Our Foster Dog

I still intend to blog more regularly...but this week has been INSANE. On Monday, Mom and I had Dr.'s appointments. Tuesday after work, Casey and I dropped the kittens off at the vet to be spayed/neutered on Wednesday. Tuesday night, I swam 1,000 yds., and then I taught water aerobics at the Shelbyville Rec Center. Wednesday afternoon we picked the kittens up.

Yesterday, we went to Williamson County Animal Control to pick up a foster dog to foster for Ratbone Rescues. The dog's name is Scooter, and he is a Rat Terrier. Scooter is 10 years old. He is housetrained and leash trained. He loves all people, dogs, and cats. He is truly a little sweetheart. We decided to foster him, so he would have a second chance at a good life. Here's some pictures of him:

He did really well meeting the Zoo yesterday. They've all become fast friends. Mom looked in on him this morning. He's already made himself at home. He was fast asleep, in the middle of our bed.

We dropped the puppies off at the vet this morning, for their yearly shots and checkups, so Scooter is home with just Fergie and Shiloh. I figured that he'd probably destress a lot today, with it being quiet and all. We just got a call from Dr. K's office that the puppies are ready, so we'll pick them up right after work. It's probably going to be another exciting afternoon and evening for us, and all I want right now is a nap!

What I'm Up To

I promise you all that I WILL do better at regular updates. My life has been CRAZY busy the past month. I'm typically so exhausted, by the time I get home, that all I can manage is to scan my list of sites. Work has been busy, and by the time I cram in my exercise regimen, I'm done for. Anyway, things are going swimmingly at home. All the Zoo Crew is doing well and enjoying the warmer weather. Next Thursday, all of the puppies go to Dr. K's for their yearly check ups and vaccinations. THAT will be a fun morning getting the three of them to cooperate. The kittens that we bottle fed last summer are due for their yearly check ups and vaccinations too. They are scheduled to go on the 12th. So, the next two weeks are going to be full of animal transport for us! I'm sure that I'll have some VERY intersting stories to report afterwards.

Casey and I have been busy looking at new cars. Even though we haven't had our Altima very long, it has nickled and dimed us to death. We just got a lemmon. Just last year, we spent over $2,500 in repairs. We also know that we need some repairs done, and we just don't want to invest any more money in this car. So hopefully by next week, we'll have a new mode of transportation. We're just trying to take our time with a decision and be very careful deciding what we want this time.

To celebrate our 11th anniversary, Casey and I booked another Carnival Cruise for next year (2010). We loved our cruise so much last year, that we can't wait to go back. We had wanted to go this year, but now I'm glad we decided to wait. The travel restrictions with the new swine flu is changing a lot of the sailing ports. On the next cruise we'll visit three new places, in addition to two islands that we've visited before. This cruise we'll visit: San Juan, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas (my fav from last cruise), Antigua, Tortolla, and Nassau. I know that it's still a year away, but I'm REALLY looking forward to it!!

That's pretty much it from my world right now. I will do better with updates...I will do better with updates......

Gratuitous Kitten Pictures

The kittens are getting SO big!! They are in that REALLY cute stage too. They have such neat personalities. Casey and I have become so attached that we are keeping them all. We have Ramsay (after Gordon Ramsay), Sookie (after Sookie Stackhouse from the Southern Vampire novels), and Trianna (after Trianna Orpheus, Dr. Orpheus' daughter on Venture Brothers). Enjoy the cuteness....

Ramsay

Trianna

Sookie

Ramsay and Sookie get ready to watch a little t.v.

Hanging out witht the pack

With "Mama" Shingo.

Ramsay and Indiana.

The Kittens Are GROWING!!

Well, we've had the kittens a week today. I just can't believe how much they've grown!! The boy, Gordon Ramsay, is a pig. He's by far the biggest and loudest of the three. Shingo is still playing "mama" to them. He bathes them, protects them, and herds them. This morning, one of the girls climbed out of the box, and he herded her back and let us know. He was satisfied once we put her back in the box. He's attentive. I have to give him that. All three have opened their eyes over the last two days. Ramsay was the first. Here are some new pictures of their progress.

Feeding Time!

Shingo LOVES the kittens!!

Indiana loves them too...

Shingo decides they need to be re-bathed after Indiana did an insufficient job.

Gordon Ramsay

Oh EXCITEMENT!!!

Most of yesterday and today have been a blur. Right after lunch yesterday, Casey and I received a call from a friend. It seems that 3 little kittens came to their loading dock, on an 18 wheeler from Montgomery, Alabama. They needed somewhere for them to go FAST, before Animal Control picked them up. They had already told the folks that they would take them back and just put them down. Casey and I told them we'd take them....of course!!! We went by and got them after work. They were tiny, tiny, tiny!! We, along with Kim, took them to Dr. K's and had them checked out. They were deemed about a week old and healthy. Right now, we're bottle feeding them about every 3 hours, and the puppies are bathing them for us!! Too cute! I, however, look like the walking dead today from the schedule. My other coworker, Jen (she works nights) is kitty sitting and feeding during the day for us. We'll pick them up, after we get off from work. I'll have lots of pics to share tomorrow!!