Friday, September 25, 2015
Dexter Photo Shoot
Last weekend, my friend and fellow volunteer at Lowell Humane Society, Shannon, had a fundraiser that benefitted Lowell Humane Society. Shannon would like to do this again in the fall so if you live in the area and would like to be a part of it, please let me know! Here are the results of our awesome photo shoot :)
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Foster Cat Update
I recently received the most wonderful update on a cat I fostered for most of last summer, named Bear. It brought tears to my eyes and made me so happy. I always say how lucky I am to be able to help out doing something I love so much. I wanted to share the message from Bear's adopter with all of you. The last picture cracks me up SO bad:
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I just wanted to update you and let you know how well Bear is doing. I don't know how in the world she ended up with that name, but so glad she did because it was the reason I adopted her. She is an absolute joy. Remember when you said she wasn't a lap cat? I am pleased to tell you that she is now a lap cat. One of her favorite things to do is sleep on my lap when I lay down. She is my best buddy and follows me around and comes when I call her, like a dog, haha.
She still doesn't like being picked up (but slowly getting better about that). She started clawing furniture so I got her a 6ft cat tree and she loved sitting on the top of it and looking out the window, and only claws the rugs now. Her favorite place to sit, when she is downstairs, is on a chair that my beloved deceased cat Baron (nicknamed Bear) loved to sit. I don't think her eyesight is so great because sometimes when I feed her dinner (she still eats like a champ) she follows me when I walk away. I just started picking her up and putting her in front of her dish. She loves to follow me around the house and she is never usually out of eyesight, except at night, she likes to sleep downstairs.
She broke my heart when I was bringing her to the vet when I thought she had a bladder infection (she didn't, turns out I was smelling the remnants of old Bear's markings). She cried in her carrier the whole way over. Actual cries that you could hear. I'm sure you remember that she normally can't make sound when she meows, and still doesn't. She also peed and pooped in the carrier, out of fear. I felt so bad because I figured out that she was afraid I was going to give her away! The not being able to cry has gotten her locked out on the front porch a couple times, so I put bells on her collar. I take her on trips with me and finally, on the last trip, she didn't pee and poop in the carrier from fear. Yay!
My big golden retriever, Billy, was terrified of her and couldn't stand to be in the same room with her, but she loves him! He's starting to come around and accept her. He was another rescue from Tennessee so who knows where that fear came from.
I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking such good care of her. I was in a pretty bad depression when I got her but she really helped pull me out of it completely. Wonderful people like you help animals but you also, in turn, help people. I hope you are doing well.
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I just wanted to update you and let you know how well Bear is doing. I don't know how in the world she ended up with that name, but so glad she did because it was the reason I adopted her. She is an absolute joy. Remember when you said she wasn't a lap cat? I am pleased to tell you that she is now a lap cat. One of her favorite things to do is sleep on my lap when I lay down. She is my best buddy and follows me around and comes when I call her, like a dog, haha.
She still doesn't like being picked up (but slowly getting better about that). She started clawing furniture so I got her a 6ft cat tree and she loved sitting on the top of it and looking out the window, and only claws the rugs now. Her favorite place to sit, when she is downstairs, is on a chair that my beloved deceased cat Baron (nicknamed Bear) loved to sit. I don't think her eyesight is so great because sometimes when I feed her dinner (she still eats like a champ) she follows me when I walk away. I just started picking her up and putting her in front of her dish. She loves to follow me around the house and she is never usually out of eyesight, except at night, she likes to sleep downstairs.
She broke my heart when I was bringing her to the vet when I thought she had a bladder infection (she didn't, turns out I was smelling the remnants of old Bear's markings). She cried in her carrier the whole way over. Actual cries that you could hear. I'm sure you remember that she normally can't make sound when she meows, and still doesn't. She also peed and pooped in the carrier, out of fear. I felt so bad because I figured out that she was afraid I was going to give her away! The not being able to cry has gotten her locked out on the front porch a couple times, so I put bells on her collar. I take her on trips with me and finally, on the last trip, she didn't pee and poop in the carrier from fear. Yay!
My big golden retriever, Billy, was terrified of her and couldn't stand to be in the same room with her, but she loves him! He's starting to come around and accept her. He was another rescue from Tennessee so who knows where that fear came from.
I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking such good care of her. I was in a pretty bad depression when I got her but she really helped pull me out of it completely. Wonderful people like you help animals but you also, in turn, help people. I hope you are doing well.
