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I just got word from Beth S. that she has completed the Balloon Juice 2012 calendar, and it is now available for purchase. I hope each and every one of you takes a moment to than Beth S. for all the hard work she did putting this together for us, as she picked up where Laura W. left off last year. Also, take a moment to thank Laura W. and Ahab for really getting this started and allowing us to help all those wonderful animals. All three of them have given up a great amount of time to make this possible, and I thank them.

As a reminder, every penny from sales of all Balloon Juice store items and the 2012 Calendar will go to support Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue, a truly wonderful charity that helps a ton of needy animals.

BTW- we did something different and have a Where’s Waldo sort of thing going, with a picture of Tunch in every month. Why? Because he said so.

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  1. 1.

    phoebes-in-santa fe

    How do I know if my cats, “Alice Obama” and “Robin Obama” are in it? I sent their picture in a few weeks ago.

  3. 3.

    Raven

    Aw, Raven and Bohdi made the cover! We’re here in Virginia where Raven wha born. I’m depply touched.

  7. 7.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Maude:

    It’s so funny you would ask that, Maude, I’ve been waiting for a fresh open thread so I could inquire the same. Apart from anything else, I’d love to see the beautiful Lady Smudge.

    Also too, General Stuck and Charlie.

    The calendar looks wonderful! Big thanks to everyone who contributed pictures, stories, creativity, time, and technical expertise. I sent a little year-end cheque to Charlie’s Angels a couple of days ago, but will put in my order for some calendars on Monday. New Year’s presents!

  8. 8.

    Raven

    Click on the calendar to launch cafe press. Click on “view calendars” and scroll through month by month.

  11. 11.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Raven:

    Seems he hasn’t been around for a lot longer than that. Maybe I’ve just missed his comments, I confess I don’t always read every thread all the way through.

  12. 12.

    beth s.

    @phoebes-in-santa fe: alice and robin are front and center for april.

    to the best of my ability to make lists and follow them, everyone who sent a photo of their animal got at least one photo of each animal in the calendar. no one was left out for lack of space. if i did miss your pet, i feel terrible and apologize profusely.

    this was such a fun project for me. i really appreciate that john gave me, a long time lurker, a chance to give back to a blog community that’s meant a lot to me for several years.

    i thank all of you who sent in photos and stories and i thank annie laurie for helping me manage the flood of emails and photos.

  13. 13.

    MikeInSewickely

    I was waiting for this. Just bought it through Amazon and will be looking for it on my doorstep next week!

    Merry Christmas.

  16. 16.

    Cain

    I hope my animals got in.. I sent it late.. I didn’t know there was a deadline yet.. none was mentioned! :(

  19. 19.

    phoebes-in-santa fe

    @beth s.: Thanks, Beth!!! And the “Obama Twins” thank you, too! (Actually, they’re not even related but they love each other and spend hours grooming and playing together).

  21. 21.

    arguingwithsignposts

    thanks to those who asked. I’ve had a tough coupla months, and haven’t felt like commenting much. have a merry christmas all.

  22. 22.

    Jane2

    The shipping cost to Canada pretty much doubles the cost. That’s ridiculous, Cafe Press…it’s sent USPS.

  23. 23.

    phoebes-in-santa fe

    @Kristine: Must be something wrong with my computer because I couldn’t click past “January”, but Beth said they’re in April. So I ordered some copies for family and friends.

  24. 24.

    BD of MN

    Awesome. Now just gotta wait until Wednesday to order, since I drained all the money out of my paypal account on xmas gifts…

    Thanks Beth, looks great!

  25. 25.

    WereBear (itouch)

    Thank you, Beth! It looks great. And what a lovely bunch of happy pets.

    I’m having trouble finding my “Laurel and Hardy” of rescue cats, Reverend Jim and Sir Tristan. If you can tell me what month, I’d appreciate it.

  30. 30.

    phoebes-in-santa fe

    @SiubhanDuinne: I’ll be looking forward to my mail next week or so! And if you go to the Cafepress website directly, and pull up “Balloon Juice”, you can view the calendar and select the month you want to see!

