Category: Zacchaeus

Happy Birthday, Zacchaeus!

12/31/2013

Happy birthday to you!

Happy birthday to you!

Happy birthday dear Zacchaeus!

Happy birthday to you!

Yay! Zack is 14 today! We love you and wish you a wonderful and happy birthday, sunshine! And many more!

And we wish all of our fantastic friends a very Happy New Year! Thanks for sharing our fun and shenanigans here and on Twitter! You guys are fabulous and we wish you health, joy, and prosperity in 2014 and beyond!

Luv,

Zack, Chloe, Ollie, Rick and Sherri

Dear Santa 2013

12/12/2013

Dear Santa,

Greetings to you during this merry and festive season! It’s Chloe here with our annual Christmas letter. We hope that you’ve had an outstanding 2013 and that preparation for the “big day” is going well in your workshop.

Zack, Ollie and I have been very good this year. We’ve been very sweet and supportative to our parronts and to each other (with the exception of that one ‘keet flinging incident I had on the playgym last summer – I’m so sorry for that!). We’ve been living in harmony and behaving well. We’re so sweet!

For Christmas this year, Zack would like chew toys. Shreddable ones are especially a favorite. He loves to tear them up. Snacks are also welcome. Zack and I both enjoy Lafabers treats, peanuts, and popcorn. Jiffy Pop is a real winner with all of us. We scream at mommy while she pops it.

I’d also like chew toys. I’ve become especially fond of wood chew toys this past year. I’ve been playing more like a good girl, but I am more conservative than Zack is with the wear and tear on my toys. Plus, my toys are getting some wear and tear on them. I started chewing my perches so yea, I could use more chew toys.

Ollie has been recovering from a kidney infection and nerve inflammation in his leg these past couple of months. He told me to ask you for a new leg, but mommy explained that you aren’t into stem cell therapy (otherwise, she would have asked you for new sinuses years ago). He is healing up, but the vet said he needs to put on some weight. Honey sticks or spray millet would be good for him. I think some parakeet toys would also be good for him, as he is trying to move about a bit more and use that foot on occasion. The toys may motivate him to keep trying to work that foot and get it going again.

Daddy isn’t too hard to please. He’s doesn’t eat a lot of sweets, but he does make an exception for Hershey’s Dark Chocolate. And hint hint: he really likes Breaking Bad.

Mommy isn’t hard to please either. She could use new pajamas because I’ve chewed holes in most of hers (sorry! Her pj’s are so nom nom!). She also needs new house slippers, because she’s already wearing out the ones she bought at Easter. Mommy doesn’t believe in walking around the house barefoot because she’s terribly clumsy and stubs her toes (and other parts) a lot. And hint hint: she likes Breaking Bad too.

That’s all for us. Give Mrs. Santa, the reindeer, and the elves our love. Travel safely this year!

Luv,

Chloe

Update

10/24/2013

Hi everybody, it's Chloe here with an update on life in our nest.

First up is Ollie. He's slowly improving and seems to be getting stronger each day. He's moving about easier, and his energy is increasing. It's hard to tell if he's eating more overall - it didn't look like he ate much while the parronts were at work, but he has eaten more tonight, which pleased mommy. He's also singing a little more too. He still needs plenty of rest, but he isn't sleeping as much. We know he's adjusting to the medication, but it's obviously helping. We do appreciate your care and concern, and will certainly keep you updated on his progress.

So keep Ollie in your prayers. We hope he'll recover as well as Zack has.

Zack, by the way, is magnificent. He's definitely made a full and complete recovery. And the mystery of the missing cozy corner is solved. Mommy found it stuck in the leg of her grey pants this morning. That's odd, because she checked those pants twice last week and no cozy corner turned up, but today - whoop, there it is. Zack was very pleased.

As for me, I'm just trying to keep my eye on everybody. Mommy is recovering from her infection, and daddy is doing good. Both of them are still busy at work, of course - that's normal, but they're okay.