This Dude.
Just wanted to give a shout out to my handsome little dude. We went to a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese today. Always a blast, right? Although it might not be a parents favorite place to be, Nicholas started screeching when we pulled into the parking lot because he was so excited.
I know I'm biased because he is my kid, but man oh man. This little 3 year old is polite, says hello to everyone, says please and thank you, and almost always has a smile on his face. When it was time to leave he understood we had to go and didn't put up a fight. I know some of it has to do with our parenting, but we are truly lucky to have such a cool little dude.
Love you, booger.
I know I'm biased because he is my kid, but man oh man. This little 3 year old is polite, says hello to everyone, says please and thank you, and almost always has a smile on his face. When it was time to leave he understood we had to go and didn't put up a fight. I know some of it has to do with our parenting, but we are truly lucky to have such a cool little dude.
Love you, booger.
Friday, July 17, 2015
Life Updates :)
Hey folks!
It's been awhile, so I'm just going to go ahead and condense the past few weeks into one post. Mmkay? Mkay.
July 4th week we had our FIRST EVER family vacation and it was so so wonderful. It was Nicholas' first time to the beach. I should probably mention Nick and I are not big beach people. We're pool people. We're lay around and try to relax people. Anyway, enough about us. Nicholas had a great time- he was a little nervous at first, but Ima toot my own horn and say I helped him (along with his friends Matthew and Leah and Auntie Deanna) get comfortable with the water. I had him stand behind me and put his arms around my neck while I sat in the water, and he was then comfortable enough to creep in and hold hands with his friends. Here are some pictures of our amazing time in Newburyport. I didn't get many of Nicholas in the water since I was busy making sure he didn't drown ;) :
When we came back from Newburyport I had a little bit of a health scare, and after that Dexter wasn't feeling so great either. I found a lump in my left breast and was beyond terrified. I am thankful to say I went for a mammogram and ultrasound and it was found that I had dense tissue and no signs of an actual tumor or cancer. I can't stress enough how important it is to check yourself, ladies! I am lucky enough to have no family history of cancer but that's just one of the many factors that go into determing breast cancer.
We also visited the vet today and I'm thankful to say Dexter is also doing ok. The picture of Nicholas and Dexter below is when he brought his favorite bone over to play tug of war- he hadn't done that in days and it made me so happy.
My friend Brooke is going through a tough time with their dog Kaia right now. Kaia has been diagnosed with cancer and she's going through treatment- all I can say is Brooke (and Kaia) are two tough girls because I look at Dexter with an upset stomach and am reduced to tears. I can't imagine what they're going through and I can only hope that Kaia gets better- she's got two amazing parents who will do anything for her so she's in the best place she can be, and I choose to believe she's a fighter and will get better- she has so much more life to live. <3
It's been awhile, so I'm just going to go ahead and condense the past few weeks into one post. Mmkay? Mkay.
July 4th week we had our FIRST EVER family vacation and it was so so wonderful. It was Nicholas' first time to the beach. I should probably mention Nick and I are not big beach people. We're pool people. We're lay around and try to relax people. Anyway, enough about us. Nicholas had a great time- he was a little nervous at first, but Ima toot my own horn and say I helped him (along with his friends Matthew and Leah and Auntie Deanna) get comfortable with the water. I had him stand behind me and put his arms around my neck while I sat in the water, and he was then comfortable enough to creep in and hold hands with his friends. Here are some pictures of our amazing time in Newburyport. I didn't get many of Nicholas in the water since I was busy making sure he didn't drown ;) :
When we came back from Newburyport I had a little bit of a health scare, and after that Dexter wasn't feeling so great either. I found a lump in my left breast and was beyond terrified. I am thankful to say I went for a mammogram and ultrasound and it was found that I had dense tissue and no signs of an actual tumor or cancer. I can't stress enough how important it is to check yourself, ladies! I am lucky enough to have no family history of cancer but that's just one of the many factors that go into determing breast cancer.
We also visited the vet today and I'm thankful to say Dexter is also doing ok. The picture of Nicholas and Dexter below is when he brought his favorite bone over to play tug of war- he hadn't done that in days and it made me so happy.
