Two Winston-Salem Cats In Need of A Fur-Ever Home

These 2 beautiful cats are in need of a loving home.  They are obviously attached and need to be together.  The Siamese is named Sambo & the DSH white is named PT.  Believe they are 5 years old.  Kernersville vet can verify age & that vaccines, etc. are current.  Family may be able to help with cost if not current.  They are indoor kitties who have had access to a porch, but have probably never touched grass.  They have not been around other cats or young children.  They have only seen 1 small dog that used to come with visitors.  The family may be able to help with transport.

Below is the e-mail from the woman taking care of the cats (it came to someone in my area rescue group). If interested, please contact me and I'll put you in touch with this family. C'mon folks! Let's keep these best friends together and find these kitties a good home for the New Year!

My uncle died in June 2010 and his wife, my aunt, died December 2010.  They had 2 cats that I'm trying to find homes for.  Currently, they are still at my aunt and uncle's house, and my mom and dad are going over twice a day to feed, water, and clean out their litter boxes.  However, we can't keep them, and the house will ultimately be sold.  We already have a dog, and my mom says that's all she can manage on a permanent basis. 
 
One cat is a Balinese male and the other looks like a white Persian and is a female.  The female originally came from a shelter.  Both have been spayed and/or neutered, but they still have their claws.  All of their shots are current, and I can provide vet records if needed. 
 
Any help and/or information that you can provide will greatly be appreciated.  Thank you very much. 

Myrtle Beach Marathon - Pray For Rain?

Finally, a good run! Twenty miles today in the rain but oh-thank-you-Jesus it was a blistering 51 degrees outside which meant no need for gloves, double shirts, jackets, handwarmers, ear muffs, or an ice-scraper. Sheer bliss. 

I haven't posted a lot about my training for the Myrtle Beach marathon because frankly, between the snow and ice and holidays, it hasn't been going great. My training partner Christie and I tried a tempo run on Thursday last week and made it a half-mile before Christie slipped and fell on ice. We solidered on for another 1/4 mile before we looked at our watches and realized that with all the walking we had to do to avoid ice patches, we were doing a 10-minute pace. Add in book signings and snowstorms and holidays and let's just say I've spent more time with my treadmill this winter than I think is healthy when preparing for a marathon.

Today, however, was glorious. Twenty miles of outdoor running with friends and I still had gas in the tank at the end. I looked like a drowned weasel, but the legs were good. Given that the last decent run I had was also in the rain, I'm starting to think it's in my best interest to pray for rain on February 19th. (Wait, make that rain, 50 degree temps and no wind, thank you very much.)

I can't believe it's only 8 weeks until the race. I need to  be religious with the rest of my training and diet if I'm going to break 3:40. It's do-able, but in kind of a "the planets must align, you must stop all negative thoughts and sacrifice a goat in order for this to come true" sort of way. So we'll see. 

Meanwhile, I'm hoping to carry forward the good mojo of today's run to this week's 10-mile tempo run. Ten mile tempo?! Uh, hello, Furman people? Enough already with the madness.

Cheers,

Dena