Wordless Wednesday
Now that’s a huge two wheeler! I think it’s bigger than my car!
Looks like a fun ride.
Jul 12, 2008
Kids cat needs an operation and strangers offer to help
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In June strangers from all over were happy to offer their help to an Ogden Utah cat named Patches who needed an expensive operation. When Patches was a kitten she suffered a spinal cord injury that left her rear right leg paralyzed.
The disability could lead to the premature death of Patches.
So … Aspen Granath, 10, and her younger brother Skylar, 8, opened a lemonade stand to raise funds for the surgery to help Patches. The operation is said to cost more than $500.
“Although only one of her legs is paralyzed, it drags along behind her and trips up her good leg,” Aspen’s father, Blue Granath, told the Standard-Examiner in a story. “Now when she walks, she just uses her front legs and drags the back part of her body behind her. It’s really sad.”
An Ogden newspaper published a story about the cat and this lead to offers of donations and assistance from readers around the country. People in North Carolina, New York, Texas, California and Arizona have contacted the newspaper.
Pet lover Theresa Pilarczyk offered to pay for the cats surgery saying “I’ve always had a soft spot for stories about children and animals”.
The kindness of strangers – gotta love it. Hopefully the cat has had it’s surgery by now.
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Jul 9, 2008
It’s just about time to start thinking about Halloween Costumes
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I know it’s a little early to start thinking about Halloween, heck most of us are just starting our summer vacations, but if you are a Halloween enthusiast you might be starting to think about what kind of costume you’ll wear this coming Halloween. I know I am!
I love Halloween. Sometimes we’ll have Halloween parties with our friends, and other times we just decorate the house, the lawn and wear silly costumes just to greet the kids that come to our door. I think all the kids in our area know to come to our house now since we do something different each year and of course we give out the best treats!
We haven’t decided what kind of costumes we’ll dress up in this year but I’ve been looking at the selection of costumes at BuyCostumes.com and I think I might have a few ideas as to which halloween costumes we might try.
We went to Vegas last year for a blogging convention. It was our first time in Vegas and man, we weren’t prepared for how busy, flashy and well .. gaudy it was all at the same time. In light of our trip, maybe their Tacky Vegas Tourist costumes will fit the bill.
Trish and I both have quite the sense of humor so when we dress up for Halloween we often go for something humorous. That or a horror costume. Make them laugh or scare the heck out of them we say!
The great thing about looking for Halloween costumes, decorations and Halloween related accessories a little bit early is that almost all of the costumes will still be in stock and you can take advantage of early bird or clearance sales.
BuyCostumes.com is supposed to be the leading distributor of costumes and costume accessories. So whether you are looking for adult costumes or something for your kids to wear this Halloween you’ll be sure to find a great selection at good prices. They even have costumes for your pets too! Hey … now that we have a dog maybe we’ll dress her up too. Now that’s an idea.
Do you enjoy Halloween? Have you started to think about what you’ll dress up as this Halloween?
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