TESSIE
Hi Kim -
My Mom tells me this is a very special day for me; that it
was one year ago today that I left with you from the only
home I ever knew. Thank you for saving me! I am
sending you my version of a kiss -a nibble on your
fingers.
If it weren't for you I would never have known what it feels
like to roll in the grass or the sand at the beach or fluffy
snow. That even though my legs don't always go in the
right direction - how good it feels to run and run and run.
I know what it feels like now to have drops of rain fall on
my face and to feel the wind in my fur (I love blusterly
windy days - I twirl and twirl and lift my face to the sky).
I am no longer hungry or ever have an upset stomach.
My tummy feels so good now filled with the yummiest of
food; my mom has taught me how to eat raw baby
carrots so my breath is fresh and on Sundays my
sisters and I get to share a scrambled egg. Mealtimes
cannot come fast enough and I am very noisy and
impatient because I want to eat now, now, now! I think
all the good food has made my bones stronger; when I
get picked up, my bones don't pop and snap like they
used to. I have put on two whole pounds too!
You would be very proud of me; I have learned how to go
up and down the two steps off the porch. The steps
inside? Not yet but I am curious when my sisters leave
me on one floor and they are on another. My mom is
helping me but they still seem too scary for me. I think
I'll just pretend I can't and I know I will be carried up (or
down) like a princess.
To my Foster Mom and Dad Carolyn and Tom - thank
you for all your patient caring in the first days of my
freedom. I was so scared and I didn't know what
anyone expected of me. You just let me be, let me relax
and realize what it was like not to be in a cage anymore.
You helped build up my confidence to where I am today.
The very best part about living with my new family are all
the soft blankets and beds they have here. I love the
beds for my sisters and me but what I really love are the
beds that my Mom and Dad use too. Sometimes they
put me in the pile of warm clothes just out of the dryer;
that must be what heaven is like. It took me awhile to
be brave enough but I have found the perfect spot to
sleep at night. My mom lets me share her pillow with
her so every night our heads are right next to each other
and I drift off to sleep knowing that I am safe and warm
and happy and that it's not just a dream but reality. This
is home.
OX OX OX - Tess Titone
Hi Kim -
My Mom tells me this is a very special day for me; that it
was one year ago today that I left with you from the only
home I ever knew. Thank you for saving me! I am
sending you my version of a kiss -a nibble on your
fingers.
If it weren't for you I would never have known what it feels
like to roll in the grass or the sand at the beach or fluffy
snow. That even though my legs don't always go in the
right direction - how good it feels to run and run and run.
I know what it feels like now to have drops of rain fall on
my face and to feel the wind in my fur (I love blusterly
windy days - I twirl and twirl and lift my face to the sky).
I am no longer hungry or ever have an upset stomach.
My tummy feels so good now filled with the yummiest of
food; my mom has taught me how to eat raw baby
carrots so my breath is fresh and on Sundays my
sisters and I get to share a scrambled egg. Mealtimes
cannot come fast enough and I am very noisy and
impatient because I want to eat now, now, now! I think
all the good food has made my bones stronger; when I
get picked up, my bones don't pop and snap like they
used to. I have put on two whole pounds too!
You would be very proud of me; I have learned how to go
up and down the two steps off the porch. The steps
inside? Not yet but I am curious when my sisters leave
me on one floor and they are on another. My mom is
helping me but they still seem too scary for me. I think
I'll just pretend I can't and I know I will be carried up (or
down) like a princess.
To my Foster Mom and Dad Carolyn and Tom - thank
you for all your patient caring in the first days of my
freedom. I was so scared and I didn't know what
anyone expected of me. You just let me be, let me relax
and realize what it was like not to be in a cage anymore.
You helped build up my confidence to where I am today.
The very best part about living with my new family are all
the soft blankets and beds they have here. I love the
beds for my sisters and me but what I really love are the
beds that my Mom and Dad use too. Sometimes they
put me in the pile of warm clothes just out of the dryer;
that must be what heaven is like. It took me awhile to
be brave enough but I have found the perfect spot to
sleep at night. My mom lets me share her pillow with
her so every night our heads are right next to each other
and I drift off to sleep knowing that I am safe and warm
and happy and that it's not just a dream but reality. This
is home.
OX OX OX - Tess Titone
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