Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Happy Birthday Linsey!
Another one of my dear friends from Parma, Idaho is having a birthday! -Linsey (Nielsen) Ethington- Happy Birthday Lady! Hope it's great!!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Happy Birthday Melissa!
One of my dear friends from my small little town of Parma, Idaho -Melissa (Weber) Despain- is having a birthday today! Happy Birthday Mel!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
We Are New Parents! Our adoption story and photos!
Ever since Jordan and I started dating seriously, then decided to get married, we’ve talked about how we wished our family would grow. One constant thing we’d talked about over the years, was getting a little girl. Knowing that we would have to have the help of others to obtain this goal, we took our time. We’ve had countless discussions about how exactly it would take place, and when the time would be right. How would we know? What challenges would we face? Would she come from a loving home? Would she love us? What would be the best age to get her at? Would she be a newborn? Would she be a couple years old? What sort of financial obligation would we taking upon ourselves? How much money would we have to put up front? Would we have the money when the situation was ‘right’? Where would she come from? Would it be far away? Would she be brought to us, or would we have to travel to get her? What would she look like? What would her personality be like? Would our ‘kids’ love and accept her once we brought her home?
Well, the time came last week. We found out that our little girl was ready to be placed with a loving family, but we were told up front that it might be a small challenge. She’d been ill lately, and had been to see her doctor who put her on i.v. fluids and medications. The illness had taken quite a toll on her small little body, and at just around 8 months old, she wasn’t necessarily underweight, but she wasn’t filled out as much as she should be. AND, she wasn’t completely over the illness. She would need additional care and much, much more love. She was abandoned without reason and left in the care of an acquaintance, who, having kids of their own, did not have the resources to her care for her the rest of her life the way she would need to be. It was decided that it was time to place her for adoption. Through several emails and a couple phone calls, we were told we could come pick her up on Tuesday (the 13th). After Jordan did what he could to prep the house for her and get the basic necessities that we would need, I got off work, picked him up, and off we went.
We drove about 45 minutes north and east (through a storm) to a town called Shawnee where her temporary home was. When we got there, she was very happy to see us. I think she knew she was heading for a better life. She was happy, with a great big smile on her face. She had beautiful brown eyes and dark hair. She has big feet, but she’ll grow into them and won’t be clumsy forever. We discussed names, and from the photo, then seeing her in person, we decided she looked like, and would be named Molly. After talking for a while with her caregiver, we were able to take her home. Jordan sat in the backseat with her, and you could tell she knew that he was her new daddy. It was all very sweet. She is very sweet. And, we’ve found that she brings a nice balance to our family, a balance that was missing. Miller was leery of her at first, but he’s warming up to her. It will take longer for Jack, as I’m sure he thinks this new baby is moving in on his mommy territory. As for the cats, it will take even longer. Here’s a few pictures of the newest member of our family.
We do not in any way feel like this is a burden, as we were able to adopt her out of a bad situation where she was neglected and eventually abandoned, crawling with fleas and full of worms. She will be given a loving home, and will be taken care of the rest of her life.
We encourage you all to open your hearts and homes (or just your pocketbook if you want, and if it’s possible) to help save these sweet babies who can’t ask for your help themselves. They rely on the goodness of loving people to provide them with the life they deserve to have. Here is a site where you can make a difference. Please visit the site as often as you can to feed the babies.
Much love to you all!
Well, the time came last week. We found out that our little girl was ready to be placed with a loving family, but we were told up front that it might be a small challenge. She’d been ill lately, and had been to see her doctor who put her on i.v. fluids and medications. The illness had taken quite a toll on her small little body, and at just around 8 months old, she wasn’t necessarily underweight, but she wasn’t filled out as much as she should be. AND, she wasn’t completely over the illness. She would need additional care and much, much more love. She was abandoned without reason and left in the care of an acquaintance, who, having kids of their own, did not have the resources to her care for her the rest of her life the way she would need to be. It was decided that it was time to place her for adoption. Through several emails and a couple phone calls, we were told we could come pick her up on Tuesday (the 13th). After Jordan did what he could to prep the house for her and get the basic necessities that we would need, I got off work, picked him up, and off we went.
