Crazy!!!

Hi Folks,
Lots of updates, things have been CRAZY around here with excitement.

• no more bunnies for sale at this time, until further notice and new updates here. I still receive e-mail messages asking about bunnies that I had posted for sale in a previous blog, they all found good, new homes.
  
• my litter of 3 Giant angoras is doing real well, Mom is weaning them right now and I can't place enough food in the cage to keep all of them happy LOL. The babies love to nibble on the Timothy hay cubes that I place in the cage daily, makes me happy to know that all have something to nibble on while I am at work and all of the pellets are gone till the next feeding. I assume that Helga is gaining ponds right now, since she's free fed and must be eating most of the 6 cups of pellets that I place into feed dishes during feeding time. I have yet to find time to take pictures of the babies, due to reasons posted below ( weather mainly) , I will try to bring the litter into the house tomorrow for pictures and sexing and will blog an update reserved just to them :)
  
• Spring has sprung in central GA and color has returned to the landscape : Forsythia bushes are blooming around town and my tulip tree is blooming with the most beautiful magenta / purple colored blossoms. Sadly, spring weather also has brought unpredictable temperatures and weather extremes to our area, we are experiencing severe storms with Tornadoes, temperatures in the mid 70's for only 48 hours and mild, then falling into the mid 40's for a few days with freezing at night. This is not only rough on humans but worse for animals that live outside. My bunnies all started a severe seasonal molt and many had to be clipped down, am busy spinning all of the wonderful 5 inch long fibers. I have maybe 5 French Angoras in the Rabbitry right now that have a new coat growing in and did molt much earlier, I pray that they hold on to their coats so that I have something to show this spring. I just hope that the weather will calm down soon and be more predictable, at this time I need good weather for grooming / blowing on weekends, not severe thunderstorms and 50 mile an hour winds whenever I have a day off. For example, yesterday, while at work at the hospital we experienced 70 degrees outside, I ate lunch outside in the pavilion. By 6 pm heavy rains came in with 20-30 mph winds, it rained all night and all morning. Currently temps fell from 65 overnight to 45 degrees right now, 10 am, and I see snow flurries outside. Tonight we are supposed to go down to 24 degrees, and stay that way for the next few days. Last day of the 7 day forecast - 71 degrees. Is that crazy or what ??
  
• FINALS : Am in the mid of finals for College. One more week and I will be done with my formal education as Phlebotomy Technician, certificate and graduation are applied for. The last 6 months of being a full time student went by so fast - but, I am so glad that it is almost done !!!!! My official graduation date is March 19. My national exam date is set as well, I will have exams in school on April 4 at 9 am. I will be a member of the American Society for Phlebotomy Technicians , who will perform my national exam testing and will be in charge of certifying me. No national certification with an Institution, no chance to get a job as a " certified " Phlebotomist. Like LPN's have to be licensed, and take the licensing exam, Phlebotomists have to be certified and take the certification exam. We also have to re certify each year with continued education to stay updated and within code.
  
• In other exciting news, the Hospital where I am currently completing my clinical / internship has hired me to stay on as a paid member of the Lab staff :):) My 10 week internship off course is done as free labor, you do most of the work other, certified Phlebotomists do, but, it's to learn, not to be paid. My phlebotomy Supervisor and the Lab Manager both wanted me to stay on staff after school, and contacted HR. After receiving the OK to offer the position , I had an interview with the Lab manager on Thursday and got the " thumbs up". I am so relieved to know that I can continue in the same Lab that I have grown to love , made friends with the staff and enjoy working in. The Hospital in itself is a great place to be at, very nice, friendly staff, very friendly patients, a great facility that strives for customer satisfaction. When you walk into the Lobby you think you walked into a large hotel. So, asap I'll be hired on, will receive pay and benefits and I will not have to start looking for a job and pound the pavement with a resume. I might at a later date, due to 1 hour commute each way, but, for now I need something familiar and comfortable to relax for a little while. I will end up working second shift, and will have to rearrange my feeding schedule for the buns to mornings, I am not interested in feeding / watering and doing chores after getting home at midnight after work. I will also be working every other weekend, so my show schedule will change drastically, being able to only attend shows that will fall on my weekend "off".
  
• That covers all of my updates for today, still snowing outside, hoping that I can groom bunnies tomorrow and take pictures of my Giant litter out of Helga :)
  

Angie K:)