Barb-I sure could use some umbrella drinks by the pool. Move over! Or maybe something stronger than coffee (I'm on my 4th cup of joe and contemplating another one.) Or maybe I want a new drug after all? 'Cause I think I might be crazy.
I might have told you all that my D16 has taken to volunteering at the Humane Society on Tuesdays after school with her behavioral therapist? They started that in late October. Like a lot of special needs kids, my D16 loves animals. The zoo is probably hands down her favorite place to go, so lots of times we build her compliance around rewards like going to the zoo or to the pet store to see the animals. So I wonder why we were so surprised at how much she loves the HS?
When she goes, they have her wash dishes and fold towels - and apparently, that kind of annoyed her until the lady in charge told her that the animals need fresh dishes and depend on her to have towels available. So she's willing to do the yucky stuff to get to the good stuff. Her therapist has texted me photos of the cats following her around. They call her the cat whisperer, and it makes me laugh. Except that one cat follows her around like crazy and she loves him as much as he loves her. And damn her, because after yesterday's photo, I wrote to the HS to see if I could adopt him. He's a red point Siamese and just beautiful. And he's been there since mid-November so...
...Someone just shoot me. I just hope that Butterfly (my current gato and a fellow Siamese) forgives me. She just turned 11 and here I've been telling people that when she goes I'm going to be a pet free house. Fat chance. At the very least, he's 4 so I don't have to put up with the obnoxious kitty phase. We'll see what the HS has to say about us adopting him. They don't open until 3 today, so I probably won't hear back until later on.
Carry on. Back to the umbrella drinks by the pool or hot toddies by the fire!
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
