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I’m in a holding pattern until the UPS guy shows up this morning. Or this noon – whatever time it is. Hubby was just by and I gave him the latest check from church to deposit. When people give to our adoption fund the money goes to TLCC (so they get the tax deduction) and then TLCC mails us a...
I used to work at a bakery here in town, and one day a camera crew from Rosetta Stone came through and photographed a cake in different stages of being decorated. They got shots of me with the cake as well as some models they brought along and staged a variety of situations. As it turned out, they...
HEADS UP DOG LOVERS these two dogs need a home! before they get sent to the SPCA, where they will most likely be put to sleep. please spread the word and keep these darlings alive! they deserve a good home http://www.blessingsinabag.com/Keepthemalive.html
I dreaded this event more than any fundraiser we’ve been a part of so far. This one was the wild card – the room full of people that we might or might not know… the usual questions where the answer I want to give is “none of your business” yet somehow I have to work out something a little...
Meet "Alex". He's a 6-year-old whippet currently residing at the local no-kill shelter. He was rescued from some horrid puppy-mill operation, where he was used as a stud dog. The shelter is overflowing with dogs right now and has put out a plea for adoptions. I saw his picture and knowing that...
Smitty has fleas, he's filthy, and he's on antibiotics and eye ointment. After his bath, he's getting de-wormed and getting some frontline. Then once he's big enough, he goes to the vet, gets shots, tested and fixed, and hopefully we can get him into the SPCA to get adopted. This is one amazing...
Well, it’s been a quiet week in Staunton, my (adopted) home town… The morning of the Farmer’s Market I awoke at 5 am to the sound of a steady rain on the roof. We toyed with our options and finally decided to go on site, talk with some of the other venders and then decide. Selling soap in the...
You ready ?? We is.... available for adoption....
I said I’d never own one of these. An old VW vanagon maybe, a station wagon maybe, an SUV maybe, even an old hearse or limo, even something that has been spray painted with huge flowers in neon colors and has something welded to the roof. But NEVER EVER a mini-van. Oh the aesthetic horror of...
Here is the dog I am working on saving today. Today is his last day unless I can save him. (have I mentioned that I hate and detest shelters that kill??!!). Anyway, this is a pureblood German Shepherd male who is very sweet, but a little shy. She's in Collin County Shelter in McKinney, TX. I am...
Sean recommends an article for you interested in gay adoption to all read... Although Sam Harris is pretty much what Kathy Griffin would call a C- or D-List celebrity, he wrote a great article in The Advocate about his experience with his partner Danny Jacobsen in adopting a newborn son. The final...
To our wonderful Pastors on the finalization of the adoption of thier beautiful baby girl Seven. www.melindaknight.com God Bless you and keep you safe and healthy.
Everyone's life begins with mystery. Imagine the future for those whose life begins in secret, who find themselves delivered within the first 72 hours of their existence into the Secret Safe Place, a Mobile, Ala., program for children of mothers who don't believe they can take care of them. ** With...
This summer we volunteered with a cat rescue as bottle-feeders/fosters. I've raised two kittens on bottle before. One for another rescue, where she was eventually adopted. And the other was private and we still have that baby. However, today we brought our two foster kittens to Petco for the...
A story that is very dear to my heart... A recent neighbor of mine and extremely sweet lady who has become a dear friend is having to move out of her apartment that she shares with a most-handsome brindle Corgi/mixed breed. Harley came to live with her just a few short months before her husband...
Another call that fell through. Neither of us are remotely upset about this. Little boy, between 1-2 years. Initially we were told he was Caucasian, but then we found out that information wasn’t correct. (Not remotely upset because that child is being placed with another family where he is going...
Isn’t it one of the first rules of blogging (that you do not talk about blogging… oh man that was so lame! heh) is to keep an entry to one subject — one narrative? Well, let me tell you right in advance that I obviously lack that gene. Or skill. Or the will to follow that rule....
Yesterday was a really great day. It did not go off nearly as planned - but hey, that’s life. That’s life and I can’t deny it… Okay, I’ll stop channeling Frank Sinatra now… The weather was a little bit spagetti and meatballs with drizzle and cloud cover - so, we opted not to go to the...
[edited to add: This is not going to become frequent posts about getting phone calls… it’s just happened a lot lately, so I’m writing about it. And also? SO NOT A PITY PARTY. I don’t feel bad. I don’t feel sad. Okay, I’m done with the disclaimer portion of this post.] I had such a strong...
I am the first person to tell you that I am the - with a hard “e” THEEEE - luckiest woman on the planet. Great husband, terrific family and support system, and I won the baby lottery. I have two gorgeous, engaging, sweet little babies. Both under one. Apple cheeked (both ends), big bright blue...
