Konwakeri

Wife, Mom, Grandmom, Nurse, Author, Reptile Rescuer, Roach Aficionado.

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When life sucks, your babies make it all better.

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Bed time

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Daisy will lay there and claw the bed and making pooping noises to get me to go to bed. Eventually she’ll climb up and knock my online out of my hand!

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Daisy says it’s bedtime!

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Is it bedtime yet, Mom?

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It’s okay if you’re not ready, I’ll be here for you because of, not in spite of.

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I know a lot of folks don’t get it, but my reptile babies mean the world to me. For so many of them, it took months and months of hard and consistent work to establish trust and a rapport that ensures safety for them and for myself.

One of the things I miss the most, is holding and really interacting with my big “kids” like Surreal. She’s almost 10’ and 30 lbs now and I cannot hold her on my own. That hurts. A LOT. Surreal has been with us over a year and a half and has overcome insurmountable odds to survive. Being able to hold her and interact with her is imperative to her safety and mine.

I miss my big kids. Not just Surreal, but our green iguana Hercules, who is 6’ and about 15 lbs and Zali our Tegu, who is about 5’ and 15 lbs. Both Hercules and Zali are Mama’s Boys and it’s been difficult on them because they just don’t understand why I can’t do the things I used to do.

These animals are beyond incredible; they are highly intelligent and capable of building trust and showing affection. The time away from close interaction has a definite negative affect on the levels of trust between us.

I am SO looking forward to being able to hold and cuddle with Surreal, Hercules, and Zali again!

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My cuddle buddy tonight.

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I just wanted to take a nap...

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I don’t care how difficult life may seem. I have my sexy Ginger Beast holding onto me and my furry babies cuddling me. Not to mention all my scaly babies and my children and grandchildren. All 25 of them! Times are rough right now, but my life and my family are amazing! ❤️

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Usually I post photos of our reptile babies, but it’s time for something different.

This is our rescue pup Taz. She’s 11 years old. She ducks when we go to pet her, she screams, she whines, she cowers, she runs, and she defends herself from whatever happened to her.

Mark was just playing with her a few weeks ago and she panicked and laid his upper lip wide open. She didn’t mean to. She was scared. She didn’t know any better. And now he bears the scar of her abuse.

Whoever hurt her in the past, I don’t know who you are, but I hate you.

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Our sweet little Gremlin... our Tazzie. ❤️

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Thank you SO much Herptastic Reptiles! Surreal totally freaked out when we transferred her to the enclosure. She has tons more room now!

We won this enclosure from Herptastic Reptiles and it’s taken us awhile to be able to get it set up and Surreal into it. She’s a Mama’s girl and will only let me move her head, but I can’t do it alone because of my neck so it had to wait until Mark was home and we had time (and for me energy).

I’ll get a better video and some pictures after I’ve vacuumed all of the aspen bedding, lol! And I’ll learn how to pronounce Herptastic! 🤦🏻‍♀️

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I look like Satan’s cranky old daughter...

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Total mood right now

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Message me, ask for my number and text me or call me. YOU are my family. Your are my child, you are my Grandchild. My sister. My brother. My friend. A stranger. It doesn’t matter. I am here for you.

YOU are important. YOU ARE IRREPLACEABLE. YOU ARE WORTHY, YOU... and you DESERVE love, acceptance ,and life!

You are important and necessary. AND you need not be blood but to be loved.

You, are our family. Period. 🏳️‍🌈