brag on him a bit here. Wyatt is going as Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon this year, and I was like that meme, following Billy around with my bag of ideas, and said to him, “You know what would be really cool? If it looked like Wyatt was riding on Toothless.” So, Billy made our dreams come true, turning Wyatt’s wheelchair into Toothless. Here is a preview. Has my house turned into a war zone, filled with craft supplies and art stuff? Yes, yes it has. But it is worth it. I can’t wait to see it all come together on Halloween. Like Billy literally made that Toothless mask, out of foam and paint. It is crazy to me. He is so talented.
Our Halloween decorations served a practical purpose the other night when we suddenly lost power! Sunday night, the entire north end of town lost electricity and it was right at dinnertime, and the sun was getting ready to set, and in fact already had begun the process. Billy ran up to McDonalds for Wyatt, and I ran outside and gathered all of our pumpkins from the trees that Billy had put solar lights in last weekend. They made perfect little lanterns for dinner and inside until the power came back on. It was hilarious to eat by pumpkin light and later read by the same light.
We are back from the dentist’s office and it’s all good. He has lost two teeth that they said were probably already loose as they could see the new teeth erupting already. So thank goodness that turned out well. We were having ice cream of all things, when it happened. Wyatt had chocolate peanut butter with frozen tiny Reese’s cups and they were apparently rock hard. I heard a crunch, saw blood, it was a mess. He was fine though, and was more upset that I wanted to look inside of his mouth than he was about the teeth. I am assuming the ice cream helped, perhaps made the area cold and slightly numb.
And that is it from me today! I hope that whatever you do this weekend, you do something that makes you smile!
And here are just some random photos from the past week!
Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs.. 
I thank you and Lisa for continuing to host the Crafternoons and the Cozy Cinema series, though I haven’t been able to join in lately.
A second grade teacher always kept a pet tarantula, and it was a hit with her classes.
(I could not comment on your Sunday post.)
LikeLiked by 1 person
We have a good time doing them! And we try to make it easy, drop in style whenever people are available. 🙂
And we all love Carl now. Lol.
I wonder why?
LikeLike
OH wow; that costume is awesome! My youngest was obsessed with How to Train Your Dragon and went as Hiccup one year and Toothless another.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Joanne! It is such a good story!!
LikeLike
Oh that spider! That is quite something.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yeah…. when my friend brought her over I was a little freaked out. But it has been cool to watch her begin to heal and regain her health. She has grown on me!
LikeLike
Wow!!! Is there anything Billy can’t do? He’s truly amazing! Wyatt will be the talk of the neighborhood in his costume! OK, I’m not necessarily a fan of spiders…like I don’t go running away from them…but, I’m not sure I’d adopt one. I would certainly foster one for a bit, though. Carl is lucky to have had you find her…so, shouldn’t her name be Carla? Yay for continued strength in Wyatt’s legs, too! Things are moving so quickly for you guys, and that’s a good thing!
https://marshainthemiddle.com/
LikeLiked by 1 person
I have to be honest, he sort of stunned me with this one. It is so good! Wyatt is so excited and happy and that is what the goal was. 🙂 So accomplished!
Umm. Yeah that spider. Kelly caught me on some sort of day I guess. Lol. I was initially pretty freaked out by her but now that she is here it’s not too bad. She is a pretty calm pet. I watched a few videos and one of my favorite reptile/animal channels, Clint’s reptiles, described them as pet rocks, and she sort of is. Lol. We named her Carl before we were sure she was a girl, and it just kind of stuck. So she is Carl. Lol.
And Wyatt is doing well. It’s a lot of work as you know, but he is doing it.
LikeLike
Oh yes, Hiccup and Toothless will be looking so good!
Carl is very sweet, I’m glad you saved her.
And it’s great that Wyatt is gaining more and more strength!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Cat!
She is looking sooo good! She is even returning to her pinkish color that she is supposed to have. She is making webbing and loves her little burrow.
He is doing so well. I hate that he has to go through this stuff but I am always thankful that he has such an easy spirit.
LikeLike
Wow! You are in SERIOUS Halloween zone. That costume is unforgettable. Fantastic!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you Jeanie! And we definitely are. Lol. It’s Wyatt’s favorite (and mine!) Billy is a Thanksgiving guy.
LikeLike
I am IN AWE of the Toothless mask/head! That is going to be the coolest costume – and I thought the snail last year was awesome! 😀
Love when seasonal lighting comes in clutch for the win. (Also why I have left my warm white twinkle lights “up” all year, sometimes that’s the lighting you need 😉 )
I had a molar do something similar when I was younger – all the roots had already been worn down/off from the rising permanent tooth, but the baby molar was still just hanging out until one day it split and it was An Ordeal in the moment. Teeth are weird, lol
LikeLiked by 1 person
Billy is so talented! I have been with him 25 years and he still amazes me with what he can do.
It does! Lolol. I was cracking up though carrying that jack o’lantern around as an actual lantern light!
That tooth thing with Wyatt was so scary for me! I thought for sure he had just cracked a dang tooth right out. Teeth really are weird! That is probably what was going on with his. Bleh!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Pingback: My Sunday-Monday Post – Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs..