Yikes! You do have a delightful knack for presenting miserable events laced with humor.

Being the sole caretaker for our creatures I must rally no matter how under the weather I am to feed and clean up after them. Upon my only duty-free week due to being hospitalized, I was reduced to tears entering our messy house and uncleaned bird room. He did the bare minimum of care. I was appalled. Caretakers cannot be sick.