Quick Update

I'm trying to think of how to give a brief, but insightful, summary into how life fell apart last week. One of my kids is adopted and has a severe case of Reactive Attachment Disorder along with a handful of other difficulties; also the older he gets, the more bipolar he is becoming. The end of school always throws him off and last week (being the last week of school) sent him into a tizzy that ended up with him triggering some pretty intense PTSD symptoms in me (something that I hadn't dealt with in almost 20 years). My reasons for the PTSD are found HERE in my book "Not Another Sarah."

It was quite the meltdown for both of us. :( In order to pull myself back together again, I put everything "extra" on hold-- including my rescue. I'm down to 5 tortoises, 1 turtle, 9 beardies, 1 snake, and 3 geckos. That's all I can handle right now. ;) These are my babies anyway (with the exception of one sickly sulcata tortoise) and it's easy enough to continue their care.

My amazing hubby is currently at home taking care of the zoo and I am in LA (where I'm from) taking a bit of a breather, trying to build up my emotional stamina again. Today my daughter & parents toured Catalina island. Anywhere near the beach is a blessing for me. I have salt water in my blood, I tell you! I'm already missing home and looking forward to returning.

So enjoy this picture I took and know that I'll be back soon. 

Quick LA Trip

I ran a bunch of my Etsy Shop supplies down to LA over the weekend to my mom who helps me run the shop. I'm exhausted! But I did  get some beach time in! It was NOT a good weekend for beach visits because the weather was terrible. Even when I did manage to make it to the beach, the wind was cold!

I brought home a rescue too! His name is Derek and I adore him! He even played dress up for me!!

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Vacation Pictures

I forgot to post some of my vacation pics!! 

I drove from Salt Lake City across Nevada to Sacramento, California and then to San Francisco and down the Pacific coast to Los Angeles. It was a dream vacation and I loved it! 

Utah Salt Flats-- 

Drove over the Golden Gate Bridge- 

San Francisco Beach- 

We saw sea otters for the first time in the wild!! 

Pacific Coast- 

A beach full of elephant seals. The one in the middle was totally checking me out! 

I LOVE the beach-- 

I rode the Ferris wheel over the beach on the Santa Monica pier-- 

I went back to Zuma beach near Malibu where I went a lot as a teen-- 

This is my favorite beach, Ventura Surfer's Knoll-- 

Drove to Oceanside to tour a fantastic reptile store-- 

Fell in love with Russian Frog-eyed Geckos--

Finally said goodbye to the beach to head home--