Time flys when .......

More than two months since I was here, again. And like the rest of life, both good things and bad things have happened at the shelter.

We have lost another kennel position and they aren't letting me fill four others. The five new positions and the people who filled them are working out better than I could have expected. A supervisor is out ill for an extended time. We have added another location to receive dogs in our transfer program. Two steps forward, one step back.

It's so hard to live with how the economy has affected our city and therefore, our budget. We have made so many strides over the past 18 months and there is so much more I want to do. But it's hard to argue with so many people out of work and children going hungry. We must remember that our job is to take care of our animals and to keep the challenges of the shelter in your face!

I have become the kitty nursery lately as well as the favored location for our more unusual residents. I have four tiny little kittens that have the run of the office and of me! The tiny gray one is still suckling so crawls up my arm to my neck and tries to nurse. Then she gets mad when she doesn't get any milk and starts to bite me. It's a good thing she is so cute! Then there is BatCat - a little tabby with a scrawny neck and huge ears. She is very loving and crawls up my leg to sit in my lap. The other two play and play and all four fall asleep about 3pm. The two gerbils that have just arrived in my office are the best kitty tv ever.

Midnight, the front office cat, has decided that she wants to be an outside cat and takes to sneaking to the outer lobby and then outside. She will then wait by the front door demanding to be let in whenever she wants. Her hair is finally growing out after her tangle with the pest strip in the volunteer office.

Thanks for the push LM!!