Calico Hearts Journal
Notes from the Foster Room
Updates, stories, and the occasional 4 a.m. confession from life inside a foster-based kitten rescue.
It's Official: We're a Colorado Nonprofit (Now We Wait on the IRS)
Big news: Calico Hearts is now an official nonprofit in the state of Colorado. Our 501(c)(3) is filed and pending — and while the IRS takes its sweet time, we're geared up and ready to go full force with kitten missions.
Read the postFour Bottle Babies and a Whole New Respect for Mama Cats
Shaggy, Freddy, Daphne, and Velma — four orphaned tabbies with no mama in sight. Raising them by hand has taught me exactly how much a mother cat really does. Especially the ferals.
Read the postKitten Nuances: Sibling Suckling, Vet Visits, and Why the Girls Are Winning
I took the babies to the vet today, fully helicopter-momming. Good news all around — and a few kitten quirks I'm learning about as I go.
Read the postSo, Where Have I Been?
An honest update: I've been running a handyman business, a remodel company, and a foster nursery all at once — and something had to give. (It was sleep. And the laundry. Mostly sleep.)
Read the postGet Your Cats Fixed. (Please. For the Love of Everything.)
We're raising money to spay and neuter the cats in our foster homes — and the ones who haven't arrived yet. Also, a few gentle (dry) reminders that this whole overpopulation thing is fixable. Literally.
Read the postBuilding GV Cat Condos for Our Feral Neighbors
We're building sets of insulated cat condos — with Board & Nail — and donating them to feral colonies around Grand Junction. Here's why those colonies matter, and why winter is already knocking.
Read the postMeet Marty (Yes, Like McFly)
We got a new boy in this week, and I already need you all to meet him — the friendliest cat I have ever personally met, and I'm not exaggerating.
Read the postMax Gets a Little Sister
A quick happy update on a boy a lot of you already know — Max is thriving, and now he has a partner in crime named Lillie.
Read the postThe Cuddle Puddle
Four boys, one cat tree, one big purring heap. Meet the cuddle puddle — and yes, I'm already a goner.
Read the postTiny Tyrants in Training (a progress report)
The little ones are doing so well — beautifully socialized, endlessly chaotic, and leaving me covered in new scratch marks by the hour. I wouldn't trade a second of it.
Read the postWhat the Kittens Taught Me About People
Rescue isn't just about the animals. It's reshaped how I see the people we rescue from — and the people we rescue for.
Read the postA Heart Full of Thanks (and Where We're Headed)
This started as a daydream and a shoebox of receipts. Here's a thank-you to every single person who turned it into something real.
Read the postWe're Going Official: The 501(c)(3) Journey
A quick update for everyone asking: yes, we're working toward nonprofit status. Here's what it means and why it matters.
Read the postThings I Never Thought I'd Say (Until I Had Kittens)
A running list of sentences that have, against all odds, left my mouth since becoming a foster mom.
Read the postThe Night We Almost Lost One
A story I don't tell often — about a bathroom floor at 4 a.m., and why every kitten in a forever home got there because someone chose the hard night.
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