animal house.

we started volunteering today.

this was jason's idea. not mine. and he's just so darn cute & responsible & cares about the common good & such, that i could not disagree.

so, we woke up before the sun & headed off to people for pets, the local animal shelter. we shoveled poop & mopped up kennels, played with the kitties & walked 2 of the more rambunctious dogs out in the freezing cold.

it was lovely.

we can't wait to go back.

and we saw chili there! chili (named for the freezing cold weather & also what we had for supper the night we met him) lived in our garage for a couple days...
now i am not a cat-lover. in fact, i'm probably a cat-hater.
but, it was so cold and he looked so sad outside. so, i let him in the garage while jason was in the shower, & i made a little bed out of old towels & our recycling boxes & set out some crispex cereal & soy milk (because what cat doesn't love crispex & soy milk?)

but, this was not to last...jason let chili back outside.
and then i let him back in.
and then jason picked him up and carried him outside & said no, we cannot keep him.

one of our neighbors found him later & brought him to the shelter (i, the cat-hater, nearly cried). but, i am happy to say now he is healthy & being cared for by a wonderful staff of volunteers.

looking forward to returning to the animal house - love.