Comments on: SAFE HAVENS http://www.shwanda.com/2009/08/safe-havens/ A Diary of a Blended Family -- How one couple took a second chance on love and blended five children, four cats, three dogs, two fish and a bird. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:18:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mary Shartle http://www.shwanda.com/2009/08/safe-havens/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Mary Shartle Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:08:42 +0000 http://www.shwanda.com/?p=2070#comment-395 Oops. A typo. I meant to say "thanks for talking to him". : ) Oops. A typo. I meant to say “thanks for talking to him”. : )

]]> By: Mary Shartle http://www.shwanda.com/2009/08/safe-havens/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Mary Shartle Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:05:55 +0000 http://www.shwanda.com/?p=2070#comment-394 Hello Dear Neighbor, Thank you for listening to "Bonnie" as he sorts out his feelings about all that has transpired the last 14 weeks. His dear friend Shadow (the big, black neighborhhood stray cat that we adopted in January) was hit by on a car on our busy street in May. That was a hard loss for "Bonnie" and our entire family. Shadow had grown to be such a wonderful part of our family. Our hearts just ached. In early July our family adopted two small rescue kittens from Project Purr. For the most part, the family is settling in. But, there are times when "Bonnie" would just like space from the small kittens racing around our house. He needs reassurance that he's not being replaced by fur babies. We have decided to try our hand at keeping these kittens as indoor only kitties. I'm sure that's adding to sweet "Bonnie's" stress. "Bonnie" is our alpha, number one kitty. "Bonnie" found me during a hard time in my life and helped me work thru some hard stuff. He's my soulmate in many ways. I so appreciate the understanding you are showing him right now and it warmed my heart when your girls brought him home last night. They cradled him like a dear friend and were so full of life and love when they dropped him off back home. I so appreciated the fact that they knew his mom would be worried if he was gone too long. "Bonnie" has two new friends: ) I just hope he takes the "back way " to your house and not the path down our busy street. Anyway, he too is settling into life with a blended family. He's still not sure how he feels about the rescue kittens. Poeple and animals. The lessons are fairly similar, aren't they? Thanks for taking to him! Hugs to your lovely girls. Thank them for showing my "Bonnie" compassion and for brinigng him home for me to love. Hugs, Mary Hello Dear Neighbor,

Thank you for listening to “Bonnie” as he sorts out his feelings about all that has transpired the last 14 weeks. His dear friend Shadow (the big, black neighborhhood stray cat that we adopted in January) was hit by on a car on our busy street in May. That was a hard loss for “Bonnie” and our entire family. Shadow had grown to be such a wonderful part of our family. Our hearts just ached. In early July our family adopted two small rescue kittens from Project Purr. For the most part, the family is settling in. But, there are times when “Bonnie” would just like space from the small kittens racing around our house. He needs reassurance that he’s not being replaced by fur babies. We have decided to try our hand at keeping these kittens as indoor only kitties. I’m sure that’s adding to sweet “Bonnie’s” stress. “Bonnie” is our alpha, number one kitty. “Bonnie” found me during a hard time in my life and helped me work thru some hard stuff. He’s my soulmate in many ways. I so appreciate the understanding you are showing him right now and it warmed my heart when your girls brought him home last night. They cradled him like a dear friend and were so full of life and love when they dropped him off back home. I so appreciated the fact that they knew his mom would be worried if he was gone too long. “Bonnie” has two new friends: ) I just hope he takes the “back way ” to your house and not the path down our busy street. Anyway, he too is settling into life with a blended family. He’s still not sure how he feels about the rescue kittens. Poeple and animals. The lessons are fairly similar, aren’t they? Thanks for taking to him!

Hugs to your lovely girls. Thank them for showing my “Bonnie” compassion and for brinigng him home for me to love.

Hugs,
Mary

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