I can't believe it is July 4th again! Hopefully Luna will have an easier time this year than she had last year when I didn't have a clue what was going on with her. We'll know soon enough. JoAnne decided no dog adoptions this weekend since it is the 4th with fireworks - she is afraid to put a dog in an new environment and then have it scared by fireworks -- too much. I think the orange cats (brothers) have been adopted - yeah! Because we have a lifetime return policy - if for some reason you can't keep your animal or things aren't working out, you can always bring the animal back -- well, we have had 101 cats returned in the past two months due to people losing their housing or moving in with extended family. So many people just want us to foster for them until they get back on their feet but we just don't have the foster homes to be able to accommodate their requests. It's worrisome because in most cases you just don't know what happens with the animals in the situation. Some of our returned kitties were adopted out 5 - 7 years ago but here they are again. We have two that I named when they were tiny kittens -- the people who adopted them kept their names (Della Street and Perry Mason). They are really nice cats - friendly and calm. Some of the cats come back with pages of explanation and instructions about what they like and don't like. It is just really rough out there right now. It isn't just us, other rescue groups are seeing the same thing. Sigh. I guess the good news is (if there IS good news!!??) is that I have a lot of volunteers at the moment because so many people are looking for work and "trying to stay positive while job hunting by doing something good" -- the cats are the winners with the extra attention so I am absolutely not complaining! Lady (adult cat) is getting stir crazy - I'm about ready to take her into the back room and just let her RUN she is so wacko at the moment. Butters (named for his soft head butts) is getting quieter and quieter - he is such a nice cat and Ramses went out for a bath and came back so soft -- he was feeling somewhat stiff and sticky but now he feels like silk. One of the foster homes took him home and popped him in a bath and then brought him back to the store. So many people have different talents - I've never bathed a cat in my life and have no desire to start. Animals sense weakness, so probably any cat I decide to practice on would just take me out and that would be that.