Sunday morning, January 21, 2007-5:05 a.m.,plus info on C.C.A.P.L.

Good morning,everyone!
Good news! The new organization has been formed! Yeah! It's official name is the Carroll County Animal Protection League. Our sole purpose is to raise funds to build a much-needed animal shelter for our county, educate the public on the proper care of their pets, and prevent cruelty to animals that will come under our care. There were many people attending, particpating, and joining to get this organization off the ground and on its way!
Officers and Board of Directors were elected, a Public Relations person volunteered to take phone calls, and a bylaw committee was selected. The bylaws will be reviewed and turned in at the March 6th meeting for approval of the members present. So many people had some great ideas for fundraising, it was incredible. Soooo, without further ado, we are on our way! "Dream-Believe-Achieve!"
Where will it be, what will it cost to build a shelter, how will we get the money...don't know yet, but I do know this, it will happen. With a lot of hard work and dedication, striving to reach our goal, it will be just a matter of time with everyone's help and participation. The enthusiasm of the group was great and many in attendance took membership applications with them to sign more people up!

On a sad note, the day of the meeting, in the morning, I had to take our cat, Sissy into the vets office. She had been acting strangly for a couple days and I just knew something was very wrong. Well, sad to say, I had to put her down. Her kidneys were failing her. Very sad. I brought her home around 4 p.m. and my sweet, loving, caring husband, built her a coffin, and we buried her out by my wild flower garden yesterday. I put her favorite sock-toy in with her. She was 14 years old, and I had rescued her that long ago when she was a very tiny kitten. She only weighed 5 ounces, and was around 3-4 weeks old at the time. She did have a good life, and for that I am thankful. She was a beautiful and loving cat. We will miss her. She gave us much joy with her antics, voiceful opinions on different matters, lap-time spending, especially downstairs sitting in front of the fireplace...She just loved that. Now, B-Bob and Tooter are left. B-Bob is 16 years old, and Tooter is around ten. So far, so good regarding them.

Hubby and I made the first donation to the new organization's "Shelter Fund" in Sissy's memory. Life must go on.

If you are an animal lover, and you would like to donate to our cause, or be a member, I guarantee your donation will be put to great use. If you want to, send whatever you feel you can to The C.C.A.P.L. - P.O. Box 353 - Carrollton, Ohio 44615-0353. I will send you a response, add you to the list, which will include updates and letters vial email or snail-mail as to what is going on with us in our progression. Thanks so much! Hopefully soon, we can get someone to develope a website for us and work from that!

Father-in-law's shoulder is finally healing. He did not come down last Sunday as he was having a lot of difficulty with the incision draining. The doctor ordered him to take 3 hot showers daily. Now it is finally healing closed, barely draining, and seems a lot better.

Hubby is going to make his wonderful spaghetti today! Yeah and Yum, Yum. It is so good.

Tuesday evening I am going to speak at the Boy Scouts in town, and hopefully at the Middle School in the near future. I would also like to speak at some, if not all, of the 4-H groups in the area. I'm working on this.
I will be taking a flyer I made up that seems to be taking off to raise money. I call it: "Pennies for Paws" and the youngsters that attended the meeting are anxious to get started collecting pennies to donate to the shelter fund.

Maybe someone out there will donate some land to us, say possibly five acres. It would be a great start! Or, maybe put us in their will???

I received an email from our local television station. They said a Severe Weather Warning is coming up for our area. Uh-oh. Maybe no school tomorrow? If so, I probably won't have anyone attending my W.I.S.H. session, unless they don't have children and could come anyways. Of course, it depends on what the weather is that is coming???

Oh, one more thing. I am sending out my books to different libraries. Check out the listing of libraries on the first page of my website. If you know of a library that would take my books, (free, of course), let me know.
That's about it for now folks.
Best regards-Be good to yourself-you deserve it!
Becky :)

Friday, January 12, 2007

Hi,Folks,

Sorry it has taken me a while to get some time to do my blog. I have been sooooo busy! The starting of the new organization is taking up a lot of time, but that's okay. I'm ready for it. Hey, if you are interested in helping, keep us in mind, please? (Eventually we want to have a website.) We want to build an animal shelter for our county. It will be a lot of work, team efforts, lots of volunteers to do fundraisers, and all that other stuff that goes along with such an undertaking. Whew! It will all be worth it though.

