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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019 | 5A Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales Betty Kaiser’s Chatter Box: Mother’s Day Memories Betty Kaiser H ead’s up everyone! This coming weekend is Mother’s Day. Now that you’ve been warned, there’s no excuse for you forgetting your wife, mother, moth- er-in-law, grandmother or anyone dear to your heart that you call “mother.” Mothers of all ages appre- ciate being remembered on their special day. So, start planning now to make their day. You’ll be glad you did. Most moms are easy to please. Think about it. They raised you, didn’t they? At some point they must have told you how special you are to them. Maybe it was that primitive watercolor painting that you brought home from kindergarten and she framed. Or the Mother’s Day poem in your childish scrawl that still hangs above her desk; she loves you. It takes so little to touch a mother’s heart. Forget about the expensive stuff on the TV ads. Moms are just thrilled if you’re there. Flowers? Buy a single pot- ted petunia to plant in the garden. Forget to send a fancy card? No worries; just pick up the phone and tell her that you love her. No money for a fancy dinner? Show up on her doorstep with her favorite chocolates wrapped in a ribbon and a great big hug. You’ll make her day. And if your mom has gone to her heavenly re- ward, say a little prayer of gratitude. How do I know all of these things? Because I’m a mother and it was the best job that I ever had. A moth- er’s love and caring in- stincts kicked in quickly for me and knew no bounds. I worked 24 hours a day for 20-plus years and was paid in hugs and kisses. Still, from the day a baby is born and brought home until they fly away on their own, it’s work, work, work. But I always thought that was why we had kids. Their wants and needs ordered my days — from dawn to dusk and often, all night. Some people complain about the teenage years but I thought they were a walk in the park compared to in- fancy, toddlers and elemen- tary school. Actually, looking back, I sometimes wonder how I survived. My husband worked long hours, six days a week, often until midnight. He was also in the US Army Reserve. We had been married one year when our daughter Kathy was born. Jeff came two years later and John a mere 13 months after that. Money was scarce and so were creature comforts. No dishwashers or new-fangled clothes dry- ers. I spent most of my time feeding and burping ba- bies, sterilizing bottles and formula, changing diapers, Public Notices Published weekly in the Cottage Grove Sentinel and online at cgsentinel.com S entinel C ottage G rove Contact: Meg Fringer 541-942-3325 x1200 mfringer@cgsentinel.com bed and feed them cold ce- real for breakfast. Sticky hands and faces were washed before they were dressed in their Sun- day best; hair was combed and kids were plopped down in front of TV car- toons while I got dressed. Then, between the time I ironed my dress and put on my stylish hat, an argument would break out. “Mom, he hit me!” And inevitably, one of the boys would run outside, fall down and rip out the knees of his new Sunday suit. Kathy stayed in her room just to avoid the commotion. Somehow all five of us got out the door and into the car. As my husband drove, I would pull out a bottle of nail polish and paint my nails—praying they would be dry by the time we got to church. After church we all went out to supper (where the boys climbed under the ta- ble!) and then home for a nap! Mother’s Day always be- gan with chaos but was rewarded with hugs and kisses. Happy Mother’s Day to moms of all eras! May all your memories be sweet. And if you’re a new, over- whelmed mom, remember that childhood is fleeting but love endures forever. baked French toast or bis- cuits and gravy beginning at 5 p.m. Cost is $5 a plate. Bingo also starts at 5 p.m. and will play 10 games — each with a $10 cash prize. The jackpot bingo game is $100 within the first 56 numbers. Consolation prize if the jackpot isn’t won is $25. • CAL School Board meets at Lorane Grange next Thursday, May 16, be- ginning at 7 p.m. • Lorane Grangers will be meeting at 9 a.m. on Tues- day, May 14, for a workday in the Lorane Grange Cem- etery. Then on Tuesday, May 21, they will have a workday at the Grange. Lots to do. Bring gloves and oth- er tools to work. • Information for all Lo- ranians: There is a planned meeting at Lorane Grange on June 20 with the Territo- rial Highway Project com- mittee from 6 to 8 p.m. This especially affects those from Gillespie Corners to the Lo- rane Family Store, so mark your calendars. • Other important up- coming dates: Wednesday, May 29 is Senior Recogni- tion night; Sunday, June 2 is Baccalaureate at Crow Naz- arene Church; Friday, June 7 is Crow High School gradu- ation; and Tuesday, June 18 is Eighth-Grade Recogni- tion Night. Contact Betty Kaiser’s Chatterbox at 942-1317 or email bchatty@bettykaiser. com Lorane News The Lowest Rates in Lane County PUBLIC MEETINGS, TRUSTEE NOTICES, PROBATE, AUCTION & FORECLOSURE NOTICES, AND MORE. doing laundry by hand, ironing, hanging diapers on the clothes line and folding clothes after everyone went to bed. I was young and energet- ic enough to cope with cha- os. Most of the time. There were days when I was sure that I was going crazy. When the kids were tod- dlers, I really looked for- ward to