Week 7: The One with Dogs

Okay, I know this is a shamelessly clickbait-y title that doubles as a Friends pun. I know what I’ve done. But, hey I want to have the most post views at the end of the summer, and pictures from a trip to the Wake County Animal Shelter is an easy win. Other things did happen though, so let’s run through those first there.

This was big week. I presented benchmarking research and recommendations based on GFOA feedback about our budget book to the leadership of Wake County’s Budget and Management Services; I got to see performance management on the ground-level by auditing the book selection process for Wake County’s Library Systems. I went line-by-by line through every county capital project’s most recent balance report to find irregularities and red-flags that need to be addressed across a plethora of dimensions. I drafted an agenda item stemming from my ongoing work to help clean-up the county’s grant-archiving that will be presented to the Wake Board of Commissioners. I did a lot of things, but that’s not why you’re here this week.

See, I know. I know what you’re really here for, and I know what I have to do. So without further ado:

Queenie here was among my favorites!

Cat action for the cat owners out there!

Jacob the human alongside Jacob the cat.

Dogs and cats aren’t the ONLY pets.

Quick facts:

Each animal here is up for adoption at Wake’s Animal Shelter; their website is here.
The animal shelter staff can provide all medical needs required to bring a pet home.
August 18^th is the nationwide Clear the Shelter’s event, where over 900 Animal Shelters across the US, including Wake’s, will offer free adoption of animals in the shelter.
It has taken strong will over the past week to not go back and adopt Queenie.