butcherpete | *sigh*

Alright, I never really wanted things to end up like this, but I'll be blunt:

Last night our fence blue down for no other reason than Mother Nature dealing us a shitty hand via a huge storm. Several of the posts have snapped in half, so it can't easily be pushed back up, either.

This is bad for a few reasons: on top of the concerns about theft and the fact that the fence pieces are currently in our neighbor's space, my family keeps several dogs, one of whom needs to exercise daily as our vet said she would most likely die if she didn't lose weight. Our neighborhood also has a lot of issues with coyotes wandering about at night; we've already seen our yard trashed with a rabbit carcass strewn around since the fence blew down.

Our insurance agreed to pay some of it, but the deductible is still more than my family can afford at the moment. I'm not asking for help in paying it. That said, there's a few basic expenses that need to be taken care of that I'd prefer my family not have to worry about while we deal with this bullshit.

My goal is to cover gas and groceries for one month, along with getting my brother's prescription refilled and one of our credit card bills. Anything more than my target will most likely be used for paying additional bills, but I'll keep this post updated with where the money is going.

You can send donations over to my paypal at dizzydances@gmail.com. If you'd like, I can't draw art or anything, but I can send you a small gift (I make jewelry and still have some supplies left, or I can send seeds if you're in the US and like to garden) or maybe write something in return.

Thank you for your time-

Indy