FINALLY WE HEAR FROM HAWAII- THANK YOU IHEART ! I HOPE SHE HELPS YOU STAY AS ACTIVE AS YOU WANT TO BE...
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Aloha Carlene,
I can’t thank you enough for blessing me with Addie. She is very smart and adorable.
Quarantine inspection was fast and seamless. We were out of there in five minutes!
Megan and Addie’s first day in Hawaii was rainy but that didn’t stop us from training. We went to stores and couple of restaurants today. I still have a long way to go with training but taking it one day at a time. Addie is amazing! So is Megan. I think I’ll cry when it’s time for Megan to leave.
I will be forever grateful to you, SDP crew and volunteers for making this happen.
Big Mahalos!
iheart
PS. Don’t forget, Neiman Marcus Ham dinner will be delivered on Dec. 22. Enjoy!
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NOW VENTING TIME....
IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THIS WORLD WHO DOES NOT KNOW I DON'T DO FACEBOOK-- LET ME REMIND YOU----I DON'T UNDERSTAND FACEBOOK - ALL THIS FRENDS AND UNFRIENDS IS MORE THAN I CAN COPE WITH.. GIVE IT TO ME STRAIGHT... AN EMAIL...I CAN DO THAT.
NOW I PERFECTLY UNDERSTAND THERE IS A HUGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH ME ON FACEBOOK, AND THAT IS PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT. NO PROBLEM....
NOW LETS TALK ABOIUT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR SDP AND DRAW A SALARY WHICH SOMEHOW I HAVE TO MEET....-- OR HAVE BEEN THE RECIPIENTS OF DOGS FOR WHICH I HAVE RAISED ABOUT $20,000 IN ORDER TO DONATE THEM TO YOU. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE TOO MUCH EFFORT TO ASK YOU RECIPIENTS TO SPEND 30 SECONDS A WEEK, AND LET ME KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.. SO I CAN REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY WHAT YOU AND YOUR DOG ARE DOING... AND AS FOR THE STAFF, IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING UNUSUAL TO REPORT I DON'T THINK 15 SECONDS A DAY IS TOO MUCH TO ASK YOU TO KEEP ME INFORMED... I REALLY DO NOT LIKE TO HEAR THINGS SECOND OR THIRD HAND THRU FACEBOOK... AGE HAS TAUGHT ME NOT TO TRUST WHAT I HEAR ON FACEBOOK.. I WANT A FIRST HAND REPORT WITH DETAILS.
WHY? WELLLL ASIDE FROM ANY PLAIN ACCOMODATING MY AGE.... THESE REPORTS FROM RECIPIENTS ARE LIKE PAYCHECKS FOR THE VOLUNTEERS-- AND LET ME BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU---- WITHOUT THESE VOLUNTEERS YOU WOULD HAVE NO DOG.
SO OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE HOURS OF EFFORT THEY HAVE PUT IN SHOVELING SNOW OR PICKING POO.. SPEND 30 SECONDS A WEEK... HOW ANGRY AM I???? LET ME ASK... WHO ARE YOU GOING TO ASK TO SIGN YOUR RE-CERTIFICATION CARD WHICH YOU WILL NEED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR... IT AIN'T ALL PATTIN PUPPIES....
A VERY SIMILAR LOGIC GOES WITH STAFF.. I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU FEEL IS PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN PUT ON FACEBOOK.. I WANT THE GORY DETAILS WHICH YOU CAN - OR SHOULD NOT PUT OUT FOR PUBLIC DIGESTION-- YET MIGHT IN SOME WAY SWAY DECISIONS I HAVE TO MAKE FOR SDP IN THE FUTURE.
I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO INSINUATE I AM THE PERSON SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING MONEY FOR THE DOGS, BUT LIKE IT OR NOT... THE BUCK DOES STOP HERE. I CERTAINLY AM CHAIRMAN OF TH E STEERING COMMITTEE. I HAVE A HUGE DECISION TO MAKE THIS MORNING BEFORE 9AM... IT IS NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION BECAUSE OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR.... BUT I CAN SHARE A DETAIL..... DID WE BUILD THE BUILDING TOO FAST WITHOUT THINKING???? THERE IS A HUGE STAINLESS STEEL CAGE IN THE ? ARENA? WHERE WE STORED TREATS AND TOWELS IN THE FEED ROOM... PROBABLY COST SOMEONE $5000...I FORGET WHERE I GOT IT... BUT IT SHOULD BE PUT IN THE NEW BUILDING- WHAT A PERFECT PLACE FOR IT.
THE PROBLEM ---WILL IT FIT THRU THE DOOR??-- AND THAT IS ONLY A VERY SMALL PART OF THIS WILD IDEA FLOATING AROUND... AND I FEAR THE IDEA IS ONE OF GOLDIE'S. IT IS JUST TOO BIG A COINCIDENCE TO IGNORE.
BELLA AND GEORGE HAVE SOLVED THE REPORT PROBLEM NICELY-- THEY HAVE APPOINTED SOMEONE TO CUT AND PASTE WHATEVER THEY SAY IN THE MODERN WORLD OF FACEBOOK-- AND SEND IT TO ME IN AN EMAIL-- LOVE IT--- IT IS EVEN SO ORGANIZED THAT TEH CP WENT ON VACATION AND ASSIGNED ANOTHER CP TO COVER HER JOB OF RELAYING THE MESSAGES TO ME.-- SO I GET A DAILY WITH PICTURES OF GEORGE. I LOVE IT.
THIS WORKS NICELY FOR GENERIC INFO... BUT WITH THE STAFF.... I NEED THE STUFF YOU CAN'T PUT OUT THERE.
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I HAVE TO WRITE "THE BOARD" WITH DETAILS THIS MORNING...
AND IT IS SNOWING.
