Spring Break! Spring Break! Yaaaaay! My Spring Break actually started yesterday morning, 'cause my prof decided to cancel class on Friday (so people travelling could get a head start or some excuse like that). So I get an extra-long Spring Break this year!

Wolf Center day today. I had a blast! First thing in the morning we had a big tour group of homeschool students. I hung around, watched the presentation, and helped herd people. And I moved the truck, which scared the crap outta me. :P The manager asks "have you ever driven the truck before?" Me: "Um... I've never driven anything bigger than a small SUV." Her: "Ah, it's easy. The keys are in the ignition, can you move it to the parking lot for me?" Me: "Okay." You must understand, this is a BIG, heavy-duty pickup truck. It has been used on occasion to haul a horse carcass (for wolfy food) in the back. It's big. :P Her: "Oh, it's kind of in a weird spot, so you'll have to back down the road and try to turn around." Me: "O_O" So after spending like five minutes just trying to find the parking brake and how to put it in drive, I finally figured it out. And I did it! Woo! I conquered the big truck!

This huge storm from Alaska has been making its way down the coast this week, and it's headed all the way to San Diego this weekend. They're predicting several inches of snow above 2000 ft, and the Wolf Center is above 4000 ft. So this afternoon was all about battening down the hatches. We brought in some wood for the fireplace. And even though poo cleaning day is usually Saturdays, we decided to do it all today just in case there was lots of snow and everything got buried. So instead of the 5-ish people who usually do it on Saturdays, me and the manager did the whole thing ourselves. And it was frikkin' freezing. The wind was blowing like crazy today. Even before we finished the first enclosure, we decided that we'd have to go inside and get knit caps before we did the ones on the windy east side of the ridge. I swear, it took my fingers two hours to regain feeling after we were done! Isn't animal care so glamorous? ;) Still, my Alaskan "puppy" admirer was back. *giggle* He's so cute, all curious and following us around. One of the Mexican girls (the alpha female) has gotten brave, too - she followed us around the enclosure the whole time, sneaking within a few feet of us before running off and returning moments later.

After that, we decided to drive into town and go to the coffee shop and pick up some feed. I got myself a quadruple shot mocha. Ooooooh, lordy, that's a jolt. ;) Sooo good, though. When we stopped at the feed store, the keys got locked in the truck. DOH! The wonderful thing about a tiny, rural town like Julian though is that everyone knows each other pretty well, so we walked over to the grocery store and the owner (a friend) lent us his car so we could get back to the Center and get the spare set of keys. :P

I hung around for awhile after that and did a bit of data entry, then headed out to beat the incoming rain. Man, that drive is gorgeous. Lake Cuyamaca had low fog hanging just over the surface, the hills clouded in... I generally hate long drives, but that's one that I don't mind because it's just so freakin' pretty.

Bring on the rain!