  31. 31.

    seabe

    Well, speaking of the 2012 pet calendar, this wasn’t exactly how I wanted to spend Christmas Eve:

    Rushed my cat of 11 years to the hospital. Had to put her down. Well, not had to, but I opted for it. Hey, it’s another part of life, and now my family and I can celebrate how awesome it was. It was a good decision to make; she was dehydrated and starved, and her liver was enlarging (our best guess, we don’t know what exactly was wrong). I was there by her side, mom couldn’t handle it. She laid her head in my hands, purred, and then I called the doctor for the injection. It was beautiful.

  33. 33.

    Maude

    @arguingwithsignposts:
    I figured it was a rough patch. You take good care of yourself and be gentle with yourself. Check in here once in a while. Don’t make me worry. I have been thinking of you every night before I go to sleep. All the best to you.

  36. 36.

    wonkie

    Lovely claendar ad i cetialy will buy one. I skimmed though and didn’t see Mercy but if every pic made it then hers did too! Thank you so much!

    Seabe, My Blackie died in my arms at the vet clinic about a month ago. Like you I was comforted by the manner of his death: he wasn’t scared. It was his time. It’s sad, but not tragic. Best holiday wishes to you

  37. 37.

    passerby

    @seabe:

    It takes courage to show mercy like that. That’s love, no?

    I bought my 2nd annual BJ Pets calender. I don’t know these pets from Adam. I do know they are loved.

    Peace.

  39. 39.

    schrodinger's cat

    I ordered my copy. Yogi aka Boss Tweed is playing Scrabble in January and my Tunch sized Inji is a November girl. Thanks Beth S. and Anne Laurie.

  41. 41.

    seabe

    Yeah, it may have been reversible, but I just don’t know. She showed signs of jaundice, which usually means it’s in the later stages. She just refused to eat, and I don’t know why. The doctor didn’t think she’d make it to Monday, even with hospitalization and intensive forced feeding. So I weighed the options, and opted euthanasia. Of course the family weighed in, but it was mostly my decision.

  42. 42.

    Raven

    @Maude: The cocker and white pup on the cover are ours. We lost Raven a few years back and the Bohdi is 8 now. That was the day we found Bohdi, he wandered up to us at the bakery we frequent for our morning coffee.

  43. 43.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @seabe: It is usually the right decision — and it remains one of the hardest. I’m sorry for your loss but glad she is out of pain. I always picture the newly-released cats lapping heavenly cream at the shores of the Milky Way, and I hope your girl is feasting!

    Hugs to you and the family.

  47. 47.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @phoebes-in-santa fe:

    Thanks. I did try doing that but it doesn’t seem to work on the iPad interface. No worries, I’m not looking for any particular month or pet, and I’ll have fun going through the real thing in a few days.

  51. 51.

    phoebes-in-santa fe

    @seabe: So sorry to hear of your cat’s death. But you fulfilled your implicit promise to her of both a good life and a good death. You were blessed by her presence and love. Take some time and then find another cat, in her honor.

  53. 53.

    Joy

    Great job on the calendar. And I just ordered my copy. My orange cat Arthur and my Great Dane Eowyn are in January! Thank you, Beth, for the time you put in, and to everybody who started this tradition.

  54. 54.

    Libby's person

    Thank you, Beth S.! It looks beautiful! It was so nice to see my sweet Libby in September; I can’t wait to get my copy. Thank you so much for doing this!

  58. 58.

    Mike in NC

    As a reminder, every penny from sales of all Balloon Juice store items and the 2012 Calendar will go to support Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue, a truly wonderful charity that helps a ton of needy animals.

    I’ll pass if the needy animals include Mitt Romney, the guy with the charisma of a loaf of stale Wonder Bread.

  62. 62.

    Hill Dweller

    @Mike in NC: Saturday afternoon, when a college student asked Romney why she should support him, he said if he was President she would have a job. Conversely, if Obama was President, she wouldn’t. Of course, he didn’t explain how he would accomplish it, but who really cares about details, amirite.

