CAAWS Mystic Krewe of Mutts Rolls Today

Newsflash:  King Jimmy abdicates his throne, infighting among the cats, who reigns is uncertain.

Remember Jimmy?  He was the dog tossed over the fence.  I have a court date next month for the guy who did it.  Jimmy was named King of Mutts for the Parade today.

Well, Jimmy knows how to unlock the gate.  And last night he got out and is missing.  So I am not sure who will end up being King today.

I will be out there selling t-shirts if anyone wants to come and see me.  I will be by the registration booth on North Blvd.

Come and see us, donate some money to spay and neuter dogs and cats and help decrease unwanted pet population.

glen:  100% of your money goes to the animals, what other organization can say that?

Finally found the link for the CAAWS Krewe of Mutts Parade

http://www.wafb.com/Category/195952/video-landing-page?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=6688111

(cut and paste the whole thing in one address line)

I finally found the link from the Krewe of Mutts Parade we put on every year through CAAWS, Capital Area Animal Welfare Society.  Frank is president and I am on the board for the last 12 years or so.  The main purpose is to Spay and Neuter as many cats and dogs as we can but we have grown to also provide about 200 adoptions each year in our meager shelter.

We pull from the kill shelters and accept a very very few owner surrenders.  Like the girl who enlisted and her parents said they would not keep her sweet dog.  So she spent a Sunday afternoon the day before she deployed in our yard crying.  And all our volunteers were inside crying too.  I went to pick up the mail and left crying.

In order to do this work we raise money from various sources and the largest one is the CAAWS Krewe of Mutts Parade.  Here is a link to the New Feature from the Sunday night local news.

That is Frank they interviewed!

glen:  I am going to see if pam can send me some of her pictures for the blog as well.  our theme was The Good, The Bad and The Furry.  And we had some great costumes!

LSU! LSU! LSU!

Spent a great day at Ann's yesterday putting together the LSU Tote Bags.  It was a true workday for us.  I had the fabrics and the fusible batting cut and ready to go when they arrived.  The girls worked hard  putting together their bags and with some help from me, they all got it to a stage where the finishing can be done next time we meet.I brought two sewing machines and helped everyone progress from setting out their squares and sewing them together to fusing the batting on the back of the bag pieces.

I don't really like LSU stuff but this bag is wonderful.  It is really big too! 

All my sewing stuff is still in the car.  I will have to show you my completed bag later.  I left Ann's and rushed to a meeting then on to the Londoner for CAAWS night and two meetings there.  The Parade Committee is gearing up for the CAAWS Mystic Krewe of Mutts parade in late January and the Santa CAAWS people are gearing up for their November 13, 2011 date with Santa. 

Some major decisions got made.  I am always impressed with the people who do these things for CAAWS.  They love what they do and it shows.  Jenny had to be out of town for work and she conference called in to be at the meeting!  Imagine that!

The theme for the parade this year is "The Good, The Bad and the Furry".  I love it.  I can see DiNozzo as Clint Dogwood!  LOL.  He needs guns and a cowboy hat!  Chloe the Smelly Basset can be the Saloon Girl!  Yep, that is what she would have been too!  It certainly wouldn't have been that nun in Two Mules for Sister Sarah!

Santa CAAWS will have a new backdrop again this year.  Santa will sit in front of a real fireplace and ask the good little doggies what they want for Christmas.  Gene will be Santa again I think.  When he is not, we get complaints that he is not the Santa.  He just is SANTA!

This is one of the best photos from any of the Christmas Photos.  This is my friend Dan who was Santa at Petsmart last year.  He did a fabulous job of holding dogs all day........and he doesn't even own a dog!

Today my other sewing group got canceled due to a family death causing one to be out of town.  I was sorry to hear of the passing, but know that the relief is welcome when our family members are in pain. 

I have made some major changes in my life, for the better I believe.  Some I have implemented and some I am practicing.  I think that every once in a while we need to take stock in our lives, sift the chaff from the wheat and move on.  I am sifting.

glen:  moving on to Parades, Santa and Sewing.......not a bad combination of things .......  oh, yeah, and cleaning up my sewing room........No....I have not done it yet.........yes it needs to be done........I am in here today........I know, get 'er done!.............Alright, I am going.........