E.T.

We have sad news about E.T. As of Wednesday July 15, 2009, E.T. is no longer with us. We tried everything we could for the little fella, but he was just too hurt to thrive properly. The girls are taking him to the "Pet Cemetary" tomorrow morning, so he can have a proper burial.

This photo was taken on the 13th of July. E.T. was on his little cage, on our hearth. He flew from there to our couch, where I was sitting. He proceeded to walk up by me and on my computer. I snagged this photo, because I couldn't believe he did all that with what little energy he had. I didn't leave him here long, due to the fact I needed to type and I didn't want him crapping in my keys. (NASTY!) I am very proud of the girls for doing everything they could for this little bird.

Family is...

This is for my Mom and Sister. I love you both more than you can possibly imagine.

Family is...

Loving one another unconditionally.

Knowing when to listen.

Taking the time to call and say, "Hi"

Knowing you have a shoulder to cry on.

Never giving up.

Standing up for one another.

Being able to "vent" without being hung up on.

Understanding.

Sharing the small things.

Family is...Forever

Pictures taken March 19, 2008

"Bye Bye Birdies"

Well, the day has come. The tiny baby bird have grown up and are ready to go be with their little birdie families out in the big big world. Madilyn and Morgan have been these babies sole caregivers since the day they brought them in the house. There were many tears shed today, but both girls know that they will be fine. They did a wonderful job and I am very proud of them. Madilyn made at least 2-3 bird feeders and has made sure that they will have access to water.

We originally planned to let them go over a weekend; however, when we got home from one of my appointents today there were 2 doves sitting on the patio chair looking at our birds in their bird cage. We decided today would be the day...they had friends to follow!

Here are some pics of the sweet babies.

Baby is on the left and Buddy is on the right.

Morgan is not quite ready to let them go yet.

Here's Buddy! He was the bigger of the two, and seemed to be about 3-4 days older.

And here is Baby...looking right at the camera. It is funny that Madilyn can call their names and they will turn to look at her.

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Now here's the kicker... A couple of weeks after we found Baby and Buddy, the girls' Dad found a bird out by our curb in the front yard. The bird was barely alive, bleeding and smelled NASTY! Of course, he brings this bird in the house. Madilyn immediately begins nursing the bird back. She and her Dad fixed the hole in his gullet, and Madilyn was able to give him some water. We weren't sure the bird was even going to make it over night, so we did not name him. Low and behold, the next morning...he was moving around and looking up at us. So we took him out of his little bed, and put him down to see if he could stand up...the little booger started walking around. He looked just like E.T. when he walked...so we named him E.T. As of today, E.T. is still alive. He has his ups and downs, but he is growing and has learned to glide. We are all keeping our fingers crossed that he will pull through, so we can send him out to meet up with Baby and Buddy.

So this is what I look like...

...To a 3-year old! Hailey took this picture of me the other day! She told me to say cheese, so that is what I did! Kind of interesting to see things from their perspective!