You know how when you see something really cute like a baby or a puppy it triggers an “Awwww” response? That happened for me this past Christmas when my family, knowing how fond I am of Koalas, adopted a mom and joey called Peace and Harmony! Let me hear it…awww!
I have koalas in some form all over the house and in the studio. I used a stuffed koala as a focal point when I was having our first daughter.
I have pictures on the wall and statues of them as well. Clearly everyone knows that I have a special fondness for these little animals. Anyway, apparently there is an adoption program through the Australian Koala Foundation where you can pick a koala to adopt. The family picked a mom, Peace, and her joey, Harmony to adopt in my name. How cool is that?
The letter talks about the fact that Peace and Harmony live in the semi-rural area of Brisbane West and there are cars and barking dogs which are a big threat to the non-aggressive koalas who don’t really understand the danger. My kids felt that since we live on a busy street, have a dog, and their mom is all about keeping peace and harmony in our family, these two would be perfect for me and they were right!
I got my official certificate yesterday along with some information about koalas and some stickers and fun stuff, triggering yet another “awww!” Bonus, if I’m ever in the area of Brisbane West, I can visit Peace and Harmony at the sanctuary! When can we travel again?
Isn’t that an unusual and thoughtful gift? Thanks to Linda for the prompt of Trigger for today’s Just Jot January.
Janet's Smiles 
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! That is so precious and perfect!! I hope you get updates from them and share them with us. 🙂
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It would be nice if I did get updates. You know I will share!
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YAY! The whole idea of this just makes me smile!
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That was some major “aww!” 🙂 What a neat gift! I hope you do get to visit them.
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Yes, that would be a really fun trip I think. Thanks for stopping by!
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That is the coolest gift! and yeah… awwwwwwwwwwwww.
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Right?
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You realize that Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory is fond of koalas, right? What a fun thing to receive as a gift. Good job, family.
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Ally, I love Big Bang but I don’t remember that fact about Sheldon. Thanks for telling me. I’ll have to pay more attention to the reruns. It was a totally perfect gift. I mean, who doesn’t want Peace and Harmony?
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Did you see that, when they had the brush fires there, when the firefighters came off duty many of them went and cuddled the koalas who had been traumatized? Neat gift!
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I did see that about the firefighters. I was so sorry for all those animals.
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Adopting Koalas………awww, you hooked me in, Janet. You have raised exceptionally thoughtful children. I look forward to reading about your future visit with Peace and Harmony.🙂
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I do think it would be fun to visit Australia but I’m not sure that is happening any time soon, and not just because of the pandemic. Still, it will go on my list of things to do for sure!
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Aww! ^__^ I used to love koalas. They’re still very cute, but when I was a kid, I was almost obsessed with koalas.
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Something about them is just so cute. And we live in California where there are eucalyptus trees so I always said I wanted to have one!
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Such a lovely and unique gift!! I love it!
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I was really surprised.
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That’s awesome! I love gifts that really surprise me! Its so rare lately
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