Flippy was adopted on Friday evening. However, the people are going RVing for a month with their daughter and her dog so we are keeping him until mid-December. But, the paperwork is all done and he is officially theirs - we are just watching him. Christine was nice enough to watch him over Thanksgiving for us so we don't have to take a bunch of dogs on a 5 hour car ride (our pet sitter only watches our personal dogs).

Mavis was adopted last night. She went to a home that had a deaf dog before. The home was great and we're so happy she found a home after only being with us three weeks. The earlier they are adopted the easier and less confusing it is for them.

Picture Taken By Andy

 This is a picture of some of the volunteers at the Wooly Bear. I'm in the background behind the table. (photo by volunteer Ed)

Lucy in her donation jacket. (photo by Amy Schnebelin)

This is Kelsey. She is a Senegal Parrot. She was hatched in 2003. She is a very sweet and playful girl. She is also mostly bonded to me, but will allow other people to handle her without issue. Originally she was supposed to be Andy's bird, but she bonded to me quickly. She is very smart and is learning some tricks!

Here is Sancha. She is an 11 year old Black Headed Caique who hatched in 1997. We got her from a family who could no longer keep her. The husband became allergic to the birds' dander and after two years of trying different medications they had to find new homes for their feathered friends. So, Sancha came to live with us. She is bonded to Andy and will only allow me to handle her if he is not around and even then sometimes she doesn't tolerate me. Its okay though, I'm glad Andy has a bird who is in love with him. 

And last but not least, Sky. She is an Orange-Winged Amazon who, as you know was a foster bird of ours. From what the rescue could gather she is approximately 26 years old (hatched 1982). We don't believe she was wild caught, however it is very possible since the import ban wasn't put into place until 1992. Sky is doing much better now and is coming out of her cage without issue. I think she is falling in love with me, but she allows Andy to handle her. I wish he would interact with her more so she will be more comfortable going to more people than just me. It will help her build her confidence. We are still pondering her new name....

Alta
Izzy
Pilar
Zarita
Filipa
Fina
Loca
Inca
Loro (means parrot)

I'm not really sold on any of those quite yet. If anyone else actually ever reads this, I would take suggestions. 

So, what has been happening?

Well, first off, the bird in the last post is no longer a foster bird. We're pretty sure at this point that she is a permanent resident here. She has had a hard life and even though we may not be the most wonderful home in the world (while we do do our best) I think that what she really needs is stability. Plus, she is slowly coming around and gets more and more excited about coming out of her cage everyday - as opposed to being happy to sit and rot in her cage the rest of her life.

I work at a dog daycare now. It has its drama with a kind of crazy owner, but I like it pretty well. I really can't complain too much since I get paid to play with dogs - not a bad gig. 

In a big upset Andy and I started eating meat again after two years of not doing so. I'm not sure what happened. I'm also not sure that I will keep eating meat. I feel forever guilty about it  and often-times choose to have a meatless meal. We'll see how that all goes. 

For financial reasons I took this fall semester off. I also think I kind of needed a break anyways. For the past two years I have been going to school all year round - so it will be nice to have some time off.  

We currently have three foster dogs - all of which came from the same pound and were about to be gassed. One of them is a handful and has dominance (not aggression) issues and issues with marking in the house. We're working with the dominance and the marking problem will get much better once he is neutered.

How can we have three foster dogs? Well, our limit is really two, but it has been a little easier to have three because Andy built us a fence!! Finally, for the first time in my life, I live in a house with a fenced in backyard. It isn't a pretty fence but it works and that is all I care about. We bought the supplies to make it at Tractor Supply and the materials for the fence cost about $250.00 - not too shabby! We got the idea from this website called Unchain Your Dog which helps get dogs off of chains and at least into a fence and hopefully into a home! Their website is: http://www.unchainyourdog.org/ 

Alright, that is all I can think of and I'm really tired. Night. 

I take great comfort in the words spoken in 1 Thess. 4:13-18

13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep,that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 18Therefore encourage one another with these words.

 This is appropriate for the number of people who keep putting their dogs up for adoption when they find out they are going to have kids.....

After two long years of being on a waiting list for an agility dog, we have been notified by the breeder that, at long last, our number has come up and ... WE ARE HAVING A PUPPY!!!

We must get rid of our children IMMEDIATELY because we just know how time consuming our new little puppy is going to be and it just wouldn't be fair to the children. Since our little puppy will be arriving on Monday we MUST place the children into rescue this weekend!

The kids are described as:

One male - His name is Tommy, Caucasian (English/Irish mix), light blonde hair, blue eyes. Four years old. Excellent disposition. He doesn't bite. Temperament tested. Does have problems with peeing directly in the toilet. Has had chicken Pox and is current on all shots. Tonsils have already been removed. Tommy eats everything, is very clean, house trained & gets along well with others. Does not run with scissors and with a little training he should be able to read soon.

One female - Her name is Lexie, Caucasian (English/Irish mix), strawberry blonde hair, green eyes quite freckled. Two years old. Can be surly at times. Non-biter, thumb sucker. Has been temperament tested but needs a little attitude adjusting occasionally. She is current on all shots, tonsils out, and is very healthy & can be affectionate. Gets along well with other little girls & little boys but does not like to share her toys and therefore would do best in a one child household. She is a very quick learner and is currently working on her house training-shouldn't take long at all.

We really do LOVE our children so much and want to do what's right for them; that is why we contacted a rescue group. But we simply can no longer keep them. Also, we are afraid that they may hurt our new puppy.

I hope you understand that ours is a UNIQUE situation and we have a real emergency here!!! They MUST be placed into your rescue by Sunday night at the latest or we will be forced to drop them off at the orphanage or along some dark, country road. Our priority now has to be our new puppy.

Ophelia the ferret got adopted to an AWESOME home. 

We're going to Indiana this weekend and then Mammoth Cave (with Andy's class) the next weekend.

Andy and I both got our hair cut today.  Mine was finally long enough to donate to Locks of Love.  It is now just a little above my shoulders which is kinda scary for me.  Andy really likes it though so that makes me feel much better about it.   Andy's hair is super cute too - its a little 4 inch fro.

 We donated blood today too.  We went to Chipotle for dinner and the Blood Mobile was next door, so after we ate we decided to go.  Unfortunately that made me lose track of time and I missed Wednesday night services which sucks.  At least it was for a good cause!

I think that is all for now.  

 Usually Andy does the getting ready since he has a pretty flexible schedule but this time I have three days off before we leave.  So, I'll be cleaning the house, washing clothes and getting us packed.  Andy has agreed to clean the car (which is in much need of cleaning). 

 Not a lot else is going on.