We drove about 45 minutes north and east (through a storm) to a town called Shawnee where her temporary home was. When we got there, she was very happy to see us. I think she knew she was heading for a better life. She was happy, with a great big smile on her face. She had beautiful brown eyes and dark hair. She has big feet, but she’ll grow into them and won’t be clumsy forever. We discussed names, and from the photo, then seeing her in person, we decided she looked like, and would be named Molly. After talking for a while with her caregiver, we were able to take her home. Jordan sat in the backseat with her, and you could tell she knew that he was her new daddy. It was all very sweet. She is very sweet. And, we’ve found that she brings a nice balance to our family, a balance that was missing. Miller was leery of her at first, but he’s warming up to her. It will take longer for Jack, as I’m sure he thinks this new baby is moving in on his mommy territory. As for the cats, it will take even longer. Here’s a few pictures of the newest member of our family.
We do not in any way feel like this is a burden, as we were able to adopt her out of a bad situation where she was neglected and eventually abandoned, crawling with fleas and full of worms. She will be given a loving home, and will be taken care of the rest of her life.
We encourage you all to open your hearts and homes (or just your pocketbook if you want, and if it’s possible) to help save these sweet babies who can’t ask for your help themselves. They rely on the goodness of loving people to provide them with the life they deserve to have. Here is a site where you can make a difference. Please visit the site as often as you can to feed the babies.
Much love to you all!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
I'm slacking
Okay, for anyone who (tries to) read my blog on a regular basis, you know that I've been slacking in the posting area. AND, since I just got on my friend Linsey about posting more often, I thought I should update this. {I know, I know...it's a do as I say, not as I do kinda thing...}
Even though I did post about the Bird caught by the cat & Rescue/Donation, and Mother's Day, I still need to post about Tuesday (13th) We're New Parents! --> which leads to Wednesday (14th) I'm incredibly sleepy! I will do this soon...I promise!
Even though I did post about the Bird caught by the cat & Rescue/Donation, and Mother's Day, I still need to post about Tuesday (13th) We're New Parents! --> which leads to Wednesday (14th) I'm incredibly sleepy! I will do this soon...I promise!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Mother's Day
For mother's day, as you know by my previous post, we went to the WildCare Foundation and dropped off a bird to them. Well, being how I AM mommy to a housefull of 4 legged children, my sweet husband decided that I needed a little Mother's Day Love as well. He went out to our little rose bush and cut me a little boquet of the pink flowers and put them in a vase for me. He also made me a card. "This was the boys' idea," he said. Either way, whoever deserves the credit, it was very sweet and I appreciated it. Here's the card I got.
The Inside:
Front:
The Inside: 
I thought it was very sweet! Thanks kids (& Jordan)!
Details: Bird Caught By The Cat & Rescue/Donation
So, with the wam weather that has happened off and on lately, (mostly on though) we have a tendency to leave the blinds in the living room open. This gives us a clear view to the backyard. We also have a dog door that leads into the garage, and we leave the back door to the garage open so the dogs and cats can go in and out as they so choose.
Well, this particular Saturday, Jordan happened to be on the computer and I was playing an Xbox 360 game. I happened to be waiting for my game to load some new information and I glanced out the window. I saw Eddie (the orange tabby cat) out in the middle of the yard just laying there. It also looked like he had something laying in front of him. I wasn't sure just what it is because, let's face it, I'm getting older. I don't see as well anymore. I need corrective lenses. I was wearing them, but still, I don't see as well as I'd like. So I turned to Jordan and said, "What does Eddie have?" He looked, but wasn't sure as well. So, he put on his shoes and went out to investigate (as did the dogs--they like to help dad investigate EVERYTHING). I decided that it was for my own good that I don't go out there and investigate, but I did go to the window and lean a little closer. I could see that Eddie had something brown. And it looked like it was alive at some point. (It was at this time I reassured myself that it was indeed a VERY good thing that I didn't go outside to investigate closer.)
As Jordan got over there and went to pick it up, the brown lump moved. It didn't so much fly, but it did a kind of a little fly-hop thing. (By this time I was about to carve in stone my genius for staying inside...) Well, apparently it was a little bird that Eddie caught and injured, but didn't kill. Luckily. I hate that sort of stuff. I'm an animal lover. -I'm sure you know that by now. Anyways, Eddie injured a wing so the bird couldn't fly away, and we think the bird was 'playing dead' in order to save his/her life, which is probably what happened. Well, Jordan was able to pick it up and it perched on his finger, so he brought it to the window for me to see. It was then that I decided I'd take a picture of the poor little thing.
