Anastasia
Brenna snuggling in her new cat bed.
Recently I found out that Anastasia�s more tolerant of little kids than she is of adults.  Two little neighbor boys (ages 3 and 4) saw me in the hallway and asked to see the dog.  But when I brought Jake out, they were a little afraid to pet him because he�s bigger than they are.  Then the three-year-old asked to see the cat.  I brought Anastasia out, and the little boys grabbed her all over and played her like a doll (I was holding her), and she didn�t even react to them.  Maybe she�s more comfortable around the kids because their size is less intimidating.
I made a doggie blanket for my friend Kellie�s foster Mini Poodle, Dizzy.  Picture of Dizzy contributed by Kellie.
Dizzy sleeping on the blanket.  He�s so cute and fuzzy, and from what I heard, very smart!  Can�t wait to meet him!
Anastasia wasn�t interested in the all the new pet supplies I got, but she was very interested in the brown bag that came with the items. 

Monday, October 17, 2005
Anastasia had her teeth cleaned.  No tooth lost again.  She�s taking cyclosporine every 15 days, so twice a month, just like the vet predicted when we started the drug 18 months ago.  Supplement-wise, we�ve tried so many that just tipped her immune system balance one way or the other, with no great help on her gums.  So now she�s back to taking only fatty acid supplement once a day, Vitamin B Complex three times a week, and Vitamin C occasionally.
Friday, October 28, 2005, Anastasia and Jake and I went to Rock City, near Chattanooga, TN.  A few other visitors saw the cat in the backpack and were amused.  The workers at Rock City were already putting on some of their Christmas lights.
Lovers� Leap.  �According to folklore, a young brave named Sautee fell deeply in love with Nacoochee, a beautiful Cherokee maiden.  Nacoochee loved Sautee as well, but their tribes were engaged in a bitter feud.  The two finally ran off together, but Sautee was soon captured and thrown from the tip of Lovers� Leap.  The despairing Nacoochee quickly followed her lover, leaping to her own death far below.�
Vincent the rescued Mini Schnauzer from Atlanta is now potty trained, and he was adopted from his Schnauzer Rescue�s foster home in Augusta, GA to a family in South Carolina! 
Observation Point.  It looks scary from the picture, but the slab of rock is very stable, unless you are afraid of heights I guess.  Most parts of the rock garden is colder than temperature near the base of the mountain, so I had to put Anastasia�s sweater on her.
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