From the Desk of a Blonde: You Can Do It!

I have been faced with many challenges at my new job. Working with animals can be unpredictable and with my heart, I assume everyone will love me, so I approach them that way... Apparently not the case!

In my defense I was doing what I knew. I reached into a pet taxi to a kitten (6 weeks old) and it allowed me to pet him/her (you'll see why I have no idea) and decided it was ok for me to take the kitten out of the finder's carrier and put him/her into our carrier. This plan was all gravy til I stood up with the kitten in hand. Well it must have thought my hand was a springboard cause it leaped off my hand and ran round the kitten room. I looked like such an idiot chasing this cat around the room. He/She was so faster than me!! Lesson learned. A: use a transfer cage, less stressful on us both (who knew! You don't tell me I don't know!) B: Scruff a cat, regardless of age, they can outsmart and outspeed even the fastest and experienced of people. C: Kittens have sharp nails...

Speaking of scruffing, so I go home and I think about how I can "practice" what I've learned at work on my animals (I'm sure they love it!) and so I decided to practice scruffing Two Two (cat). First of all, I'm not sure this has ever been done to her. Second of all, she's not the thinest of ladies... So, I grab hold of the scruff and try to lift... I can only imagine what is going through her head right now... no dice on the lifting... So I think, maybe my grip is off and try again... I'm starting to come to the conclusion that tubby cats aren't meant to be scuffed, nor is a prissy Two Two meant to be a practice dummy! Today I pinched a bit of skin like I was going to give a vaccination shot and she got up and walked off... Don't think she holds anything against me

though cause she is coming up for loving now! I haven't really learned a ton about Dogs, so Kahlua has been able to steer clear of the testing, though she has received some extra loving, cause I'm so thankful for her. I'm happy she is who she is, flaws and all.

This week has been a week for special animals. I saw a dog with an extra set of dew claws ( those extra toes that are slightly higher up on the leg) and then I also saw a cat with thumbs!!! I mean it... Regular toes and then an opposable thumb on both the front feet. Super cute. It looked like he had mittens on. None of this hurts the animals, just things that happen. Cute if you ask me. Seriously, picture a cat walking with mittens on his/her front feet! You smiled, didn't you??

Let's see what else... Oh yeah, I finally started my wedding scrapbook. I haven't bought the book yet, but I have about 10 pages done and I couldn't be happier with them!! I thought it would be hard, but it really flows nicely, and it's a nice reminder of a wonderful day! I can't believe it's been almost a year already. Good Times!!

Today I decided it's time to share what my girls look like, for those of you who don't know. Enjoy! These are my favorite pictures of them both!! They are hard to photograph so when the lighting is right, it's nice to get the shots.