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My foster kittens got adopted today!

So I don’t think I ever explained this on Tumblr because I was away for a very long time. During that time away I became a foster mom/bottle feeder for my local Arizona rescue B.A.R.K. (Buckeye Animal Rescue & Kennel) 

Back in July a woman came into my mom’s work (she works at a big chain pet store) with two two week kittens that were abandoned by their mother. She didn’t know how to care for them and mother knew I had some experience with kittens from when our own cat had babies years and years ago. My mother called me and I said I’d take them only if we could set it up that the kittens could go to the rescue that works with her store when they were old enough. I seriously couldn’t take in another animal. The rescue agreed and I took the kittens and paid out of pocket to care for them until they were old enough to go to Lilia, the owner of the rescue. These kittens were Smeagol and Deagol. After meeting Lilia and after she’d seen the care I’d given these two she extended an invitation for me to foster and bottle feed regularly for her rescue which I readily accepted. Smeagol and Deagol were adopted before they even spent 24 hours in the adoption center.

Shortly after raising Smeagol and Deagol I went on vacation for a week to relax and see some family. I came back and one day had gone by before Lilia called me and asked if I could bottle feed three kittens that were only HOURS old after their mother had been hit by a car. I certainly wasn’t going to say no! Now that I was officially volunteering for Lilia she covered all the expenses for the kittens and I set about caring for them. We named them Blossom, Buttercup, and Bubbles because at the time we thought they were three girls. 

(The night we brought them home.) 

(Blossom)

(Bubbles, who ended up being a boy)

(Buttercup)

They were doing really well and developing so quickly. Weaning time snuck up on us and suddenly out sweet Blossom wasn’t doing so well. She quickly passed away from Fading Kitten Syndrome.

(Our last night with Blossom. She passed away swaddled on my chest.)

Bubbles was starting to head south and as a last ditch effort to save him too I began feeding him every two hours like I would a newborn kitten and coating his tongue with corn syrup to get his blood sugar up. Thankfully Bubbles pulled through! Buttercup and Bubbles continued to grow into incredible healthy kittens with tons of attitude.

(Buttercup wasn’t so sure about this litter box business.)

(”What do you mean we’re too little to sleep in your bed?!”)

(They became little snuggle bugs and every night when my boyfriend came home from work Buttercup would curl up on his shoulder like this.)

(Bubbles got his first shots and needed a hug from his dad.)

(Mom caught the flu just days before the kittens were to be handed over to the rescue.)

(Before we knew it it was time for them to go to BARK and start their journey without us.)

They went up for adoption last night and I head Buttercup was adopted the very same night she was put up for adoption. Yay! Today I went to check on Bubbles and say hi since it’d been a few days since I’d seen them last. (They had to get fixed and the rest of their shots before going up for adoption.) I walked in to the store this afternoon and he’d been adopted as well! These kittens, much like the last, didn’t even spend 24 hours in the adoption center. 

I’m currently taking a short break before I take in any more kittens. (It’s exhausting and doing it back to back was ROUGH.) I can’t wait to see what my next little loves will be like. It’s so incredible rewarding taking care of these little souls and it’s like I’ve found my purpose in life. 

Just in case someone wants to donate (you totally don’t have to but some people want to) you can donate directly to me at Ko-fi! If you’d like to donate to B.A.R.K. (that rescues WAY more than just cats, check out their Facebook page!) you can do so on Paypal using their email address [email protected] .

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Close Encounters? AZ Ranch Said to Be Visited by Aliens Flies on the Market

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When John Edmonds moved to the Stardust Ranch in Buckeye, AZ, 20 years ago, the neighbors didn’t exactly bring pie. Instead, a man wielding a machete showed up on the doorstep to inform John and his wife, Joyce, that he was the one who kept the monsters away.

Things only got stranger from there and now, after decades of paranormal encounters, the Edmondses are ready to sell the Rainbow Valley property. This working ranch, currently in use as a horse rescue, is available for $5 million. The 10-acre property includes a 3,500-square-foot home with five bedrooms and four baths.

The home has a pool, RV hookups, and a private well, all behind a gated entrance. There are four horse corrals, a pole barn, arena, tack room, kennel, and commercial-size hay barn.

Also on the property are two portals that Edmonds believes lead to another dimension and through which aliens travel. One is located in the back of the property and the other is in the living room fireplace. He claims to have killed 18 aliens with a samurai sword that he keeps in the living room.

Stardust Ranch

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The couple say they discovered that the previous owners threw all their possessions into the pool rather than moving them to their next house. They’ve also experienced unexplained bruising and syringe-like punctures on their bodies. Joyce believes she was attacked in the master bedroom—which she now refuses to enter.

Aerial view

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They’ve had animals mutilated, and one dog died shortly after attacking an alien. Edmonds got a tissue sample from an alien he stabbed and submitted it to biophysicist and crop circle researcher W. C. Levengood. Levengood, according to Edmonds, believed that the sample’s composition was unlike anything found on this planet and could be linked to similar samples found at cattle mutilation sites.

The home has been featured on the Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures” and multiple paranormal and alien websites. A neighbor has also witnessed unusual activity on the property, which is relatively isolated.

“This property’s not going to be for the faint of heart,” says listing agent Kimberly Gero. “It’s going to be for someone who has a true interest in the paranormal and aliens and isn’t afraid to live with them. And it wouldn’t hurt if they had an interest in horses, too.”

The eventual buyer must sign a document acknowledging that there is no guarantee of having an alien encounter—or of avoiding one.

“Buy at your own risk,” advises Gero. “If it happens, it happens—but if it doesn’t, it’s not on [Edmonds]. But I don’t think you’re going to find another property quite like this one.”

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