WIRES was great. I just hope I don't get a call too soon. Have to line the cage with mesh and shadecloth material so that the birds don't injure their wings. Oh yeah, and I think I might go on to do the advanced bird course at a later date. Possums are great and same with other animals around here but the young tend to need round the clock care that I can't do while working. Birds are ok, mum/dad feeds only a few times a day and they get kicked out of the nest pretty quick. With maggies and currawongs, and the birds of prey, they gotta fend for themselves and learn to fly damn quick. But yeah, I can be set up for birds for short term care within a month. After that, they need an aviary, I don't have a big aviary yet. Just put some on watch in ebay. If anyone in Sydney has one they don't want, please get them in touch with me. As soon as my number's in the WIRES directory, I'll get calls to get animals. And its not the fact of members collecting animals from vets or public, its the housing and healing that's the problem. Eg, 100 rescuers, 50 fosters. Or maybe less. I can't drive but Terry can, so he rescues, I foster. So I need to get set up asap or I have to turn down calls.

Anyway, Ellie is getting 2 teeth. The second decided to wake up and rear its head. Some days she drinks more milk and less food, others, more food and the rest, not much of either. We just give her as much as she wants. And the poor sugarbeet has terrible nappy rash. So I just got some amolin cream and we're trying that. Mainly because we're almost out of zinc and castor oil cream. The amolin cream has salicylate in it, and that's the major ingredient in bonjela. That's the numbing stuff. So we got some no arguments. Its got oils, calamine lotion and salicylate. Looks like good stuff, we'll see how it goes.

I've been under the weather lately. Been feeling dizzy a lot and no matter how much water I drink, even 1.5-2L a day doesn't help. I get headachey and grumpy and tired all the time and very *****y to Terry. I see the doc on Wed. I'm not pg. Did 2 tests, which were silly as I've not long had my AF and haven't dtd in 5 weeks. But then again, these rare things happen. Anyway, I'll get the doc to take bloods.

Ellie is a fast little crawler, across the room in 2 seconds. Wow! Really gotta keep the boards across the doorways.

Oh I hope all the sick bubbies get better soon. That was irresponsible of that mum to let her contagious bub play with community toys. She should be more mindful of the health of other bubs. Its not that hard to bring a couple of toys for your bub to play with. I try not to let Ellie on public floors, mainly as she's off like a shot and secondly, how many people have walked all over them? Too many. When she had the gastro, I didn't go to gym (I was sick too) but when I was well, I didn't take her until she was well for a week. Just to make sure she's over it and also so she doesn't give it to the other kids. Plus, she may catch something one after the other.

Damn I'm tired. I checked BB this morning and read the posts then I have heaps to catch up on! Man you girls can talk all at once! Sweet dreams ladies xxxxx