Thanks again to all of you for being such great friends. We'll keep you posted on Ollie's progress, and on all of the adventures here as well.

Have a Happy Friday tomorrow and a great weekend.

Luv,

Chloe

Follow Up Visit

10/7/2013

I had a follow up visit with the vet today to make sure my infection cleared up, and it has! He said I look good. I'm energetic, breathing well, and my eyes are bright. In fact, he said I'm one of the most energetic birds he's ever seen, and that I looked a lot better today than a few weeks ago!

Well, of course I look good, and I'm a ball of energy. Who wants to sit still when there's so much interesting stuff going on? Food to eat, toys to check out, things to pay attention to - there's no grass growing under my feet!

Mommy and daddy were glad to hear it. They wanted confirmation that all is well, so I submitted to the misery of the vet one more time to give them peace of mind. The only bad thing is that the McDonalds was still serving breakfast when we got out, so no French fries. Mommy said it didn't matter because I had one of their fries from Captain D's yesterday. Well, today is a different day. Yesterday's fry doesn't count. It's a new day and new day = new fry, right? Mommy might need to go back to college and retake her math again. Or maybe retake philosophy and get her logic straight.

That's all today. I hope you're all doing well. Take care, and have a great week!

Luv,

Zack

All Better and Back on Track

9/26/2013

Finally, I took the last dose of that antibiotic last night. Thank God! It left me worn out and irritated my tummy sometimes. What's up with having to take medicine for days after you get better? I don't understand that. The parronts said it's to make sure that all of the infection is good and dead and gone. I certainly hope so. No more yuckies in me, and I feel better! My voice is back, I'm playing and active, and I'm back to my old self. Chloe, Ollie, and the parronts are very happy for that.

I'm happy to have such great friends too! You guys have been great. Very supportive and I appreciate your care, concerns and prayers during my illness. Thank you so much. I love Twitter and this blog because it allows us to have our own community of great birds and people to help and support one another!

I wonder what mischief I can get into now that I'm restored to health and energy. It's time to get back to living to the fullest! It's great being a bird, and to feel good again.

That's all today. I hope you all have a great end to the week and a wonderful weekend.

Luv,

Zack

Decreasing My Anxiety

9/22/2013

I've been so worried about my big brother this past week! Zack got an upper respiratory infection last weekend, and today is his 7th day on his antibiotic. He's doing better, but he just got his voice back yesterday. So I had to keep an eye on him and call the parronts if we needed anything. It's good to see him doing better. I know we've all been worried about him, and it was such a relief when mommy and daddy came home from supper last night and he belted out his first screams in a week! We all felt better hearing that. And Zack's energy has been increasing each day. He's been a lot more active today, and more like himself. He still has 3 more days of medication left, but overall it seems to be working.

Mommy was worried about me too, because I was so nervous about Zack. I was pretty high strung, and she was afraid I'd make myself sick worrying. She said that happened with her parakeets once before - one of the males got sick, and the female worried so much that she got sick too. But they care for us well, and I'm doing okay now. I've been more relaxed this weekend, now that I see Zack improving. I believe mommy, daddy, and Ollie are feeling better and their anxiety is decreasing too. All in all, the whole flock is doing better.

Thanks once again to all of our friends for your care and concern! Mommy and daddy cleaned up the house and did the shopping yesterday, so we've been taking it easy today. It's just what we all needed. Tonight, mommy said we'll pop some popcorn and watch Breaking Bad. It's gonna be fun!

That's all today. I hope you've all had a great weekend and that you have a good week ahead.

Luv,

Chloe

Happy Birthday Zacchaeus!

12/31/2012

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Zacchaeus
Happy birthday to you!
And many more!

Happy birthday Zack! You are our sunshine and we love you. Have a great day.

Love,

Daddy (Rick), Mommy (Sherri), Chloe and Oliver (Ollie)