Moving Right Along

"And I can't wait to get on the road again.

On the road again

Goin' places that I've never been.

Seein' things that I may never see again" ~Willie Nelson

Last Day of School

(Oliver all ready for the first day of school)

Today was Oliver's last day of the first year of school. As you can guess, it went by faster than I thought it would. I am ecstatic at how much he has grown. Making the step to put him school last year was one of the best decisions we made. He has had the opportunity to make lots of new friends and have Spanish, Music, and Sign Language classes. He bonded with his teachers and always looked forward to going to school.

On a side note, he also went potty on the big boy potty last night. I'm off to buy pull ups tomorrow. :)

Pete the Moose

Alas, Facebook has done it again. Not only did it help get Betty White on SNL, it has most recently played a major part in saving the life of Pete, a moose from Vermont.

In case you haven't heard of the story, Pete was found by a guy named David Lawrence when he was only a few days old. Pete's Mother and sibling were attacked by dogs, so David took Pete in and nursed him back to health. Pete has been living on a game preserve owned by Doug Nelson. Unfortunately the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife did not want Pete mixing with farm raised elk because diseases could be spread between the animals... so their solution- have Pete removed, in other words have him killed. Brilliant, especially since none of the animals were carrying any diseases. Luckily for Pete, people on Facebook signed a petition and it changed the minds of Vermont lawmakers. They designated Pete as a "special purpose herd," which means he can no longer be overseen by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Thank you lawmakers for actually listening to the people.

"The quicker we humans learn that saving open space and wildlife is critical to our welfare and quality of life, maybe we'll start thinking of doing something about it." -Jim Fowler

A Ball of Cuteness

Oliver spent the day with Mimi on Tuesday. It's obvious from the photos that he missed me terribly.

Work it Girl!

I just completed my 2nd week at work. The last 2 weeks have flown by, which is exactly what I was hoping would happen. My brain is full of new knowledge, and Oliver fell right into his new schedule. Jim has been awesome in picking up some duties around the house, which has made my life less stressful. The boys seem to be handling things pretty well too. I can tell they miss having me there during the day, but I'm sure they are just fine sleeping on the couch and keeping guard by the window.

Roll On

I get to wake up to this all weekend. Lucky me!

"Stamps to the Rescue" Campaign

These lovely stamps went on sale Friday. They will increase awareness on pet adoptions and raise money for food for shelter pets. I love, love, love this. I am 100% behind adopting pets. My Otto man was a rescue, and hands down the most incredible dog I have ever had the privilege to love. So if you send me some snail mail, slap one of these cuties on the envelope.

The photographer of the stamps is Sally Anderson-Bruce. Thanks to her and the US Postal Service, all ten animals have been adopted! Please consider adopting your next pet. Every pet deserves to be spoiled completely rotten.

"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." - Josh Billings