Action for Animals Roadside Party
8 FebRoadside Party to benefit Action for Animals
11:30am – 2:30pm Saturday, February 11 at 4415 N. Broadway Ave., Muncie
(Across from Union Chapel)
765-288-4493
Grillin’ & Chillin’–It may be a bit chilly outside but a little cold won’t keep us from firing up the grill–stop by for lunch and see what we are all about!!
Bring a bag of dry cat food to help Action for Animals and their new Community Pet Food Bank, receive $25 off your tax preparation fees AND get a FREE bag of Bully Bones from sit-stay-play In-home pet sitting & more.LLC. They’re healthy, delicious & crispy.
Thank you for supporting Liberty Tax Service, Action for Animals and helping pets in our community.
Muncie ARF: Superbowl Party for Pets
29 JanMuncie ARF doesn’t want you to leave your pets out of the Superbowl festivities!
I had the pleasure of working with Terri Panzsi, from ARF, Sarah Jones and many Ivy Tech Culinary Arts students earlier this week in creating Superbowl Party Pet Platters.
Hundreds of dog bones and jerky was dunked, decorated and sweetened up and assembled in nifty platters. We included a few of our homemade Bully Bones in each platter as well so be sure to pick up yours soon. We started with 46 but there’s not many left. Contact ARF at 765-282-2733 to order yours. Click here to order some of delicious, nutritious Bully Bones , call 765-744-5688 or visit our web site.
Thank you for letting us get involved with your fundraiser!
Kelley Stewart
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Tags: ARF, dog bones, fundraiser, Muncie ARF, Superbowl
From Jutta With Love
29 Jan
sit-stay-play In-home pet sitting & more.LLC is growing by leaps and bounds! To help provide the best care possible, to as MANY loving pet parents as possible in Muncie and all of east central Indiana, Jutta Vogelbacher has joined our team–YAYYYY–can you tell I’m excited?
Well, I’m stoked about this actually because I’ve been the sole pet care provider since 2008. Some days were manageable but others, whew, it was an organizers nightmare! But I’m very thankful for each and every pet that’s been in my care and now, Jutta can share her love of animals, especially horses and cats, help lighten my load and most importantly, help care for your babies. To contact sit-stay-play for your pet sitting needs–CLICK HERE.
The forecast looks really great for sit-stay-play; I’m totally encouraged and confidant that Jutta has the skills necessary to care for all types of animals, she has a huge heart, she’s an out-of-the-box thinker, a ‘creative-mind’ if you will, and she’ll be an asset to my company. So, without further ado, here’s a little bio–in her own words…
My name is Jutta Vogelbacher and I work as a pet sitter for Kelley Stewart. As long as I can think back I love animals and even though I did not grow up on a farm (I grew up in Germany and lived most of my life there), my family always had animals. I remember how happy I was when I finally got my own kitten and how I took care of her. I was and still am particurly crazy about cats (and horses), and just found two big file folders full with pictures and information of cats and horses in the attic of our house in Germany. I avidly collected all this when I was little apparently to write a book one day (so my mom told me). When I was ten years old I also took my first riding lessons and volunteered on a regular basis in that stable, which was a professional event stable.
The last fifteen years I have lived and worked in Muncie, Indiana. I earned an undergraduate degree in anthropology and a graduate degree in education and still hold a valid teaching license. My husband and I have two indoor cats, Findus and Domino (both rescues) and one outdoor cat, Tom, who adopted us and guards our yard. We have built him a nice house and when the weather gets really bad he also has the run of the garage. We also board two horses on a farm near Hagerstown. My dream of having a horse one day finally came true. In April of 2005 we bought Buck, a neglected Thoroughbred and in 2010 we bought our second horse, Silver Shadow, a Missouri Foxtrotter. Both are great horses and have added so much to our lives! I continue to take riding lessons and have taken clinics in natural horsemanship. My goal is to continue my education in natural horsemanship and eventually provide services in that area as well.
From Jutta with love!
Please feel free to visit our web site at http://www.sit-stay-play.com to see all of the pet care services we provide. A few of the most popular are: pet sitting, dog walking, poop scooping and farm sitting.
We provide care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and work with all types of animals. Contact us today by calling 765-744-5688 or by visiting our web site.
Meows and Woofs,
Kelley Stewart
CEO|Founder
sit-stay-play In-home pet sitting & more.LLC
“Your pet sitting, dog walking, poop scooping specialists!”
