Our stray kitty did find a home much to the dismay of our kiddos. Here's the layout I did chronicling the experience for the kids.
Credits: backgrounds and elements from Heather Roselli's From the Heart kit www.thedigichick.com
The excitement level in our house is sky high. You see, yesterday the kids discovered a poor skinny kitty in our shed. Normally the stray cats in our neighborhood are owned and cared for by someone, and are never allowed in the house. But, I had Meister holding my cheeks to look into my eyes and pleading, "PLEEEEEASE, can we save her?" I took a look, felt her bony spine, and saw how affectionate she was with people. What was I supposed to do?
We've called the Humane League asking them to check the Lost Cat reports, checked all the classifieds, looked for flyers in the neighborhood, and even had the vet scan her for a microchip. It seems this one is not going to be reunited with her original family. So anyone want a 6-8 month old very affectionate kitty who even gets along with dogs?
We have until the end of the weekend to find a good home for this sweetie.
Last year I really enjoyed the Project 365 challenge my buddy Jo and I did together, but life got busy and the picture-taking fizzled. This year I'm starting off fresh trying to make it through the whole year with only a few missing holes. We'll see how it goes. If you want to check it out, here's the link: JPPhotoblog
Siah's violin teacher holds a concert each year at Christmas time to allow her students a chance to perform as a group for an audience. It is usually great fun. Last year, Siah had just started and was learning to hold the violin and the bow, but this year he actually got to play along with several of the songs. Isn't he sweet?
It is going to take me YEARS to use all of the Christmas freebies I'm finding this year. Another collaborative mega kit is online this week. Check it out here: Christmas Around The World.
I happened across a blog that not only lists freebies, but includes a preview of them as well. Plus there is a new post EVERY DAY. DigiFree is powered by a sophisticated computerized search engine that searches for freebies on blogs.
Currently there is also a huge collaborative freebie kit "One Night In Bethlehem" that is being hosted by 16 different designers. They have committed to keeping their freebies up from Dec. 1 until Dec. 7, so if you want parts of these freebies, you need to jump on it this week.
Our church holds a Thanksgiving Eve service with a traditional time for sharing what God has done over the previous year. The sharing includes tough stuff - deaths, sicknesses, ect. but also includes more lighthearted things as well. One little boy was thankful for his 5 kitties and shared each name with us. After Meister saw that Pastor Jeff was sharing the microphone with kids, he desperately wanted a chance to speak to the crowd.
"Mom, Can I say something too?"
"What are you going to say?"
Meister shrugs his shoulders.
"You can if you can tell about something that you are really happy or thankful for. Can you think of anything?"
Meister nods his head.
"Whisper it to me first, OK?" I had to check make sure it was appropriate. He whispered what he was thinking, and I tearily agreed that he could raise his hand for the microphone.
Pastor Jeff brought the microphone over to Meister who excitedly took it in his hand. Enjoying the way his voice was broadcast over the entire room, he said, "Well . . . I got 'dopted by Pete and Julie!"
Wow! Talk about making 300 hearts melt! Pete was getting teary-eyed. Pastor Jeff was blinking back tears. And the whole audience applauded. What a gift to us especially since we hadn't been talking about being thankful for adoption. That was totally out of his own sweet little heart.