Homeward Bound

I am a lover of all animals and believe that animals improve peoples lives.  We started the day Nadia and Nicole were born teaching them a love and respect for animals.

In addition to our own animals, we strongly believe in animal rescue.  While my schedule does not permit me to volunteer at any shelters or organizations, our family does foster kittens and cats for a local cat rescue, Homeward Bound.

www.homewardboundcats.org
www.facebook.com/HomewardBoundCatAdoptions
We are currently fostering four 6 week old kittens.

Fostering involves providing love and shelter for cats until they are old enough to be adopted.  Many people wrongly assume there are many people who are fostering so they won't be needed, however, there is always a lack of foster parents.  Another misconception is that it will be hard to return the cats when it is time for them to find their forever homes.  The joy that comes from a kitty finding their forever family outdoes any heartache that comes from returning the kitties.

 Nadia and Nicole love the kittens we foster.  They have learned to become gentle and play nicely with them.  Since they became old enough to interact with the kittens, Nadia and Nicole have become more careful in all their activities.  They have learned to respect the animals boundaries, as well as becoming more respectful of peoples boundaries.

Fostering has been a win win situation for us. I highly urge everyone who is able to volunteer in any capacity with an organization.  The benefits are more than can be counted.

Nadia and Nicole

My name is Jennifer and I am a 30 year old mother of twin girls, Nadia and Nicole.  They are 18 months old  and  were born in Las Vegas, NV in March of 2010. They are fraternal twins and are about as different as two people could be.  Nicole has dark brown hair, looks just like her Dad, she tends to be shy but when she feels comfortable is extremely silly.  Nadia has blond hair, looks just like her Mom (except Momma has red hair), is very outspoken and outgoing. 

Our family is fairly widespread.  Three Grandparents live in Las Vegas NV (Judy, Gary and Qing Qing) and two in Seattle, WA (Bob and Kat).  There are four Great-Grandmother's still living, one in Gig Harbor WA (Marilyn), one in Fort Collins CO (Bette), one in Princeton NJ (Ruth), and one in China (Chong Rong).  Nadia and Nicole also have three uncles, Fong Fong in Las Vegas, Shawn in Seattle and Chris in Montreal Canada.

Their Dad, Charles, is a 26 years old upper manager for a large retail pet company.  He attended the University of Washington and obtained degrees in German and Political Science.  He is passionate about his family, photography, and animals.

Since becoming a mother of twins, my life has changed drastically.  I quit my job to become a full-time stay at home Mom.  This has put some financial strain on our family, however we feel it is important for our children to have a parent at home.  The purpose of this blog is to share the knowledge I have accumulated, review items, and connect with other parents.