Tags: Business, employment, Kelley Stewart, muncie, pet sitter, pet sitting, sit stay play
Take Time To Love
19 JanTAKE TIME TO LOVE, MARRIED OR NOT.
When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. “I want a divorce.” I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, “Why?” I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, “You are not a man!”
That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her!
With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly.
Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.
The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.
In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.This was agreeable to me.
But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.
I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.
My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, “Daddy is holding mommy in his arms.” His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; “Don’t tell our son about the divorce.” I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door.
She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.
On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying!
Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.
On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this.
It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger. She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, “All my dresses have grown bigger.” I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.
Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart.
Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head. Our son came in at the moment and said, “Dad, it’ s time to carry mom out.” To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day. But her much lighter weight made me sad.
On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, “I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy.” I drove to the office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, “Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.” She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead.”Do you have a fever?” She said. I moved her hand off my head. “Sorry Jane” I said, “I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore.” Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.
At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.
That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I ran up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed–dead. My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was too busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from whatever negative reaction it would have on our son, in case we pushed through with the divorce (at least, in the eyes of our son I’m a loving husband)…
THE SMALL DETAILS OF YOUR LIVES ARE WHAT REALLY MATTER IN A RELATIONSHIP. “IT’S NOT” the Mansion or House, the Car, Property, the Money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves.
So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!
If you don’t share this, nothing will happen to you. If you do, you just might save a marriage. Most of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up…
YOU DONT REALIZE WHAT YOU HAVE UNTIL ITS GONE!! Please repost and share.
Copied from a friends facebook post. I can testify to this story and want to tell you that divorce is not pretty. It’s an ugly ordeal to go through and can take years to recover from. If you’re married, please LOVE your partner. Honor them. And work it out if at all possible.
Blue-Eyed Girl Finds New Home
16 Jan
Anyone missing this beautiful female, blue-eyed Husky? She was found near Burlington and 12th Street in Muncie, Indiana. She was running the neighborhood about a week. She had a collar on but was not microchipped unfortunately. A kind samaritan was feeding her and introduced her to her dogs. She exhibited no aggressiveness towards dogs, cats or children.
After we took her to the vet, my Aunt found a friend that had just lost their German Shepherd of 15 years. He was ready for another dog so he’s holding onto blue-eyed girl until or IF her owners try and claim her. In my opinion, if your dog is missing for over a week and you haven’t put posters up, put an ad in the paper or made your missing dog known somehow, then you probably shouldn’t have the dog.
If you recognize her, please leave me a comment or contact me via my web site. To see the Boxer we helped reunite, click http://munciepetsitter.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/boxer/.
Thank you,
Kelley Stewart
CEO|Founder
sit-stay-play In-home pet sitting & more.LLC
Boxer On The Run
16 Jan
In between pet sitting clients today, a friend called me because this handsome male Boxer showed up at her house. She wanted to know what she should do, I told her I’d come over and take a peek at him. Well, he was gorgeous! Super friendly, very mellow, good on leash. We took him to Westview Animal Clinic to see if he was microchipped and low and behold he was. After a few turn of events, his owner was found and his home was only around the corner from where we found him. Thank goodness! His owner let him out to potty this morning — off leash — and he took off. This is just another example of why it’s good to have your pet microchipped, with updated information tied to the chip number. If he had an identification tag on his collar he would’ve been returned much quicker but that’s ok, we enjoyed hanging out with this beautiful fellow.
Oh, this was the second dog we helped reunite today. Check out the Husky we helped earlier http://munciepetsitter.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/blue-eyed-girl/.
Just another day in my world,
Kelley
CEO|Founder
sit-stay-play In-home pet sitting & more.LLC
“Your pet sitting, dog walking, poop scooping specialists!”
p.s. Is your pet microchipped? If not, talk to your veterinarian about it. Make sure your pet has identification tags on, at all times, in case they slip their leash or run out of the house.
Tags: Boxer, microchipping, microchip, lost pet, found pet
Want a Free Pet Sitting Visit?
13 Jan
Yippeeee!!! Happy Friday the 13th, it’s your lucky day!