My friend Brooke is going through a tough time with their dog Kaia right now. Kaia has been diagnosed with cancer and she's going through treatment- all I can say is Brooke (and Kaia) are two tough girls because I look at Dexter with an upset stomach and am reduced to tears. I can't imagine what they're going through and I can only hope that Kaia gets better- she's got two amazing parents who will do anything for her so she's in the best place she can be, and I choose to believe she's a fighter and will get better- she has so much more life to live. <3
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Lowell Humane Society Upcoming Events
As many of you know, I've been volunteering at Lowell Humane for a little over a year now and it has changed my life. LHS does amazing things for so many animals in need.
In the past few months a few dogs have been surrendered and their bills have been astronomical. Denali needed heart worm treatment and will need double knee surgery, Baby Bella recently had knee surgery, Rex had cataract surgery, and we just out a new young guy named Ruck will need ball hip joint surgery. These surgeries for these dogs alone cost thousands and thousands of dollars.
Lowell Humane receives absolute zero government funding- they operate only on private donations and small grants throughout the year.
With all that being said, I know that we all have to pick and choose what we would like to donate to, and I know it's not often we've got just money lying around wondering "what can I do with this?"
I'm a member of the Dog Task Force which works specifically to promote the well being of the dogs while in the care of LHS and we came up with a few ideas that I wanted to share with you, and I also wanted to let you know about some fun summer events. :)
Have spare change?
Having a yard sale?
Have kids that want to have a lemonade stand/bake sale?
Considering donating a portion of these proceeds to LHS.
Upcoming/ Save the Date events:
Thursday June 25th: Garcia Brogan's in Lowell from 7-9pm Live Music, Raffle, Silent Auction, and kissing booth with Baby Bella- a $5 cover will be charged and all proceeds benefit the shelter.
Sunday June 28th: Shelter Me- movie viewing at The Luna Theater in Lowell. $5 and proceeds benefit the shelter.
Saturday July 11th: Pancake breakfast at Chelmsford Applebees $10 - we have to sell a minimum of 100 tickets so please please please, even if you cannot attend perhaps you could consider making a $10 donation?
Friday August 14th: Come. Sip. Stay Beer Tasting at Onyx Room at Western Ave Studios, $25 pp.
Thank you for all of your love and support folks, it means so much to me and to the animals in need. <3
If you have any questions or think you might attend some of these events, please let me know. Would love to see you guys there :)
In the past few months a few dogs have been surrendered and their bills have been astronomical. Denali needed heart worm treatment and will need double knee surgery, Baby Bella recently had knee surgery, Rex had cataract surgery, and we just out a new young guy named Ruck will need ball hip joint surgery. These surgeries for these dogs alone cost thousands and thousands of dollars.
Lowell Humane receives absolute zero government funding- they operate only on private donations and small grants throughout the year.
With all that being said, I know that we all have to pick and choose what we would like to donate to, and I know it's not often we've got just money lying around wondering "what can I do with this?"
I'm a member of the Dog Task Force which works specifically to promote the well being of the dogs while in the care of LHS and we came up with a few ideas that I wanted to share with you, and I also wanted to let you know about some fun summer events. :)
Have spare change?
Having a yard sale?
Have kids that want to have a lemonade stand/bake sale?
Considering donating a portion of these proceeds to LHS.
Upcoming/ Save the Date events:
Thursday June 25th: Garcia Brogan's in Lowell from 7-9pm Live Music, Raffle, Silent Auction, and kissing booth with Baby Bella- a $5 cover will be charged and all proceeds benefit the shelter.
Sunday June 28th: Shelter Me- movie viewing at The Luna Theater in Lowell. $5 and proceeds benefit the shelter.
Saturday July 11th: Pancake breakfast at Chelmsford Applebees $10 - we have to sell a minimum of 100 tickets so please please please, even if you cannot attend perhaps you could consider making a $10 donation?
Friday August 14th: Come. Sip. Stay Beer Tasting at Onyx Room at Western Ave Studios, $25 pp.
Thank you for all of your love and support folks, it means so much to me and to the animals in need. <3
If you have any questions or think you might attend some of these events, please let me know. Would love to see you guys there :)
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Family
Family. It's Good. It's Bad. It's Ugly. But, it's part of who we are. I'm grateful that Nick is close with his family and we got to hang with a big group of them today. Life is good, you guys. Life. is. good.
Eva's 1st Birthday
Today we celebrated Eva's 1st birthday, the daughter of our very close friends Matt and Jen. It was the perfect day and everyone had a great time.
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