Project Compassion from Kaziah, an artist in Utah:

Please click here: Portraits of the Fallen

Trying to take a family portrait

of three sugar gliders is much trickier than trying to take a family portrait of four kids!

Never mind.

Ponyo Meets Toolah and Pitree

I brought Toolah and Pitree to the play room for their first time tonight, and they had so much fun! After a while, I brought Ponyo in to meet them. (I'm trying to put a clip on my blog of them meeting, but it's not working yet.)

All three of them were very interested in meeting their new friends, and they even hung out in the snuggle bag together! I wish HappE was here to see this because I know she'd be comforted knowing they may all be fine. We won't really know how the three of them will do until I feel comfortable putting them together overnight. So far, so good! I can't wait to tell Erika too!

The adorable little grey one is Toolah. Now do you see why we first named Ponyo "TubbyWubby-ChubbaWubba-ChunkyMonkey-SugarBaby-Yoda"?!?

Here are all three together ~ Toolah is the one peeking around the corner, Ponyo is inside on the left, and Pitree is inside on the right.

So Sweet, but So Not Ready

Princess Toolah and ZoomZoom Pitree are so sweet, but not yet ready to be handled. I got to hand feed them both tonight, but neither would climb onto my hand. Here are some pics I took, though they had to be enhanced because I took them in low light. ChunkyMonkey doesn't mind the lights in our house at night, but Toolah and Pitree definitely prefer more darkness. This makes it tricky to see the and to take pics of them.

The first two pics are of Pitree, "See, I'm the one with a right foot."

The third pic is of Toolah, "I'm the princess who is stunningly beautiful without a right foot."

The fourth pic is our first sugar glider with C, "I don't know why they call me ChunkyMonkey. I'm such a hunk."

In the fifth pic, C is guiding ChunkyMonkey to E. You can't pick them up, so you need to guide them where you'd like them to go.

Even though it looks like E is screaming, he's not. He's holding in his squeals because he gets so tickled when our TubbyWubby-ChubbaWubba-ChunkyMonkey-SugarBaby-Yoda-Ponyo climbs all over him.

We are looking forward to holding our new babies, but for now, they're settling in . . .

I hear them starting to wake up!

This has been such a long day, just waiting to play with all three of our sugar gliders! I put a piece of fabric in Toolah and Pitree's bed so they'll learn my scent. It worked with ChunkyMonkey, so it may work with them. The kids are saying his new name is Ponyo. I have to say it's growing on me.

Today, we await the awakening of Princess Toolah, Flash Pitree, and Precious Ponyo . . .

They are so fun!

Toolah and Pitree are so much fun ~ and so full of energy! They move so quickly, are so petite, jump and skip vs. walk, climb vs. stroll, and are full of life. Toolah has amazing balance too. She has one hind leg, but can tackle a mealie worm whilst holding her balance on a branch. These two are going to rock ChunkyMonkey's world; aka TubbyWubby-ChubbaWubba-ChunkyMonkey-SugarBaby-Yoda-Ponyo.
You needed friends my sweet little boy, and you'll meet some great friends real soon . . . oh, the time we need to adjust the three of you . . . I can't stand it! But, alas, I will.

We added two more to our family!

Meet our new babies! Their previous owner, HappE, has been so sweet. She wrote me saying, "I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't think they were going to a good home. You were hand-picked, and I've been looking off and on for over a year for someone to care for them . . . " I feel totally honored. I told HappE she has visitation rights, so we may be seeing her again at the end of the month! She and her boyfriend brought Toolah and Pitree here, set up their cage, and shared how their lives have been lived up to today. I just hope they feel at home here and know they are totally loved!

I'm waiting for it to get dark so I can talk to my new little babies! The two of them together are the size of my one sugarbaby!

They're Coming Today!

We woke up to rain and happy smiles, hopeful our two newest members will arrive safe and sound. C and E keep telling me what time it is because I told them our new sugarbabies would be here after 1pm. Their owner, HappE, left later than she anticipated, so she'll be here closer to 4pm. My kids are going nuts waiting! I think I'll take a nap.

Independence Day

Whilst sitting on the beach this morning, I was overcome by the renewed realization of how blessed we are to be able to have church on the beach. There are so many countries who continue to persecute Christians for the smallest display of their love for God. America is not one of them, and I pray it never will be.