For all you pet owners out there in Muncie and east central Indiana, here’s a little sumthin sumthin to make your snowy day a little brighter!
http://www.sit-stay-play.com/PetCareCoupons.aspx
Enjoy,
Kelley Stewart
CEO|Founder
sit-stay-play In-home pet sitting & more.LLC
“Your pet sitting, dog walking, poop scooping specialists!”
Tags: cats, dogs, free, Kelley Stewart, pet sitter, pet sitting, pets
I’m 40! Where Did The Time Go?
9 Jan
1972.
What an awesome year! Some fantastic things happened in 1972 including, HBO hit the airwaves, Nike hit the ground running, Apollo made their last trip to the moon AND Kelley Stewart was born to a single mom in lil’ old Muncie, Indiana.
Little did my mom know how much hell I’d put her through as a child, more so as a teenager, but hopefully I’ve grown to make her proud. (smile)
Let’s take a trip down memory lane to see what my life has been like up to the big 4-0…
Thanks to HBO, my eyes were opened to pornography for the first time. Ugh. My best friend and I, God rest her soul, would sneak and watch that filth when my parents went bowling. One of us would squat down by the door, with an ear pressed against it, listening for any noice coming from the driveway. The other, in control of the tv and volume, usually leading the way with the “oohh, yuck!” and “what in the world?” comments. Little did we know that our minds would be filled with those graphic images for days, weeks, months and even years. Way before airbrushing and self-tanners, we saw the good, the bad and the ugly as it was - naturally. Unfortunately, those images led to issues we had to deal with, and are still dealing with, in our lives.
Can’t really say much about Nike except that I hated Nike back then. Really. That little swoosh was a reminder that I wasn’t a “cool kid”. When I started middle school, there was an obvious divide between the ‘haves and have nots’. The rich kids had Nikes; I wore shoes from Kmart. Gasp…Kmart!
Watching the replays of the last mission to the moon was exciting and mind-boggling. I still don’t understand how that thing could fly that far!
Now onto more present day activities (in no particular order)…As I look back at my life and look at what I’ve done so far, I definitely thank my parents for sharing their love of adventure and travel with me. I thank them for providing me a good childhood and for loving me. Here are some of the highlights of my life thus far…my body has endured the miraculous gift of childbirth and I’ve had the privilege of rearing a beautiful, almost 20 year old daughter. My hands have had the pleasure of holding and touching beautiful people, helping people in need, giving the gift of beauty through haircuts and other ‘beautification procedures’. I’ve graduated from really 2 great and universities. I’ve started my own business and have been successful with it thus far. I’ve traveled to Europe and many states in America thanks to parents who thought it was important for me to travel. I’ve soaked up the sun and laid on the beach in Hawaii and walked through castles in Landstuhl. My hands have planted seed and I’ve witnessed what water, sunlight and good soil will do. My eyes have seen tremendous cruelty and abuse committed against animals and humans. I’ve used my voice to speak up in some of these situations. For those I didn’t, the faces and cruelty and abuse haunts me. I’ve visited Diamondhead Volcano, my soul wept when I witnessed oil seeping from the carnage at Pearl Harbor. A newborn baby, I mean NEWBORN baby, one fresh out of the womb, graced my hands. Fresh blood and mucous permeated the air and stained my kitchen floor. I kinda felt like a doctor! Death has been in my hands as well. Don’t worry though; I dont’ have a secret I’m harboring and I’m not a murderer! My grandma slipped away from her earthly body and countless pets have gone to the other side while in my hands or while they were near me. While living in Germany, my family and took a tour through Dachau Concentration Camp. That’s an event I will not ever forget. Seeing my grown father cry when we were face to face with the crematorium is a memory that will always be with me. As we traipsed the grounds thousands of people perished, a very somber mood came upon us. I’ve been victimized, bullied and have taken part in hurting other people, regretably. Most importantly, I’ve come to know Christ as my saviour and He has taken all the guilt and shame away. He’s made me a new creation!
I’m so glad I’ve experienced these things; they’ve helped shape this 40-year-old young woman. I say YOUNG woman because I’m not ready to kick the bucket yet. I don’t feel over the hill. I have dreams and desires I’d like to see come to fruition.
With a clear head and sound mind, I’m ready to tackle the next 40 and beyond.
Thanks for reading,
Kelley Stewart
CEO|Founder
sit-stay-play In-home pet sitting & more LLC
“Your pet sitting, dog walking, poop scooping specialists!”
Tags: 40 years old, birthday, self-reflection
