The wonderful bloggers over at Peace, Love, Fostering, Running with Squirrels, That Touch of Pit, and Pittieful Love graced my blog with awards! The Kreative Blogger Award and the Liebster Blog. I am greatful for the shout out. This blog has been humbling. They are all amazing, entertaining writers and I have learned a lot from them to use here at Between Trains. Thank you!
The recipient of the Kreative Blogger is supposed to reveal 10 facts about themselves that were not previously known. Since I am so new to everyone here, this shouldn’t be too hard!
1.) I come from a huge family. I have 2 older brothers, 2 older sisters, a younger sister, and 2 younger brothers. My younger sister has a baby on the way to join my other 2 nephews. Lets just say that I am one proud aunt!
Some of us are missing!
2.) I worked in 2 different Missouri shelters for a year, at the intake counter. I was currently working for MO Humane Society when they rescued the 400 pitbulls from a large multi-state fighting ring and helped with intakes after a puppy mill raid. I have almost seen it all.
3.) Phil and I love trying different wines and beers. We will be brewing our first batch of homemade beer soon! We got the kit as a wedding present and we are so excited to try it. We are also preparing our soil to grow grapes to make wine! mmmmm
4.) We live on close to 2 acres of land and I love [the idea of] gardening. My herb garden was a success last year and will be planting an entire 46ft by 52ft plot this spring and summer! Wish us luck, we have no idea what we are doing.
Small Lettuce Garden from last spring
5.) I am also the Foster Home Coordinator for Jasmine’s House. I couldn’t be happier supporting our wonderful foster families, which without we couldn’t survive. (This also explains why I am spotty with posts, sometimes things get busy!)
6.) I am involved heavily in politics (Sort of my day job). I believe it could be a vehicle for the change we want to see in our country. I have also seen first hand how policies affect people’s lives. My 19 year old brother took his life while serving in the Navy. My family is working closely with our Congressman to tell Matt’s story and I believe it can make a difference.
7.) I moved here from Belton, MO. A small city outside of Kansas City. No one has beat Kansas City BBQ!
8.) Phil and I met while serving in the Peace Corps together. We were in the Republic of Georgia the summer of 2008 when the Russian/Georgian War happened about 10 miles from where we were living. We were the 8th group to serve in Georgia and the war broke out on 08/08/08 during our 8th week of training. How is that for numbers!
Georgia
9.) Phil and I live in an 1880s farm house that used to be the general store for the lime kiln workers. We are having a blast learning how to fix it up. I will probably grace you all with pictures as projects get done, because I am so proud of us!
10.) I LOVE training dogs (ok, you probably knew this already). My favorite dogs to train, and in general, are the dogs like Poppy Rose. She has so much energy and drive that she makes training fun and easy. I have some big plans in store for my pack (Ernie, Copper, and Tilly) and our fosters this summer. I hope you stick around to see 
The second award I received was the Liebster Blog award. This award asks the recipient to identify five other up and coming blogs – it’s a way to highlight blogs that the recipient enjoys and wants to share with their readers. Well, to be honest with you the blogs I read are either large blogs or the wonderful ones that gave me this award! Since I can’t give it back, because that defeats the purpose I re-visted a few blogs I stumbled upon and enjoyed. Since then I have begun to follow them! Woo hoo! It is working
- From the Pits. Nevie works at Montgomery County Humane Society and blogs about the wonderful pets up for adoption there. Stevie, the handsome fellow featured now, was just pulled by Jasmine’s House! I enjoy reading her insights about the shelter work, because sometimes, I do miss it.
- The Rufus Way. I have enjoyed learning about Rufus and their journey with him. I love mutts, having 2 of my own (4 if you count the pibbles)! She works at a boarding kennel and fosters, so lots of fun dog stories to read here!
- Smart Dog. Laurie Luck is a wonderful trainer here in Frederick, MD. She also trains service dogs and is an instructor at Karen Pryor School of dog training. This blog is a wonderful resource for all things training!
- Hound Dog Mom. As much as pitties, I love the hounds! Hound Dog mom has some wonderful stories to share about her 3 rescued basset hounds. They are all just too cute for words.
I have enjoyed this and getting to know everyone here a little better. I hope the ones that received the awards keep it up!
