{"id":15022,"date":"2020-12-31T20:20:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T02:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeanschara.com\/pmtoo\/?p=15022"},"modified":"2020-12-24T15:23:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T21:23:19","slug":"farewell-to-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeanschara.com\/pmtoo\/farewell-to-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell to 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I guess you found nothing beneficial about all the crud that&#8217;s been going on since we shut down for &#8220;2 weeks to flatten the curve&#8221; ten months ago. I could say that, too, but I&#8217;d be lying. If I&#8217;m honest with myself, it&#8217;s been a good year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mr. L has made some health discoveries, and even though he&#8217;s not completely happy, he&#8217;s working on things. His heart function almost doubled over the last year and a half, so we&#8217;re both ecstatic about that. It&#8217;s not yet at an ideal place, but it&#8217;s much better<\/li>\n<li>Shortly before pandemic things began shutting down, Milam Touch of Love established a relationship with a mobile veterinarian, so when Emancipet and ABC shut down operations, we were able to gear up<\/li>\n<li>Milam Touch of Love&#8217;s donors kept donating. That meant we could keep paying our veterinarian, so we could spay and neuter shelter dogs and offer low-cost services to Milam County Residents<\/li>\n<li>Partially because of Milam County, our veterinarian was able to expand his practice to make things better for all clients. Everyone wins.<\/li>\n<li>Jase matured into the good dog we knew he could be<\/li>\n<li>My back found a way to heal, and I&#8217;m not limited by it anymore<\/li>\n<li>Zelda is alive and well, she just relocated to our &#8220;new&#8221; neighbors kitty corner across the street from us, and she&#8217;s blessing our neighbor&#8217;s with her quirkiness and attitude<\/li>\n<li>I was able to have a good visit with my parents this year<\/li>\n<li>My sister had a successful hip replacement<\/li>\n<li>My older younger brother sends our sibling group daily texts of biblical analysis and meditation<\/li>\n<li>My younger younger brother became a first-time grandfather this year<\/li>\n<li>All the Love Cats are doing well &#8212; Sapphire, Daisy, Josephine, and Ruby are still indoor ferals, but they enjoy spending time near us at certain times of the day<\/li>\n<li>Scooter and Gray Socks Ghost are both fat and sassy outdoor ferals. Scooter loves ear rubs, and Socks tolerates pets in exchange for canned food<\/li>\n<li>Milam Touch of Love has had some phenomenal volunteers join our organization this year, and I know we have more waiting in the wings. Our initial volunteer core is still strong, and I&#8217;m grateful for our board of directors, who each bring a uniqueness we need to our base of operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What was good for you last year?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I guess you found nothing beneficial about all the crud that&#8217;s been going on since we shut down for &#8220;2 weeks to flatten the curve&#8221; ten months ago. I could say that, too, but I&#8217;d be lying. If I&#8217;m honest with myself, it&#8217;s been a good year. 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