Sunday, December 8, 2013

The Story of Kesem (a.k.a Bright Eyes)


This story doesnt have a happy end. But it has a very happy content. This little puppy came to us, as a stray after she was hit by a car and found by an organization that tried to save her. At first we thought she just needed bandage changes and will make full recovery. We all fell in love with her and decided to keep her. However, it turned out her injuries were much more serious. She needed a very costly $2,500 orthopedic surgery. We raised the money through donations and support from all our friends. She stayed with us for a month before her scheduled surgery. During that month she had the most loving wonderful life, and we had the happiest sweetest puppy.The girls named her Kesem (magic) because she was magical to them. Sadly even after surgery she did not recover and she had to be put down. But like I said, this is not a sad story, but a happy one, of one little dog who received more love and care in one month than some dogs receive in a life time.

At The vet's


(this will be our regular hang out place for the next month)

The Sweetest Pup!





Sick Day for Ophek

Nothing like having a friend to spend the day in bed with when you are sick


 A typical morning during the time we had kesem



 Enjoying the first snow

At the Vet's (for the 100th time)




Matar and Kesem





Raising Money

 The entire community came together to help raise the needed funds for surgery.


Day of Surgery

 Kesem and I drove down to PHX at 5 am, we got to see the sunrise before we arrived at the surgery clinic

 This is a top of the line animal surgery facility

Last picture with Kesem before she went into surgery and sadly had to be put down. Goodbye little friend, till we meet again.

Ophek Looses a Tooth אופק איבדה עוד שן


חנוכה! החג האהוב עלינו Hanukah. Our Favorite Holiday!


First Night לילה ראשון

לילה ראשון...השכנה והחברה שלנו רקל והבת שלה מעעין באים להדליק נרות, לאכול ולשחק עם סביבונים
First candle. Our neighbor and friend Raquel and her daughter Maayan come over to light the candle eat, and play

Candle Art






כן ניחשתם נכון. סופגניה ללא גלוטן ללא טיגון וללא....סופגנייה

משחקים בסביבונים playing with the dreidels




אין כמו בבית! בחנוכה במיוחד פתאום מתגעגעים הביתה

This is what I saw when I woke up in the morning. Girls were wide awake and playing more dreidel
כשקמתי בבוקר זה מה שראיתי. הבנות התעוררו לפני כולם ושיחקו בסביביונים

הלילה החמישי The Fifth Night





Game Time זמן לשחק בסביבון

 אופק מלמדת את החברה שלנו לינדסי לשחק בסביביון
ophek is teaching our friend Lindsay to play with the dreidel

and she is winning!
והיא מנצחת