naptime. But they all slept in the same room. Kathy dozed right off. Jeff was not so coopera- tive. One day he was very quiet. I looked in and he was gone! I found him out- side in his underwear rid- ing up and down the street on the neighbor kid’s tricy- cle! John never slept at nap- time. His favorite trick was to empty out all the dresser drawers — every day. There was never a dull moment and lots of joy as their growing stages and harmless mischief kept me smiling. In my childhood, Moth- er’s Day celebrations were a big deal and very formal. Growing up, the day re- volved around my mother and grandmother’s wishes. Sunday was church day. Everyone dressed in their Sunday best — suits and hats — orchid corsages were mandatory! And din- ner at the steak house with three well-behaved chil- dren was a must. My Mother’s Day morn- ing as a mom of three kids under the age of four years old was a little wilder. I would coax the kids out of Contributed by Lil Thompson for The Sentinel • If you missed Kinder- garten Roundup at Apple- gate Elementary, call the office for information. • Booster Club meets in the CHS Cafeteria tomor- row, May 9, beginning at 6 pm. • Come out for a fun eve- ning on Saturday, May 10, in the Applegate Elementary gym for a breakfast dinner and bingo. Enjoy delicious 6-day weather forecast THURSDAY FRIDAY 88° | 52° 89° | 54° Sunny Sunny Transmissions Plus & AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALTIES PRACTICING THE ART OF TRANSMISSION REPAIR SERVICE SINCE 1991 SATURDAY SUNDAY 87° | 50° 84° | 47° Partly Cloudy Sunny MONDAY TUESDAY 80° | 46° Partly Cloudy 78° | 46° Partly Cloudy You have a benefits budget. We have a way to make it work. Call today (541) 942-0555. 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The kind rescuers took her to a vet clinic, then she was transported to a Wisconsin shelter. “While donating blankets to an animal shelter I saw a sad, injured dog,” explained Joal. “I was told Sadie’s heart-breaking tale and yet I saw her beauty. I had no in- tention of adopting her because I already had three dogs at home, but I volunteered to take Sadie to a doctor and pay for her appointment.” X-rays confirmed the bullets and shrapnel, so the vet- erinarian said she should use a doggy wheelchair cart. The second doctor told Joal that Sadie was urinary and fecally incontinent, that she couldn’t walk and suggested “doing the kind thing.” “I saw something in Sadie’s shining eyes that told me differently,” said Joal. “So, I took her home and the next day we visited a holistic vet who said she should be given a chance.” The bullet was removed from Sadie’s head, but the bul- let and shrapnel in her back were too deeply embedded for removal. She was in diapers for a long time but, with manual help and homeopathic remedies, she can now do her own daily business. At first, it was a rollercoaster ride, Joal said, but “after every modality of therapy known to man, the feeling re- turned to her back legs!” Sadie is no longer fecally or urinary incontinent and they are working on strengthening her back legs to sup- port her. Sadie doesn’t walk like a normal dog, so she and her children’s book teach acceptance for people and animals with special needs. When children see Sadie is a living breathing creature, it makes them think twice about an- imal abuse. If their parents abuse animals, chances are they will too and then go on to abusing people; Sadie’s book is aimed at preventing that from happening. She and Joal travel to schools and libraries, teaching others the important message of acceptance of people and animals with special needs. She happily paw-toe- graphs her second pup-ular book, “Sadie and the Super- stars” (available in English and Spanish). Its message is to think about what we can do rather than what we can’t — just like Sadie does. Check out her Faceboook page: Facebook/SavingSa- die/ “Saving Sadie, How A Dog That No One Wanted In- spired the World” is Sadie’s life story. Eight-year-old Sadie is proof that we all have special abilities. She can do a high-10 over her head with her front paws, is a great watch dog, loves flying on airplanes with her nose pressed against a window, loves sledding and, of course, making snow angels. From a dog tossed away like garbage, Sadie has risen to dreams even she could not have dreamt. Her accom- plishments are that she’s known in 44 countries and has had a presence at the Academy Awards and the Golden Globes. She has been on the cover of 12 major publica- tions and was featured in “Modern Dog,” “Fetch” and many other magazines and newspapers. She has ap- peared on many TV news shows including the Lifetime Network. She’s also appeared in many U.S.A and Canadi- an calendars and she’s the “spokes-dog” for IPAW. Sadie is big in the anti-bullying movement. She has her logo on the back of a police car and her six minute movie is online at www.savingsadiemovie.com Always thinking of others, Sadie is a Salvation Army Christmas bell ringer. “She raised more money that I could on my own,” laughed Joal. TIPS: When you can no longer care for a pet, relinquish it to an animal shelter. There is so much joy, love and paw-tential in each pet’s life. Share your fur-avorite pet memory or adventure at angelscribe@msn.com. Visit Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales on Facebook at/www.facebook.com/PetTipsandTales Humane Society for Neuter/Spay Assistance Program. 541-942-2789
