My Heart's on Fire for Elvira

[Chrisdoc]

Me too, what a laugh...somebody has definitely slipped her something, probably your husband as he wanted to get some peace and quiet. Do I wish you´d got that on video, what a shame. Hope she´s calmed down now lol.

 

[agnesthelion]

Omg Morgan I laughed through your entire post about crazy Ellie. You described it so well I could picture it perfectly this little black and white cutie going nuts all over your kitchen! Hahahaha
Babies are funny. It could be hormones too because Agnes is so chill but I can remember some of her antics back when she was a baby. She used to be such a climber and scared the crap outta me all the time! Haha
Bunnies are hysterical little creatures. Mine make me laugh everyday. And Ellie sounds like such a character I love reading about her stories

Oh and btw, my husband would never put sheets on the bed either

 

[whitelop]

Lisa, my husband opted to sleep on our very uncomfortable couch rather than putting sheets on the bed. They were all clean, I have like 10 pair of sheets, plus ALL the comforters and blankets and pillow cases were clean. He is SUCH a man sometimes! hahaha. So at 3 am when I got home, I had to make the bed and literally tuck him in. Its so sad.

Jenny and Chris, I'm so glad that I could make you guys laugh with my post! hahaha.

Ellie was totally crazy last night. I have no idea. I put her in her cage so I could go to bed, it was only like 4 am. She was NOT happy. She went freaking nuts in her cage! She ran from end to end, she climbed the sides, she rattled the bars, she tried to get out the top. I had to take her big box out and put a smaller lower box in, I was scared she was going to try to get out of the top and hang herself or get hurt. She likes the smaller box A LOT. She can chew on the whole thing, because its just plain cardboard. She drug her blanket under it so it would be more comfortable for her to sleep under. Its the perfect height for her to jump on top of, its wide enough and big enough for her to lay on comfortably.

On another husband related note, yesterday he was doing something in the yard and jabbed a rusty nail into his hand. So he comes in and asks me how long tetnis shots last, I told him 10 years. He was like, "hmmm, I think its been more than that. I need your help." I looked at his hand, its just a puncture wound, but it was DEEP. I told him he needed to a tetnis shot and he was like "but, I've got a lot of stuff to do! I don't want to go sit at the doctor to wait to get the shot, thats stupid. Just look up the early signs of tetnis." Thats what he said to me, it was stupid and to look to check the signs. WHAT A MAN! I did the best I could with his wound, but I'm not equipped for a puncture. haha. My wound knowledge only goes so far. He's just silly. Hopefully he'll keep it clean enough and he doesn't get tetnis. Stupid man. I just walked away from him yesterday and continued to sweep the kitchen, I told him do whatever he wanted and to keep me informed on the progress of the wound.

Oh, I was wondering. Does dog food make rabbits go insane? The food doesn't have rabbit in it or anything, but does it make them go nuts? Could the dog food be affecting Ellie's brain? hahahaha. She likes the dog food TOO much. I'm back to having to put it up and feeding my dog in a different room or monitoring him while he eats. This damn food is TOO good! I want to call the company and tell them its so good that my rabbit even loves it! I can not believe that I have a second rabbit to eat this dog food. I told my husband and he was like "yeah, thats why we pay the big bucks for the dog food. Over $2 a lb is a bit ridiculous, but as long as they all like it." I catch the cats eating it too. Ughh. :foreheadsmack:

 

[Chrisdoc]

Just makes me laugh that Ellie likes the dog food so much, you´re going to have to make sure that only the dog eats it from now on....

It´s probably the time she´s more active at that hour of the morning. Mine are in another room and sometimes wake me up with their cage rattling, racing and throwing things about. They keep such strange hours. I have them out all day and they´re so quiet, I forget they´re there but as soon as I´m ready to go to bed, they start racing about. I sometimes have to stay up an extra hour or two just so they can continue lol.

Your husband is so funny but so like a man. If he doesn´t want to get the shot, I would say it´s his problem but it might turn out to be yours. In any case, if he´s had the tetanus shot, he should be OK.

And Morgan, we laugh with you...it´s nice when someone brightens your day, I think so anyway.

