OK, having adopted *THREE* rescues, and having paid for adoption costs
(spay/neutering, vacs, etc.), vet visits, medicines (Clavamox, Albon, nose
drops), Revolution, and vaccines for all three, we were due a little good
Karma in return.

We were wondering where the heck we were going to get the funds to vaccinate
our resident three with FRCV vaccine before we start integrating the three
newbies (who all have feline herpesvirus/calicivirus, or URIs, that we
*DON'T* want our resident three go catch) when, out of the blue, DH's mother
sent us a check for $1,000.  [She had given DH's sister her house after
Katrina (when she moved in with her sister), and she felt bad at having
given such a large gift to one sibling and not the other two.]

I now more firmly believe (all right, I've always believed) that you should
do what's right, despite the cost, and fate will lend a hand when you need
it most!  After figuring in the adoption fees, vet costs for the newbies,
Revolution for all six cats, vaccinations/check-ups for the resident three,
and the follow-up visits/vaccinations for the kittens, $1,000 will just
about cover it perfectly!

Mind you, we would have found the funds somewhere, probably maxing out one
or more of our credit cards, but this windfall was *VERY* welcome!