A Familiar Friend

"Well, would you look at who the cat dragged in. If it isn't that bed-stealing, affection-hogging, toy-destroying Buster. He thinks he's SO handsome and fast and charming. Who said you could come to my park?

Okay, I'll play with you--just for a little while, but you better not be coming back over to MY house again!"

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The Best Christmas Presents

In this morning's email, I received two gifts that warmed my heart. One was an email and photo from Buster's family, wishing us a merry Christmas. We fostered Buster back in May of 2011. How I love that handsome boy.

And the other email was from Kira's family! I haven't heard any news about our previous foster Kira for months, so I was so happy to get an update and see a photo of her. She looks like she has grown a lot, as I thought she probably would. Her new mom says, "Kira is very special and seems to enjoy her new life. She runs every day with the horses, and Rafferty (their shar pei mix) is her best friend."

I'm so touched and grateful that they would think of me today. It really made my Christmas complete. Expensive presents and fancy gadgets--who needs 'em?! A thoughtful gesture and a little kindness goes a long way.

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The Best of Buster

On Friday, we got to take care of Buster, our first foster dog, for an afternoon while his humans were away. He definitely remembered all of us, our car, our house, and of course, our park. Did he and Cabana have fun together? I'll let the photos be the answer.






Of all our fosters, Buster is the one that still pulls most at our heartstrings. Sometimes, we wish we had kept him, but then we wouldn't have been able to help the other fosters we had subsequently. I think we made the right decision. Plus, we get to take care of Buster again for a few days in December. We get to enjoy him and then give him back to his family who adores him. That's the best of both worlds.

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