17? How?

My little girl is 17!! Happy Birthday, my beautiful daughter!

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They come, they go

So I adopted out my cuddle bug this week. Sweet lil Humphrey has a new home, a perfect home, where I just know he is being adored and spoiled!! Seriously, such a precious adoption experience. I am always sad to let a kittie go, but Humphrey left a hole in my heart. Look at him in that first photo, he's so sweet! Last night I brought home little angel River Tam, who had been with another foster, Second photo. She didn't like the other cats and would run and hide. I finally got her and kept her with me, she was just spayed and very disoriented. She instantly distracted me from my sadness. This morning she is doing great, getting along and interacting with the others, but she really wants to cuddle and she's staying very close to me. She's got an extra toe on each of her front paws. Oh my heart!!! All kitties are so precious. They all deserve so much love!

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Another Batch Ready To Go

All six kittens sleeping in a pile! These guys are ready for there forever homes! 

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It's all about survival people!!

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Happy Day of Giving!

I worked 12 hours yesterday! I am too old for this, however my most favorite part of the day was getting to deliver Thanksgiving boxes to families in need! So much fun! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Tall trees equal lots of leaves

The kids are having too much fun raking. See Joseph?

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Bittersweet Goodbyes

Three of our fosters were adopted tonight at our first adoption event. It's such a bittersweet thing! So happy for them and their new families, but miss their unique little personalities!! Go spread love and joy little ones and know you will always be in our hearts! (Jack-jack, Wisp, and Reina)

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Post procedure fun

My cutie pie Annalina had her endoscopy today. The doc came in to talk to us after and she was still out of it. She repeated every word I said to the doctor. I told her she was as talkative as a Siamese cat. She replied, maybe I AM a Siamese cat. She remembers nothing!! Wish she had let me video her!

Tiny babies

Look at these three week old babies!!! So sweet and soft and snuggly!!

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Home Sweet Homes?

These kittens are ready for their forever homes. They are so sweet, playful and snuggly! They have been fixed and had their first shots. Adoption fee is seventy five. They are located in Rexburg. Come see them, they will win your heart!!

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Grateful

Today, a huge group of neighbors and ward members descended on our yard and for five hours we worked on trimming bushes, pulling up weeds, and really just all around beautifying the yard. We can see out the windows now!! I feel truly blessed by all those who helped get our yard ready for winter when I am sure they had plenty of other things they could have been doing. We feel so loved and we know we are exactly where we need to be. It is humbling to accept help on such a grand scale, but we plan to pay it forward every chance we get!

Foster fail? Noooooo...

THIS is the moment you start to think, "maybe 5 cats wouldn't be so bad". This is little Wisp, our foster, with Peter Pan, our permakittie. And Pan is usually the last to warm up to the fosters!

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Happy Life Willow!

Our sweet female Siamese, Willow, has found her forever home. We'll miss her. This is definitely the hard part of fostering, but her new family is amazing and she will be well loved!

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Sweet Annalina

Annalina update: after several painful attempts, the hospital was able to draw her blood. We should have results at her appointment on Monday. She hasn't been to school much this week and missed all the homecoming festivities, but remains her sweet little cat snuggling self! (The cats love having her home so much!) Thanks so much for your prayers and love!

Cute, and true

Great ideas! I haven't heard my husband's name in so long. So I really like that one.

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What is wrong??

Annalina is not well and has been suffering from an unspecified illness, off and on, for a while now. It has gotten bad and a trip to the doctor today was very traumatic for her. Her veins didn't cooperate and she was miserable. My poor sweet girl!

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Three days!

Here's the babies at 3 days old. So sweet!!

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Settling Into The World

Here's your morning dose of kitten cuteness!! All are doing great!!

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New life

Our cute pregnant momma cat Aspen, has delivered! Six tiny bundles of love! Momma is doing well and made it look easy. What an amazing experience for Annalina and I!! Better pics when she has brought them out of the birthing box.

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Cat Yoga with Captain Hook

Hmmm, sweet little Captain Hook has grown a LOT in one year!! Pretty sure he is the biggest now.

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Perfect Matches

We have placed two kittens this week. We put all of our hearts into caring for these sweet babies and it can be sad to send them off into the world. But one of my favorite things is having a family come into our home and watching kitty go from being nervous and unsure, to loving and snuggling with it's new parents. Even better when I check in to see how it's going, and hear how loved kitty is! Melts my heart every time! Fostering is a lot of work, but so worth it! If you're interested, let me know!

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Blended Foster Family

Our five smallest kittens came from 3 different litters, yet they get along like siblings(yes, they fight sometimes). It is so fun to watch their silly kitty antics. They are all eating well, using litter and growing like crazy!

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First Day 2018

They survived the first day!!! I did too!

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Annalina and her Passion

Annalina in her happy place!

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Make a Wish

Late night with my cute kiddos. We laid on the lawn watching the Perseid Meteor shower and we talked and laughed until we got cold. Then we enjoyed a cake that Joseph made for the occasion. I am truly blessed to be a mother to four such amazing people!!

Boundaries

Wise words. I never really learned about Boundaries u til well into my adulthood. A lot about my life makes sense. 

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Jacob is 24!!!

24 years ago Jacob was born! Life with him has been an amazing adventure. I adore my son and am so proud of the man he is. Happy birthday!!!

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So Very Tiny

The first photo is what 2 ounces of love looks like! The second photo is 3 ounces of joy! Our two latest and tiniest fosters are orphans at the tender age of 2 to 3 weeks. I am so grateful I chose this home to buy so we have the room to help these little ones who cannot help themselves. Tomorrow we will be getting an older kitten who is sick and will remain quarenteened until he is healthy and strong. I love my life!

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Window Kitties

Sweet kitties love the windows!!

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Salt Lake City

Well, it was a nightmare getting this trip to the specialist in SLC figured out last minute because the new non emergency transport peeps for Medicaid made a bunch of changes and didn't bother to let me know until two hours after we were supposed to leave. They've had all the info for weeks! Long story, but I made it work, at great expense to myself. We are having a blast though and just look at that view from our room!! Heading to see the doc, then some fun around the city before heading back tonight!

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Difficult Goodbye

Had to let go of my sweet little foster, Dibbles, today. He's been so sick, and taking care of him 24/7 has forged a tight bond between us. I cried last night watching him struggle, and I told him he could go, that I would help him and he came up to me and rubbed his tiny face against mine. I was there with him at the end. I think he felt loved. I am grateful for the brief few weeks I had with him, but it wasn't long enough. I am grateful he was able to pass peacefully in my arms.

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