You can help more dogs like Gracie! Updates on our fur babies.

Gracie is doing just great. She definitely beat the odds that were stacked against her. She is well now. She is healed from her leg surgery and spaying. I could not have asked for a better dog than her. Shame on the people who treated her in such a harsh and cruel way. I would hate to have their karma. I am so lucky to have friends that helped out with donations for her care. I suppose if Gracie could she would just look at the people that hurt her and stick her tongue out at them. Go Gracie!! You can see the video that we made in an earlier post. If you would like to donate to our Dog Rescue Fund that helps pay for vet bills for hurt dogs we accept PayPal: whybeanurse@yahoo.com

Even just a small donation can help so many. Our fund is called Gracie's Gifts. (After Gracie of course) Our way of paying it forward. We are sorry you cannot use your donation as a tax deduction at this time. We do not have tax exemption status. If you choose to help us out we will be glad to send updates on the animals that we help if you would like just send us a note when you make a donation. (and no spam from us, we hate the stuff also) We currently are helping with another dumped pit. His injuries are so horrible also. We are just a bunch of nurses that hate to see the suffering caused by others. We try to help where we can. We just pay it forward. 

As you can see this is what I wake up to in the evenings before I pull those 12 hour shifts at the hospital. She is so cute.

The following pictures are of our recent dog that we helped pay vet bills for.

He was used as a bait dog. Also starved and left for dead. We sent him to the vet. And he is now recovering nicely.

The next picture is the day after he came back from vet. Wounds all cleaned and looking much happier.

He just wants someone to love him. Poor thing we really feel like this guy was someone's pet. No microchip though. If you know this guys family please contact us.

nursehelg@yahoo.com

So as you can see we are just a couple nurses just trying to make a difference in this world for a few dogs one at a time.

The Waiting Room!

Ok so our two Nigerian Dwarf Goats are due to kid this week and we are really nervous about the whole process. This will be our first kidding and I hope all goes well. I can't wait to finally see our new babies! I hope for twins for each of our girls. I would love to have just doelings so we don't have to worry about the whole castration thing because disbudding them will be hard enough. I guess this is what urban farming is all about! I will post updates as they happen.

This is Bandit. She kept trying to check out the phone. She is a curious girl.

Shot from above. 

This is Baby. She is much bigger than Bandit.

Back view. You can see the baby bump really good from this angle. Her bag is growing nicely. 

My new dress and shoes!

Ok so I am normally not all girly and have to post about makeup and clothes and shoes but I just had to post a pic of my new dress and shoes. I bought them for a wedding I went to. It was so funny that I bought the shoes and dress at the same store. I think that the shoes are a perfect match.

Ok so my hair isn't fixed yet!

I just love my shoes! I think they will look good with jeans also.

Me and my soul mate for the next 1,000 + years. I'm lucky we found each other in this life and many more to come!

How To Boil An Egg

So people ask me often how do you boil yard eggs. Some people have a lot of trouble peeling fresh yard eggs. This is because well, they are fresh. The eggs need to be a little older to peel well. The eggs you buy in the store are already several weeks old so they peel fine after they are boiled. To test to see if your egg is ready to boil place it in water. If it floats up to the top it is a rotten egg, so toss it out. If it stands up it is perfect for boiling. Then of course if it sinks and stays there it is way too fresh to boil. We like to cover the eggs with cold water then bring to a boil. After the water comes to a boil, I cover the pot and remove from the heat. I let my eggs set for 15 minutes to hard boil large eggs. This is our preference. Then we give them a ice water bath for at least 10 minutes. Then I start the peeling process. It is really not that hard. I hope this helps anyone wondering how to boil the mysterious egg!!

New Members To Our Farm

We have decided to start breeding American Blue and American White rabbits. These rabbits are on the "critical" list for heritage breed farm animals. While raising meat for our family we will also be breeding them to sell to others who would like to have their own herd. Hopefully we will have babies this fall.

Update on chickens

Here is Einstein. He was one of my crested chicks. So now he will be the rooster in our flock. Our chickens are very happy chickens. 

Chicken feet!!

Naked neck chicken

Our Disney Trip!

We had such a wonderful time in Disney!!! It was our first time going and we had a blast. We stayed a few nights on the beach before heading out to Disney. I can't wait to go back. We will be making reservations for our next trip there at the end of the month. It is going to be a wonderful year!

Beautiful pool where we stayed before Disney.

Port Orleans 

French Quarter Resort!

May 2012

First picture with our ears!!

                                                                             

      The door man at our resort

At the Bibbity Bobbity Boo Boutique!

 At the Pirates League!