 

[whitelop]

Last night i was really tired and noticed when i put Ellie up there was a lot of poop in her cage. I was too tired to dump her litter box and clean her cage, so i just swept up the poop and put it in her litter box, she did NOT like that! She peed in her cage twice! I think she was mad at me! I let her out before i cleaned her out of cage box and she peed in the floor in front of it. It was like 10 minutes from the time i let her out until i cleaned the box and it was not fast enough for her! I mean jeez, i clean her boxes and cage every morning and if I'm late, she's mad!

Ellie acted a little strange today. She went under the counter next to the washing machine and stayed there for a while. She also hid in other places, like under things. I don't know if she just couldn't find a peaceful place to nap or what, but it was strange. But when i sat in the kitchen with her, she acted happy and crazy like normal! I don't know what was going on today, but all seems well!


I just heard a raccoon outside my window, damn this wildlife!

 

[JBun]

Lol, Ellie is so funny! Not going potty cause her litter box isn't clean enough for her. Somebunny's spoiled

My rabbits will have off days too where they are just more timid, or more sleepy, and want to lay around or not do as much.

We live near the mountains, and I'll get a racoon walking around on our roof past my bedroom window sometimes. They don't frighten away easily either.

 

[holtzchick]

Hahahha nice to catch up and see Ellie s at her wits end
Must be some good dog food indeed!
Phoenix has gotten into the habit of peeing in her cage when Im cleaning it too! A certain trait learned from someone who shall remain nameless :/

Oh andby the way you guys have created a monster.... I am so freaking addicted to parenthood I can't believe I never heard of it! I didn't like the first episode at all but the other ones were great

 

[whitelop]

I forgot to mention last night when i posted, that my husband got to see Ellie flopped out. He went in the kitchen to dump his clothes in the hamper and get my chapstick out of the fridge. He like yelled out "oh Ellie you're so stretched out! Look at your back legs!" Then he dropped his clothes in the hamper and scared her. But, she trusted him enough to be flopped out while he walked in. I thought that was a pretty big step, since the night before she wouldn't even come to him, even when he sat down. She would get like a foot away, he would reach out and she would run away.

I guess i should also share why he was getting my chapstick out of the fridge. I've never told you guys this, but I'm addicted to chapstick. Haha. I have multiple kinds, and always have one with me. Haha, wish i was kidding! Well the one in the fridge is organic and my favorite, it melted a little yesterday so i put it in there. Then i realized it was almost gone and stuck it back in there for safe keeping! Yes, that's how it goes in my head. Hahaha.

 

[holtzchick]

LOL... as I was reading that I was like "Oh interesting, I wonder why she's got chapstick in her fridge? :O" Thanks for answering my question

 

[agnesthelion]

Morgan, we are so alike. I'm addicted to chap stick too! Haha, I have them everywhere! My purse, my car, the junk drawer in the kitchen, by my bed, in the bathroom....literally every where I go I have to have access to chapstick. I'm not picky on the kind, just anything that I can put on my lips.....they can never be dry.

Ellie sounds hysterical. I think her personality is so diva-ish. but ya know, I think some buns do prefer a clean litterbox. Agnes does. Maybe it's because I clean them all the time that she's just used to a clean one but she definitely prefers clean.

I think it sounds like she is trusting you guys more and more. Staying flopped outnis definitely a sign she's settling in just fine

Michelle, I'm so glad you like Parenthood! I'm almost jealous in a weird way you still get to enjoy them all for the first time. I'm THAT obsessed. I want to go buy all the seasons so I can own them and watch again from season 1.

 

[JBun]

Lol, you guys are so funny! You're thinking it's strange to keep chapstick in the fridge and feel you should explain. Michelle was wondering why you would be keeping it in there. And when I read about it, I don't think there's anything all that strange about it. Does that make me the odd one, not to think it's weird?

Roo used to get startled by my mom walking in the room. She's around alot but not often enough, so he was only used to me at first. But he's slowly gotten used to her walking around, and now doesn't think anything about it. Roo still hasn't ever done a bunny flop though, so Ellie is a step ahead of him there. It sounds like she gets braver, every day too

 

[HolyHandGrenade]

I was kinda wondering about the chapstick too. I ALWAYS have one with me too, except I use a cocoa butter dry skin stick that's for dry lips AND skin, and I really love the smell of it. It's huge and people make fun of me for it If I don't have something on my lips, I chew them even if there's nothing to chew.

