So, I have accumulated quite a few stuffed animals in the past month that I needed to clean and go through because I'm going to be getting *hopefully* hundreds more in the next couple of days, so I had a lot of work to do! My wonderful husband had pulled all of my shipments out of the boxes and ran them through the steam/sanitizing cycle, I just needed to sort them and go through them. This ended up taking longer than I thought! I probably worked on this for at least 4 hours to get through the pile I had, but I got it finished up! In case you are wondering, here is what 323 stuffed animals look like piled high and overflowing:
And then all boxed up:
**Note the shameless Lowe's plug :-)
These were going to be mailed out today, but with the "winter storm" we got here at the beach, I hung close to play in the 3 inches of snow!
Our house close by the beach...covered with snow!
Our dog Pugsley didn't like it so well
Anyway, the last of the stuffed animals will be mailed out to the NC Hwy Patrol this week. They are super excited to get them and they want to give each of their troopers 4 or 5 animals to keep in their trunks....all 1,825 troopers! Looks like I will be busy for a while!
I usually work from home, but since my department just went through a major re-org last month and we have mostly new team members, they have asked myself and another regional co-worker to come in for a couple of days. So, I will be commuting on Monday and Tuesday. I let all of my old work buddies know I was coming into the office and they are bringing stuffed animals too...in fact, the word has spread so far and I've gotten calls from all sorts of folks that are collecting for me. I hope I have enough room in the Pilot! All of these animals will go towards the first batch of a rather large Haiti donation to comfort children affected by the earthquake. For anyone reading, if you or anyone you know has stuffed animals they would like to donate, please let me know!
Tomorrow I am excited to be going to Wilmington to see my friend Meredith speak at her church on adoption. I know she's probably getting nervous, but she's going to do great! And how lucky am I to get to see her two weekends in a row!
Hope everyone is well and planning a great Valentine's Day!
3 comments:
Wow! That is a lot of stuffed animals! What a wonderful way to put them to good use.
I don't think I've ever seen so many stuffed animals! What a wonderful thing you are doing. I know the Lord will bless you for thinking of others and trying to minister to them in their time of need.
Hi! I found your blog thru another - nice to "meet" you! We just got fingerprinted in Durham, NC a week ago. I was wondering if that was the office you were printed in? I saw it took 3 weeks for you to get approval and I am trying to get a timeline on ours. Thanks!!! elisabeth
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