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A pretty unexpected one to write about is how I am grateful for Wiley, the dog Mike and I (sort of) adopted this past December. When I have him and it's just the two of us he has been great at keeping me company and is fun to play with as well as just to be around a dog again in my home. He is a-lot of work - being a puppy still in a way (he's almost two) and I think it's his breed. He's a sort of German Shepard mix. But it's been a nice change. Having a little buddy - besides Sapphire of course - I can talk to and move around with is good again. When he isn't in the same room as me he's usually checking up on me. It's sweet.
On the third of this month I had my Grandmother (my last living grandparent) pass away. My job gave me three days of grievance to take off from work. Monday, yesterday and today. And I'm off originally on Thursday. So that's four days home that having Wiley here with me has been a blessing. I have been going out each day, doing something little at least. Staying home too many days in a row by myself sort of drives me nuts. But the weather has been nice and we have been out each day MANY times since he loves going on these little power walks around the yard.
Since I haven't wrote one of these in awhile, this felt like a good one to get me back on track! Do any of you have any fur, fin, scale or feather babies?

I have a huge soft spot for all things little and in unexpected situations - this may be an insect in the wrong place at the wrong time and about to be stepped on to a plant that may be dying and just hanging on! I cannot help it, but my heart aches for these little living creatures whatever they may be.
I've saved dozens of little bugs that others around me jump and scream at. How is it their fault for being there? The wrong place at the wrong time is honestly what I think. The world is such a difficult and confusing place for these little guys - so I try to save them when I can. usually my rescue attempts go well, but sometimes they can be difficult.
When it comes to plants I usually try to spare myself the pain of seeing them in the clearance section on death row. I feel like some stores just get so many plants these days they don't know what to do with them! So they end up just getting neglected or being in too crowded of areas and not being bought during whatever that season is, so they need to get them out of the store to make room for whatever is "in season" next. This probably isn't the case everywhere, but I feel I've seen it enough where I live. So once in awhile I will go in these clearance sections and buy up a few, give them love and they live in most cases.
And finally in the past I used to volunteer at my local animal shelter. It was a nice experience overall but I ended up adopting two sickly cats. And they both lived somewhat short lives in the grand scheme of things, but I tried to give them the best lives I could. I adopted a dog years ago who was literally on death row for being too old and the dog shelter running out of room. He was to be put down in a few days for this reason. But he had a good 3 in a half years - to 4 years with me. I've adopted a few Walmart fish over the years and those even lived a somewhat more decent life.
Maybe it goes back to just my nature or something on a deeper level... but I cannot help but help those who I think may need me. It makes me feel useful and gives me purpose.

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