Post by Merry on Apr 19, 2005 2:05:01 GMT
My favorite bible verse is Romans 8:28.... "All things work together for the good of those who love God" ...and they really do!
Most of you know I've been searching for a friend for Shakira since her mate Spicy passed on... similar age so that when I go to college there won't be a still relatively young piggie for my parents to look after. There were a couple of neutered boys on Petfinder that I fell in love with, and I probably would have been getting one this weekend. But a very short while ago someone adopted a whole bunch of pigs from that shelter, including both my little boys. The only other pigs a reasonable driving distance away were all intact males, and obviously that wouldn't work, so needless to say I was getting a little down.
But a couple days ago some friends of ours - the Hartleys - gave us a call. Mrs. Hartley will be having a baby any day now, so she asked if I could take their piggie - a sow four months younger than Shakira - because they didn't think they would have enough time to care for her properly after the baby was born, especially since they also have a cat and two young children. Everything happened so quickly after that. My mom talked to my dad and they decided I could have her, and today I went to pick her up. She is cuddled in my lap right now and my head is still spinning from all the events that led up to me getting her back.
Nope, that 'back' wasn't a typo... if you've kept up with my threads from about 2 years ago you know this piggie well. She's called Rose, though she's better known by her nickname, Rosie.
Here are the girls in the tub together, isn't Rosie tiny? She only weighs 2 lbs, 1 oz, she isn't underweight just likkle! ;D
And a closeup of Miss Rose
Nosey Rosie
And Rosie as a koala
Most of you know I've been searching for a friend for Shakira since her mate Spicy passed on... similar age so that when I go to college there won't be a still relatively young piggie for my parents to look after. There were a couple of neutered boys on Petfinder that I fell in love with, and I probably would have been getting one this weekend. But a very short while ago someone adopted a whole bunch of pigs from that shelter, including both my little boys. The only other pigs a reasonable driving distance away were all intact males, and obviously that wouldn't work, so needless to say I was getting a little down.
But a couple days ago some friends of ours - the Hartleys - gave us a call. Mrs. Hartley will be having a baby any day now, so she asked if I could take their piggie - a sow four months younger than Shakira - because they didn't think they would have enough time to care for her properly after the baby was born, especially since they also have a cat and two young children. Everything happened so quickly after that. My mom talked to my dad and they decided I could have her, and today I went to pick her up. She is cuddled in my lap right now and my head is still spinning from all the events that led up to me getting her back.
Nope, that 'back' wasn't a typo... if you've kept up with my threads from about 2 years ago you know this piggie well. She's called Rose, though she's better known by her nickname, Rosie.
Here are the girls in the tub together, isn't Rosie tiny? She only weighs 2 lbs, 1 oz, she isn't underweight just likkle! ;D
And a closeup of Miss Rose
Nosey Rosie
And Rosie as a koala
