FUEL anthology publication day!
1 year ago
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Just checking in. I'm taking a little break to do some light journaling after this past month's grueling story schedule. I'll be spending some time over on EditRed fine tuning some things and getting some feedback from my peers. You can visit that page if you want to read the stories all the way through without the breaks.
In really good news....I now have a brand new baby great-nephew! His name is Cliff and he was born on Halloween! How great is that! Cake AND candy on your birthday! I have such amazing memories of my great aunts when I was growing up that I'm thrilled to be a great auntie.
I do have some very sad news. The entire kid herd was stolen from the property on Monday while I was at the vet's office with Fat Buddy. I was hoping that perhaps they had slipped the fence while I was gone and would show back up here, but it now looks as if they were indeed stolen. I'm not sure exactly what sort of amazingly evil bastard could do such a thing. But, I guess the temptation of beating up on an impoverished disabled woman with failing kidneys was just too attractive a proposition to pass up.
So...BossyToe, Bridey, Phoebe, Vivi, Blanche and Rose are gone. I'm really heartbroken. All of you were right here while I kidded them all and sat up nights with them when they were sick.
And, unfortunately I just don't have the resources to do anything about it right now with 20 bucks to get through the next three weeks. Hopefully, they will leave me alone now long enough so I can finish getting my house packed up so I can get it on the market.
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That's just terrible! I am so sorry about all the trouble you are having. You deserve better. Do you have any idea who might have taken them? Isn't that in the same category as cattle rustling? The sleeze bags!!!!
Take care and stay safe.
Hugs
Leeuna
that's terrible, horrible news.
take care.
My thoughts are with you and your animals where ever they may be.
Manerva~
It's the lowest of the low, and I really hope that, regardless of whatever $$$ you have [I usually have less than you, so I definitely understand not knowing where the next meal is going to come from], there is something you could do within your power to report your kidnapped goats as missing, and that serious action will be, or could be taken to find them.
What horrible dooshbags.
CANNOT.
Are you SURE??? My Bossy?
I can't cry because I am too F*CKING ANGRY.
Rosie.
:::speechless:::
That is terrible! People used to get severely punished for livestock theft.
Put a page up on SMB of pictures of all of them and that you believe them to be stolen- the URL to the page can be sent to all animal rescue ops, police agencies, humane societies, goat lists, sale barns, etc. etc. and file a police report- with copies of pictures in hand and a copy of the police report, the thieves can be caught at sale barns, flea markets, etc. I've seen it happen.
*PLEASE* don't roll over on this- Phoebe is my baby too and I won't let her go without a fight! Your friends won't let it go either- Dory is so sad that Phoebe is gone....
I just don't know what to do...I'm exhausted and overwhelmed with the sadness and my complete lack of faith in humanity in general at this point.
I always have a really hard time resisting the urge to kick homeless guys in the shins. Especially when they look ill.
And on a lighter note I spent Halloween smashing the pumpkins that the 8 year olds carved.
It felt really good and my parents are proud of me.
I am so sorry about the goats being taken. You must be devastated. I'm glad to know that you reported it to the sheriff's office. My prayers are with you. I do hope you get the goats back.
I hope somehow they are found, but your sheriff's dept is probably like most others in these parts and they'll give it a low priority. I hope wherever you are going now that you will continue to blog. I'm amazed already at the little I've read; you do have a gift.
(I hope this isn't tacky-timing, but if you are still selling fudge and soap I'd be interested in buying some.)
I can not believe it, I am so very sorry. You certainly do not deserve this and i hope they are found and returned. I am just so sorry, sweetie. I am sending you and e-hug, complete with my trademarked rocking back and forth. I hope things get better.