good news and bad news...

Well, I'll give you the bad news first. Kismet, my medium PP who was missing her little pincher when I bought her (on August.20th), dropped her big pincher on September.4th. I think the stress of the petstore and the bad conditions there were just too much for her to handle. I freaked out, of course. I cried a bit, paced around my room a bit, and then I sat down at my computer and went to the HCA and LHC forums for help. I isolated her as much as possible with fresh and salt water and honey available to her. Then I went to bed, still worried, but knowing I'd done all I could for her without causing her more stress.

Kismet passed away on Sept.5th, 2006. She was a hermit crab, but she was my hermit crab, my baby. I wrote a memorial for her...

To Kismet: I only knew you for 2 weeks, but it was enough time to start to love you like my own child. I knew the moment I saw you we were meant to meet in this life, if only for a short while.

Kismet, I love you. I'll miss you every day. Thank you so, so very much. You made such an impact on my life.

Goodbye, my hermit crab baby.

I hope her last days were spent in peace, in a nice enviroment and with lots of love directed her way. I know she deserved it.

If there is some paradise where the souls of the living go when the body ceases to function, then I know Kismet is there, on a sandy beach with lots of beautiful shells and food and friends to talk to and play with. And if there is no such place, I'm so content having known her and loved her, even if it was for a short time. :)

I found the blade for the blender and my mom and I made a staple food for my hermit crabs. We followed the Daily Dry Kibble recipe from this site. There are a few ingredients which I don't have (spirulina being one of them, unfortunately), but I was able to substitute a few things. I'm so happy I can make stuff like that for my crabbies now! Hehee!

And I worked on the sterling silver half-persian 4-in-1 necklace yesterday. I managed to do about 10 inches in the afternoon, and I'll be doing some more either tonight or tomorrow. I need to finish it before Friday though so Scott can show it at the bar. If all goes well and someone wants to buy, I'll make $139.00. :D then I'll be able to afford some things I've been wanting for the crabitat and I'll order some more sterling silver rings too.

Alright. See you around.