Where did the last 6 months go? Wow, we have definitely kept pretty busy with all the littles in our care. We are living in some crazy times right now with all the illness in our community and guidelines that are continually being updated. We are thankful that we have all stayed healthy for the most part, despite a few kids having to go on quarantine last year. We are so blessed to have time with each cub in our care and grateful for each day that they are here.
Let's get things up to date for the new year and start with a recap on Owlette. She was supposed to leave in August, but ended up being with us until November 12th when she headed off to preschool for a second time this year. It was hard to say our goodbyes, but it turns out that we've been able to have some additional drop in days with her since then since preschool didn't quite work out and her parents are looking for new jobs. They are also planning to relocate to another state at the end of the month, so we are hoping to find ways to keep in touch. Our 4.75 year journey with their family has been a blessing, and we've loved all of the special memories we made with them. We will miss our little helper, dreamer, leader, and adventurer. You will do big things in this world, I'm sure of it!
Next up, Hippo, Sea Horse, and Platypus are still with us full-time. They have all grown up considerably since our last post. Hippo finally figured out crawling after several months of the army crawl. He's still not walking, weighs 28 lbs, and has gotten very tall! The girls are great helpers and very gentle with him. Snow Leopard unfortunately had to go down to part-time care this month and Kinkaju still visits us on a drop-in basis.
In other news, we will also be having our former client Caterpillar's little sister join us at the end of the month. He is now seven, and we are thrilled to be supporting this family for a second time around with their surprise little blessing born in November. We seem to be entering a season of younger ones this year, and are enjoying the treasured moments it brings.
Our final news for 2021 is the loss of our beloved ash tree in our backyard. Unfortunately, the windstorm on December 15 caused our tree to break at the top, and we had to cut it down. We loved that tree so much, and it was a faithful provider of shade for many years. We will have to get creative in the spring and find new ways to stay cool, but we are grateful that not more damage was done.
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