Friday nite, I helped set up for a huge yard sale - we worked by the light of the street lamps to get everything set up - and we had tons of stuff to put out.....then early Saturday morning, off we go to do some adopting and run the yard sale. Altho we didn't do well with the adoptions, both of my little foster kitties were adopted so I guess that was a good thing.....but T talked me into taking two more home until next Saturday. So as far as the cat population, I'm still standing at too many cats! The yard sale tho did really really well. We made almost $500 for the future spaying and neutering of the dogs and cats we rescue - which will actually only pay for one load of cats and dogs. It's terribly expensive even tho we take them to a special vet who does a reduced fee for us.
Anyways, since we did so well on Saturday, we decided to run it Sunday too - and altho we didn't do quite as well, we still did almost $250. With that success, we decided to leave it all up and run it half a day today. So we did - or I should say I did as I did the entire thing today and we only made about $100 but again, it was $$ we wouldn't have had if we hadn't done this!! I think half of the success we had was we put out several tables of misc clothes and knick knacks, and books, which were sold for a $1 per WalMart bag....an interesting idea which I had not ran into before. Almost everything we had that was child related was purchased. Amazingly, we only had two people who abused the idea. One gal stuffed 2 bags full into one and then argued about the price of a 25 cent basket.....and of course, she was driving a big ole black SUV and was dressed nicely....obviously wasn't hurting or cash. Okay, that might be a tad of a observation that wasn't exactly a nice one but it did kind of bother me. After all, this was for a good cause - many other customers dropped extra cash into our donation jar.....and trust me, the stuff on the table - most of it was quite nice.....oh well.
One thing that I was amazed with was that we left EVERYTHING we had to sell without any protection each nite - covered things up of course - but nothing was stolen or vandalized!! If this had been set up in my old county in WA state, some tweeker would have taken everything or at least messed it up!! This little Ar town is such a safe place to be - amazes me.
So what does this all have to do with getting back to my roots? Well, obviously not too much LOL But it did remind me of the little town in WA that I grew up in - we never locked our doors, keys were left in ignitions, bicycles were safe and if someone needed help there were usually a whole bunch of people who would offer that help. Oh for the good ole days. Evidently they still live on in some areas.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Was checking into a friend's blog and had to comment on something - I realized that this comment kind of grew into a huge - well, post, so thought it was worthwhile to post here in case anyone would need the info.
If you have kittens/cats, this is for you, especially if you are a foster for them - works for pups too btw!
I've had very good luck with feeding kittens with what is commonly known as kitty glop. I add vitamins and L-Lysine crushed and mixed into it and rarely have an upper respiratory or bad eye problem when the kittens are fed this. Even if they have it,the L-lysine will usually clear it up within 3-5 days. Altho a lot of the recipes on line say to use canned in it, I use the canned goats milk or fresh if I can find it. The goat milk is easier on tiny tummies and easier to digest. and don't forget to use pedialyte (plain variety) for a little added oomph either dribbled down throats or in the kitty glop! Here's my recipe for the kitty glop:
Kitty Glop
1 env. plain knox gelatin
1 c. water
bring to boil, add gelatin, mix and cool
meanwhile mix up the following:
2 egg yolks
2 T. plain yogurt (make sure it is live culture)
1 T mayonnaise
1 t. karo syrup.
Whip that up til smooth. My own opinion is that a blender makes it too frothy but whatever works for you is fine.
Now here is where I add vitamins and the L-Lysine to the egg yolk mixture. I grind the L-Lysine tablets up with my mortar/pestle until really smooth and fine, then add to the mixture. Then I add in the can of goat milk (or 2 c. of fresh goat milk) and the water/gelatin mixture. Stir well. Cover and set in fridge - it will jell up. To feed, heat up the amount needed to feed the kitty (or kitties) and feed either with eye dropper or bottle. Be sure and keep refrigerated. You can even freeze it in an ice cube tray if you need to keep it longer than 5-7 days that it will normally stay fresh. Just take out the amount of ice cubes needed and warm and serve.
I've never had a kitten refuse this. The yogurt helps keep the proper level of bacteria in gut,similar to probiotics and the glop provides full nutritional 'value' for kittens. Used this for 1 week old kittens on up to geriatric cats who need a boost because of their age. Excellent for nursing mothers or cats who are ill too.
Not only is this better than any but the most expensive kitten replacement milk but it is cheaper too.
If you have kittens/cats, this is for you, especially if you are a foster for them - works for pups too btw!
I've had very good luck with feeding kittens with what is commonly known as kitty glop. I add vitamins and L-Lysine crushed and mixed into it and rarely have an upper respiratory or bad eye problem when the kittens are fed this. Even if they have it,the L-lysine will usually clear it up within 3-5 days. Altho a lot of the recipes on line say to use canned in it, I use the canned goats milk or fresh if I can find it. The goat milk is easier on tiny tummies and easier to digest. and don't forget to use pedialyte (plain variety) for a little added oomph either dribbled down throats or in the kitty glop! Here's my recipe for the kitty glop:
Kitty Glop
1 env. plain knox gelatin
1 c. water
bring to boil, add gelatin, mix and cool
meanwhile mix up the following:
2 egg yolks
2 T. plain yogurt (make sure it is live culture)
1 T mayonnaise
1 t. karo syrup.
Whip that up til smooth. My own opinion is that a blender makes it too frothy but whatever works for you is fine.
Now here is where I add vitamins and the L-Lysine to the egg yolk mixture. I grind the L-Lysine tablets up with my mortar/pestle until really smooth and fine, then add to the mixture. Then I add in the can of goat milk (or 2 c. of fresh goat milk) and the water/gelatin mixture. Stir well. Cover and set in fridge - it will jell up. To feed, heat up the amount needed to feed the kitty (or kitties) and feed either with eye dropper or bottle. Be sure and keep refrigerated. You can even freeze it in an ice cube tray if you need to keep it longer than 5-7 days that it will normally stay fresh. Just take out the amount of ice cubes needed and warm and serve.
I've never had a kitten refuse this. The yogurt helps keep the proper level of bacteria in gut,similar to probiotics and the glop provides full nutritional 'value' for kittens. Used this for 1 week old kittens on up to geriatric cats who need a boost because of their age. Excellent for nursing mothers or cats who are ill too.
Not only is this better than any but the most expensive kitten replacement milk but it is cheaper too.
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