Hey Ya'll! I am so excited to say I have gotten a few donations already for my donkey! Thanks to Billie, Mokihana and Corrie for all sending their portion of love to help me fulfill my dream. :) I still need $ donations, as I am a few hundred shy of getting my Ju Ju Bean (that's code for my dream donkey!) In case you missed my first plea (and the amazing comments & stories)), here is a link to the post - also here is an excerpt too:*
"I am now accepting donations to help me buy a donkey! It all started a few years ago when I began having seizures and could no longer drive a car, or even ride as a passenger without causing serious medical discomfort. Soon after realizing my new isolating plight I met an old man on Reems Creek Rd in Weaverville NC who was raising midget ponies, he loved his midget ponies so much he teared up talking about them & he said they were his only joy... after hearing him talk a flash of brilliance popped into my travel weary mind that I needed something to ride on that was just my size! Over the years I kept my wish alive, letting it evolve with my changing life- but as my situation became more 'small pony' friendly the economy became a monster. A monster that gobbled up all my money and left me rather poor. Having a donkey to ride on would liberate my inability to get around very easily (I can only ride my bike so far in the rural mountains before I am exhausted completely). This would be a long term dream come true - some girls want fancy cars & a nice house, but I just want a donkey to be friends with."
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Donkey Donater Mokihana wrote a beautiful post about my donkey dream, and you can go read it at this link here. <3
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These fabulous pictures below are of Mr. Grady and Miss Lovely! They were sent by Donkey Donater Billie, they are her awesome donkeys out west, where she got them wild but eventually they warmed up to her, tamed by love. Here is a story Billie sent to me about just how funny and intelligent her donkey Mr. Grady is:::::
"I want to tell you a story to give you an idea of how smart donkeys can be... In our herd, which is two horses and two donkeys, Mr. Grady, our male donkey, is third in the pecking order (Miss Lovely, his mom is lowest in the order). Django, the lead horse, happens to be highest in the pecking order, and bosses poor Mr. Grady around all day long. But don't worry, Mr. Grady is actually smarter than Django....In the winter, we keep the horses and donkeys in stalls at night, and each morning my husband would clean out the stalls and put food to prepare for the horses and donkeys returning in the evening. Mr. Grady actually figured out how to open the stall doors to get to the food. Django, the lead horse, of course wanted to know what was going on when Mr. Grady was in the stall eating, so he forced Mr. Grady to leave the stall and went into the stall himself. While Django was eating, Mr. Grady closed the door on him so he couldn't get out. Seriously. At first we thought this was just an amusing coincidence, but no. Mr. Grady knows exactly what to do with those who boss him around. He actually did this several times in a row, and we finally had to put locks on the stall doors to keep Mr. Grady out. He can figure out how to open just about anything, so we have to keep locks on all doors and gates. Donkeys can be extremely curious, and most of them are very smart."
If you have extra cash, any extra quarters, anything to give - please send it my way for my donkey dream! This donkey will be me baby for the next 40 years and I can not wait to love him/her! You can donate by paypal donations using the button on the right hand side of this blog (it's totally secure and safe!), or you can email me privately about sending something in the snail mail to lesrichard {at} aol-DOT-com (it's written out like that so spammers don't gank my email address). Thanks to those who are already Donkey Donaters and to those yet to come!!!!!XoXo
