Kitties and tears

I know I said I wouldn't blog until AFTER our wonderful vay cay but.......

We had a rather traumatic experience this past weekend...in the previous blog I wrote we had to get rid of our cats. Well by process of elmination and reasons too long to write - we took Harold to Heaven Can Wait.

Heaven Can Wait is a well respected and reputable foundation that takes in cats and dogs, and puts them up for adoption. If you google Heaven Can Wait they put pictures of the animal and a little blurb about it. A few years ago, I had tried for weeks to get ahold of them to adopt a cat, but was unable to hear back from them or get through their phone line.....so my youngest son and I went to Calgary Humane Society to adopt Kenny. Knowing that we had decided Harold needed to find a friendly home other than ours, I first thought of Heaven Can Wait.....so off Kyle and I went with a very scared and vocal Harold.  I was SOOOOO DISSAPPOINTED in the repsonse that we received, I imagined a loving caring welcome. I must have been in denial! We were grilled beyond - in tears, I finally said that we were good people and that we tried our hardest to find another home and this was not an easy decision. After demaning a donation, they begrudingly took our little Harold.....

I understand that they probably have many not so upstanding citizens dropping off their animals, and that they have a lot of damage control to do. This I understand, I wish they could realize that we are GOOD people who were left with no other choice than to try to give Harold a better home and another chance. I know Harold will be ok, and I hope that he will be adopted into a family that can care for him and appreciate his little looks and chatty manner. As for Heaven Can Wait, I wish for them to be able to read people better and understand how very very difficult this decision was for our family.

So all in all, it was a heart wrenching day with many tears.....

Time flies when you are......

WOW times flies when you are......

I wouldn't say I was having fun, but here is what I've been up to the past bit.....
Firstly - had to have a little surgery for a bump on my forehead....all went well....but I do know that I will NEVER have a FACE LIFT...OMG the pain, and the black eyes along with the swelling...I never new my nose and face could swell so much! Then I needed to take a couple extra days off AFTER I had been back to work...a little swelling and a little infection is always a setback.... But I should be good to go now. My family and friends were a HUGE support throughout this whole thing, I am blessed to have such a great support!!

During my time off, Brandon came home again, it is so nice to have him home....the house is messier, you know exactly what he has touched and where he has been throughout the WHOLE house...a bit frustrating but in the same sense comforting. This time he came home and zoomed out the next day to buy himself a truck!!!!! Yup he spent more on this truck than I EVER have spent on a vehicle....but it sure is PRETTY!!!! Pearl white fully loaded Denali truck....this thing is amazing....I am so proud of him that he can do this all on his own at the ripe young age of 19!!!!! He will always have a means to achieve the things he wants in life. He LOVES the best of the best and will be sure to obtain them....He is a kind hearted soul who is not afraid of hard work to achieve such successes.....

Kyle was busy this past week at a camp they offer through his school. He goes away for a week and gets to do all sorts of fun things, like zip lining, leap of faith, horse back riding and such!!! I have always called Kyle the animal whisperer - it is uncanny how animals respond to him! So he wants to go back to the camp this summer and work there as a wrangler! So proud of where he is in his life and how successful he is!

On a sad note - we are having to find a new home for our adorable cats, Kenny and Harold....we are getting new flooring in our home and they seem to think that it's ok to pee in the house...It is SO DISGUSTING I can hardly believe it....we have tried EVERYTHING possible and it breaks my heart even thinking of having to give them to a new home but we can't have hardwood flooring getting wrecked.....this will be our forever floor and there comes a time when you have to decide...as heart wrenching as it is......

Happy to say it is only a week and a bit away for our big DOMINICAN TRIP!!!!! Woot WOOT!!! Hubby and I can hardly wait....My Hubby is fairly quiet, is quite reserved...I knew he was excited about this trip when he started packing BOTH our suitcases BEFORE ME!!!! Usually I am the list packing anal obsessive control freak and packed weeks in advance...lol...but my Hubby surprized me this time and beat me to the punch. Tomorrow we are going shopping for all things trip worthy! Wish us well - as it's hard to find sun dresses and flip flops in the MIDDLE OF FALL......so fingers crossed we will be able to find the wares that we need for our trip!!!!!!

So enough for now, I will probs blog when I get back from the FAB trip...stay tuned.....