Editor2020-07-08T15:27:59-07:00
"Mama, pleeeeeeease, can we get a cat?" Our two girls issued this desperate plea hundreds of times over several years, and still, my husband and I wouldn't budge. Our frequent travels precluded us from keeping pets, yet we wanted our kids to know the joy of animal companionship. What to do? As a birthday present for our oldest, we signed up to volunteer with SOL at the PetSmart centers. During one of our shifts, the respite care section of...