Right now, I just got home from volunteering at the Victim Assistance office. I had a lot of files to enter and also some other stuff for my boss. This week I also had to take my elderly neighbor to get her routine blood work done and then to the doctors for a follow-up. We hit all the stores that were necessary after her blood test, after breakfast and coffee.

I have been working diligently on the 501 (c) 3 application. Boy, I thought it was in depth before, many years ago when I did one, but gosh, it is much more involved and complicated now. But, as any other challenges I have faced---this too shall pass!

In the evenings, I get the biggest kick out of our cat, B-Bob. He turned 16 years old on Monday, (actually that is when he showed up on our back porch years ago as a small kitten), so I mark the calendar each year. It still amazes me how much cats sleep. Of course they have to eat, do bodily functions, and then it is back to sleep. He does spend some time down in the basement with hubby and I while we sit by the fire waiting for supper to get done and conversing about things and the day. Then after we eat, the cats eat, then it is "lap-time" and then more napping.
Amazing.

I have been getting some good reviews regarding my second book from people in town and from those who have ordered it either online (Amazon/Infinity, etc.) and they seem to like it very much. Especially the poems written by me and my wonderful husband.

Pretty soon it will be time for hubby to get home and we always let the dogs loose after he gets home. Although it is drizzling rain, they do need their exercise. So do I!
I just finished filling the bird feeders a little while ago. We have been having around 5 deer coming at night and raiding the feeders. Those stinkers!

Gotta go,
I'll catch you later!
Have a great weekend.
Best regards,
Becky :)

2007-A BRAND NEW YEAR!

Happy New and exciting year to all!

I took down my 2006 calendar a little while ago, getting ready to transpose birthdays, anniversaries, etc., and I could not help but reflect and recall different happenings throughout the past year. Some were really exciting, such as accompishments, goals reached, yet some were sad, especially anniversary deaths of loved ones whom have passed on, and reflecting upon the good they have done.

Are lives are made up of many events. Some we have chosen to make us stronger, and some have happened that were completely our of our control. Some of those events of our history are part of our culture, heritage, family association, good and not so good, but all in all, I have to take each event that comes about, weigh it out in the realm of things, and learn from each one.

Hubby and I attended a wedding yesterday in the later part of the afternoon. (We haven't gone out on New Years Eve in probably 15 or so years!) The wedding was one of a dear and precious friend of mine. She was a victim of domestic violenc and abuse. (Very tragic ending for her and her son.) She has found a new love and a new life, and I am extremely happy for her and her new husband!

What will this new year bring? Possibly happiness, goals attained, achievements made, new friends, a new love, peace within oneself, laughter, sharing, forgiveness, healing old wounds, moving, good health, a new job---or will the year be a little of everything? Possibly some sadness, loss of a job, loss of a loved one, good friend, or neighbor, health problems, a relationship gone sour, dissention in a family, errors in judgement---on and on because any of these things can happen, but, it is how we deal with these things that can make us stronger or take us down.

My wish and prayer for each of you is that you strive to better yourself, think good about yourself, be kind to others, be kind to animals, live each day as though it were your last, and be positive! The glass is half full! Something to think about in a positive way: If the glass is empty to start with, and you fill part way with liquid,(life) how could it possibly be half empty??

Starting this January, I am embarking on a new journey in my life. I am starting a new non-profit organization in my area to get an animal shelter built in my county. It will be a challenge, for sure, and I will be devoted and dedicated to see that this becomes a reality. It will be one of the best things that could happen to this county! (At some point in this year, hopefully soon, we will develope a website and I will keep you posted through my website on our progress until we get our own.)

There are many people ready, willing, and able to help make this become a reality!
I am so excited about it, and really believe it can happen! How long? Don't know.
Where will it be? Don't know that either. But I do know this, You have to crawl before you walk, then, one step at a time.

Peace, Love, and Laughter to all of you!
Be blessed, and make this a great year for you, no matter what! With God by your side, anything is possible.
Becky :)