It's still Monday!

For another hour, anyway. I'm not late yet!

However, this won't be a long post. For the simple reason that holding my arms in position to type is really painful right now. We had a garage sale this weekend, and I managed to get through the whole thing without badly hurting myself. Until I took the "leftovers" to Goodwill. No one was available to help me unload, and I wanted desperately to be done. I could've waited. I didn't. I grabbed a bin and unloaded the back of my car myself.

When I got down to a box of full sets of plates padded with clothes, I lifted it easily.. But lowering it into the bin was another matter. I wrenched my shoulder something awful. Getting back into the car was excruciating. Over the next few hours, with a hot shower, arnica rub, and a lot of ibuprophen, I managed to calm it down. But I still couldn't type more than a few words without growling in pain.

It's been easier, if stiff, today, but taking notes in Human Development tonight killed me. Need to stop typing soon.

I AM going to be posting some pictures very soon - pictures of the mammoth ivory I mentioned in a previous post, as well as pictures of the INCREDIBLE present I got this week.

An old and amazing friend and packmate of mine who has gone by many names over the years sent me a dire wolf metatarsel bone. The energy of this bone is incredible... I shake every time I hold it. I want to get it a respectful display box, and do some actual communing with it. With my school schedule, I haven't had the chance, yet.

Just... thank you for that incredible gift. You truly are amazing. I only wish I could get you something for YOUR birthday that would be nearly as incredible. :( I'm working on art, but as I'm tablet-less, Photoshop-less, and now INJURED... it isn't ready yet. :(

Anyway, I think that's it for now. It's been a very long week for some of my dear packmates, and I howl with all of you, be it in grief, happiness, confusion, or joy.

See you all next week!