 

[Chrisdoc]

Lol with all this about the chap stick. I also carry one in my bag as with the changes in temperature here, my lips get really dry. My fridge is full of nail polish and lipstick, figure that one out haha.

What a laugh with Ellie peeing in her cleaned litter box, the little minx. She certainly is a little diva....like, hey mom what are you doing in my stuff

I´m so glad she´s flopping as well, I love bunny flops, I always disturb mine as I can´t wait to take a pic when they´re like this.

Haven´t watched Parenthood yet but will probably have a look tonight....I hope it is as good as you said or I´m gonna be one disappointed lady :nod

 

[Katielovesleo3]

You guys!!! Y'all are making me worry about you all!!! I saw on that TV show, "dr. oz" that whenever you use Chapstick too much your lips stop producing moisture on their own and they don't natural rejuvenate themselves because the Chapstick on top of the lips doesn't let them do their job!!! I found the link to the video! Give this a watch! And the coconut oil that he describes, very awesome. I am a believer, I think that coconut oil is the most awesome at thing since microwaves!
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/are-you-addicted-lip-balm

Wow that Ellie cracks me up!!! Hehe! Must be some yummy dog food!

I always scare Buster when I try to take a picture of him flopped out it's no fair. Lol.

That is so like men, "ahhh lets just check the symptoms" lol. My goat got tetanus after we banded his testicles and he almost died, I was worried that he wouldn't do well at show but man, he buffed up like Arnold and he could pull this tire at a full run down the street he turned into our driveway and it turned into its side and rolled up and got stuck underneath my moms truck...and I was home alone. The neighbor helped me. Next week same thing but he broke our water pipe and water was spewing everywhere....once again I was home alone, the neighbor man had to help me again haha. We had a big water bill. But it's ok bc when we went to show he won Grand Champion... It was amazing. Tetanus could've killed him but instead it turned him into "mr Schwarzenegoat!!!!"

 

[Chrisdoc]

Katie, did I laugh at that name probably because sometimes I tend to read out loud...how weird am I lol.

You do seem to be a bit accident prone, bet your neighbour runs now whenever he seems you coming to his door.

 

[whitelop]

Hahahaha. I'm SO glad that I'm not the only one with the chapstick problem! My husband makes fun of me for it, a lot! haha. I put chapstick on my son too, he walks up to me and pretends to put chapstick on his lips and I put some on him! hahah. Thats pretty bad, I don't do that often though. I'm not picky about the brand either, I just HAVE to have something on my lips, I'm like you Missy, I will chew my lips and make them peel down to nothing and they wind up bleeding. I bought this organic stuff at the organic store, I paid like $6 for a tube of chapstick(shhh don't tell my husband!) I just liked the way it smelled, its Cool Mint and its made by Badger. I LOVE it! It makes me lips feel soooo good! My second is Burts Bee's. But I'm going to try the one that Missy has, the cocoa butter lip and body one, that thing sounds freaking amazing! haha. I also suffer from constant-dry-hands from washing my hands a lot and washing dishes everyday, so if I had something for my hands AND lips I would be a happy camper.
I put neosporin on my lips at night. hahah. Instead of chapstick, I put a layer of neosporin on there and it heals whatever cracks I have, which are always very few. But it stays on all night and I wake up and wash it off and my lips are SO soft and moisturized! hahha. Then I coat on my badger chapstick and go about my day, it stays on for hours, even through coffee drinking. Instead of lipstick marks on my wine glasses, its chapstick! hahaha. Typing all this out makes me sound like a crazy person, and I realize a little more how nuts I may actually be...because of my need for chapstick.

