05/31/2026
What a weekend!
Between Joe and I, we wrapped up 5 events over the last 2 days.
Yesterday alone included an Autism Family Day in Voorhees, a birthday party in Millville, a Bug Day at a campground in Cape May, while Joe spent a few hours at WheatonArts. Then today we wrapped things up with our event at Sweet Things with Styles.
Other than the wind trying its absolute best to launch us into another zip code yesterday, the weather was beautiful. The animals got to enjoy some sunshine, meet lots of new people, and help create some really special moments.
One of the things that has made me smile the most lately has been going back and watching footage from our space at The Spot. People are spending a lot of time in there.
Theyāre slowing down, looking closely, reading signs/labels, and learning.
More than once Iāve heard people say out loud how cool it is to be able to see some of these animals and specimens up close.
As someone whose entire goal is education, itās really kind of amazing to know weāre reaching people even when Iām not physically standing there talking.
Thatās something I never imagined when this whole journey started and Iām loving it!
On a more personal note, if I seemed a little quieter than usual this weekend, I owe everyone an apology.
Iāve been dealing with a pretty brutal toothache for the last few days, and itās been kicking my butt.
Iāve been doing my best to push through events with a smile, but the pain has been intense.
I know Iāve been slow returning emails, messages, or phone calls and thatās why.
Itās taken about all the energy Iāve had to get through events, then come home and alternate between chores, sleep, and questioning my life choices.
Thankfully, tomorrow is my first completely free day in a while, and I plan on taking advantage of it by slowing down and resting. ļæ¼
Thank you to everyone who came out this weekend, supported our events, visited our space, met our live animals, explored our oddities, asked questions, and shared your curiosity with us.
Whether theyāre alive, preserved, furry, scaly, creepy, crawly, or just plain weird ā Iām thrilled that so many people are connecting with them and learning something new.
And that makes every crazy weekend worth it. ā¤ļø
And as per usual, I suck at remembering to take photos so the only one I have is this photo was from last night at Beachcomber Camping Resort before everyone showed up to enjoy the buggies :)