After my photo op, I called the 24 hour emergency vet clinic and they gave me a phone number to a wild animal care place. It's called the WildCare Foundation. What they do there is accept and treat any native wild animal, and when it's back to full health and can fend for itself again, they release it on protected (no hunting) ground for reintegration in nature. When I got them on the phone they told me that they accept animals from 9:00am-7:00pm, and since it was already almost 8:30pm, they would be happy to take it the next day. So, we (meaning mostly Jordan) made a little bird nest shaped area out of a hand towel, we put some of our birdseed on a little plate, put down a little plate of water, and put it in Miller's kennel for the night to await his new home the next day. We put him in the kennel because we didn't want him to hurt himself by trying to fly around.
Anyhoo, on Sunday we went out to the property and gave them the bird. They told us is was a Morning Dove (I had no idea....it was BROWN was the best description I could give them on the phone....). They said that it had lost some feathers on the wing and it probably would be okay because nothing felt broken. They also said that being that it's spring time, a lot more babies get abandoned by mom getting killed one way or another, so at that moment they had over 600 animals of all kinds that they were taking care of, 300 of which were babies. The facility runs solely off of donations, and they have a vet that donates his time to the facility to help as well. So, if you're wanting to know more about the facility, or how you can donate to this WONDERFUL cause, check out their website by clicking here.
Well, this particular Saturday, Jordan happened to be on the computer and I was playing an Xbox 360 game. I happened to be waiting for my game to load some new information and I glanced out the window. I saw Eddie (the orange tabby cat) out in the middle of the yard just laying there. It also looked like he had something laying in front of him. I wasn't sure just what it is because, let's face it, I'm getting older. I don't see as well anymore. I need corrective lenses. I was wearing them, but still, I don't see as well as I'd like. So I turned to Jordan and said, "What does Eddie have?" He looked, but wasn't sure as well. So, he put on his shoes and went out to investigate (as did the dogs--they like to help dad investigate EVERYTHING). I decided that it was for my own good that I don't go out there and investigate, but I did go to the window and lean a little closer. I could see that Eddie had something brown. And it looked like it was alive at some point. (It was at this time I reassured myself that it was indeed a VERY good thing that I didn't go outside to investigate closer.)
As Jordan got over there and went to pick it up, the brown lump moved. It didn't so much fly, but it did a kind of a little fly-hop thing. (By this time I was about to carve in stone my genius for staying inside...) Well, apparently it was a little bird that Eddie caught and injured, but didn't kill. Luckily. I hate that sort of stuff. I'm an animal lover. -I'm sure you know that by now. Anyways, Eddie injured a wing so the bird couldn't fly away, and we think the bird was 'playing dead' in order to save his/her life, which is probably what happened. Well, Jordan was able to pick it up and it perched on his finger, so he brought it to the window for me to see. It was then that I decided I'd take a picture of the poor little thing.
After my photo op, I called the 24 hour emergency vet clinic and they gave me a phone number to a wild animal care place. It's called the WildCare Foundation. What they do there is accept and treat any native wild animal, and when it's back to full health and can fend for itself again, they release it on protected (no hunting) ground for reintegration in nature. When I got them on the phone they told me that they accept animals from 9:00am-7:00pm, and since it was already almost 8:30pm, they would be happy to take it the next day. So, we (meaning mostly Jordan) made a little bird nest shaped area out of a hand towel, we put some of our birdseed on a little plate, put down a little plate of water, and put it in Miller's kennel for the night to await his new home the next day. We put him in the kennel because we didn't want him to hurt himself by trying to fly around.
Anyhoo, on Sunday we went out to the property and gave them the bird. They told us is was a Morning Dove (I had no idea....it was BROWN was the best description I could give them on the phone....). They said that it had lost some feathers on the wing and it probably would be okay because nothing felt broken. They also said that being that it's spring time, a lot more babies get abandoned by mom getting killed one way or another, so at that moment they had over 600 animals of all kinds that they were taking care of, 300 of which were babies. The facility runs solely off of donations, and they have a vet that donates his time to the facility to help as well. So, if you're wanting to know more about the facility, or how you can donate to this WONDERFUL cause, check out their website by clicking here.
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