Ellie does get more brave every day, to a certain extent. Some days though, she's REALLY skittish, like she just got here and doesn't know me. But then other days, she runs across the kitchen to me and sits on my slippers. She has this new love for my slippers, she digs at them and bites them and sits on them on my feet. Its pretty cute! So last night, I was sitting on a dog sheet in the kitchen floor, leaning against the fridge watching tv and Ellie was 'grooming' the sheet. She was digging and nipping at it, like she does to me! She was licking the sheet too. It was weird. I got to see what she likes to do to my back and she was going to town digging on the sheet. I figured out that she likes the creases in my pants, like when you sit down in baggy pants there are the creases in your knee areas; she likes to bite those creases/folds and likes to pull at them. Its odd, but its sort of funny. She didn't actually nip ME though, which was good! She did some mega 500's through the kitchen and did some serious binkies. She can jump 2 feet in the air, no joke! hahah.

Has anyone heard of the wine Carmel Road? Or Camel Road, I can't remember which. I had some of their pinot noir at the wedding expo and it was SO good, but I haven't been able to find it. I drink mostly red wine, I haven't found a white wine that I like, lol. But this stuff at the expo, was delish. It went do so nice and smooth, I did pay $5 for a small plastic cup of it, but it was WELL worth the money! hahah. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had heard or had it. I'm going to do some searching for it and I hope to find it! Hopefully its not too expensive! I told my husband and he was like "great, its probably like $35+ dollars a bottle, if it is, its only for special occasions and holidays. And NO Monday doesn't count as a special occasion and/or holiday!" hahaha. He's so silly.

Speaking of husband, his hand is fine! No signs of tetanus. hahaha. Katie, I can't believe your goat got tetanus! Thats nuts! (pun intended!) lmao.
I got a tetanus shot when I was 17, when a horse nearly crushed my foot. He broke 2 toes, cut my foot open, I had a horse shoe shaped bruise on the right side of my right foot for almost a year. Thats what I get for riding in flip flops, haha. You would think that being professionally trained to ride English and I took lessons for YEARS, I would know better than to ride in flip flops and shorts. But I didn't. Oh well, I call my husband silly; but maybe I'M the silly one! hahahaha.

Its chapstick and wine time!

 

[agnesthelion]

I've never heard of that wine. I know the feelig though, I'll try a wine at a restaurant or somewhere, love it and then obsess over trying to find it. I'm a red wine drinker too! Pinot noir, merlots and cabs. Your hubby making the joke about Monday night not being a special holiday totally sounds like something my hubby would say. Lol. However, half the time it's the el cheapo bottles I like the best. My friend had this party where everyone brought a bottle but covered up the label. We all tried the wines and MOST of the time, the cheap ones won! I swear people just *think* the expensive ones are the best.

Katie I'm sure that's true about chapstick. I've been addicted to chapstick probably since I was a young girl. So I'm sure my lips are completely jacked! Haha. Maybe my family should organize an intervention for my chapstick addiction.

 

[whitelop]

Oh yeah, its cheap wine for me too! I drink mostly yellow tail, its my fave! But on Christmas my MIL broke out the legit Italian chianti and it was SO good! I sort of remember why it was called and i know what it looks like so maybe I'll be able to find that one, if they sell it in the states. *crosses fingers* I hope i can fins the other one for a cheap price!

 

[whitelop]

Ellie just grunted t me! I put some cilantro in her cage to get her in, she got in and started eating. I was putting an extra handful of hay in her litter box in case she decided to sleep there instead of her box. As i put the hay in, she grunted at me! So i petted her head and she grunted again! I thought i was going to get thumped! I guess she was telling me it is HER house and to keep my hands out.

I think my little baby is growing up!

 

[HolyHandGrenade]

Monty has just started grunting this week! I'm not imagining it like I was worried I was, either, because I told my boyfriend to listen for it and he heard one! It's kind of a happy grunt, maybe a frustrated happiness though. She was happy I was sitting with the cage door open, so she'd come lay her front half in my lap like she always does, then licked my pants a little, then bounced off her cage walls and stared out the other (closed) door at my boyfriend standing nearby and sniff and then grunt. Rinse and repeat twice, and I finally broke down and told him to close the gate so I could let her out. I think she's a little frustrated that she doesn't get to have as much time out of her crate lately...due to her big puddles. SOON, I tell her. We'll get that alllllll sorted out, don't you worry. *wink*