Thursday Already, I Think

Finally!! A few quiet moments to blog. Tomorrow is the day to vote for Home At Last winning a Toyota. Will try to figure out how to get it here so you can vote for us.
Our newest family member is Chad, a beautiful buckskin from a therapeutic riding organization. Check them out at http://horseplayriding.org. Debra brought Chad out and now Chad and Tess are inseparable. Tess is still on our watch list, but maybe having a horse of her own will help her gain weight.
We have been so busy with every day and not so every day chores.
Our volunteer Sunday was great. We have two new volunteers. Welcome Christeen and Carolyn. Glad to see Harley, Loren, Bill, Tina, Leah, Carly, Jess and Mallory. (Mallory worked all summer and gave her earnings to the sanctuary. Thank you, Mallory. You are one special 6th grader) We washed one pony Little Dog at his foster home, cleaned stalls and ate some yummy lunch. Thanks Su and Jerry.
Had another frustrating round with the DMV. Hey, guys, all I want to do is register the truck Jim bought to help us haul hay. 1 1/2 hours of an 18month old poking me while Mom said Be nice. She was a cute little girl, but I didn't go there to baby-sit while mom visited. Then no help. Bought the truck two days too soon for the DMV's approval. They wouldn't answer my questions either, again. I've now spent a total of almost 5 hours with them. I think some changes need to be made. Even if they would just post a sign that says We Don't Answer Questions. That would save a lot of folks a lot of time. Oh well. Will try again Friday.
Sat is our day to take Teddy to Tractor Supply Store in Oroville. If you want to buy a raffle ticket for the bucket of goodies from TSC it is only $5.00. We'll be there from 10-2. It is there Pet Appreciation Week and they have all kinds of good things there- prizes, too, I'm told.
Sunday we pick up more items from an estate sale. Robert and Judy are so good to us. They let us have whatever is not sold to go to the Thrift Store. We are good to them because we haul away everything- even trash. Works out for everyone.
Check out HorsePlus Humane Society's blog. They want to buy a tractor from us with money going to help with AnnaBelle's surgery. We can use all the help we can get. This is a life threatening situation for AnnaBelle. Her cleft palate is so large that Dr Darling could feel her trachea, esophagus and the opening to her nose. It is amazing that she hasn't choked to death or gotten pneumonia from food going into those openings. Can you help us?
Because we take horses who have been seized we don't write much about them for their own protection. It doesn't mean we don't love them and aren't proud of them, it is for safety reasons. We do have some and they are doing well. If you are willing to help sponsor one of them, please, let us know.
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Does anyone know how I can get pictures on our blog without having to pay?
Made zucchini bread today. Mmmmm. We were good. Just one slice with cream cheese, then into the freezer for another time. All day the bread has been calling, Eat me. Eat me.
All the critters are enjoying the slightly cooler weather. The delta breeze from Sacramento has reached us and we are only in the 80's. They are stretched out in the sun, warming their old bones. Must be sauna like to them. A few are in the barn or under the shade of the trees, tail swishing and grooming one another.
We feed at 7:45 PM when the sun is no longer blazing. By the time we get in it is almost 9 and we are exhausted. What is easy in the AM is a lot harder at night. Getting old? Maybe.
If you want to get in touch with us by email here is our address homeatlastsanctuary@gmail.com.
Our mailingaddress is Home At Last POBox 4129 Yankee Hill CA 95965
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