    Romney will literally say anything if he thinks it will help him.

  63. 63.

    kideni

    It looks great, Beth. I love seeing both my guinea pig and my kitty in June, and my ever-tolerant butterfly dog in October. Fantastic work!

  64. 64.

    Soonergrunt

    @beth s.: Well,you did a wonderful job, Beth. I missed getting my dog in, but that’s my fault, and only means that I’ll have a year to take more great pictures.

  69. 69.

    The prophet Nostradumbass

    I was going to brine the turkey overnight, so, a while ago, I made the brine, dumped the ice into it, and got the turkey put of the fridge. I peeled the wrapper off it, and goddamn, it was fucking frozen. I could not open up the cavity enough to pry the neck and giblets out of it. Goddamn it.

  70. 70.

    Mary G

    The black and white beauty on the top left corner of January (in front of Balloon Juice on the monitor) is my Chenielle. She wandered into a local foam and fabric store where they fell in love with her. Cats not being a good match with expensive bolts of cloth, and with allergies at home, they turned her into the shelter, where I got her.

    She is convinced that the printer means me harm, so as soon as it starts reviving up, she races into the room and leaps up onto the desk and attacks the paper ferociously as soon as she gets over being startled when it comes out.

  73. 73.

    Woodrowfan

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to the Balloon Juice crowd.

    Buy a calendar. They look great! (Our pups made it! yay!)

    We’re dog-siting for family/friends so we have five dogs (normally 3) and my mom with us, so lots of chaos and present-opening…

  76. 76.

    WaterGirl

    @SiubhanDuinne: I just checked his blog, and the last entry was October 21. Now you’ve got me worried!

    Edit: Glad to see there have been recent sitings. Merry Christmas, AWS, if you’re out there.

  77. 77.

    WaterGirl

    Beth, nice job on the calendar.

    I found my puppy, Tucker, in November, but I’m having trouble finding my kitties, Willow and Bear.

    My messages to the balloon juice email address for the calendar kept getting rejected, but Anne Laurie assured me she received the photo after I sent it to her directly, so, so I am sure they must be there somewhere. Two kitties in one photo – on the top of a kitty tree, if that helps.

    Could you let me know what month they are in?

  78. 78.

    WaterGirl

    @arguingwithsignposts: I guess I should have read through the whole post before I commented.

    Sorry to hear you are going through a rough patch. I will second the wish for a brighter 2012 and

    Sorry you’ve been going through tough times recently. Now that you have poked your head in, I hope you will be here more again. I will second the “one of my favorite commenters” statement above.

    I am considering outsourcing all my comments to SiubhanDuinne for awhile – this is the third time in a week that she has expressed what I wanted to say better than I could. :-)

  79. 79.

    asiangrrlMN

    Tunchie in every month? THANKS, COLE! Second best thing I could get for Christmas! I bet old-timey BJers can guess what the first would be. Thanks, Beth S., for picking up the mantle, and thanks, Laura W., and Ahab for cranking out the first BJ calendar!

    Merry merry to all and shit.

  81. 81.

    Evelyn

    Thanks so very much to Beth, Anne, Laura W and Ahab for continuing with our 2nd Annual Pet Calendar to support Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue in Brevard, NC..Have to get on line now and order mine…:) And special thanks to John C and all loyal Balloon Juice followers who have helped so many of our rescued animals..

  82. 82.

    beth s.

    @WereBear (itouch): i owe you an apology, werebear. i totally missed your photo of your kitties — i got your email but failed to include the photo in the final compilation of files. however, i revised the calendar and rev. jim and sir tristan are now gracing the month of march. you’ll find them in the bottom row second from the right.

  83. 83.

    beth s.

    @WaterGirl: i also owe you an apology. i had the photo of willow and bear but pulled it to the side while trying to work the big jigsaw puzzle of fitting everyone’s photos together. it languished far enough out on the pasteboard that i lost track of it.

    however, i revised the calendar and your kitties are snozing adorably in march in the lower left hand corner.

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