Catch up to 2012

So it's been a long time since I have posted anything on this blog. I guess after my Grenadian adventures were over, life got much more ordinary, and less interesting to post blogs. Life has definitely not slowed down or got un-interesting but just changed.

I still work at Bastrop Veterinary Hospital as an associate veterinarian and I still treat every species. Since the last blog, I quoted that I saw everything except chickens and snakes... well guess what I see them as well :)

In September of 2011, Bastrop suffered a major wildfire, which burned over 2,000 homes. Life

during that time period was hard. We were fortunate in that we did not lose our home, but many did. As a veterinarian durning that time, our clinic saw many injured/burned patients. Actually, more than we could keep up with. We worked many hours upon hours changing bandages on dogs and cats and treating major wounds. You can imagine when an owner returns to their burned down house, they know that they have lost everything,

but there cat amazingly is standing in their driveway...meowing....or 1 horse out of 6 is standing in the smoldering now cleared pasture.... it still breaks my heart thinking of these stories. These animals became a sign of hope for the fire victims.

Since that time things have calmed down. People are relocating, or rebuilding, and some are still

homeless. Even Extreme Makeover Home Edition came to Bastrop and built a home for a volunteer firefighter that lost her home in the wildfire. Unfortunately or fortunately, the wildfires were big national news so many now know and have heard of Bastrop, TX.

As a positive it has brought the community together.